Anagrams of Swedenborgian
Word Swedenborgian has
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- Grenadines
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noun,
a chain of about 600 islands in the E West Indies in the Windward Islands: a former British colony; now divided between Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
- wind-borne
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adjective,
carried by the wind, as pollen or seed.
- gaberdines
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noun,
Also, gabardine. a long, loose coat or frock for men, worn in the Middle Ages, especially by Jews.
- rawinsonde
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noun,
a method of upper-atmosphere meteorological observation conducted by means of a radiosonde tracked by radar.
- wanderings
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noun,
an aimless roving about; leisurely traveling from place to place:
- Swedenborg
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noun,
Emanuel [ih-man-yoo-uh l;; Swedish e-mah-noo-uh l] /ɪˈmæn yu əl;; Swedish ɛˈmɑ nu əl/ (Show IPA), (Emanuel Swedberg) 1688–1772, Swedish scientist, philosopher, and mystic.
- Winnebagos
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian tribe speaking a Siouan language closely related to Assiniboin, Teton, and Mandan, formerly located in Green Bay, Wis., now living in Green Bay and NE Nebraska.
- androgens
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noun,
any substance, as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes male characteristics.
- grenadine
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noun,
a thin fabric of leno weave in silk, nylon, rayon, or wool.
- grandiose
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adjective,
affectedly grand or important; pompous:
- breedings
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noun,
the producing of offspring.
- gaberdine
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noun,
Also, gabardine. a long, loose coat or frock for men, worn in the Middle Ages, especially by Jews.
- sea-robin
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noun,
any of various gurnards, especially certain American species of the genus Prionotus, having large pectoral fins used to move across the ocean bottom.
- adenosine
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noun,
Biochemistry. a white, crystalline, water-soluble nucleoside, C 10 H 13 N 5 O 4 , of adenine and ribose.
- Boanerges
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noun,
a surname given by Jesus to James and John. Mark 3:17.
- greensand
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noun,
a sandstone containing much glauconite, which gives it a greenish hue.
- Wiesbaden
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noun,
the capital of Hesse in W Germany: health resort; mineral springs.
- engrained
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adjective,
ingrained.
- signboard
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noun,
a board bearing a sign.
- organdies
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noun,
a fine, thin cotton fabric usually having a durable crisp finish, white, dyed, or printed: used for blouses, dresses, curtains, trimmings, etc.
- bringdown
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noun,
a disappointment or disillusionment; letdown:
- boardings
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noun,
wooden boards collectively.
- Gaberones
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noun,
former name of Gaborone.
- rosinweed
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noun,
any coarse, North American, composite plant of the genus Silphium, having a resinous juice and stalkless, paired leaves.
- brand-new
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adjective,
entirely new.
- ironweeds
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noun,
any of certain North American composite plants of the genus Vernonia, having tubular, chiefly purple or red disk flowers.
- endangers
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verb (used with object),
to expose to danger; imperil:
- endearing
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adjective,
tending to make dear or beloved.
- wiresonde
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noun,
an instrument carried aloft by a captive balloon and sending temperature and humidity data over a wire cable.
- end-grain
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noun,
wood grain, as at the end of a board, resulting from a cut across the grain.
- ringbones
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noun,
a morbid bony growth on the pastern bones of a horse, often resulting in lameness.
- Serbonian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or designating the large marshy tract of land in the northern part of ancient Egypt in which entire armies are said to have been swallowed up.
- Winnebago
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian tribe speaking a Siouan language closely related to Assiniboin, Teton, and Mandan, formerly located in Green Bay, Wis., now living in Green Bay and NE Nebraska.
- downrange
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adjective, adverb,
being in the designated path from a launch pad to the point on a course generally taken as the target:
- wondering
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noun,
something strange and surprising; a cause of surprise, astonishment, or admiration:
- Norwegian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Norway.
- nose-ring
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noun,
a ring inserted in the nose of an animal, to facilitate leading it.
- renegados
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noun,
a renegade.
- wandering
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noun,
an aimless roving about; leisurely traveling from place to place:
- reasoning
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noun,
the act or process of a person who reasons.
- newsboard
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noun,
bulletin board.
- Gabonese
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noun,
an inhabitant or native of Gabon.
- debonair
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adjective,
courteous, gracious, and having a sophisticated charm:
- bandores
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noun,
an obsolete musical instrument resembling the guitar.
- ringbone
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noun,
a morbid bony growth on the pastern bones of a horse, often resulting in lameness.
- anergies
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noun,
Pathology. deficiency of energy.
- redbones
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noun,
an American hound having a red coat, used in hunting raccoons, bears, cougars, and wildcats.
- androgen
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noun,
any substance, as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes male characteristics.
- Gisborne
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noun,
a seaport on E North Island, in N New Zealand.
- bondages
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noun,
slavery or involuntary servitude; serfdom.
- reasoned
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noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- aneroids
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noun,
aneroid barometer.
- diagnose
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verb (used with object),
to determine the identity of (a disease, illness, etc.) by a medical examination:
- bearings
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noun,
the manner in which one conducts or carries oneself, including posture and gestures:
- Bandoeng
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noun,
Bandung.
- Andrewes
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noun,
Lancelot, 1555–1626, English theologian: one of the translators of the Authorized Version of the Bible.
- renegado
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noun,
a renegade.
- sea-born
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adjective,
born in or of the sea, as naiads.
- andirons
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noun,
one of a pair of metal stands, usually of iron or brass, for holding logs in a fireplace.
- inboards
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noun,
an inboard motor.
- andesine
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noun,
a mineral, intermediate in the plagioclase feldspar group, having a play of colors and usually found as crystals in igneous rocks.
- Anderson
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noun,
Carl David, 1905–91, U.S. physicist: discoverer of the positron; Nobel Prize 1936.
- Andersen
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noun,
Hans Christian [hanz] /hænz/ (Show IPA), 1805–75, Danish author, especially of fairy tales.
- warnings
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noun,
the act or utterance of one who warns or the existence, appearance, sound, etc., of a thing that warns.
- inbreeds
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verb (used with object),
to breed (individuals of a closely related group) repeatedly.
- beeswing
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noun,
a light, flaky deposit found in port and some other bottle-aged wines.
- engrains
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verb (used with object), adjective,
ingrain (defs 1, 2).
- redwings
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noun,
a European thrush, Turdus iliacus, having chestnut-red flank and axillary feathers.
- reedings
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noun,
a set of moldings, as on a column, resembling small convex fluting.
- windbags
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noun,
Informal. an empty, voluble, pretentious talker.
- Rainbows
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noun,
a bow or arc of prismatic colors appearing in the heavens opposite the sun and caused by the refraction and reflection of the sun's rays in drops of rain.
Compare primary rainbow, secondary rainbow.
- windages
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noun,
the influence of the wind in deflecting a missile.
- bawdries
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noun,
Archaic. lewdness; obscenity; bawdiness.
- snowbird
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noun,
junco.
- grandson
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noun,
a son of one's son or daughter.
- grannies
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noun,
Informal. a grandmother.
- widgeons
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noun,
any of several common freshwater ducks related to the mallards and teals in the genus Anas, having metallic green flight feathers, a white wing patch, and a buff or white forehead, including A. penelope of Eurasia and North Africa, A. sibilatrix of South America, and the baldpate, A. americana, of North America.
- deranges
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verb (used with object),
to throw into disorder; disarrange.
- baronies
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noun,
the domain of a baron.
- rawboned
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adjective,
having little flesh, especially on a large-boned frame; gaunt.
- renowned
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adjective,
celebrated; famous.
- Ardennes
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noun,
Forest of, a wooded plateau region in W Europe, in NE France, SE Belgium, and Luxembourg: World War I battle 1914; World War II battle 1944–45.
- disagree
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verb (used without object),
to fail to agree; differ:
- arsenide
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noun,
a compound containing two elements of which arsenic is the negative one, as silver arsenide, Ag 3 As.
- designer
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noun,
a person who devises or executes designs, especially one who creates forms, structures, and patterns, as for works of art or machines.
- beginner
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noun,
a person or thing that begins.
- Diogenes
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noun,
412?–323 b.c, Greek Cynic philosopher.
- ragweeds
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noun,
any of the composite plants of the genus Ambrosia, the airborne pollen of which is the most prevalent cause of autumnal hay fever, as the common North American species, A. trifida (great ragweed or giant ragweed) and A. artemisiifolia.
- resigned
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adjective,
submissive or acquiescent.
- anserine
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adjective,
of or relating to the subfamily Anserinae, of the family Anatidae, comprising the true geese.
- readings
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noun,
the action or practice of a person who reads.
- Brandeis
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noun,
Louis Dembitz [dem-bits] /ˈdɛm bɪts/ (Show IPA), 1856–1941, U.S. lawyer and writer: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1916–39.
- dogbanes
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noun,
any of several plants of the genus Apocynum, especially A. androsaemifolium, yielding an acrid milky juice and having an intensely bitter root.
- brandies
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noun,
a spirit distilled from wine or from the fermented juice of grapes or of apples, peaches, plums, etc.
- boweries
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noun,
(among the Dutch settlers of New York) a farm or country seat.
- wagoners
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noun,
a person who drives a wagon.
- seaborne
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adjective,
transported by ship over the sea.
- songbird
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noun,
a bird that sings.
- beadings
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noun,
material composed of or adorned with beads.
- grandees
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noun,
a man of high social position or eminence, especially a Spanish or Portuguese nobleman.
- bondings
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noun,
Psychology, Animal Behavior.
a relationship that usually begins at the time of birth between a parent and offspring and that establishes the basis for an ongoing mutual attachment.
the establishment of a pair bond.
- Browning
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noun,
Elizabeth Barrett [bar-it] /ˈbær ɪt/ (Show IPA), 1806–61, English poet.
- badigeon
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noun,
a composition for patching surface defects in carpentry or masonry.
- Breeding
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noun,
the producing of offspring.
- brigands
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noun,
a bandit, especially one of a band of robbers in mountain or forest regions.
- ironweed
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noun,
any of certain North American composite plants of the genus Vernonia, having tubular, chiefly purple or red disk flowers.
- sidebone
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noun,
ossification of the cartilages in the lateral portion of the foot of a horse, resulting in lameness.
- negroids
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noun,
Older Use: Usually Offensive. a member of such peoples.
- wordings
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noun,
the act or manner of expressing in words; phrasing.
- endanger
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verb (used with object),
to expose to danger; imperil:
- birdsong
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noun,
the singing or calling of birds, especially songbirds.
- wordages
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noun,
words collectively.
- Abednego
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noun,
a companion of Daniel.
- Berenson
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noun,
Bernard or Bernhard [bur-nahrd,, burn-hahrd] /ˈbɜr nɑrd,, ˈbɜrn hɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1865–1959, U.S. art critic, born in Lithuania.
- nose-bag
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noun,
feed bag (def 1).
- Abingdon
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noun,
a town in S Oxfordshire, in S England, on the Thames: site of Benedictine abbey founded 7th century a.d.
- Bernanos
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1948, French novelist and pamphleteer.
- brewings
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noun,
the act of a person who brews.
- Adrienne
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noun,
a female given name: derived from Adrian.
- boarding
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noun,
wooden boards collectively.
- noseband
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noun,
that part of a bridle or halter that passes over the animal's nose.
- aborning
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adverb,
in birth; before being carried out:
- dowagers
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noun,
a woman who holds some title or property from her deceased husband, especially the widow of a king, duke, etc. (often used as an additional title to differentiate her from the wife of the present king, duke, etc.):
- abridges
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verb (used with object),
to shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents:
- nosewing
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noun,
the flared portion of each side of the nose; a nasal ala.
- broadens
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verb (used with or without object),
to become or make broad.
- earnings
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noun,
money earned; wages; profits.
- doweries
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noun,
dowry.
- negronis
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noun,
a cocktail made from sweet vermouth, gin, and bitters.
- adenines
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noun,
Biochemistry. a purine base, C 5 H 5 N 5 , one of the fundamental components of nucleic acids, as DNA, in which it forms a base pair with thymine, and RNA, in which it pairs with uracil. Symbol: A.
