Anagrams of tambourin
Word tambourin has
617 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of tambourin.
- Minotaur
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a monster, the offspring of Pasiphaë and the Cretan bull, that had the head of a bull on the body of a man: housed in the Cretan Labyrinth, it was fed on human flesh until Theseus, helped by Ariadne, killed it.
- tinamou
-
noun,
any of several birds of the family Tinamidae, of South and Central America, related to the ratite birds but superficially resembling the gallinaceous birds.
- taborin
-
noun,
a small tabor.
- romaunt
-
noun,
a romantic tale or poem; romance.
- tambour
-
noun,
Music. a drum.
- Umbrian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Umbria.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Manitou
-
noun,
(among the Algonquian Indians) a supernatural being that controls nature; a spirit, deity, or object that possesses supernatural power.
- natrium
-
noun,
(formerly) sodium.
- mainour
-
noun,
a stolen article found on the person of or near the thief:
- Martinu
-
noun,
Bohuslav [baw-hoo-slahf] /ˈbɔ hʊˌslɑf/ (Show IPA), 1890–1959, Czech composer.
- Tournai
-
noun,
a city in W Belgium, on the Scheldt River.
- rainout
-
noun,
a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
- birota
-
noun,
a two-wheeled cart, usually drawn by three mules, used for transporting commercial goods and one or two passengers.
- amount
-
noun,
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- iatro-
-
- Timaru
-
noun,
a seaport on the E coast of South Island, in S New Zealand.
- barium
-
noun,
a whitish, malleable, active, divalent, metallic element, occurring in combination chiefly as barite or as witherite. Symbol: Ba; atomic weight: 137.34; atomic number: 56; specific gravity: 3.5 at 20°C.
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- intomb
-
verb (used with object),
entomb.
- antrum
-
noun,
a cavity in a body organ, especially a bone.
- atrium
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- intra-
-
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- Truman
-
noun,
Elizabeth Virginia Wallace ("Bess") 1885–1982, U.S. First Lady 1945–53 (wife of Harry S Truman).
- intro.
-
- Umbria
-
noun,
an ancient district in central and N Italy.
- tanbur
-
noun,
tambura.
- Tubman
-
noun,
a barrister in the Court of Exchequer who had precedence in motions over every other barrister except the postman.
- Batumi
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Adzharistan, in the SW Georgian Republic, on the Black Sea.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- Barnum
-
noun,
P(hineas) T(aylor) 1810–91, U.S. showman who established a circus in 1871.
- tauro-
-
- Barton
-
noun,
Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
- nitro-
-
- tobira
-
noun,
a shrub, Pittosporum tobira, of China and Japan, having leathery leaves, fragrant, greenish-white flower clusters, densely hairy fruit, and lemon-scented foliage.
- amino-
-
- turbo-
-
- Marion
-
noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- Briton
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England.
- urino-
-
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- outran
-
verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- outman
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass in manpower.
- Timour
-
noun,
Tamerlane.
- urano-
-
- tribo-
-
- Bruant
-
noun,
Libéral [lee-bey-ral] /li beɪˈral/ (Show IPA), c1635–1697, French architect.
- Borman
-
noun,
Frank, born 1928, U.S. astronaut.
- U-boat
-
noun,
a German submarine.
- turban
-
noun,
a man's headdress worn chiefly by Muslims in southern Asia, consisting of a long cloth of silk, linen, cotton, etc., wound either about a cap or directly around the head.
- Bonita
-
noun,
a female given name.
- obtain
-
verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- Nomura
-
noun,
Kichisaburo [kee-chee-sah-boo-raw] /ˈki tʃiˈsɑ buˈrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1964, Japanese diplomat.
- Burton
-
noun,
any of various small tackles for use on shipboard.
- barit.
-
- Burman
-
noun,
a member of the dominant ethnic group of Burma, living mainly in the lowlands of the Irrawaddy and Chindwin River drainages and the S panhandle.
- matron
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- numbat
-
noun,
banded anteater.
- matri-
-
- nutria
-
noun,
the coypu.
- Buriat
-
noun,
Buryat.
