Anagrams of voluntarism
Word voluntarism has
1449 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of voluntarism.
- simulator
-
noun,
a person or thing that simulates.
- insulator
-
noun,
Electricity.
a material of such low conductivity that the flow of current through it is negligible.
insulating material, often glass or porcelain, in a unit form designed so as to support a charged conductor and electrically isolate it.
- natriums
-
noun,
(formerly) sodium.
- laminous
-
adjective,
laminate; laminose.
- Romanist
-
noun,
Disparaging. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
- virtuosa
-
noun,
a female virtuoso; a woman with exceptional talent or skill, especially in music.
- muralist
-
noun,
an artist who paints murals, especially an artist associated with muralism.
- alinotum
-
noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- altruism
-
noun,
the principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others (opposed to egoism).
- varmints
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern and South Midland U.S.
vermin.
an objectionable or undesirable animal, usually predatory, as a coyote or bobcat.
- avulsion
-
noun,
a tearing away.
- 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.
- romaunts
-
noun,
a romantic tale or poem; romance.
- ultraism
-
noun,
extremism.
- simulant
-
noun,
a person or thing that simulates.
- alumino-
-
- moralist
-
noun,
a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
- voltaism
-
noun,
the branch of electrical science that deals with the production of electricity or electric currents by chemical action.
- rainouts
-
noun,
a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
- soralium
-
noun,
(in a lichen) a group of soredia.
- Luristan
-
noun,
a mountainous region in W Iran.
- solatium
-
noun,
something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
- volutins
-
noun,
basophilic nucleoprotein granules in the cytoplasm or the vacuoles of certain microorganisms.
- Solarium
-
noun,
a glass-enclosed room, porch, or the like, exposed to the sun's rays, as at a seaside hotel or for convalescents in a hospital.
- natrium
-
noun,
(formerly) sodium.
- Maurist
-
noun,
a member of the Benedictine “Congregation of St. Maur,” founded in France in 1618, distinguished for its scholarship and literary works: suppressed during the French Revolution.
- ultimas
-
noun,
the last syllable of a word.
- Latinus
-
noun,
the father of Lavinia and king of Latium at the time of the arrival of Aeneas.
- nitrous
-
adjective,
pertaining to compounds obtained from niter, usually containing less oxygen than the corresponding nitric compounds.
- Marisol
-
noun,
(Marisol Escobar) born 1930, Venezuelan artist, in U.S. since 1950.
- matrons
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- amorist
-
noun,
a person who is devoted to love and lovemaking.
- amounts
-
noun,
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- sautoir
-
noun,
a ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other.
- malison
-
noun,
a curse.
- Rantoul
-
noun,
a city in E Illinois.
- mainour
-
noun,
a stolen article found on the person of or near the thief:
- Maurois
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), (Émile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog) 1885–1967, French biographer and novelist.
- Moulins
-
noun,
a nearly vertical shaft or cavity worn in a glacier by surface water falling through a crack in the ice.
- solunar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or listing the rising and setting times of the sun and moon, phases of the moon, eclipses, etc.:
- aristo-
-
- Austro-
-
- Mistral
-
noun,
a cold, dry, northerly wind common in southern France and neighboring regions.
- mortals
-
noun,
a human being.
- morulas
-
noun,
the mass of cells resulting from the cleavage of the ovum before the formation of a blastula.
- tailors
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- Louvain
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium.
- simular
-
noun,
a person or thing that simulates; pretender.
- varmint
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern and South Midland U.S.
vermin.
an objectionable or undesirable animal, usually predatory, as a coyote or bobcat.
- unmoral
-
adjective,
neither moral nor immoral; amoral; nonmoral:
- various
-
pronoun,
Informal. several, many, or numerous ones:
- Stalino
-
noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- Manitou
-
noun,
(among the Algonquian Indians) a supernatural being that controls nature; a spirit, deity, or object that possesses supernatural power.
- 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.
- stamin-
-
- Milanov
-
noun,
Zinka [zing-kuh;; Serbo-Croatian zing-kah] /ˈzɪŋ kə;; Serbo-Croatian ˈzɪŋ kɑ/ (Show IPA), (Zinka Kunc) 1906–1989, Yugoslavian soprano, in the U.S., born in Croatia.