- endbrain
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noun,
the telencephalon.
- sowbread
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noun,
any of several species of cyclamen, especially Cyclamen hederifolium, a low-growing Old World plant having mottled leaves and pink or white flowers.
- brewages
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noun,
a fermented liquor brewed from malt.
- darnings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that darns.
- aginners
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noun,
a person who opposes a plan, proposed legislation, or any drastic change:
- newborns
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noun,
a newborn infant; neonate.
- drawings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that draws.
- begonias
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noun,
any tropical plant belonging to the genus Begonia, including species cultivated for the handsome, succulent leaves and waxy flowers.
- nonaries
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noun,
a number in a nonary system.
- Engadine
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noun,
the valley of the Inn River in E Switzerland: resorts. 60 miles (97 km) long.
- wardens
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noun,
a person charged with the care or custody of persons, animals, or things; keeper.
- gainers
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noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- 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.
- regains
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- Dinesen
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noun,
Isak [ee-sahk] /ˈi sɑk/ (Show IPA), (pen name of Baroness Karen Blixen) 1885–1962, Danish author.
- dineros
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noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- bareges
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noun,
a sheer fabric constructed in a leno weave of silk warp and cotton or worsted filling, often used to make veils and dresses.
- bagnios
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noun,
a brothel.
- Eadwine
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noun,
Edwin (def 1).
- disegno
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noun,
drawing or design: a term used during the 16th and 17th centuries to designate the formal discipline required for the representation of the ideal form of an object in the visual arts, especially as expressed in the linear structure of a work of art.
- gabions
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noun,
a cylinder of wickerwork filled with earth, used as a military defense.
- disrobe
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verb (used with or without object),
to undress.
- Bonnard
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noun,
Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), 1867–1947, French painter.
- drawing
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that draws.
- Gennaro
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noun,
San [san;; Italian sahn] /sæn;; Italian sɑn/ (Show IPA), Januarius.
- drawees
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noun,
a person on whom an order, draft, or bill of exchange is drawn.
- genoise
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noun,
a light yellow cake made with eggs and butter and typically layered, filled, and frosted or made into petits fours for serving.
- downers
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noun,
Informal.
a depressant or sedative drug, especially a barbiturate.
a depressing experience, person, or situation.
- Sanborn
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noun,
a male given name.
- wanions
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noun,
curse; vengeance.
- bandore
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noun,
an obsolete musical instrument resembling the guitar.
- dowries
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noun,
Also, dower. the money, goods, or estate that a wife brings to her husband at marriage.
- borages
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noun,
a plant, Borago officinalis, native to southern Europe, having hairy leaves and stems, used medicinally and in salads.
Compare borage family.
- binders
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noun,
a person or thing that binds.
- bangers
-
noun,
a person or thing that bangs.
- gardens
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noun,
a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
- boranes
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noun,
any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
- reginas
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noun,
queen.
- sardine
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noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- Sandron
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noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- bandogs
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noun,
any dog, as a mastiff or bloodhound, kept tied or chained.
- bandies
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noun,
an early form of tennis.
- Downing
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noun,
Andrew Jackson, 1815–52, U.S. landscape architect.
- ganoids
-
noun,
a ganoid fish.
- biogens
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noun,
a hypothetical protein molecule, large and unstable, once assumed to be basic to fundamental biological processes.
- wanders
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noun,
Mechanics. the drift of a gyroscope or a similar device.
- bigener
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noun,
a bigeneric hybrid, as certain orchids.
- banding
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noun,
decorative inlay, as for bordering or paneling a piece, composed of strips of wood contrasting in grain or color with the principal wood of the surface.
- ganders
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noun,
the male of the goose.
Compare goose (def 2).
- Bardeen
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noun,
John, 1908–91, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1956, 1972.
- Garonne
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noun,
a river in SW France, flowing NW from the Pyrenees to the Gironde River. 350 miles (565 km) long.
- dingoes
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noun,
a wolflike, wild dog, Canis familiaris dingo, of Australia, having a reddish- or yellowish-brown coat.
- renowns
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noun,
widespread and high repute; fame.
- earings
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noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- warison
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noun,
a bugle call to assault.
- endears
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verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- Bendigo
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noun,
a city in central Victoria in SE Australia: gold mining.
- benders
-
noun,
a person or thing that bends, as a pair of pliers or a powered machine.
- endings
-
noun,
a bringing or coming to an end; termination; close:
- Bearden
-
noun,
Romare Howard [roh-mair] /ˈroʊ mɛər/ (Show IPA), 1911–88, U.S. artist.
- endorse
-
noun,
Heraldry. a narrow pale, about one quarter the usual width and usually repeated several times.
- bondage
-
noun,
slavery or involuntary servitude; serfdom.
- bearing
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noun,
the manner in which one conducts or carries oneself, including posture and gestures:
- Benares
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noun,
a former name of Varanasi.
- bodings
-
noun,
a foreboding; omen.
- donnees
-
noun,
a set of artistic or literary premises or assumptions.
- endrins
-
noun,
a highly toxic, chlorinated hydrocarbon, C 12 H 8 OCl 6 , formerly used as an insecticide.
- Erigena
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noun,
Johannes Scotus [joh-han-eez skoh-tuh s,, -han-is] /dʒoʊˈhæn iz ˈskoʊ təs,, -ˈhæn ɪs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c810–c877, Irish philosopher and theologian.
- Bonaire
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noun,
an island in the E Netherlands Antilles, in the S West Indies. 95 sq. mi. (245 sq. km).
- Sorbian
-
noun,
Also called Lusatian, Wendish. a Slavic language spoken by an isolated group in E Germany.
- ensnare
-
verb (used with object),
to capture in, or involve as in, a snare:
- bedsore
-
noun,
an ulceration of the skin and subcutaneous tissue caused by poor circulation due to prolonged pressure on body parts, especially bony protuberances, occurring in bedridden or immobile patients; decubitus ulcer.
- enrobes
-
verb (used with object),
to dress; attire:
- Seaborg
-
noun,
Glenn T(heodor) 1912–1999, U.S. chemist: chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission 1961–71; Nobel prize 1951.
- enrages
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- seabird
-
noun,
a bird frequenting the sea or coast.
- enneads
-
noun,
a group of nine persons or things.
- begonia
-
noun,
any tropical plant belonging to the genus Begonia, including species cultivated for the handsome, succulent leaves and waxy flowers.
- begirds
-
verb (used with object),
to gird about; encompass; surround.
- engirds
-
verb (used with object),
to encircle; encompass:
- benison
-
noun,
benediction.
- Erigone
-
noun,
a daughter of Clytemnestra and Aegisthus who hanged herself when Orestes was acquitted of the murder of her parents.
- Swindon
-
noun,
a town and unitary authority in Wiltshire, in S England.
- ebonies
-
noun,
a hard, heavy, durable wood, most highly prized when black, from various tropical trees of the genus Diospyros, as D. ebenum of southern India and Sri Lanka, used for cabinetwork, ornamental objects, etc.
- barongs
-
noun,
a large, broad-bladed knife or cleaver used by the Moros.
- barwise
-
adjective,
(of a charge or charges) transversely across an escutcheon, in the manner of a bar.
- earwigs
-
noun,
any of numerous elongate, nocturnal insects of the order Dermaptera, having a pair of large, movable pincers at the rear of the abdomen.
- swinger
-
noun,
a person or thing that swings.
- engrain
-
verb (used with object), adjective,
ingrain (defs 1, 2).
- sea-dog
-
noun,
a sailor, especially an old or experienced one.
- Brownie
-
noun,
a tiny, fanciful, good-natured brown elf who secretly helps at night with household chores.
- bewares
-
verb (used with object),
to be wary, cautious, or careful of (usually used imperatively):
- dogbane
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Apocynum, especially A. androsaemifolium, yielding an acrid milky juice and having an intensely bitter root.
- re-sign
-
verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- bawdies
-
noun,
coarse or indecent talk or writing; bawdry; bawdiness:
- dowager
-
noun,
a woman who holds some title or property from her deceased husband, especially the widow of a king, duke, etc. (often used as an additional title to differentiate her from the wife of the present king, duke, etc.):
- Bernina
-
noun,
a mountain in SE Switzerland, in the Rhaetian Alps. 13,295 feet (4050 meters).
- bonding
-
noun,
Psychology, Animal Behavior.
a relationship that usually begins at the time of birth between a parent and offspring and that establishes the basis for an ongoing mutual attachment.
the establishment of a pair bond.
- rowdies
-
noun,
a rough, disorderly person.
- rewinds
-
noun,
an act or instance of rewinding.
- Bergson
-
noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1859–1941, French philosopher and writer: Nobel Prize in Literature 1927.
- Rosanne
-
noun,
a female given name.
- soredia
-
noun,
a group of algal cells surrounded by hyphal tissue, occurring on the surface of the thallus and functioning in vegetative reproduction.
- Wagoner
-
noun,
a person who drives a wagon.
- Beograd
-
noun,
Serbo-Croatian name of Belgrade.
- dog-ear
-
noun,
(in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place.
- ribands
-
noun,
a decorative ribbon.
- beading
-
noun,
material composed of or adorned with beads.
- bodegas
-
noun,
(especially among Spanish-speaking Americans) a grocery store.
- bennies
-
noun,
Benzedrine, especially in tablet form.
- robands
-
noun,
a short piece of spun yarn or other material, used to secure a sail to a yard, gaff, or the like.
- enwinds
-
verb (used with object),
to wind or coil about; encircle.
- soaring
-
noun,
the sport of flying a sailplane.
- winders
-
noun,
a person or thing that winds.
- ragweed
-
noun,
any of the composite plants of the genus Ambrosia, the airborne pollen of which is the most prevalent cause of autumnal hay fever, as the common North American species, A. trifida (great ragweed or giant ragweed) and A. artemisiifolia.
- andiron
-
noun,
one of a pair of metal stands, usually of iron or brass, for holding logs in a fireplace.
- inboard
-
noun,
an inboard motor.
- dearies
-
noun,
darling.
- ignores
-
verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- oneidas
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- Andrews
-
noun,
Charles McLean [muh-kleyn] /məˈkleɪn/ (Show IPA), 1863–1943, U.S. historian and author.
- sidero-
-
- debones
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the bones from (meat, fish, or fowl); bone:
- aneroid
-
noun,
aneroid barometer.
- windbag
-
noun,
Informal. an empty, voluble, pretentious talker.
- Na-Dene
-
noun,
a group of North American Indian languages, comprising the Athabaskan family, Eyak, Tlingit, and Haida, hypothetically considered to be descendants of a single protolanguage: the genetic relationship of either Tlingit or Haida to Athabaskan and Eyak is now disputed.
- rainbow
-
noun,
a bow or arc of prismatic colors appearing in the heavens opposite the sun and caused by the refraction and reflection of the sun's rays in drops of rain.
Compare primary rainbow, secondary rainbow.
- seringa
-
noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- Branwen
-
noun,
a sister of Bran: her son, by Matholwych, was killed by Evnissyen.
- windage
-
noun,
the influence of the wind in deflecting a missile.
- onagers
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- Brandon
-
noun,
a city in SW Manitoba, in S central Canada.
- aniseed
-
noun,
the aromatic seed of anise, the oil of which (anise oil, aniseed oil, oil of anise) is used in the manufacture of anethole, in medicine as a carminative and expectorant, and in cookery and liqueurs for its licoricelike flavor.
- randies
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
- wigeons
-
noun,
widgeon.
- Brandes
-
noun,
Georg Morris [ge-ohrg moh-ris] /gɛˈoʊrg ˈmoʊ rɪs/ (Show IPA), (Georg Morris Cohen) 1842–1927, Danish historian and literary critic.
- sidebar
-
noun,
follow-up (def 3b).
- greisen
-
noun,
a hydrothermally altered rock of granitic texture composed chiefly of quartz and mica, common in the tin mines of Europe.
- wieners
-
noun,
frankfurter.
- Serbian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Serbia, especially one of the Slavic peoples inhabiting it.