- turion
-
noun,
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
- rubato
-
noun,
a rubato phrase or passage.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- tonia
-
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Buran
-
noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- Braun
-
noun,
Eva [ee-vuh;; German ey-vah] /ˈi və;; German ˈeɪ vɑ/ (Show IPA), 1912–45, mistress of Adolf Hitler.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Brit.
-
- brom-
-
- Broun
-
noun,
(Matthew) Heywood (Campbell) 1888–1939, U.S. journalist, essayist, and novelist.
- Bruin
-
noun,
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
- bruit
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. any generally abnormal sound or murmur heard on auscultation.
- Bruno
-
noun,
Giordano [jawr-dah-naw] /dʒɔrˈdɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1548?–1600, Italian philosopher.
- brunt
-
noun,
the main force or impact, as of an attack or blow:
- burin
-
noun,
a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
- Tobin
-
noun,
James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
- Burma
-
noun,
a republic in SE Asia, on the Bay of Bengal. 261,789 sq. mi. (678,034 sq. km). Capital: Yangon.
- burnt
-
noun,
a burned place or area:
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- intr.
-
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- Iran.
-
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Tibur
-
noun,
ancient name of Tivoli.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- nitr-
-
- rumba
-
noun,
a dance, Cuban in origin and complex in rhythm.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- notum
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Nubia
-
noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- Nurmi
-
noun,
Paavo Johannes [pah-vaw yaw-hahn-nes] /ˈpɑ vɔ ˈyɔ hɑn nɛs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, Finnish athlete.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- OBrit
-
- omni-
-
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- Omuta
-
noun,
a seaport on W Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- onium
-
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- orbit
-
noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- 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.
- rabot
-
noun,
a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- naut.
-
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- Marut
-
noun,
any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- matr-
-
- mbira
-
noun,
a musical instrument of Africa usually made out of a gourd that serves as a resonating box, to which vibrating metal or wooden strips are attached for plucking.
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- 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.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- Mont.
-
- Mount
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- mourn
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- Munro
-
noun,
Alice (Laidlaw) [leyd-law] /ˈleɪdˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
- tambo
-
noun,
Mr. Tambo.
- Murat
-
noun,
Joachim [zhaw-a-keem] /ʒɔ aˈkim/ (Show IPA), 1767?–1815, French marshal: king of Naples 1808–15.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Tabor
-
noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- Namur
-
noun,
a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
- Brant
-
noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- Rambo
-
noun,
a fanatically militant or violently aggressive person.
- Ambon
-
noun,
ambo.
- unbar
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- boart
-
noun,
bort.
- Umbra
-
noun,
shade; shadow.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- auto.
-
- baro-
-
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- anti-
-
- Biota
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- Unit.
-
- tumor
-
noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- biont
-
- ambi-
-
- 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.
- anim.
-
- Bantu
-
noun,
a member of any of several peoples forming a linguistically and in some respects culturally interrelated family in central and southern Africa.
- tubi-
-
- ambit
-
noun,
circumference; circuit.
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- Baton
-
noun,
Music. a wand used by a conductor.
- amour
-
noun,
a love affair.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- unarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- Bart.
-
- Baron
-
noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- amin-
-
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- arium
-
- uran-
-
- 30-30
-
- Urban
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 222–230.
- ation
-
- atmo-
-
- Bourn
-
noun,
burn2 .
- Bornu
-
noun,
a former sultanate in Africa, SW of Lake Chad: now largely a province in Nigeria.
- Bouar
-
noun,
a city in the W Central African Republic.
- about
-
adverb,
near in time, number, degree, etc.; approximately:
- Urmia
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- abort
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- Mon.
-
- tab.
-
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- amt.
-
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Bram
-
noun,
a male given name.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- taur
-
- umbo
-
noun,
a boss on a shield, as one at the center of a circular shield.
- NIRA
-
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- tabu
-
noun,
a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice:
Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- mout
-
- Arm.
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- mun.
-
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- ANTU
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- muon
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- ant.
-
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ano-
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- mRNA
-
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- tRNA
-
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- rit.
-
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- abr.
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ont.
-
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Abiu
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Abihu.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- out-
-
- uria
-
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- RIBA
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- uro-
-
- 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).
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- abut
-
verb (used with object),
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nom.