- latinos
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- talions
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- normals
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adjective,
conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- rialtos
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- rituals
-
noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- atriums
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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.
- travois
-
noun,
a transport device, formerly used by the Plains Indians, consisting of two poles joined by a frame and drawn by an animal.
- outmans
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verb (used with object),
to surpass in manpower.
- Martinu
-
noun,
Bohuslav [baw-hoo-slahf] /ˈbɔ hʊˌslɑf/ (Show IPA), 1890–1959, Czech composer.
- outsail
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verb (used with object),
to outdo in sailing; sail farther, more skillfully, or faster than.
- ovarium
-
noun,
ovary.
- martins
-
noun,
Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
- turmoil
-
noun,
a state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance; tumult; agitation; disquiet:
- transl.
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- Troilus
-
noun,
a warrior son of Priam, mentioned by Homer and Vergil and later represented as the lover of Cressida.
- rations
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- rainout
-
noun,
a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
- Marston
-
noun,
John, c1575–1634, English dramatist and satirical poet.
- volutin
-
noun,
basophilic nucleoprotein granules in the cytoplasm or the vacuoles of certain microorganisms.
- marlins
-
noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- vomitus
-
noun,
the act of vomiting.
- tsunami
-
noun,
an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption.
- ramtils
-
noun,
Niger seed.
- transom
-
noun,
a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it.
- Vistula
-
noun,
a river in Poland, flowing N from the Carpathian Mountains past Warsaw into the Baltic near Danzig. About 650 miles (1050 km) long.
- Osmanli
-
noun,
an Ottoman.
- torulas
-
noun,
a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.
- Novalis
-
noun,
(pen name of Friedrich von Hardenberg) 1772–1801, German poet.
- Tournai
-
noun,
a city in W Belgium, on the Scheldt River.
- urinals
-
noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- oralist
-
noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- insular
-
noun,
an inhabitant of an island; islander.
- nutrias
-
noun,
the coypu.
- virtual
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adjective,
being such in power, force, or effect, though not actually or expressly such:
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- nostrum
-
noun,
a medicine sold with false or exaggerated claims and with no demonstrable value; quack medicine.
- astrol.
-
- romaunt
-
noun,
a romantic tale or poem; romance.
- Romanus
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noun,
died a.d. 897, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 897.
- Romains
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
- oralism
-
noun,
the theory, practice, or advocacy of education for the deaf chiefly or exclusively through lipreading, training in speech production, and training of residual hearing.
- nostril
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noun,
either of the two external openings of the nose.
- tourism
-
noun,
the activity or practice of touring, especially for pleasure.
- maloti
-
noun,
plural of loti.
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- Maoris
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- sultan
-
noun,
the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- suitor
-
noun,
a man who courts or woos a woman.
- sunlit
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adjective,
lighted by the sun.
- mantis
-
noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- oilman
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- larums
-
noun,
alarum.
- torula
-
noun,
a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.
- Lamont
-
noun,
a male given name.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- trans.
-
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- Travis
-
noun,
William Barret, 1809–36, U.S. soldier: commander during the battle of the Alamo.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- triols
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- truism
-
noun,
a self-evident, obvious truth.
- Truman
-
noun,
Elizabeth Virginia Wallace ("Bess") 1885–1982, U.S. First Lady 1945–53 (wife of Harry S Truman).
- Latium
-
noun,
a country in ancient Italy, SE of Rome.
- Tolima
-
noun,
a volcano in W Colombia, in the Andes. 18,438 feet (5620 meters).
- lunars
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- Tamils
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Taoism
-
noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- lovats
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noun,
a grayish blend of colors, especially of green, used in textiles, as for plaids.
- louvar
-
noun,
a red-finned, deep-sea, tropical fish, Luvarus imperialis, having the vent at the base of the pectoral fin.
- tarso-
-
- lorans
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- tauro-
-
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Lomita
-
noun,
a town in SW California.
- Timaru
-
noun,
a seaport on the E coast of South Island, in S New Zealand.
- Timour
-
noun,
Tamerlane.