- warning
-
noun,
the act or utterance of one who warns or the existence, appearance, sound, etc., of a thing that warns.
- brigand
-
noun,
a bandit, especially one of a band of robbers in mountain or forest regions.
- Signora
-
noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
- agonies
-
noun,
extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering.
- darbies
-
noun,
a float having two handles, used by plasterers.
- aerobes
-
noun,
an organism, especially a bacterium, that requires air or free oxygen for life (opposed to anaerobe).
- Isadore
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Greek word meaning “gift of Isis.”.
- ordains
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- brewing
-
noun,
the act of a person who brews.
- aginner
-
noun,
a person who opposes a plan, proposed legislation, or any drastic change:
- brewage
-
noun,
a fermented liquor brewed from malt.
- origans
-
noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- darings
-
noun,
adventurous courage; boldness.
- inwards
-
noun,
the inward or internal part; the inside.
- darning
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that darns.
- insnare
-
verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- Bridges
-
noun,
Calvin Blackman [blak-muh n] /ˈblæk mən/ (Show IPA), 1889–1938, U.S. geneticist.
- inbreed
-
verb (used with object),
to breed (individuals of a closely related group) repeatedly.
- inroads
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- dawning
-
noun,
daybreak; dawn.
- innards
-
noun,
the internal parts of the body; entrails or viscera.
- ingrown
-
adjective,
having grown into the flesh:
- indrawn
-
adjective,
reserved; introspective:
- wingers
-
noun,
(in Rugby, soccer, etc.) a person who plays a wing position.
- indorse
-
verb (used with object),
endorse.
- side-on
-
adverb,
with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
- onwards
-
adverb,
toward a point ahead or in front; forward, as in space or time.
- indenes
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon, C 9 H 8 , obtained from coal tar by fractional distillation: used in synthesizing resins.
- brigade
-
noun,
a military unit having its own headquarters and consisting of two or more regiments, squadrons, groups, or battalions.
- Windsor
-
noun,
(since 1917) a member of the present British royal family.
Compare Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (def 1).
- brained
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- grenade
-
noun,
a small shell containing an explosive and thrown by hand or fired from a rifle or launching device.
- signore
-
noun,
a conventional Italian title of respect for a man, usually used separately; signor.
- newborn
-
noun,
a newborn infant; neonate.
- Reading
-
noun,
the action or practice of a person who reads.
- Nereids
-
noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- arenose
-
adjective,
sandy; gritty.
- reagins
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- dragees
-
noun,
a sugarcoated nut or candy.
- wordage
-
noun,
words collectively.
- brogans
-
noun,
a heavy, sturdy shoe, especially an ankle-high work shoe.
- wording
-
noun,
the act or manner of expressing in words; phrasing.
- redbone
-
noun,
an American hound having a red coat, used in hunting raccoons, bears, cougars, and wildcats.
- Gironde
-
noun,
an estuary in SW France, formed by the junction of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers. 45 miles (72 km) long.
- Newberg
-
noun,
a town in NW Oregon.
- Sogdian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sogdiana.
- wonders
-
noun,
something strange and surprising; a cause of surprise, astonishment, or admiration:
- borings
-
noun,
Machinery.
the act or process of making or enlarging a hole.
the hole so made.
- Wearing
-
noun,
the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
- wearies
-
adjective,
physically or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion, strain, etc.; fatigued; tired:
- borides
-
noun,
a compound consisting of two elements of which boron is the more electronegative one.
- weaners
-
noun,
a recently weaned animal.
- redowas
-
noun,
a Bohemian dance in two forms, one resembling the waltz or the mazurka, the other resembling the polka.
- Nidaros
-
noun,
former name of Trondheim.
- nonages
-
noun,
the period of legal minority, or of an age below 21.
- Redwing
-
noun,
a European thrush, Turdus iliacus, having chestnut-red flank and axillary feathers.
- reeding
-
noun,
a set of moldings, as on a column, resembling small convex fluting.
- Geordie
-
noun,
a native of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.
- wronged
-
noun,
that which is wrong, or not in accordance with morality, goodness, or truth; evil:
- readies
-
noun,
the state or condition of being ready.
- weirdos
-
noun,
an odd, eccentric, or unconventional person.
- Gordian
-
Idioms,
cut the Gordian knot, to act quickly and decisively in a difficult situation; solve a problem boldly.
- gradins
-
noun,
one of a series of steps or seats raised one above another.
- deniers
-
noun,
a person who denies.
- Negroes
-
noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- widgeon
-
noun,
any of several common freshwater ducks related to the mallards and teals in the genus Anas, having metallic green flight feathers, a white wing patch, and a buff or white forehead, including A. penelope of Eurasia and North Africa, A. sibilatrix of South America, and the baldpate, A. americana, of North America.
- Negroid
-
noun,
Older Use: Usually Offensive. a member of such peoples.
- Bragdon
-
noun,
Claude, 1866–1946, U.S. architect, stage designer, and author.
- grandee
-
noun,
a man of high social position or eminence, especially a Spanish or Portuguese nobleman.
- Denison
-
noun,
a city in NE Texas.
- adenine
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a purine base, C 5 H 5 N 5 , one of the fundamental components of nucleic acids, as DNA, in which it forms a base pair with thymine, and RNA, in which it pairs with uracil. Symbol: A.
- Negroni
-
noun,
a cocktail made from sweet vermouth, gin, and bitters.
- broaden
-
verb (used with or without object),
to become or make broad.
- grained
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- oreides
-
noun,
oroide.
- abridge
-
verb (used with object),
to shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents:
- grabens
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has dropped downward in relation to adjacent portions.
- Derbies
-
noun,
a city in Derbyshire in central England.
- arseno-
-
- derange
-
verb (used with object),
to throw into disorder; disarrange.
- dories
-
noun,
a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
- Signor
-
noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
- downer
-
noun,
Informal.
a depressant or sedative drug, especially a barbiturate.
a depressing experience, person, or situation.
- Browns
-
noun,
a dark tertiary color with a yellowish or reddish hue.
- Sinbad
-
noun,
Sindbad the Sailor.
- dosage
-
noun,
the administration of medicine in doses.
- browse
-
noun,
tender shoots or twigs of shrubs and trees as food for cattle, deer, etc.
- signer
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- signee
-
noun,
a person who signs a document, register, etc.; signer; signatory:
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- danios
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- dowser
-
noun,
Also called dowsing rod [dou-zing] /ˈdaʊ zɪŋ/ (Show IPA). divining rod.
- sienna
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- Doreen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- dorsi-
-
- Singan
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- danger
-
noun,
liability or exposure to harm or injury; risk; peril.
- Dorian
-
noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- sindon
-
noun,
cloth of fine linen or silk, used especially for shrouds.
- Singer
-
noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- dagoes
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- dowers
-
noun,
Law. the portion of a deceased husband's real property allowed to his widow for her lifetime.
- sinner
-
noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- dienes
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- Sarnen
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
- dewans
-
noun,
(in India) any of certain officials, as a financial minister or prime minister of a native colony.
- Denise
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Denis.
- Dennis
-
noun,
John, 1657–1734, English dramatist and critic.
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- disown
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse to acknowledge as belonging or pertaining to oneself; deny the ownership of or responsibility for; repudiate; renounce:
- disbar
-
verb (used with object),
to expel from the legal profession or from the bar of a particular court.
- Serang
-
noun,
Ceram.
- seeing
-
noun,
the act of a person who sees.
- design
-
noun,
an outline, sketch, or plan, as of the form and structure of a work of art, an edifice, or a machine to be executed or constructed.
- desire
-
noun,
a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment:
- dinner
-
noun,
the main meal of the day, eaten in the evening or at midday.
- desorb
-
verb (used with object),
to remove an absorbate or adsorbate from (an absorbent or adsorbent).
- dewars
-
noun,
Sir James, 1842–1923, Scottish chemist and physicist.
- denies
-
Idioms,
deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- dinges
-
noun,
the condition of being dingy.
- Sennar
-
noun,
a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- dinger
-
noun,
humdinger.
- senega
-
noun,
the dried root of a milkwort, Polygala senega, of the eastern U.S., used as an expectorant and diuretic.
- dinero
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- dinars
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Sender
-
noun,
a person or thing that sends.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- dobras
-
noun,
any of various former Portuguese coins, especially a gold coin of John V equal to two johannes.
- denier
-
noun,
a person who denies.
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- Dawson
-
noun,
Sir John William, 1820–99, Canadian geologist and educator.
- donsie
-
adjective,
Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
- daring
-
noun,
adventurous courage; boldness.
- sarong
-
noun,
a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
- Darwin
-
noun,
Charles (Robert) 1809–82, English naturalist and author.
- donnee
-
noun,
a set of artistic or literary premises or assumptions.
- donnas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- sewing
-
noun,
the act or work of one who sews.
- dongas
-
noun,
(in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
- donees
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- seabed
-
noun,
seafloor.
- Seward
-
noun,
William Henry, 1801–72, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1861–69.
- sewage
-
noun,
the waste matter that passes through sewers.
- Serbia
-
noun,
a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- doings
-
noun,
action; performance; execution:
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- debars
-
verb (used with object),
to shut out or exclude from a place or condition:
- debase
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce in quality or value; adulterate:
- debone
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the bones from (meat, fish, or fowl); bone:
- debris
-
noun,
the remains of anything broken down or destroyed; ruins; rubble:
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- serdab
-
noun,
a chamber inside a mastaba containing a statue of the deceased.
- deigns
-
verb (used with object),
to condescend to give or grant:
- serbo-
-
- seadog
-
noun,
fogbow.
- dragee
-
noun,
a sugarcoated nut or candy.
- wrongs
-
noun,
that which is wrong, or not in accordance with morality, goodness, or truth; evil:
- Dragon
-
noun,
a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
- radio-
-
- groans
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- groins
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- growan
-
noun,
decomposed granite.
- growed
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of grow.
- raised
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Gwaris
-
noun,
a member of an agricultural people of northeastern Nigeria.
- radons
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- radios
-
noun,
wireless telegraphy or telephony:
- rabies
-
noun,
an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- owners
-
noun,
a person who owns; possessor; proprietor.
- ignore
-
verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- inbond
-
adjective,
composed mainly or entirely of headers (opposed to outbond).
- inborn
-
adjective,
naturally present at birth; innate.
- inbred
-
adjective,
naturally inherent; innate; native:
- indene
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon, C 9 H 8 , obtained from coal tar by fractional distillation: used in synthesizing resins.
- Indore
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- Grison
-
noun,
a weasellike carnivore, Galictis vittata, ranging from southern Mexico to Peru, having a grayish-white upper body, a distinctive white stripe across the forehead and ears, and a dark brown face, chest, and legs.
- grinds
-
noun,
the act of grinding.
- innage
-
noun,
the quantity of goods remaining in a container when received after shipment.
Compare outage (def 4).
- Grande
-
noun,
Rio. Rio Grande.
- goners
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- gowans
-
noun,
any of various yellow or white field flowers, especially the English daisy.
- rawins
-
noun,
a method of observation of upper-air winds conducted by means of a weather balloon tracked by radar or a radio direction finder.
- graben
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has dropped downward in relation to adjacent portions.
- grades
-
noun,
a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity:
- gradin
-
noun,
one of a series of steps or seats raised one above another.
- grains
-
noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- grand-
-
- grands
-
noun,
grand piano.
- grides
-
noun,
a griding or grating sound.
- grani-
-
- grano-
-
- ranids
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- grease
-
noun,
the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
- grebes
-
noun,
any diving bird of the family Podicipedidae, related to the loons, but having a rudimentary tail and lobate rather than webbed toes.
- greeds
-
noun,
excessive or rapacious desire, especially for wealth or possessions.
- greens
-
noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- ranges
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- ranged
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- INGRES
-
noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- inorg.
-
- gonads
-
noun,
a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
- nowise
-
adverb,
noway.
- nadirs
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- onager
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- nanoid
-
adjective,
dwarfish.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- Ogaden
-
noun,
an arid region in SE Ethiopia.