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Moab
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of the Dead Sea, in what is now Jordan.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- ambo
-
noun,
(in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- NRAB
-
- NTIA
-
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- RONA
-
- numb
-
adjective,
deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move:
- uni-
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rom.
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- obit
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- art.
-
- 1080
-
- int.
-
- Burt
-
noun,
William Austin, 1792–1858, U.S. surveyor and inventor.
- but-
-
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- iamb
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- Tuba
-
noun,
Music.
a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range.
an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power.
an ancient Roman trumpet.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- bio-
-
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- bin-
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Baum
-
noun,
L(yman) Frank [lahy-muh n] /ˈlaɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1856–1919, U.S. journalist, playwright, and author of children's books.
- tomb
-
noun,
an excavation in earth or rock for the burial of a corpse; grave.
- IRBM
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- 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.
- Tob.
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tron
-
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- bort
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- bout
-
noun,
a contest or trial of strength, as of boxing.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- boun
-
verb (used with or without object),
to prepare; make ready.
- brim
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- bota
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- bot.
-
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- Boma
-
noun,
a city in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Zaire (Congo) River.
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- bor.
-
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- Brut
-
noun,
any of a number of partly legendary, partly historical chronicles dealing with early English history, written during the Middle Ages and usually beginning with Brutus, the mythic and eponymous ancestor of the country.
- TRIB
-
- tri-
-
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Buna
-
- bunt
-
noun,
a push with the head or horns; butt.
- Bur.
-
- Bomu
-
noun,
a river in central Africa, forming part of the boundary between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic, flowing N and W into the Uele River to form the Ubangi River. About 500 miles (805 km) long.
- Buri
-
noun,
the first of the gods, revealed when the cow Audhumla licked away the salty ice that covered him.
- tion
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- aut-
-
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- aur-
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- Mar.
-
- ator
-
- min.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- atm.
-
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Man.
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- bar.
-
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- barm
-
noun,
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- RBI
-
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- Tro
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- TNB
-
- TMO
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- rt.
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- TIA
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- TBO
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Tbi
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Tu.
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- ROI
-
- UNO
-
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- tub
-
noun,
a bathtub.
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- ROA
-
- UAM
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- RNA
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- ur-
-
- UAR
-
- UMT
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- UIT
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- TBA
-
- Mt.
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- io-
-
- in.
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- IBN
-
- ib.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- ITU
-
- 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 = .
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- bun
-
noun,
any of a wide variety of variously shaped bread rolls, usually leavened and slightly sweetened or plain, sometimes containing spices, dried currants, etc.
- bu.
-
- Bt.
-
- BRT
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- BRM
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ior
-
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
-
- MBO
-
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- Mao
-
- Mab
-
noun,
Queen Mab.
- Mo.
-
- IOT
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- ium
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ITA
-
- IRO
-
- Ir.
-
- IOU
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- AMU
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Amb
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- abt
-
- aor
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- abn
-
- ABM
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- ab-
-
- Am.
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- AOU
-
- Bn.
-
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- BMT
-
- BMR
-
- BMI
-
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- bi-
-
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- BAM
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- 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.
-
- BTU
-
noun,
the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound (0.4 kg) of water 1°F. Abbreviation: Btu, BTU, B.t.u., B.T.U., B.th.u.
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- ATB
-
- at.
-
- ARU
-
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- uti
-
- nub
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- OAU
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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.
- ob.
-
- NUM
-
- NRA
-
- OIr
-
- MIT
-
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- NMU
-
- NMR
-
- NMI
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- OIt
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- ot-
-
- RMA
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- OTB
-
- OTA
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Om.
-
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OMB
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- nr.
-
- NIA
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- MOR
-
- mob
-
noun,
a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- MTI
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- MOI
-
- MNA
-
- MRI
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- MTO
-
- mtn
-
- NBA
-
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- MB
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- TM
-
- R.
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AO
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- RI
-
- 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.
- MN
-
- RN
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- 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.
- M.
-
- UB
-
- TN
-
- O.
-
- t.
-
- TB
-
- NM
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- RU
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NI
-
- NB
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- RO
-
- OA
-
- N.
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- BO
-
- BM
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- U.
-
- B-
-
- i.
-
- UI
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.