- litmus
-
noun,
a blue coloring matter obtained from certain lichens, especially Roccella tinctoria. In alkaline solution litmus turns blue, in acid solution, red: widely used as a chemical indicator.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- linums
-
noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- Marion
-
noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- mitral
-
adjective,
of or resembling a miter.
- Marist
-
noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- Nomura
-
noun,
Kichisaburo [kee-chee-sah-boo-raw] /ˈki tʃiˈsɑ buˈrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1964, Japanese diplomat.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- Salmon
-
noun,
a marine and freshwater food fish, Salmo salar, of the family Salmonidae, having pink flesh, inhabiting waters off the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America near the mouths of large rivers, which it enters to spawn.
- salvor
-
noun,
a person who salvages or helps to salvage a ship, cargo, etc.
- normal
-
noun,
the average or mean:
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- Ruston
-
noun,
a city in N Louisiana.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- Saturn
-
noun,
an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
- nitro-
-
- Nistru
-
noun,
Romanian name of Dniester.
- Savior
-
noun,
a person who saves, rescues, or delivers:
- Siloam
-
noun,
a spring and pool near Jerusalem. John 9:7.
- Silvan
-
noun,
a person dwelling in a woodland region.
- rutins
-
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.
- numis.
-
- muslin
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noun,
a cotton fabric made in various degrees of fineness and often printed, woven, or embroidered in patterns, especially a cotton fabric of plain weave, used for sheets and for a variety of other purposes.
- outran
-
verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- ramtil
-
noun,
Niger seed.
- ramson
-
noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- ramous
-
adjective,
ramose.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ravins
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- ovular
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of an ovule.
- outman
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass in manpower.
- Rustin
-
noun,
Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- ritual
-
noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- rivals
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- ostium
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a small opening or orifice, as at the end of the oviduct.
- Romans
-
noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- nutria
-
noun,
the coypu.
- Siouan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- Musial
-
noun,
Stanley Frank ("Stan the Man") 1920–2013, U.S. baseball player.
- Marius
-
noun,
Gaius, c155–86 b.c, Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
- matri-
-
- misrun
-
noun,
an incomplete casting, the metal of which has solidified prematurely.
- sovran
-
noun, adjective,
sovereign.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- Milton
-
noun,
John, 1608–74, English poet.
- maulvi
-
noun,
(in India) an expert in Islamic law: used especially as a term of respectful address among Muslims.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- matron
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- matins
-
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.
- somni-
-
- stroma
-
noun,
Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- masto-
-
- maslin
-
noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- Marvin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Struma
-
noun,
Pathology. goiter.
- Marlon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Marlin
-
noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- tumors
-
noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- somat-
-
- murals
-
noun,
a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.
- moulvi
-
noun,
maulvi.
- situla
-
noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- multi-
-
- Multan
-
noun,
a city in E central Pakistan.
- slavo-
-
- smalto
-
noun,
colored glass or similar vitreous material used in mosaic.
- mourns
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- mounts
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- moults
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- Somali
-
noun,
a member of a Hamitic population showing an admixture of Arab, black, and other ancestry, and dwelling in Somalia and adjacent regions.
- moulin
-
noun,
a nearly vertical shaft or cavity worn in a glacier by surface water falling through a crack in the ice.
- morula
-
noun,
the mass of cells resulting from the cleavage of the ovum before the formation of a blastula.
- mortal
-
noun,
a human being.
- morals
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- monial
-
noun,
a mullion.
- Molina
-
noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- molars
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- Tuinal
-
- Ransom
-
noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- iatro-
-
- astron
-
- almost
-
adverb,
very nearly; all but:
- amino-
-
- aurist
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- aniso-
-
- insoul
-
verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- urino-
-
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- instr.
-
- astro-
-
- animus
-
noun,
strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
- insula
-
noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- amnios
-
- insult
-
noun,
an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
- almous
-
noun,
alms.
- Ultima
-
noun,
the last syllable of a word.
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- 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.
- antrum
-
noun,
a cavity in a body organ, especially a bone.
- viator
-
noun,
a wayfarer; traveler.
- Umtali
-
noun,
former name of Mutare.