- Odense
-
noun,
a seaport on Fyn island, in S Denmark.
- nebris
-
noun,
a fawn skin worn in Greek mythology by Dionysus and his followers.
- Negros
-
noun,
an island of the central Philippines. 5043 sq. mi. (13,061 sq. km).
- Ondine
-
noun,
undine.
- nosing
-
noun,
a projecting edge, as the part of the tread of a step extending beyond the riser or a projecting part of a buttress.
- Nereid
-
noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- Nerine
-
noun,
any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Nerine, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having funnel-shaped red, pink, or white flowers.
- Newari
-
noun,
a Sino-Tibetan language, the language of the Newar.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Noreen
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish diminutive of Nora.
- nonage
-
noun,
the period of legal minority, or of an age below 21.
- Nadine
-
noun,
a female given name.
- onding
-
noun,
the act of continued outpouring or falling; a continuing torrent, as of rain.
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- irades
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- inward
-
noun,
the inward or internal part; the inside.
- Origen
-
noun,
(Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254? Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.
- origan
-
noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- orgies
-
noun,
wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants.
- iowans
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Iowa.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- oreide
-
noun,
oroide.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- oreads
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- isobar
-
noun,
Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- orangs
-
noun,
orangutan.
- Orange
-
noun,
a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- onward
-
adverb,
toward a point ahead or in front; forward, as in space or time.
- onside
-
adjective, adverb,
not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
- Gondar
-
noun,
a city in NW Ethiopia, N of Lake Tana: a former capital.
- Godwin
-
noun,
Also, Godwine [god-wi-nuh] /ˈgɒd wɪ nə/ (Show IPA). Earl of the West Saxons, died 1053, English statesman.
- drains
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- engin.
-
- Edwina
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Edwin.
- eiders
-
noun,
eider duck.
- endear
-
verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- Enders
-
noun,
John Franklin, 1897–1985, U.S. bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1954.
- ending
-
noun,
a bringing or coming to an end; termination; close:
- endows
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a permanent fund or source of income:
- endrin
-
noun,
a highly toxic, chlorinated hydrocarbon, C 12 H 8 OCl 6 , formerly used as an insecticide.
- roband
-
noun,
a short piece of spun yarn or other material, used to secure a sail to a yard, gaff, or the like.
- engine
-
noun,
a machine for converting thermal energy into mechanical energy or power to produce force and motion.
- Edison
-
noun,
Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- engird
-
verb (used with object),
to encircle; encompass:
- roadie
-
noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- ennead
-
noun,
a group of nine persons or things.
- enrage
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- enrobe
-
verb (used with object),
to dress; attire:
- Ensign
-
noun,
a flag or banner, as a military or naval standard used to indicate nationality.
- enwind
-
verb (used with object),
to wind or coil about; encircle.
- ringed
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- Ronnie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- Edirne
-
noun,
a city in NW Turkey, in the European part.
- erenow
-
adverb,
before this time.
- Saigon
-
noun,
former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
- drawee
-
noun,
a person on whom an order, draft, or bill of exchange is drawn.
- Sanger
-
noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- Sandro
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sandor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- drowns
-
Verb phrases,
drown in,
to be overwhelmed by:
to be covered with or enveloped in:
- drowse
-
noun,
a sleepy condition; state of being half-asleep.
- Sander
-
noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- eagers
-
noun,
eagre.
- edgers
-
noun,
a person who puts an edge, especially a finishing edge, on a garment, surface, lens, etc.
- eagres
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- Sabine
-
noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- earing
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- earwig
-
noun,
any of numerous elongate, nocturnal insects of the order Dermaptera, having a pair of large, movable pincers at the rear of the abdomen.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- rowens
-
noun,
Chiefly Northern U.S. the second crop of grass or hay in a season; aftermath.
- Rowena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rowans
-
noun,
the European mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia, having pinnate leaves and clusters of bright red berries.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- erodes
-
verb (used with object),
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:
Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil.
Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
- reagin
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- Gibeon
-
noun,
a town in ancient Palestine, NW of Jerusalem. Josh. 9:3.
- gender
-
noun,
either the male or female division of a species, especially as differentiated by social and cultural roles and behavior:
Compare sex (def 1).
- Regain
-
noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- genera
-
noun,
a plural of genus.
- genies
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- genoas
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- geodes
-
noun,
a hollow concretionary or nodular stone often lined with crystals.
- geoids
-
noun,
an imaginary surface that coincides with mean sea level in the ocean and its extension through the continents.
- Gesner
-
noun,
Konrad von [kon-rad von;; German kawn-raht fuh n] /ˈkɒn ræd vɒn;; German ˈkɔn rɑt fən/ (Show IPA), 1516–65, Swiss naturalist.
- Gibran
-
noun,
Kahlil [kah-leel] /kɑˈlil/ (Show IPA), 1883–1931, Lebanese mystic, poet, dramatist, and artist; in the U.S. after 1910.
- region
-
noun,
an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body:
- Gibson
-
noun,
a dry martini cocktail garnished with a pearl onion.
- redowa
-
noun,
a Bohemian dance in two forms, one resembling the waltz or the mazurka, the other resembling the polka.
- Gideon
-
noun,
Also called Jerubbaal. a judge of Israel and conqueror of the Midianites. Judges 6–8.
- redoes
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- ginned
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- redans
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- rebids
-
noun,
Bridge. a second bid:
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- gobies
-
noun,
any small marine or freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae, often having the pelvic fins united to form a suctorial disk.
- Regina
-
noun,
queen.
- reigns
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- ribose
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble, slightly sweet solid, C 5 H 10 O 5 , a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of RNA.
- Rennie
-
noun,
John, 1761–1821, Scottish engineer.
- riband
-
noun,
a decorative ribbon.
- rewins
-
verb (used with object),
to win back or again.
- Esenin
-
noun,
Sergey Aleksandrovich [Russian syir-gyey uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Yesenin, Sergey Aleksandrovich.
- rewind
-
noun,
an act or instance of rewinding.
- resign
-
verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- resend
-
verb (used with object),
to send again.
- Reseda
-
noun,
a grayish green.
- renown
-
noun,
widespread and high repute; fame.
- gabies
-
noun,
a fool.
- Gbaris
-
noun,
Gwari.
- gabion
-
noun,
a cylinder of wickerwork filled with earth, used as a military defense.
- Rennes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Ille-et-Vilaine, in NW France: former capital of Brittany; scene of trial of Alfred Dreyfus, 1899.
- renins
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- Gaines
-
noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- Gander
-
noun,
the male of the goose.
Compare goose (def 2).
- ganoid
-
noun,
a ganoid fish.
- ganoin
-
noun,
a hard, shiny, enamellike substance secreted by the corium, composing the outer layer of the scales of certain fishes.
- Garden
-
noun,
a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
- reside
-
noun,
a piece or section of siding:
- diners
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- Browne
-
noun,
Charles Farrer [far-er] /ˈfær ər/ (Show IPA), ("Artemus Ward") 1834–67, U.S. humorist.
- waders
-
noun,
a person or thing that wades.
- biased
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- swinge
-
verb (used with object),
to thrash; punish.
- BGeNEd
-
- adeno-
-
- beware
-
verb (used with object),
to be wary, cautious, or careful of (usually used imperatively):
- beside
-
Idioms,
beside oneself, almost out of one's senses from a strong emotion, as from joy, delight, anger, fear, or grief:
- Bernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Bernard.
- Bering
-
noun,
Vitus [vee-too s] /ˈvi tʊs/ (Show IPA), 1680–1741, Danish navigator: explorer of the N Pacific.
- Bergen
-
noun,
Edgar, 1903–78, U.S. ventriloquist.
- Benoni
-
noun,
a city in the NE of the Republic of South Africa, near Johannesburg: gold mines.
- bennes
-
noun,
Southern U.S., especially South Carolina, and Bahamian English. the sesame plant or its seeds.
- benign
-
adjective,
having a kindly disposition; gracious:
- Bender
-
noun,
a person or thing that bends, as a pair of pliers or a powered machine.
- beings
-
noun,
the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
- Sweden
-
noun,
a kingdom in N Europe, in the E part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. 173,732 sq. mi. (449,964 sq. km). Capital: Stockholm.
- beiges
-
noun,
very light brown, as of undyed wool; light gray with a brownish tinge.
- begone
-
verb (used without object),
to go away; depart (usually used in the imperative).
- begird
-
verb (used with object),
to gird about; encompass; surround.
- begins
-
verb (used with object),
to proceed to perform the first or earliest part of (some action):
- wadies
-
noun,
wadi.
- bedews
-
verb (used with object),
to wet with or as if with dew.
- beards
-
noun,
the growth of hair on the face of an adult man, often including a mustache.
- beanos
-
noun,
bingo.
- adobes
-
noun,
sun-dried brick made of clay and straw, in common use in countries having little rainfall.
- beanie
-
noun,
a skullcap, often brightly colored, worn especially by children and by college freshmen, especially in the 1940s.
- wagers
-
noun,
something risked or staked on an uncertain event; bet:
- beader
-
noun,
a tool for forming beads on lumber.
- Wagner
-
noun,
Honus [hoh-nuh s] /ˈhoʊ nəs/ (Show IPA), (John Peter) 1874–1955, U.S. baseball player.
- wagons
-
noun,
any of various kinds of four-wheeled vehicles designed to be pulled or having its own motor and ranging from a child's toy to a commercial vehicle for the transport of heavy loads, delivery, etc.
- Bienne
-
noun,
Lake of, a lake in NW Switzerland: traces of prehistoric lake dwellings. 16 sq. mi. (41 sq. km).
- wodges
-
noun,
a lump, chunk, or wad.
- barong
-
noun,
a large, broad-bladed knife or cleaver used by the Moros.
- boners
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- Borgia
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1476?–1507, Italian cardinal, military leader, and politician.
- Borges
-
noun,
Jorge Luis [hawr-he lwees] /ˈhɔr hɛ lwis/ (Show IPA), 1899–1986, Argentine poet, short-story writer, and philosophical essayist.
- soigne
-
adjective,
carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed.
- Boreas
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the north wind.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- Borden
-
noun,
Gail, 1801–74, U.S. inventor: developed technique for condensing milk.
- borane
-
noun,
any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
- borage
-
noun,
a plant, Borago officinalis, native to southern Europe, having hairy leaves and stems, used medicinally and in salads.
Compare borage family.
- bonsai
-
noun,
a tree or shrub that has been dwarfed, as by pruning the roots and pinching, and is grown in a pot or other container and trained to produce a desired shape or effect.
- Sondra
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Bonnie
-
noun,
a female given name: from the Latin word meaning “good.”.
- Bonnes
-
noun,
a maid-servant.
- worsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become worse.
- bogans
-
noun,
a backwater, usually narrow and tranquil.
- Wonder
-
noun,
something strange and surprising; a cause of surprise, astonishment, or admiration:
- boding
-
noun,
a foreboding; omen.
- bodies
-
noun,
the physical structure and material substance of an animal or plant, living or dead.
- bodgie
-
noun,
a juvenile delinquent; youthful troublemaker.
- Bodega
-
noun,
(especially among Spanish-speaking Americans) a grocery store.
- boards
-
noun,
a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.
- abides
-
Verb phrases,
abide by,
to act in accord with.
to submit to; agree to:
to remain steadfast or faithful to; keep:
- Wonsan
-
noun,
a seaport in E North Korea.
- biogen
-
noun,
a hypothetical protein molecule, large and unstable, once assumed to be basic to fundamental biological processes.
- biogas
-
noun,
any gas fuel derived from the decay of organic matter, as the mixture of methane and carbon dioxide produced by the bacterial decomposition of sewage, manure, garbage, or plant crops.
- bingos
-
noun,
a form of lotto in which balls or slips, each with a number and one of the letters B, I, N, G, or O, are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers printed on their cards, the winner being the first to cover five numbers in any row or diagonal or, sometimes, all numbers on the card.
- binges
-
noun,
a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
- Bingen
-
noun,
Hildegard von (Hildegard of Bingen"Sibyl of the Rhine") 1098–1178, German nun, healer, writer, and composer.
- Swanee
-
noun,
Suwannee.
- binder
-
noun,
a person or thing that binds.
- basion
-
noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- Barnes
-
noun,
Albert Coombs [koomz] /kumz/ (Show IPA), 1873–1951, U.S. inventor and art collector.
- Boring
-
noun,
Machinery.
the act or process of making or enlarging a hole.
the hole so made.
- Angers
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- widens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become wide or wider; broaden; expand.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- Ariege
-
noun,
a department in S France. 1893 sq. mi. (4905 sq. km). Capital: Foix.
- argons
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- Widnes
-
noun,
a city in NW England, just E of Liverpool, on the Mersey River.
- ardebs
-
noun,
a unit of capacity used for dry measure in Egypt and neighboring countries, officially equivalent in Egypt to 5.62 U.S. bushels, but varying greatly in different localities.
- Wiener
-
noun,
frankfurter.
- answer
-
noun,
a spoken or written reply or response to a question, request, letter, etc.:
- wigans
-
noun,
a stiff, canvaslike fabric for stiffening parts of garments.
- wigeon
-
noun,
widgeon.
- Wigner
-
noun,
Eugene Paul, 1902–95, U.S. physicist, born in Hungary: Nobel prize 1963.
- aniso-
-
- angio-
-
- Winder
-
noun,
a person or thing that winds.
- Aeneid
-
noun,
a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
- Andros
-
noun,
Sir Edmund, 1637–1714, British governor in the American colonies, 1686–89, 1692–98.
- aerobe
-
noun,
an organism, especially a bacterium, that requires air or free oxygen for life (opposed to anaerobe).
- Andron
-
noun,
(in an ancient Greek house) an apartment for men, especially one for banqueting.
- aeron.
-
- andro-
-
- Andrew
-
noun,
one of the 12 apostles of Jesus. Mark 3:18; John 1:40–42.
- Andres
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- winged
-
noun,
either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
- Winger
-
noun,
(in Rugby, soccer, etc.) a person who plays a wing position.
- agron.
-
- agrees
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- agreed
-
adjective,
arranged or set by common consent:
- Winner
-
noun,
a person or thing that wins; victor.
- Winona
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, on the Mississippi.
- aroids
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- arsen-
-
- 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.
- Warden
-
noun,
a person charged with the care or custody of persons, animals, or things; keeper.
- Baring
-
noun,
Alexander, 1st Baron Ashburton, 1774–1848, British statesman.
- wander
-
noun,
Mechanics. the drift of a gyroscope or a similar device.
- barges
-
noun,
a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
- barege
-
noun,
a sheer fabric constructed in a leno weave of silk warp and cotton or worsted filling, often used to make veils and dresses.
- bardes
-
noun,
bard2 (def 1).
- bardee
-
noun,
bardy2 .
- Banner
-
noun,
the flag of a country, army, troop, etc.
- Bangor
-
noun,
a seaport in S Maine, on the Penobscot River.
- banger
-
noun,
a person or thing that bangs.
- adores
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- wanion
-
noun,
curse; vengeance.
- bandog
-
noun,
any dog, as a mastiff or bloodhound, kept tied or chained.
- adorns
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- bairns
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- bagnio
-
noun,
a brothel.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- adren-
-
- badges
-
noun,
a special or distinctive mark, token, or device worn as a sign of allegiance, membership, authority, achievement, etc.:
- Badger
-
noun,
any of various burrowing, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, as Taxidea taxus, of North America, and Meles meles, of Europe and Asia.
- adreno
-
- weaner
-
noun,
a recently weaned animal.
- webers
-
noun,
the standard unit of magnetic flux and magnetic pole strength in the International System of Units (SI), equal to a flux that produces an electromotive force of one volt in a single turn of wire when the flux is uniformly reduced to zero in a period of one second; 10 8 maxwells. Abbreviation: Wb.
- awning
-
noun,
a rooflike shelter of canvas or other material extending over a doorway, from the top of a window, over a deck, etc., in order to provide protection, as from the sun.
- adsorb
-
verb (used with object),
to gather (a gas, liquid, or dissolved substance) on a surface in a condensed layer:
- wedges
-
noun,
a piece of hard material with two principal faces meeting in a sharply acute angle, for raising, holding, or splitting objects by applying a pounding or driving force, as from a hammer.
Compare machine (def 3b).
- Wedgie
-
noun,
Often, wedgies. a shoe with a wedge heel.
- weirdo
-
noun,
an odd, eccentric, or unconventional person.
- Weirds
-
noun,
fate; destiny.
- Weiser
-
noun,
(Johann) Conrad, 1696–1760, American colonial Indian agent and interpreter, born in Germany.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- boride
-
noun,
a compound consisting of two elements of which boron is the more electronegative one.
- Winsor
-
noun,
Justin, 1831–97, U.S. librarian and historian.
- Brando
-
noun,
Marlon, 1924–2004, U.S. actor.
- brawns
-
noun,
strong, well-developed muscles.
- Brogan
-
noun,
a heavy, sturdy shoe, especially an ankle-high work shoe.
- breads
-
noun,
a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked.
- Bridge
-
noun,
a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
- Broads
-
noun,
The, (used with a plural verb) a low-lying region in E England, in Norfolk and Suffolk: bogs and marshy lakes.
- brings
-
Verb phrases,
bring about, to accomplish; cause:
- wrings
-
noun,
a wringing; forcible twist or squeeze.
- Bowers
-
noun,
Claude Gernade [zher-nahd] /ʒərˈnɑd/ (Show IPA), 1878–1958, U.S. diplomat and historian.
- breeds
-
noun,
Genetics. a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.
- brewis
-
noun,
hard bread soaked in water and then boiled.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- braids
-
noun,
a braided length or plait, especially of hair.
- Bosnia
-
noun,
a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- bredes
-
noun,
something braided or entwined, especially a plait of hair; braid.
- 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.
- brines
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- Brodie
-
noun,
a suicidal or daredevil leap; wild dive:
- brands
-
noun,
kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the like:
- Brenda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “flame” or “sword.”.
- bowing
-
noun,
the act or art of playing a stringed instrument with a bow.
- bowser
-
noun,
a gasoline pump at a filling station.
- brains
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- browed
-
adjective,
having a brow of a specified kind (usually used in combination):
- braise
-
verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- wedge
-
noun,
a piece of hard material with two principal faces meeting in a sharply acute angle, for raising, holding, or splitting objects by applying a pounding or driving force, as from a hammer.
Compare machine (def 3b).
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- redos
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- Onega
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Weber
-
noun,
the standard unit of magnetic flux and magnetic pole strength in the International System of Units (SI), equal to a flux that produces an electromotive force of one volt in a single turn of wire when the flux is uniformly reduced to zero in a period of one second; 10 8 maxwells. Abbreviation: Wb.
- Boris
-
noun,
a male given name.
- wears
-
noun,
the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
- Baden
-
noun,
a region in SW Germany, formerly a state, now incorporated in Baden-Württemberg.
- geode
-
noun,
a hollow concretionary or nodular stone often lined with crystals.
- wares
-
noun,
Usually, wares.
articles of merchandise or manufacture; goods:
any intangible items, as services or products of artistic or intellectual creativity, that are salable:
- geoid
-
noun,
an imaginary surface that coincides with mean sea level in the ocean and its extension through the continents.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- badge
-
noun,
a special or distinctive mark, token, or device worn as a sign of allegiance, membership, authority, achievement, etc.:
- warns
-
verb (used with object),
to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable:
- 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.
- woads
-
noun,
a European plant, Isatis tinctoria, of the mustard family, formerly cultivated for a blue dye extracted from its leaves.
- Nabis
-
- Bride
-
noun,
a newly married woman or a woman about to be married.
- girds
-
noun,
a gibe.
- weans
-
Verb phrases,
wean on, to accustom to; to familiarize with from, or as if from, childhood:
- gibes
-
noun,
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
- nabes
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- redes
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- Brig.
-
- dangs
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- gonad
-
noun,
a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- goers
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- weirs
-
noun,
a small dam in a river or stream.
- Goias
-
noun,
a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- Asben
-
noun,
Aïr.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Reade
-
noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- Gondi
-
noun,
a Dravidian language, the language of the Gonds.
- Orang
-
noun,
orangutan.
- goner
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- 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.
- gonna
-
- gonne
-
noun,
Maud ("Irish Joan of Arc") 1865–1953, Irish political activist and actress, born in England.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- awner
-
noun,
a machine for cutting the awns from grain.
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- giros
-
noun,
autogiro.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- Aedes
-
noun,
yellow-fever mosquito.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- weird
-
noun,
fate; destiny.
- gnawn
-
verb,
a past participle of gnaw.
- gnaws
-
verb (used with object),
to bite or chew on, especially persistently.
- weeds
-
noun,
weeds, mourning garments:
- rebid
-
noun,
Bridge. a second bid:
- goads
-
noun,
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- weens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to think; suppose.
- geod.
-
- genin
-
noun,
aglycon.
- adown
-
adverb, preposition,
down1 .
- gains
-
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- reni-
-
- Dawes
-
noun,
Charles Gates, 1865–1951, U.S. financier and diplomat: vice president of the U.S. 1925–29; Nobel Peace Prize 1925.
- Bardo
-
noun,
(in Lamaism) the state of the soul between death and rebirth.
- Breen
-
noun,
a deep brownish green.
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- barge
-
noun,
a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
- renew
-
verb (used with object),
to begin or take up again, as an acquaintance, a conversation, etc.; resume.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- Barde
-
noun,
bard2 (def 1).
- wands
-
noun,
a slender stick or rod, especially one used by a magician, conjurer, or diviner.
- Banon
-
noun,
a small, round goat cheese from Provence, France, that is dipped in brandy before being wrapped in chestnut leaves.
- banns
-
noun,
notice of an intended marriage, given three times in the parish church of each of the betrothed.
- Gabor
-
noun,
Dennis, 1900–79, British physicist, born in Hungary: inventor of holography; Nobel Prize 1971.
- Gabon
-
noun,
Official name Gabonese Republic. a republic in W equatorial Africa: formerly a part of French Equatorial Africa; member of the French Community. 102,290 sq. mi. (264,931 sq. km). Capital: Libreville.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- ogres
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- Ewing
-
noun,
a township in W New Jersey.
- brede
-
noun,
something braided or entwined, especially a plait of hair; braid.
- 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.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- resaw
-
noun,
Lumbering. a machine for cutting logs into lumber.
- wains
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Astronomy. Charles's Wain.
- sewan
-
noun,
seawan.
- sewer
-
noun,
an artificial conduit, usually underground, for carrying off waste water and refuse, as in a town or city.
- Brown
-
noun,
a dark tertiary color with a yellowish or reddish hue.
- Baron
-
noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- baro-
-
- Breed
-
noun,
Genetics. a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.
- Gabes
-
noun,
Gulf of, a gulf of the Mediterranean on the E coast of Tunisia.
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- dawns
-
noun,
the first appearance of daylight in the morning:
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- 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.
- genro
-
noun,
any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- bands
-
noun,
a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop:
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Genie
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- brews
-
noun,
a quantity brewed in a single process.
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- Genoa
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- wards
-
noun,
a division or district of a city or town, as for administrative or political purposes.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- genre
-
noun,
a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like:
- Geber
-
noun,
(Jabir ibn Hayyan) 8th-century a.d, Arab alchemist.
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- Garbo
-
noun,
Greta (Greta Lovisa Gustaffson) 1905–90, U.S. film actress, born in Sweden.
- garbs
-
noun,
a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind:
- nano-
-
- Bangs
-
noun,
John Kendrick [ken-drik] /ˈkɛn drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1862–1922, U.S. humorist.
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- oidea
-
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- Nandi
-
noun,
a member of an agricultural people of southwestern Kenya.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Gbari
-
noun,
Gwari.
- wanes
-
noun,
a gradual decrease or decline in strength, intensity, power, etc.
- banes
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- siege
-
noun,
the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- owner
-
noun,
a person who owns; possessor; proprietor.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- ideo-
-
- sinew
-
noun,
a tendon.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Oreg.