- alumin
-
- alumni
-
noun,
a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- ultras
-
noun,
an extremist, as in politics, religion, fashion, etc.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- inmost
-
adjective,
situated farthest within:
- vaults
-
noun,
an arched structure, usually made of stones, concrete, or bricks, forming a ceiling or roof over a hall, room, sewer, or other wholly or partially enclosed construction.
- Auriol
-
noun,
Vincent [vin-suh nt;; French van-sahn] /ˈvɪn sənt;; French vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1884–1966, French statesman: president 1947–54.
- ultra-
-
- unarms
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- V/STOL
-
- ultimo
-
adverb,
in or of the month preceding the current one:
Abbreviation: ult., ulto.
Compare instant (def 11), proximo.
- inlaut
-
noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- violas
-
noun,
a four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than the violin; a tenor or alto violin.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- urano-
-
- amours
-
noun,
a love affair.
- turion
-
noun,
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
- vomits
-
noun,
the act of vomiting.
- urinal
-
noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- invars
-
- valors
-
noun,
boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery:
- vario-
-
- urials
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- Valois
-
noun,
a member of a ruling family of France that reigned from 1328 to 1589.
- Volant
-
noun,
Also called volant piece. Armor. a reinforcing piece for the brow of a helmet.
- Volans
-
noun,
the Flying Fish, a southern constellation between Carina and Hydrus.
- vinous
-
adjective,
of, resembling, or containing wine.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- avoir.
-
- autism
-
noun,
Psychiatry. a pervasive developmental disorder of children, characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity, and emotional detachment: now considered one of the autism spectrum disorders.
- visual
-
noun,
Usually, visuals.
the picture elements, as distinguished from the sound elements, in films, television, etc.
photographs, slides, films, charts, or other visual materials, especially as used for illustration or promotion. Compare audio, video.
- amount
-
noun,
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- Valium
-
- intro.
-
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- vitrum
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) glass.
- intra-
-
- austr-
-
- vitals
-
plural noun,
those bodily organs that are essential to life, as the brain, heart, liver, lungs, and stomach.
- vinos
-
noun,
wine; specifically, red Italian wine, as chianti.
- vinas
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- mourn
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- vino-
-
- Vilas
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- Mount
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- anti-
-
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- smalt
-
noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- Sivan
-
noun,
the ninth month of the Jewish calendar.
- anim.
-
- mural
-
noun,
a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- sito-
-
- muons
-
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.
- Munro
-
noun,
Alice (Laidlaw) [leyd-law] /ˈleɪdˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
- anis-
-
- muras
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- Murat
-
noun,
Joachim [zhaw-a-keem] /ʒɔ aˈkim/ (Show IPA), 1767?–1815, French marshal: king of Naples 1808–15.
- Vilma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Wilhelmina.
- Musil
-
noun,
Robert, 1880–1942, Austrian writer.
- Sino-
-
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- vault
-
noun,
an arched structure, usually made of stones, concrete, or bricks, forming a ceiling or roof over a hall, room, sewer, or other wholly or partially enclosed construction.
- moult
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- 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.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- MNurs
-
- vaso-
-
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- varus
-
noun,
abnormal angulation of a bone or joint, with the angle pointing away from the midline.
- Soult
-
noun,
Nicolas Jean de Dieu [nee-kaw-lah zhahn duh dyœ] /ni kɔˈlɑ ʒɑ̃ də dyœ/ (Show IPA), (Duke of Dalmatia) 1769–1851, French marshal.
- miso-
-
- mirvs
-
noun,
multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle.
- Srta.
-
- solum
-
noun,
the upper part of the soil profile, which is influenced by plant roots; the A horizon and the B horizon.
- minus
-
noun,
minus sign.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- 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.
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- arvos
-
noun,
afternoon.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- smolt
-
noun,
a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Mosul
-
noun,
a city in N Iraq, on the Tigris, opposite the ruins of Nineveh.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- anvil
-
noun,
a heavy iron block with a smooth face, frequently of steel, on which metals, usually heated until soft, are hammered into desired shapes.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- Mont.
-
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- molvi
-
noun,
maulvi.
- molts
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- molas
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- molar
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- arium
-
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- simul
-
adverb,
(in prescriptions) together.