-
- sing.
-
- owing
-
Idioms,
owing to, because of; as a result of:
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Igbos
-
noun,
Ibo.
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- Owens
-
noun,
Jesse (John Cleveland) 1913–80, U.S. athlete.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- 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.
- andr-
-
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- nona-
-
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- aeri-
-
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- ordn.
-
- angi-
-
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Ibsen
-
noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aero-
-
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- 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.
- Broad
-
noun,
the broad part of anything.
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- gwine
-
verb,
present part. of go1 .
- agone
-
adverb, adjective,
ago.
- agro-
-
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- Brose
-
noun,
a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
- agree
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Iowas
-
noun,
a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 56,290 sq. mi. (145,790 sq. km). Capital: Des Moines.
Abbreviation: IA (approved esp. for use with zip code), Ia., Io.
- Agnew
-
noun,
David Hayes, 1818–92, U.S. surgeon.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- agios
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- winos
-
noun,
a person who is addicted to wine, especially a derelict.
- orig.
-
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- Sino-
-
- wings
-
noun,
Also called aviation badge. Military Informal. a badge bearing the image of a spread pair of bird's wings with a distinctive center design, awarded to an aircrewman on completion of certain requirements.
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Iran.
-
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- winds
-
noun,
air in natural motion, as that moving horizontally at any velocity along the earth's surface:
- wires
-
noun,
a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- wines
-
noun,
the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and usually having an alcoholic content of 14 percent or less.
- Indo-
-
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- wired
-
noun,
a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Osage
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- 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).
- Wisd.
-
- Goren
-
noun,
Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- widen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become wide or wider; broaden; expand.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Bring
-
Verb phrases,
bring about, to accomplish; cause:
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- wides
-
noun,
Cricket. a bowled ball that goes wide of the wicket, and counts as a run for the side batting.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- 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.
- wrong
-
noun,
that which is wrong, or not in accordance with morality, goodness, or truth; evil:
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- areo-
-
- grads
-
noun,
a graduate.
- Dagon
-
noun,
a Phoenician and Philistine god of agriculture and the earth: the national god of the Philistines.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- Gower
-
noun,
John, 1325?–1408, English poet.
- gores
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- gorse
-
noun,
any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
- gowan
-
noun,
any of various yellow or white field flowers, especially the English daisy.
- bason
-
noun,
a basin.
- wends
-
noun,
a member of a Slavic people of E Germany; Sorb.
- gowds
-
noun,
gold.
- rawin
-
noun,
a method of observation of upper-air winds conducted by means of a weather balloon tracked by radar or a radio direction finder.
- grade
-
noun,
a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity:
- gowns
-
noun,
a woman's dress or robe, especially one that is full-length.
- dagos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Weser
-
noun,
a river in Germany, flowing N from S Lower Saxony into the North Sea. About 300 miles (485 km) long.
- grabs
-
noun,
a sudden, quick grasp or snatch:
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- grebe
-
noun,
any diving bird of the family Podicipedidae, related to the loons, but having a rudimentary tail and lobate rather than webbed toes.
- angor
-
noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- 30-30
-
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- groin
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- anis-
-
- grown
-
verb,
past participle of grow.
- grows
-
noun,
Galusha Aaron [guh-loo-shuh] /gəˈlu ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1822–1907, U.S. political leader: Speaker of the House 1861–63.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Gwari
-
noun,
a member of an agricultural people of northeastern Nigeria.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- anon.
-
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- Wigan
-
noun,
a stiff, canvaslike fabric for stiffening parts of garments.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- greed
-
noun,
excessive or rapacious desire, especially for wealth or possessions.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- Green
-
noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- ardeb
-
noun,
a unit of capacity used for dry measure in Egypt and neighboring countries, officially equivalent in Egypt to 5.62 U.S. bushels, but varying greatly in different localities.
- grees
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- grind
-
noun,
the act of grinding.
- Aoede
-
noun,
one of the original three Muses; the Muse of song.
- brios
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- gride
-
noun,
a griding or grating sound.
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- ewers
-
noun,
a pitcher with a wide spout.
- beige
-
noun,
very light brown, as of undyed wool; light gray with a brownish tinge.
- drabs
-
noun,
dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
- Downs
-
noun,
a downward movement; descent.
- swage
-
noun,
a tool for bending cold metal to a required shape.
- dowse
-
noun,
British Dialect. a stroke or blow.
- Swain
-
noun,
a male admirer or lover.
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Sango
-
noun,
a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Bragi
-
noun,
the god of poetry and eloquence, son of Odin, husband of Idun: may be an apotheosis of the 9th-century poet Bragi Boddason.
- Drago
-
noun,
Luis María [loo-is muh-ree-uh;; Spanish loo-ees mah-ree-ah] /ˈlu ɪs məˈri ə;; Spanish luˈis mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1921, Argentine jurist and statesman.
- biog.
-
- drags
-
noun,
Nautical.
a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel.
resistance to the movement of a hull through the water.
any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed.
any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor.
any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- 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.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- dorse
-
noun,
the back of a book or folded document.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- Newar
-
noun,
a member of a Mongoloid people of Nepal.
- bodes
-
verb,
a simple past tense of bide.
- brads
-
noun,
a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
- abide
-
Verb phrases,
abide by,
to act in accord with.
to submit to; agree to:
to remain steadfast or faithful to; keep:
- Doris
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
- boars
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- sargo
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- board
-
noun,
a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.
- dower
-
noun,
Law. the portion of a deceased husband's real property allowed to his widow for her lifetime.
- dense
-
adjective,
having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact:
- dowie
-
adjective,
dull; melancholy; dismal.
- drang
-
noun,
a narrow lane or alleyway.
- bingo
-
noun,
a form of lotto in which balls or slips, each with a number and one of the letters B, I, N, G, or O, are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers printed on their cards, the winner being the first to cover five numbers in any row or diagonal or, sometimes, all numbers on the card.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- 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.
- sware
-
verb,
simple past tense of swear.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- swear
-
Verb phrases,
swear by,
to name (a sacred being or thing) as one's witness or guarantee in swearing.
Informal. to have great confidence in; rely on:
to have certain knowledge of:
- wonna
-
- Swede
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sweden.
- bawds
-
noun,
a woman who maintains a brothel; madam.
- 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.
- denes
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- Deneb
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Cygnus.
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- eager
-
noun,
eagre.
- sward
-
noun,
the grassy surface of land; turf.
- drown
-
Verb phrases,
drown in,
to be overwhelmed by:
to be covered with or enveloped in:
- brags
-
noun,
a boast or vaunt.
- abode
-
noun,
a place in which a person resides; residence; dwelling; habitation; home.
- braid
-
noun,
a braided length or plait, especially of hair.
- drawn
-
noun,
an act of drawing.
- draws
-
- binge
-
noun,
a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- drees
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- dregs
-
noun,
dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- Drews
-
noun,
Charles Richard, 1904–50, U.S. physician: developer of blood-bank technique.
- bines
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- swang
-
noun,
the act, manner, or progression of swinging; movement in alternate directions or in a particular direction.
- dribs
-
noun,
a small or minute quantity; bit.
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- binds
-
noun,
the act or process of binding; the state or instance of being bound.
- 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.
- dorab
-
noun,
wolf herring.
- sarod
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- eagre
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- Bowen
-
noun,
Catherine (Shober) Drinker [shoh-ber dring-ker] /ˈʃoʊ bər ˈdrɪŋ kər/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, U.S. biographer and essayist.
- dingo
-
noun,
a wolflike, wild dog, Canis familiaris dingo, of Australia, having a reddish- or yellowish-brown coat.
- dewan
-
noun,
(in India) any of certain officials, as a financial minister or prime minister of a native colony.
- dings
-
noun,
a ringing sound.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- segno
-
noun,
a sign.
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- dinge
-
noun,
the condition of being dingy.
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- dirge
-
noun,
a funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead.
- Norge
-
noun,
Norwegian name of Norway.
- boras
-
noun,
a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
- wring
-
noun,
a wringing; forcible twist or squeeze.
- Bonns
-
noun,
a city in W Germany, on the Rhine: seat of the government; former capital of West Germany.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- diag.
-
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- borne
-
noun,
a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- nidge
-
verb (used with object),
to dress (a stone) with a pick or kevel.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- Dewar
-
noun,
Sir James, 1842–1923, Scottish chemist and physicist.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Bores
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Segre
-
noun,
Emilio [uh-mee-lee-oh,, uh-meel-yoh;; Italian e-mee-lyaw] /əˈmi liˌoʊ,, əˈmil yoʊ;; Italian ɛˈmi lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1989, U.S. physicist, born in Italy: Nobel prize 1959.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- sober
-
adjective,
not intoxicated or drunk.
- NoibN
-
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Bower
-
noun,
a leafy shelter or recess; arbor.
- Bowie
-
noun,
James, 1799–1836, U.S. soldier and pioneer.
- bowse
-
noun,
liquor or drink.
- Bogie
-
noun,
Automotive. (on a truck) a rear-wheel assembly composed of four wheels on two axles, either or both driving axles, so mounted as to support the rear of the truck body jointly.
- doing
-
noun,
action; performance; execution:
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- worse
-
noun,
that which is worse.
- Boise
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- donee
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- dogie
-
noun,
a motherless calf in a cattle herd.
- donga
-
noun,
(in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
- Bogan
-
noun,
a backwater, usually narrow and tranquil.
- dongs
-
noun,
a deep sound like that of a large bell.
- Donna
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- Donne
-
noun,
John, 1573–1631, English poet and clergyman.
- boers
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- Abdon
-
noun,
one of the minor judges of Israel. Judges 12:13–15.
- Norw.
-
- doges
-
noun,
the chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa.
- Bonne
-
noun,
a maid-servant.
- dobra
-
noun,
any of various former Portuguese coins, especially a gold coin of John V equal to two johannes.
- sedge
-
noun,
any rushlike or grasslike plant of the genus Carex, growing in wet places.
Compare sedge family.
- Seder
-
noun,
a ceremonial dinner that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and includes the reading of the Haggadah and the eating of symbolic foods, generally held on the first night of Passover by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel and on both the first and second nights by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- sebi-
-
- Norns
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- Dobie
-
noun,
Chiefly Southwestern U.S. adobe.
- bongs
-
noun,
a dull, resonant sound, as of a large bell.
- bonds
-
noun,
something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
- ngwee
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Zambia, the 100th part of a kwacha.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- doers
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- bones
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- boner
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- boned
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- bides
-
Idioms,
bide one's time, to wait for a favorable opportunity:
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- bread
-
noun,
a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked.
- Begin
-
noun,
Menachem [muh-nah-khuh m] /məˈnɑ xəm/ (Show IPA), 1913–92, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1977–83; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
- begar
-
noun,
compulsory labor, as for the repair of bridges or roads.
- began
-
verb,
simple past tense of begin.
- nears
-
- debar
-
verb (used with object),
to shut out or exclude from a place or condition:
- Beers
-
noun,
Clifford Whittingham [hwit-ing-uh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt ɪŋ əm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1876–1943, U.S. pioneer in mental hygiene.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- wadis
-
noun,
the channel of a watercourse that is dry except during periods of rainfall.
- Woden
-
noun,
the chief god of the pagan Anglo-Saxons, identified with the Scandinavian Odin.
- beedi
-
noun,
bidi.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- debag
-
verb (used with object),
to depants.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- engr.
-
- Debir
-
noun,
a royal city in the vicinity of Hebron, conquered by Othniel.
- rings
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- wader
-
noun,
a person or thing that wades.
- Ender
-
noun,
Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
- Benes
-
noun,
Eduard [e-doo-ahrt] /ˈɛ dʊˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1884–1948, Czech patriot and statesman: president of Czechoslovakia 1935–38 and 1945–48.
- Obeid
-
noun,
El Obeid.
- bends
-
noun,
the act of bending.