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- VISTA
-
noun,
a view or prospect, especially one seen through a long, narrow avenue or passage, as between rows of trees or houses.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- OSlav
-
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- orial
-
- 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.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- visor
-
noun,
Armor.
(on a close helmet) a piece having slits or holes for vision, situated above and pivoted with a beaver or a ventail and beaver.
a similar piece of plate having holes or slits for vision and breathing, attached to or used with any of various other helmets, as the armet, sallet, basinet, or helm.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- onium
-
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Omuta
-
noun,
a seaport on W Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- omni-
-
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- 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.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- virus
-
noun,
an ultramicroscopic (20 to 300 nm in diameter), metabolically inert, infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts, mainly bacteria, plants, and animals: composed of an RNA or DNA core, a protein coat, and, in more complex types, a surrounding envelope.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- volti
-
verb (imperative),
turn; turn over: a direction to turn the page.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- ramus
-
noun,
a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- 30-30
-
- vomit
-
noun,
the act of vomiting.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- 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.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- volts
-
noun,
the standard unit of potential difference and electromotive force in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the difference of electric potential between two points of a conductor carrying a constant current of one ampere, when the power dissipated between these points is equal to one watt. Abbreviation: V.
- 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).
- vols.
-
- rival
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- ravin
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- volar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- voila
-
interjection,
(used to express success or satisfaction). Voilà, my new winter outfit!
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- vital
-
adjective,
of or relating to life:
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- sanit
-
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- viral
-
Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- viols
-
noun,
a bowed musical instrument, differing from the violin in having deeper ribs, sloping shoulders, a greater number of strings, usually six, and frets: common in the 16th and 17th centuries in various sizes from the treble viol to the bass viol.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- nival
-
adjective,
of or growing in snow:
- Viola
-
noun,
a four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than the violin; a tenor or alto violin.
- nitr-
-
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- savin
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus sabina, of Europe and Asia.
- amour
-
noun,
a love affair.
- savor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.
- naut.
-
- vinum
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a solution of a medicinal substance in wine.
- natl.
-
- Silva
-
noun,
the forest trees of a particular area.
- naso-
-
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- Namur
-
noun,
a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- amin-
-
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- viron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- rumal
-
noun,
a kerchief worn as a headdress by men in India.
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- alti-
-
- alto-
-
- Nurmi
-
noun,
Paavo Johannes [pah-vaw yaw-hahn-nes] /ˈpɑ vɔ ˈyɔ hɑn nɛs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, Finnish athlete.
- nurls
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- virtu
-
noun,
excellence or merit in objects of art, curios, and the like.
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- 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.
- alum.
-
- virls
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- Novia
-
noun,
a fiancée or bride.
- novas
-
noun,
a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- notum
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Salvo
-
noun,
a simultaneous or successive discharge of artillery, bombs, etc.
- alums
-
noun,
Also called potash alum, potassium alum. a crystalline solid, aluminum potassium sulfate, K 2 SO 4 ⋅Al 2 (SO 4) 3 ⋅24H 2 O, used in medicine as an astringent and styptic, in dyeing and tanning, and in many technical processes.
- Alvin
-
noun,
a town in S Texas.
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- vari-
-
- loams
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- uran-
-
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- Univ.
-
- Unit.
-
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- 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).
- Lotus
-
noun,
a plant believed to be a jujube or elm, referred to in Greek legend as yielding a fruit that induced a state of dreamy and contented forgetfulness in those who ate it.
- tious
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- unarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- Linum
-
noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- lunts
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- Aust.
-
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Luton
-
noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- auto.
-
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- lunar
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- aviso
-
noun,
a boat used especially for carrying dispatches; dispatch boat.
- lovat
-
noun,
a grayish blend of colors, especially of green, used in textiles, as for plaids.
- louts
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- lours
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Tours
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- intr.
-
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Ital.
-
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- Invar
-
- inst.
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- Islam
-
noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- 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.
- invt.
-
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- Iran.
-
- tumor
-
noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- Lamus
-
noun,
a son of Hercules and Omphale.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- limos
-
noun,
a limousine.
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Liman
-
noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- Lamut
-
noun,
Even.