- Debra
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Deborah.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- endow
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a permanent fund or source of income:
- wades
-
noun,
an act or instance of wading:
- brawn
-
noun,
strong, well-developed muscles.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- being
-
noun,
the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- obese
-
adjective,
very fat or overweight; corpulent.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Iowan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Iowa.
- bedew
-
verb (used with object),
to wet with or as if with dew.
- bears
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Obad.
-
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Narew
-
noun,
a river in NE Poland, flowing S and SW into the Bug River: battle 1915. 290 miles (465 km) long.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- beads
-
noun,
a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- Breda
-
noun,
a city in the S Netherlands.
- Erwin
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “boar” and “friend.”.
- wages
-
noun,
Often, wages. money that is paid or received for work or services, as by the hour, day, or week.
Compare living wage, minimum wage.
- sero-
-
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Wagon
-
noun,
any of various kinds of four-wheeled vehicles designed to be pulled or having its own motor and ranging from a child's toy to a commercial vehicle for the transport of heavy loads, delivery, etc.
- serow
-
noun,
a goat antelope of the genus Capricornis, of eastern Asia, related to the goral: the Sumatran serow is endangered.
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- rewin
-
verb (used with object),
to win back or again.
- esrog
-
noun,
etrog.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- erode
-
verb (used with object),
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:
Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil.
Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Niobe
-
noun,
the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- Ogden
-
noun,
Charles Kay, 1889–1957, British psychologist and linguist, inventor of Basic English.
- Beard
-
noun,
the growth of hair on the face of an adult man, often including a mustache.
- Wager
-
noun,
something risked or staked on an uncertain event; bet:
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- adobe
-
noun,
sun-dried brick made of clay and straw, in common use in countries having little rainfall.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- beans
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- ogees
-
noun,
a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
- ergo-
-
- naso-
-
- beano
-
noun,
bingo.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- ridge
-
noun,
a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Beng.
-
- endo-
-
- Benin
-
noun,
Formerly Dahomey. a republic in W Africa: formerly part of French West Africa; gained independence in 1960. 44,290 sq. mi. (114,711 sq. km). Capital: Porto Novo.
- Adige
-
noun,
a river in N Italy, flowing SE to the Adriatic Sea. 220 miles (354 km) long.
- wodge
-
noun,
a lump, chunk, or wad.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- Degas
-
noun,
Hilaire Germain Edgar [ee-ler zher-man ed-gar] /iˈlɛr ʒɛrˈmɛ̃ ɛdˈgar/ (Show IPA), 1834–1917, French impressionist painter.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- sworn
-
verb,
past participle of swear.
- Negro
-
noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Edwin
-
noun,
Also, Eadwine. a.d. 585?–633, king of Northumbria 617–633.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- Rowen
-
noun,
Chiefly Northern U.S. the second crop of grass or hay in a season; aftermath.
- Berea
-
noun,
a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- Berns
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- swore
-
verb,
a simple past tense of swear.
- Brand
-
noun,
kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the like:
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Berne
-
noun,
Bern.
- bergs
-
noun,
iceberg.
- edges
-
noun,
a line or border at which a surface terminates:
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- Rowan
-
noun,
the European mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia, having pinnate leaves and clusters of bright red berries.
- edger
-
noun,
a person who puts an edge, especially a finishing edge, on a garment, surface, lens, etc.
- needs
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- EDGAR
-
noun,
an award given annually in various categories of mystery writing.
- sword
-
noun,
a weapon having various forms but consisting typically of a long, straight or slightly curved blade, sharp-edged on one or both sides, with one end pointed and the other fixed in a hilt or handle.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- deers
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- Egadi
-
noun,
a group of islands in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of W Sicily. 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km).
- egads
-
interjection,
(used as an expletive or mild oath):
- sweer
-
adjective,
slothful; indolent.
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- eared
-
noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- benne
-
noun,
Southern U.S., especially South Carolina, and Bahamian English. the sesame plant or its seeds.
- Serge
-
noun,
a twilled worsted or woolen fabric used especially for clothing.
- Nebr.
-
- robes
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- aden-
-
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- 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.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- Brans
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- swine
-
noun,
any stout, cloven-hoofed artiodactyl of the Old World family Suidae, having a thick hide sparsely covered with coarse hair, a disklike snout, and an often short, tasseled tail: now of worldwide distribution and hunted or raised for its meat and other products.
Compare hog, pig1 , wild boar.
- eider
-
noun,
eider duck.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- deign
-
verb (used with object),
to condescend to give or grant:
- egers
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- wire
-
noun,
a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
- wise
-
noun,
way of proceeding or considering; manner; fashion (usually used in combination or in certain phrases):
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- wogs
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to any nonwhite person, especially a dark-skinned native of the Middle East or Southeast Asia.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- ogee
-
noun,
a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
- Nor.
-
- nows
-
noun,
the present time or moment:
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- NRAB
-
- ord.
-
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- nos-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- Word
-
noun,
a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
- wore
-
noun,
the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- worn
-
noun,
the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
- NWbn
-
- nong
-
noun,
a foolish, incompetent person.
- non-
-
- Wren
-
noun,
any of numerous small, active songbirds of the family Troglodytidae, especially Troglodytes troglodytes, of the Northern Hemisphere, having dark-brown plumage barred with black and a short, upright tail.
Compare house wren, marsh wren, rock wren, winter wren.
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- obs.
-
- wons
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of win1 .
- Wis.
-
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- WRNS
-
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- woad
-
noun,
a European plant, Isatis tinctoria, of the mustard family, formerly cultivated for a blue dye extracted from its leaves.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- org.
-
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- SWAN
-
noun,
any of several large, stately aquatic birds of the subfamily Anserinae, having a long, slender neck and usually pure-white plumage in the adult.
Compare mute swan, trumpeter swan, whistling swan, whooper swan.
- swag
-
noun,
a suspended wreath, garland, drapery, or the like, fastened up at or near each end and hanging down in the middle; festoon.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- Swab
-
noun,
a large mop used on shipboard for cleaning decks, living quarters, etc.
- Sra.
-
- sown
-
verb,
a past participle of sow1 .
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- 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.
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Wade
-
noun,
an act or instance of wading:
- wabs
-
noun,
web.
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- RONA
-
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Rowe
-
noun,
Nicholas, 1674–1718, British poet and dramatist, poet laureate 1715–18.
- swob
-
noun,
a large mop used on shipboard for cleaning decks, living quarters, etc.
- rows
-
noun,
a number of persons or things arranged in a line, especially a straight line:
- Sab.
-
- swig
-
noun,
an amount of liquid, especially liquor, taken in one swallow; draught:
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- sawn
-
noun,
a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth.
- wadi
-
noun,
the channel of a watercourse that is dry except during periods of rainfall.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- sewn
-
noun,
the amount of additional water necessary to float a grounded vessel.
- sgd.
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- 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.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Sig.
-
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- 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.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Soni
-
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Seed
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Snow
-
noun,
Meteorology. a precipitation in the form of ice crystals, mainly of intricately branched, hexagonal form and often agglomerated into snowflakes, formed directly from the freezing of the water vapor in the air.
Compare ice crystals, snow grains, snow pellets.
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- 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.
- RNAS
-
- WINS
-
noun,
a victory, as in a game or horse race.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- 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.
- Wind
-
noun,
air in natural motion, as that moving horizontally at any velocity along the earth's surface:
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Wien
-
noun,
Wilhelm [vil-helm] /ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1864–1928, German physicist: Nobel prize 1911.
- wide
-
noun,
Cricket. a bowled ball that goes wide of the wicket, and counts as a run for the side batting.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- wens
-
noun,
Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst.
- raws
-
noun,
a sore or irritated place, as on the flesh.
- gibs
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- Wend
-
noun,
a member of a Slavic people of E Germany; Sorb.
- Weir
-
noun,
a small dam in a river or stream.
- ween
-
verb (used with or without object),
to think; suppose.
- 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).
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Weed
-
noun,
a valueless plant growing wild, especially one that grows on cultivated ground to the exclusion or injury of the desired crop.
- OSRD
-
- wino
-
noun,
a person who is addicted to wine, especially a derelict.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- Wing
-
noun,
either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
- wine
-
noun,
the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and usually having an alcoholic content of 14 percent or less.
- Owen
-
noun,
Sir Richard, 1804–92, English zoologist and anatomist.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- owes
-
verb (used with object),
to be under obligation to pay or repay:
- owns
-
Idioms,
come into one's own,
to take possession of that which is due or owed one.
to receive the recognition that one's abilities merit:
- owse
-
noun,
ox.
- RIBA
-
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- rad.
-
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- weds
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- wand
-
noun,
a slender stick or rod, especially one used by a magician, conjurer, or diviner.
- WAIS
-
noun,
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale.
See under Wechsler Scales.
- Wain
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Astronomy. Charles's Wain.
- wags
-
noun,
the act of wagging:
- 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.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- wage
-
noun,
Often, wages. money that is paid or received for work or services, as by the hour, day, or week.
Compare living wage, minimum wage.
- waes
-
noun,
woe.
- WADS
-
noun,
a small mass, lump, or ball of anything:
- Wane
-
noun,
a gradual decrease or decline in strength, intensity, power, etc.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Wear
-
noun,
the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- wean
-
Verb phrases,
wean on, to accustom to; to familiarize with from, or as if from, childhood:
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- warn
-
verb (used with object),
to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable:
- Reg.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Ware
-
noun,
Usually, wares.
articles of merchandise or manufacture; goods:
any intangible items, as services or products of artistic or intellectual creativity, that are salable:
- ward
-
noun,
a division or district of a city or town, as for administrative or political purposes.
- wans
-
noun,
wide-area network.
- regd
-
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- 1080
-
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- Din.
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- der.
-
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- Dewi
-
noun,
Saint, David, Saint.
- dews
-
noun,
moisture condensed from the atmosphere, especially at night, and deposited in the form of small drops upon any cool surface.
- dia-
-
- 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.
- dibs
-
noun,
money in small amounts.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- dig.
-
- digs
-
noun,
thrust; poke:
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Den.
-
- ding
-
noun,
a ringing sound.
- Dino
-
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- dir.
-
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- dis-
-
- dobe
-
noun,
Informal. adobe.
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- Doge
-
noun,
the chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- deg.
-
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- brow
-
noun,
Anatomy. the ridge over the eye.
- BSAE
-
- BSEE
-
- BSGE
-
- BSIE
-
- BSIR
-
- BSNA
-
- DEng
-
- dabs
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- Dago
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- dags
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- dees
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Dang
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- darg
-
noun,
Scot. and North England. a day's work.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Dawn
-
noun,
the first appearance of daylight in the morning:
- daws
-
noun,
jackdaw.
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- deb.
-
- Debs
-
noun,
Eugene Victor, 1855–1926, U.S. labor leader: Socialist candidate for president 1900–20.
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- Dong
-
noun,
a deep sound like that of a large bell.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- eso-
-
- enow
-
adjective, adverb,
enough.
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ergs
-
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Esd.
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Ewan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- Ewer
-
noun,
a pitcher with a wide spout.
- Gabe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gabriel.
- Gabo
-
noun,
Naum [noum] /naʊm/ (Show IPA), (Naum Pevsner) 1890–1977, U.S. sculptor, born in Russia (brother of Antoine Pevsner).
- gabs
-
noun,
idle talk; chatter.
- gads
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- Gand
-
noun,
French name of Ghent.
- 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.
- garb
-
noun,
a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind:
- Gard
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2271 sq. mi. (5882 sq. km). Capital: Nîmes.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- 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.
- gds.
-
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- Down
-
noun,
a downward movement; descent.
- Dows
-
noun,
dhow.
- drab
-
noun,
dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
- drag
-
noun,
Nautical.
a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel.
resistance to the movement of a hull through the water.
any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed.
any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor.
any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- dreg
-
noun,
dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
- Drew
-
noun,
Charles Richard, 1904–50, U.S. physician: developer of blood-bank technique.
- drib
-
noun,
a small or minute quantity; bit.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- Eng.
-
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- EDES
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- Edge
-
noun,
a line or border at which a surface terminates:
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- egad
-
interjection,
(used as an expletive or mild oath):
- Eger
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- egos
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- end-
-
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Brew
-
noun,
a quantity brewed in a single process.