- tonia
-
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- larum
-
noun,
alarum.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- insol
-
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- surv.
-
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- ation
-
- strum
-
noun,
the act of strumming.
- vairs
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- Marut
-
noun,
any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- vails
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- marls
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- mast-
-
- atmo-
-
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- USLTA
-
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Manus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- astr.
-
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Vanir
-
noun,
a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
- Milos
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- Mavis
-
noun,
a song thrush.
- valor
-
noun,
boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery:
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- mauls
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Matsu
-
noun,
a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- matr-
-
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- 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.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Urmia
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- Suomi
-
noun,
Finnish name of Finland.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- aulos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- sural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the calf of the leg.
- 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.
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- uria
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- val.
-
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- RNAS
-
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- vas-
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Vat.
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- VAST
-
noun,
Literary. an immense or boundless expanse or space.
- RONA
-
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- ulto
-
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- visa
-
noun,
an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- 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.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- Soni
-
- slum
-
noun,
Often, slums. a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rom.
-
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- Suva
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Fiji, on Viti Levu island.
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- trav
-
- tuis
-
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.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- vars
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- volt
-
noun,
the standard unit of potential difference and electromotive force in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the difference of electric potential between two points of a conductor carrying a constant current of one ampere, when the power dissipated between these points is equal to one watt. Abbreviation: V.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- tron
-
- var.
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- VTOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane capable of taking off and landing vertically, having forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- 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.
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- riv.
-
- 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.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- str.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- tri-
-
- Sra.
-
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Vito
-
noun,
a male given name.
- SRAM
-
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- VLSI
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- tRNA
-
- vims
-
noun,
lively or energetic spirit; enthusiasm; vitality.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- 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.
- 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.
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Sat.
-
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- Sumo
-
noun,
a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- tavs
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- USMA
-
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- Saml
-
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- USNA
-
- taur
-
- USIA
-
- uni-
-
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Vins
-
noun,
wine.
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Tasm
-
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- 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.
- USAR
-
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- viol
-
noun,
a bowed musical instrument, differing from the violin in having deeper ribs, sloping shoulders, a greater number of strings, usually six, and frets: common in the 16th and 17th centuries in various sizes from the treble viol to the bass viol.
- saur
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Vina
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- Rus.
-
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- soln
-
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- vin-
-
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- vil.
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- vatu
-
noun,
a nickel-brass coin and monetary unit of Vanuatu.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- Sam.
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tion
-
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- uro-
-
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Sol.
-
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- sur-
-
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- Slav
-
noun,
one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs) the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs) and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs)
- 1080
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- 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.
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- luvs
-
noun,
love.
- 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.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- mal-
-
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- MALS
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Man.
-
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Mar.
-
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- lit.
-
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- 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.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- MNAS
-
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- mol.
-
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- mis-
-
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- Mon.
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- MIRV
-
noun,
multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- mil.
-
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Marv
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Marvin.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- maul
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- 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.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- MILR
-
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- min.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- 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.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- mRNA
-
- Arm.
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ano-
-
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- ANTU
-
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- ARIS
-
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- 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.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- art.
-
- Arvo
-
noun,
afternoon.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASTM
-
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- atm.
-
- amus
-
- amt.
-
- 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:
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Alis
-
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- alt.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- AMLS
-
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- 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.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- itol
-
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Ivor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lam.
-
- Lani
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lat.
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- lavs
-
noun,
lavatory.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- iso-
-
- 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.
- ator
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- aur-
-
- Aus.
-
- aut-
-
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- avn.
-
- Avon
-
noun,
a river in central England, flowing SE past Stratford-on-Avon to the Severn. 96 miles (155 km) long.
- avos
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- ins.
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- int.
-
- intl
-
- 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.
- inv.
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ious
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- mout
-
- Vul.
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- nav.
-
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- 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.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- out-
-
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- 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.
- Oval
-
noun,
an object of oval shape.
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- NIRA
-
- NTIA
-
- ovum
-
noun,
Cell Biology.
the female reproductive cell or gamete of animals, which is capable of developing, usually only after fertilization, into a new individual.
the female reproductive cell or gamete of plants.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- nos-
-
- not-
-
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Ont.