- geds
-
noun,
any fish of the pike family.
- awed
-
noun,
an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like:
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- 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.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- ARIS
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asgd
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- awes
-
noun,
an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like:
- ano-
-
- awns
-
noun,
a bristlelike appendage of a plant, especially on the glumes of grasses.
- bade
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- Badr
-
noun,
Battle of, Islam. a decisive battle in the early days of Islam (a.d. 624), in which Muhammad with about 300 men overcame a force of about 1000 Meccans.
- bads
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- BAEd
-
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- BAgE
-
- BAgr
-
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- band
-
noun,
a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop:
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- Bang
-
noun,
a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- ANSI
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- Bard
-
noun,
(formerly) a person who composed and recited epic or heroic poems, often while playing the harp, lyre, or the like.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- abed
-
adverb,
in bed:
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- abr.
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abs-
-
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aer-
-
- aged
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old people collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Agee
-
noun,
James, 1909–55, U.S. author, scenarist, and film critic.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- ann.
-
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- 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.
- agr.
-
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- 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.
- AInd
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- ands
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- anew
-
adverb,
over again; again; once more:
- bar.
-
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- biwa
-
noun,
Lake, the largest lake in Japan, on Honshu, near Kyoto. 260 sq. mi. (673 sq. km).
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- Bode
-
verb,
a simple past tense of bide.
- bods
-
noun,
body:
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- Bond
-
noun,
something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- bong
-
noun,
a dull, resonant sound, as of a large bell.
- Bonn
-
noun,
a city in W Germany, on the Rhine: seat of the government; former capital of West Germany.
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- bor.
-
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- Borg
-
noun,
Björn [byawrn] /byɔrn/ (Show IPA), born 1956, Swedish tennis player.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- 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.
- Bose
-
noun,
Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
- bows
-
noun,
an inclination of the head or body in salutation, assent, thanks, reverence, respect, submission, etc.
- Brad
-
noun,
a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Brag
-
noun,
a boast or vaunt.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- braw
-
adjective,
fine or fine-looking; excellent.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Bred
-
noun,
Genetics. a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- 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.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- begs
-
noun,
bey.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- bawd
-
noun,
a woman who maintains a brothel; madam.
- bawn
-
noun,
a rocky stretch of foreshore on which caught fish are laid out to dry.
- BDes
-
- BDSA
-
- bead
-
noun,
a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Bede
-
noun,
Saint ("the Venerable Bede") a.d. 673?–735, English monk, historian, and theologian: wrote earliest history of England.
- been
-
verb,
past participle of be.
- Beer
-
noun,
an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
- bees
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- Bend
-
noun,
the act of bending.
- bio-
-
- Bene
-
adverb,
of validity for the time being but subject to objection or nullification at a later date; provisionally:
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Berg
-
noun,
iceberg.
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- bide
-
Idioms,
bide one's time, to wait for a favorable opportunity:
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- biga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by two horses harnessed abreast.
- bin-
-
- BIND
-
noun,
the act or process of binding; the state or instance of being bound.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Bing
-
noun,
a heap or pile.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- gras
-
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- gobs
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Gobi
-
noun,
a desert in E Asia, mostly in Mongolia. About 500,000 sq. mi. (1,295,000 sq. km).
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- iso-
-
- NASD
-
- NEWS
-
noun,
a report of a recent event; intelligence; information:
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- goad
-
noun,
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
- ISBN
-
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- gnaw
-
verb (used with object),
to bite or chew on, especially persistently.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- gowd
-
noun,
gold.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- NEbE
-
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- grad
-
noun,
a graduate.
- neo-
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- 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).
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- IADB
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- IBEW
-
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- idae
-
- Ind.
-
- GWEN
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gwendolyn or Guenevere.
- grab
-
noun,
a sudden, quick grasp or snatch:
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- Gond
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal people of Dravidian stock, in central India and the Deccan.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- gon-
-
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- NEbn
-
- gown
-
noun,
a woman's dress or robe, especially one that is full-length.
- iod-
-
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- 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 = .
- Gen.
-
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- ins.
-
- Grow
-
noun,
Galusha Aaron [guh-loo-shuh] /gəˈlu ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1822–1907, U.S. political leader: Speaker of the House 1861–63.
- Gerd
-
noun,
the daughter of a giant and the consort of Frey, who wooed her through his servant Skirnir.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Ger.
-
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- IndE
-
- geo-
-
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- gene
-
noun,
the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
- inae
-
- gees
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- Iowa
-
noun,
a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 56,290 sq. mi. (145,790 sq. km). Capital: Des Moines.
Abbreviation: IA (approved esp. for use with zip code), Ia., Io.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- gird
-
noun,
a gibe.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- NIRA
-
- gree
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- 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.
- Igbo
-
noun,
Ibo.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- gres
-
- Ire.
-
- ign.
-
- gids
-
- Grew
-
verb,
simple past tense of grow.
- grid
-
noun,
a grating of crossed bars; gridiron.
- Gide
-
noun,
André (Paul Guillaume) [ahn-drey pawl gee-yohm] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ pɔl giˈyoʊm/ (Show IPA), 1869–1951, French novelist, essayist, poet, and critic: Nobel Prize 1947.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Gibe
-
noun,
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
- gro.
-
- wab
-
noun,
web.
- wd.
-
- wad
-
noun,
a small mass, lump, or ball of anything:
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- NBA
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- OIr
-
- beg
-
noun,
bey.
- Bde
-
- oid
-
- BEE
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- WAG
-
noun,
the act of wagging:
- NbE
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- wae
-
noun,
woe.
- Gee
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRO
-
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- ISR
-
- Bow
-
noun,
an inclination of the head or body in salutation, assent, thanks, reverence, respect, submission, etc.
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- Ir.
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ior
-
- BRE
-
- 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 = .
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ing
-
- bog
-
noun,
wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
- Iwo
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- NAD
-
- ONI
-
- BEW
-
- bi-
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- BID
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- BIE
-
- big
-
noun,
the bigs, Sports Slang. the highest level of professional competition, as the major leagues in baseball.
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- NSW
-
- ONR
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- ons
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Sw.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SRB
-
- Bn.
-
- Sr.
-
- BNS
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- SOW
-
noun,
an adult female swine.
- BDA
-
- OSD
-
- NBS
-
- 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.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIA
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- New
-
noun,
something that is new; a new object, quality, condition, etc.:
- NES
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ANG
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Win
-
noun,
a victory, as in a game or horse race.
- now
-
noun,
the present time or moment:
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- aor
-
- Wig
-
noun,
an artificial covering of hair for all or most of the head, of either synthetic or natural hair, worn to be stylish or more attractive.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ard
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- NNE
-
- NRA
-
- abn
-
- ab-
-
- ad-
-
- ag-
-
- WRA
-
- wos
-
noun,
woe.
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- abd
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- NNW
-
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- Won
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of North and South Korea, equal to 100 chon.
- ADB
-
- wog
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to any nonwhite person, especially a dark-skinned native of the Middle East or Southeast Asia.
- woe
-
noun,
grievous distress, affliction, or trouble:
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- wob
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ae.
-
- nr.
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NbW
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Br.
-
- WBS
-
- WbN
-
- was
-
verb,
1st and 3rd person singular pt. indicative of be.
- bad
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- 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.
- OAS
-
- BAg
-
noun,
a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- OBE
-
- BED
-
noun,
a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well.
- War
-
noun,
a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- NDE
-
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- BOD
-
noun,
body:
- be-
-
- NSA
-
- ASN
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- NWS
-
- wid
-
- Wes
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Wesley.
- ARS
-
- ob.
-
- asb
-
- wen
-
noun,
Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst.
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- OED
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- BDS
-
plural,
board.
- Wei
-
noun,
any of several dynasties that ruled in North China, especially one ruling a.d. 220–265 and one ruling a.d. 386–534.
- ASR
-
- ASW
-
- AWB
-
- awe
-
noun,
an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like:
- wee
-
adjective,
little; very small.
- OSA
-
- awn
-
noun,
a bristlelike appendage of a plant, especially on the glumes of grasses.
- OSB
-
- Web
-
noun,
something formed by or as if by weaving or interweaving.
- bd.
-
plural,
board.
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- DWI
-
- ose
-
- ea.
-
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- Eg.
-
- ESR
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- ese
-
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- SAE
-
- eo-
-
- RGB
-
- ead
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- Gr.
-
- ean
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- 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.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- SWG
-
- SWA
-
- BSA
-
- DWB
-
- So.
-
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- se-
-
- SDR
-
- SDI
-
- SDA
-
- SbW
-
- SBE
-
- SBA
-
- sb.
-
- SAW
-
noun,
a tool or device for cutting, typically a thin blade of metal with a series of sharp teeth.
- DOW
-
noun,
dhow.
- DSW
-
- gre
-
- Dr.
-
- SAR
-
- GRB
-
- DRE
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- DRG
-
- raw
-
noun,
a sore or irritated place, as on the flesh.
- DSA
-
- DSR
-
- SRO
-
- ESA
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- God
-
noun,
the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
- EEG
-
- EEO
-
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- ROI
-
- ROG
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- en-
-
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- ene
-
- gob
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- ROA
-
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- rnd
-
- RNA
-
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- REA
-
- sd.
-
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- 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.
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- EbN
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- RDS
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- RBI
-
- EBS
-
- ed.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ROW
-
noun,
a number of persons or things arranged in a line, especially a straight line:
- EdB
-
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- RDA
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Doi
-
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- Rd.
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- Gde
-
- GAW
-
noun,
a narrow, trenchlike depression, especially a furrow in the earth or a worn or thin area in cloth.
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- daw
-
noun,
jackdaw.
- Re.
-
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- 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.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- DBA
-
- sew
-
noun,
the amount of additional water necessary to float a grounded vessel.
- DBS
-
- de-
-
- DEA
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- dog
-
noun,
a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- Gad
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- DAR
-
- ier
-
- Ges
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ine
-
- BSD
-
- BSE
-
- owe
-
verb (used with object),
to be under obligation to pay or repay:
- BSN
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- BSO
-
- BWI
-
- Ged
-
noun,
any fish of the pike family.
- DBE
-
- GDR
-
- in.
-
- do.
-
- DOA
-
- DSO
-
- Geb
-
noun,
the god of the earth and the father of Osiris and Isis.
- DAB
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- DAE
-
- Dag
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- OWI
-
- own
-
Idioms,
come into one's own,
to take possession of that which is due or owed one.
to receive the recognition that one's abilities merit:
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- Gib
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- Ga.
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- 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.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- id.
-
- Ewe
-
noun,
a female sheep, especially when fully mature.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- DNA
-
- DNB
-
- DNR
-
- SED
-
- DOB
-
- GSR
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- GSA
-
- GAB
-
noun,
idle talk; chatter.
- GBE
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- ide
-
- IDB
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- 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).
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- IBN
-
- DEW
-
noun,
moisture condensed from the atmosphere, especially at night, and deposited in the form of small drops upon any cool surface.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- IAS
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- EOE
-
- di.
-
- DIB
-
verb (used without object),
to fish by letting the bait bob lightly on the water.
- ib.
-
- gi.
-
- AO
-
- 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.
- GN
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- rg
-
- GD
-
- GB
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- G.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- EW
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation expressing disgust, aversion, or the like):
- 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.
- OA
-
- RO
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- w/
-
- BG
-
- DG
-
- NI
-
- NG
-
- ND
-
- NB
-
- RN
-
- DB
-
- N.
-
- WI
-
- RI
-
- IW
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- R.
-
- IG
-
- DW
-
- D.
-
- OW
-
interjection,
(used especially as an expression of intense or sudden pain.)
- SN
-
- WB
-
- WO
-
noun,
woe.
- NW
-
- OG
-
- WG
-
- O.
-
- Eb
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- RW
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SG
-
- B-
-
- i.
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- BO
-
- BW
-
noun,
a black and white motion picture, photograph, drawing, etc.
- we
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- EI
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- DN
-
- GW
-
- 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.