-
- Nor.
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- nom.
-
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- Nov.
-
- Nova
-
noun,
a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
- Novi
-
noun,
a town in SE Michigan.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- ovi-
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- mult
-
- mun.
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- muon
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- mus.
-
- IRO
-
- a-v
-
- Avi
-
- Tu.
-
- ONI
-
- 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.
- IOT
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- OIt
-
- Avo
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- IRL
-
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- OIr
-
- IRS
-
- TSI
-
- UAR
-
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Isl
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- ISR
-
- Tro
-
- ist
-
- ISV
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- ur-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- USA
-
- UMT
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- IOU
-
- Ir.
-
- ult
-
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- 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.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ior
-
- in.
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- ILS
-
- ILO
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Om.
-
- Ola
-
- il-
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- IAS
-
- 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 = .
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- TVA
-
- UIT
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- UAM
-
- ITU
-
- UNO
-
- uns
-
- ial
-
- vs.
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- ALU
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ALM
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- RMA
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- AMS
-
- Ova
-
noun,
plural of ovum.
- AMU
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ov-
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- 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.
- VLA
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- an.
-
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- VTO
-
- Vt.
-
- VRM
-
- VOR
-
- Von
-
preposition,
from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility):
- Am.
-
- al.
-
- Ar.
-
- vo.
-
- av.
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- vol
-
- 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.
- VOA
-
- vim
-
noun,
lively or energetic spirit; enthusiasm; vitality.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- uts
-
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.
- at.
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- ROI
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Va.
-
- uva
-
noun,
ultraviolet light with a relatively long wavelength, able to penetrate the deep layers of the skin.
- uti
-
- ASU
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- USV
-
- USR
-
- USO
-
- USN
-
- USM
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ATV
-
- ASV
-
- Orv
-
- 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.
- ARS
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- aor
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- AOU
-
- OTS
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RNA
-
- OTA
-
- ARU
-
- ast
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- ROA
-
- ASI
-
- ot-
-
- ASM
-
- ASN
-
- VAN
-
noun,
the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASR
-
- ITA
-
- RSV
-
- OAU
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- Mao
-
- 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.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- STV
-
- NIA
-
- NMR
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- 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.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- STM
-
- NMI
-
- NMU
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- luv
-
noun,
love.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- LSM
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- SAR
-
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- lv.
-
- SVR
-
- TAL
-
- ITV
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mo.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSL
-
- 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.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- STL
-
- STI
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- MST
-
- MTV
-
- MTS
-
- MTO
-
- mtn
-
- SNU
-
- MOR
-
- MTI
-
- Mt.
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MOI
-
- MSN
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- SLR
-
- MSI
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- MRI
-
- SMA
-
- SLA
-
- 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.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- Sr.
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- MIT
-
- 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.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ml.
-
- MLA
-
- MLR
-
- MLS
-
- MNA
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- MNS
-
- LSI
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- tlo
-
- tlr
-
- rt.
-
- RTS
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- tra
-
- TMO
-
- tr.
-
- TMV
-
- So.
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- SRO
-
- NUL
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- OAS
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- LIM
-
- 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.
- NUM
-
- 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.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- OSA
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- Lt.
-
- Rs.
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- IUS
-
- 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.
- nr.
-
- TIA
-
- RSA
-
- ium
-
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- LON
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- LMT
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- La.
-
- MSA
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- NRA
-
- NSA
-
- NSU
-
- VN
-
- AO
-
- O.
-
- L1
-
- OA
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L2
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- VU
-
- ol
-
- RN
-
- L.
-
- MN
-
- VM
-
- 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.
- 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.
- SN
-
- 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.
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- RU
-
- VL
-
- UI
-
- RI
-
- i.
-
- NL
-
- NM
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- SV
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- LM
-
- TM
-
- VR
-
- VI
-
- V.
-
- M.
-
- ln
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- 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.
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TL
-
- RO
-
- NV
-
- LR
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- R.
-
- U.
-
- MV
-
- N.
-
- UV
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NI
-
- UL
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- RV
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SL
-
- SM
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- TN
-
- SU
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .