Anagrams of abstraction
Word abstraction has
1146 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of abstraction.
- tractions
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- abattoirs
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noun,
a slaughterhouse.
- cat-train
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noun,
a train of sleds and other vehicles mounted on runners, the whole procession drawn by a tractor with caterpillar treads.
- botanicas
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noun,
a shop specializing in herbs, spiritual items, etc.
- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- contrib.
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- Brattain
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noun,
Walter Houser [hou-zer] /ˈhaʊ zər/ (Show IPA), 1902–1987, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1956.
- raincoat
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noun,
a waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.
- taborins
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noun,
a small tabor.
- abrasion
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noun,
a scraped spot or area; the result of rubbing or abrading:
- ricottas
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- arcanist
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noun,
a person professing special secret knowledge concerning ceramics, especially concerning the making of porcelain.
- corbinas
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noun,
a game fish, Menticirrhus undulatus, of the croaker family, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
- abstract
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noun,
a summary of a text, scientific article, document, speech, etc.; epitome.
- abstrict
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verb (used without object),
to undergo abstriction.
- Ratisbon
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noun,
Regensburg.
- transact
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verb (used with object),
to carry on or conduct (business, negotiations, activities, etc.) to a conclusion or settlement. Synonyms: enact, conclude, settle, manage, negotiate.
- strontia
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noun,
Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
- contrast
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noun,
the act of contrasting; the state of being contrasted.
- abattoir
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noun,
a slaughterhouse.
- arnattos
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noun,
annatto (def 2).
- Croatian
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noun,
a Croat.
- botanica
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noun,
a shop specializing in herbs, spiritual items, etc.
- oscitant
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adjective,
yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- catboats
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noun,
a boat having one mast set well forward with a single large sail.
- carotins
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noun,
carotene.
- ocarinas
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noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- botanist
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noun,
a specialist in botany.
- tactions
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noun,
touch; contact.
- cantoris
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adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- airboats
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noun,
Also called swamp boat. a small open boat having a very shallow draft and driven by a caged airplane propeller mounted above the rear transom, capable of traveling at relatively high speeds through shallow water, swamps, etc.
- traction
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- castrato
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noun,
a male singer, especially in the 18th century, castrated before puberty to prevent his soprano or contralto voice range from changing.
- attrib.
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- station
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noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- Sarcina
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noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- Tarasco
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noun,
Tarascan.
- corbans
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noun,
a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- Croatia
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noun,
a republic in SE Europe: includes the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia; formerly a part of Yugoslavia. 21,835 sq. mi. (56,555 sq. km) Capital: Zagreb.
- corbina
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noun,
a game fish, Menticirrhus undulatus, of the croaker family, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
- antiars
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noun,
the upas tree.
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- satanic
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adjective,
of Satan.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- attorns
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verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- cranio-
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- cratons
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- astatic
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adjective,
unstable; unsteady.
- Britton
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noun,
Nathaniel Lord, 1859–1934, U.S. botanist.
- contras
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- tartans
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noun,
a woolen or worsted cloth woven with stripes of different colors and widths crossing at right angles, worn chiefly by the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own distinctive plaid.
- carinas
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- caritas
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noun,
charity.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- Sinatra
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noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- astrict
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verb (used with object),
to bind fast; constrain.
- artisan
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noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- cabrito
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noun,
the meat of a young goat.
- catboat
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noun,
a boat having one mast set well forward with a single large sail.
- Sno-Cat
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- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- arnicas
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- contra-
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- arnatto
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noun,
annatto (def 2).
- aristo-
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- Sorbian
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noun,
Also called Lusatian, Wendish. a Slavic language spoken by an isolated group in E Germany.
- cistron
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- citrons
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- obtains
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verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- Sabrina
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noun,
a female given name: from the Latin word for the river Severn.
- constr.
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- attains
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verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- Arabist
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noun,
a person who specializes in or studies the Arabic language or Arab culture.
- Taranto
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noun,
Ancient Tarentum. a fortified seaport in SE Italy, on the Gulf of Taranto: founded by the Greeks in the 8th century b.c.; naval base.
- anattos
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noun,
annatto.
- borasca
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noun,
(especially in the Mediterranean) a squall, usually accompanied by thunder and lightning.
- Tristan
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noun,
a male given name, form of Tristram.
- acrasin
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noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- Transit
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noun,
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- Tabasco
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noun,
a state in SE Mexico, on the Gulf of Campeche. 9783 sq. mi. (25,338 sq. km). Capital: Villahermosa.
- rattans
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noun,
Also called rattan palm. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera.
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- abstain
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verb (used without object),
to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually followed by from):
- Trianta
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noun,
Trianda.
- taborin
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noun,
a small tabor.
- natator
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noun,
a swimmer.
- tricots
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noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- taction
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noun,
touch; contact.
- acrobat
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noun,
a skilled performer of gymnastic feats, as walking on a tightrope or swinging on a trapeze.
- abacist
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noun,
a person skilled in using an abacus.
- rabatos
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noun,
a wide, stiff collar of the 17th century, worn flat over the shoulders or open in front and standing at the back.
- Aaronic
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adjective,
of or relating to Aaron.
- Batista
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noun,
Fulgencio [fool-hen-syaw] /fulˈhɛn syɔ/ (Show IPA), (Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar) 1901–73, Cuban military leader: dictator of Cuba 1934–40; president 1940–44, 1952–59.
- tritons
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noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- bastion
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noun,
Fortification. a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work.
- Bastian
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noun,
Adolf [ah-dawlf] /ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1826–1905, German anthropologist.
- Barinas
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noun,
a city in W Venezuela.
- octants
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noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- tsarina
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noun,
czarina.
- ocarina
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noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- rattons
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noun,
a rat.
- bistort
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noun,
Also called snakeweed. a European plant, Polygonum bistorta, of the buckwheat family, having a twisted root, which is sometimes used as an astringent.
- airboat
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noun,
Also called swamp boat. a small open boat having a very shallow draft and driven by a caged airplane propeller mounted above the rear transom, capable of traveling at relatively high speeds through shallow water, swamps, etc.
- Toscana
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noun,
Italian name of Tuscany.
- bonitas
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noun,
a female given name.
- tantras
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noun,
(italics) Hinduism. any of several books of esoteric doctrine regarding rituals, disciplines, meditation, etc., composed in the form of dialogues between Shiva and his Shakti; Agama.
- bonacis
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noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- strato-
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- sabaton
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noun,
a foot defense of mail or of a number of lames with solid toe and heel pieces.
- 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.
- ricotta
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- actino-
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- strati-
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- Bactria
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noun,
an ancient country in W Asia, between the Oxus River and the Hindu Kush Mountains. Capital: Bactra.
- Cantab
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- strata
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noun,
a plural of stratum.
- bonsai
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noun,
a tree or shrub that has been dwarfed, as by pruning the roots and pinching, and is grown in a pot or other container and trained to produce a desired shape or effect.
- Cairns
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noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- cabots
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noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- strict
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adjective,
characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
- Strait
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noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- cantar
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noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- Bosnia
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noun,
a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Bastia
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noun,
a seaport on the NE coast of Corsica: the former capital of Corsica.
- Strabo
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noun,
63? b.c.–a.d. 21? Greek geographer and historian.
- basion
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noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- tainos
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Cantos
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noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- carats
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noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- carbon
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noun,
Chemistry. a widely distributed element that forms organic compounds in combination with hydrogen, oxygen, etc., and that occurs in a pure state as diamond and graphite, and in an impure state as charcoal. Symbol: C; atomic weight: 12.011; atomic number: 6; specific gravity: (of diamond) 3.51 at 20°C; (of graphite) 2.26 at 20°C.
- carbo-
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- Cantor
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noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- sonata
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noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- Bonita
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noun,
a female given name.
- biotas
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noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- static
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noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- brants
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noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- bistro
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noun,
a small, modest, European-style restaurant or café.
- bonaci
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noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- Briton
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England.
- britts
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noun,
a turbot of northeastern Atlantic seas.
- Strain
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- birota
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noun,
a two-wheeled cart, usually drawn by three mules, used for transporting commercial goods and one or two passengers.
- stator
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noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- Bianca
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noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “white.”.
- broncs
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noun,
bronco:
- brains
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- Stacia
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noun,
a female given name.
- tabors
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noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- Sorata
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
- bracts
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noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- Bicorn
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noun,
bicorne.
- Bianco
-
noun,
Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
- boarts
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noun,
bort.
- scarab
-
noun,
any scarabaeid beetle, especially Scarabaeus sacer, regarded as sacred by the ancient Egyptians.
- Carian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- intra-
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- Itasca
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noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- riatas
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noun,
a lariat.
- isotac
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noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- isobar
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noun,
Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- intros
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noun,
an introduction.
- intro.
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- intact
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adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- Rattan
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noun,
Also called rattan palm. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera.
- instr.
-
- instar
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- Sabina
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “a Sabine woman.”.
- iatro-
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- sabora
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noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Babylonia during the 6th century a.d., whose editing of the work of the Babylonian amoraim constituted the final stage in the preparation of the Babylonian Gemara.
- ratton
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noun,
a rat.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- sancta
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- rabato
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noun,
a wide, stiff collar of the 17th century, worn flat over the shoulders or open in front and standing at the back.
- Octans
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noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- octant
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- orbits
-
noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- noctis
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adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- nocti-
-
- ottars
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noun,
attar (def 1).
- nitro-
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- ratans
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noun,
rattan.
- rabats
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noun,
a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
- racist
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noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- racons
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noun,
radar beacon.
- nastic
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adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- NASCAR
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noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- narcos
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noun,
narc.
- narco-
-
- sacro-
-
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Caribs
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noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- Castro
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noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- Scotia
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noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- C-bias
-
noun,
grid bias.
- Catton
-
noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- Scotti
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- cation
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Catano
-
noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- Castor
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noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- scato-
-
- casita
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noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- carobs
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- COSTAR
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noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- sarco-
-
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- cottas
-
noun,
a surplice.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- Barsac
-
noun,
a village and winegrowing district in Gironde, in SW France.
- Corbin
-
noun,
Margaret (Cochran) 1751–1800, American Revolutionary military heroine.
- corban
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noun,
a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- contr.
-
- cobras
-
noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- cobias
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- coatis
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noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Barton
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noun,
Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
- obtain
-
verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- aortas
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- Arabic
-
noun,
a Semitic language that developed out of the language of the Arabians of the time of Muhammad, now spoken in countries of the Middle East and North Africa. Abbreviation: Ar.
- tinct.
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- bancos
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noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- actins
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noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- attars
-
noun,
Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
- tricot
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noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- aborts
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- tobira
-
noun,
a shrub, Pittosporum tobira, of China and Japan, having leathery leaves, fragrant, greenish-white flower clusters, densely hairy fruit, and lemon-scented foliage.
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- tribo-
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- Attica
-
noun,
a region in SE Greece, surrounding Athens: under Athenian rule in ancient times.
- Arabis
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Arabis, including the rock cresses.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- Tantra
-
noun,
(italics) Hinduism. any of several books of esoteric doctrine regarding rituals, disciplines, meditation, etc., composed in the form of dialogues between Shiva and his Shakti; Agama.
- bairns
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- tarots
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- Bactra
-
noun,
ancient name of Balkh.
- bacons
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- attorn
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- tatars
-
noun,
a member of a modern Turkic people living in the Tatar Autonomous Republic and adjacent regions of eastern European Russia and in widely scattered communities in western Siberia and central Asia.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- astro-
-
- astron
-
- trans.
-
- actin-
-
- tincts
-
noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- abatis
-
noun,
an obstacle or barricade of trees with bent or sharpened branches directed toward an enemy.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- anatto
-
noun,
annatto.
- tarso-
-
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- barit.
-
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- 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.
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- Aintab
-
noun,
former name of Gaziantep.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- barcas
-
noun,
an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- Banias
-
noun,
banyan (def 2).
- Tobias
-
noun,
the son of Tobit.
- Tartan
-
noun,
a woolen or worsted cloth woven with stripes of different colors and widths crossing at right angles, worn chiefly by the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own distinctive plaid.
- attain
-
verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- aniso-
-
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- sanit
-
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- anis-
-
- anoas
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- sarc-
-
- 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.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- crit.
-
- Baron
-
noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scat-
-
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Cobra
-
noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- Scot.
-
- Bart.
-
- Tobin
-
noun,
James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
- anti-
-
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- 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.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- tonia
-
- Sabra
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a person born in Israel.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Arab.
-
- Tobit
-
noun,
a book of the Apocrypha.
- cont.
-
- Const
-
- Cons.
-
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- anat.
-
- inst.
-
- sabot
-
noun,
a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- Abaco
-
noun,
two islands (Great Abaco and Little Abaco) in the N Bahamas. 776 sq. mi. (2010 sq. km).
- nitr-
-
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Rabin
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- rabot
-
noun,
a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- noct-
-
- Natta
-
noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1903–79, Italian chemist and engineer: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1963.
- 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).
- abort
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- naso-
-
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- abrin
-
noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- Rabat
-
noun,
a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- 30-30
-
- OBrit
-
- obits
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- octa-
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- 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.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- orbit
-
noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- 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.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- torts
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- toti-
-
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- actos
-
- intr.
-
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- 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.
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- incr.
-
- 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.
- incor
-
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- 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.
- icons
-
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- acro-
-
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- Nabis
-
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- abstr
-
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- 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.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Iran.
-
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- cobia
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- bract
-
noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- botts
-
noun,
bot2 .
- botas
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- 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.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- atto-
-
- borts
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- Boris
-
noun,
a male given name.
- boric
-
adjective,
of or containing boron; boracic.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- boras
-
noun,
a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
- Bacon
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- bact.
-
- brain
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- Britt
-
noun,
a turbot of northeastern Atlantic seas.
- ation
-
- Srta.
-
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- bronc
-
noun,
bronco:
- atria
-
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.
- brits
-
noun,
the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales.
- Brans
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Brit.
-
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- brios
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- stat.
-
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- attar
-
noun,
Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- Brant
-
noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- boats
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- batts
-
noun,
a sheet of matted cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers.
- Barca
-
noun,
an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- Baton
-
noun,
Music. a wand used by a conductor.
- Batna
-
noun,
a city in NE Algeria.
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- basta
-
interjection,
enough; stop.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Basra
-
noun,
a port in SE Iraq, N of the Persian Gulf.
- bason
-
noun,
a basin.
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- BASIC
-
noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- baro-
-
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- bitts
-
noun,
Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
- boast
-
noun,
a thing boasted of; a cause for pride:
- baits
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- boart
-
noun,
bort.
- boars
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- Tanta
-
noun,
a city in N Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Banat
-
noun,
a fertile low-lying region extending through parts of Hungary, Romania, and Serbia.
- tabis
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- Tabor
-
noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- Banco
-
noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- bison
-
noun,
Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
- BANCS
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- Biota
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- biont
-
- bania
-
noun,
banyan (def 2).
- bints
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Broca
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Carib
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- sito-
-
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Sino-
-
- Cant.
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- astr.
-
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- carob
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- ta-ta
-
interjection,
goodbye.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- carb-
-
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- carbs
-
noun,
a carburetor.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Tatar
-
noun,
a member of a modern Turkic people living in the Tatar Autonomous Republic and adjacent regions of eastern European Russia and in widely scattered communities in western Siberia and central Asia.
- asco-
-
- Cabot
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- cabin
-
noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- 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.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- cata-
-
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- sci.
-
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- SBIC
-
- 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).
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Oct.
-
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- tab.
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Tit.
-
- scr.
-
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- tion
-
- tron
-
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- Tob.
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Ont.
-
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- tRNA
-
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- RIBA
-
- Raab
-
noun,
broccoli rabe.
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- trit
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Saba
-
noun,
an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the N Leeward Islands. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- 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.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- 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.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- Sab.
-
- 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.
- RONA
-
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- Sra.
-
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Soni
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- TRIB
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- 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.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- tri-
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- str.
-
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- stob
-
noun,
a post, stump, or stake.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- rit.
-
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- Sat.
-
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- RNAS
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- SATB
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- 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.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- 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.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- 1080
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- iana
-
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- bar.
-
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- Bara
-
noun,
Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- BASc
-
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- batt
-
noun,
a sheet of matted cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers.
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- crat
-
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Cort
-
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- IATA
-
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- 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.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- 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.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- BSIR
-
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- att.
-
- int.
-
- baas
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- ICAO
-
- atic
-
- 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.
- ator
-
- attn
-
- BRCS
-
- Cor.
-
- Con.
-
- iso-
-
- bota
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- bor.
-
- Can.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- Bors
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
- bort
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- bot.
-
- bots
-
noun,
a disease affecting various mammals, especially horses, caused by the attachment of the parasitic larvae of botflies to the stomach of the host.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- bott
-
noun,
bot2 .
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- BSRT
-
- BSOT
-
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- BSNA
-
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- BSIT
-
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- bin-
-
- cir.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- bio-
-
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- cis-
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- bitt
-
noun,
Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- obs.
-
- ISBN
-
- BSAA
-
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- ano-
-
- Nor.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- 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.
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- Anas
-
- anba
-
noun,
father: a title of a clergyman or saint in the Coptic Church.
- NOAA
-
- NIRA
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- NCAA
-
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- 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.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- obit
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Abas
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- abr.
-
- abs-
-
- nos-
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- NTSB
-
- NTIA
-
- acr-
-
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- NRAB
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- NACA
-
- art.
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- ARIS
-
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- TCS
-
- ARS
-
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- abt
-
- TCA
-
- TBO
-
- ACS
-
- TIA
-
- ASR
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- BNS
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- abn
-
- AIA
-
- BSA
-
- BRT
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- 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.
- TSI
-
- ab-
-
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- asb
-
- ac-
-
- STB
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- STI
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- 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.
- Tro
-
- Aar
-
- ast
-
- ASN
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Tbi
-
- Bac
-
- AIC
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ATC
-
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- 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.
- BSC
-
- Br.
-
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- AOA
-
- aor
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ASI
-
- BCS
-
- Bn.
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- TBA
-
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TNB
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- tra
-
- ATA
-
- tr.
-
- ATB
-
- TNT
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ANC
-
- bi-
-
- at.
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Sta
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- RBI
-
- RBC
-
- ITC
-
- NCO
-
- ist
-
- NAA
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- 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.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NBA
-
- NBC
-
- ITA
-
- ISR
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- IOT
-
- IOC
-
- 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 = .
- ROI
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- St.
-
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- ROA
-
- RNA
-
- IRC
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- NBS
-
- NIA
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OSB
-
- OTC
-
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OIt
-
- Oc.
-
- OIr
-
- oic
-
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- OSA
-
- ob.
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- OTB
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- RCS
-
- NOC
-
- OTS
-
- OTA
-
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- ot-
-
- nr.
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- NSA
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- NSC
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Ir.
-
- in.
-
- SCB
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- CBS
-
- CIA
-
- CIB
-
- CNO
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Rs.
-
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- sc.
-
- SBA
-
- sb.
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CRS
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- CAI
-
- CSA
-
- ca.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SRB
-
- BSN
-
- Sr.
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- BSO
-
- BST
-
- Bt.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- Co.
-
- cr.
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- CAA
-
- CRT
-
- CNS
-
- CSO
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- io-
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ib.
-
- IBN
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ics
-
- SAA
-
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- RTS
-
- rt.
-
- RSA
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ia.
-
- TTS
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CST
-
- SAR
-
- CTA
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- CSR
-
- NB
-
- AO
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- TT
-
- NC
-
- 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.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- CB
-
- S.
-
- BO
-
- BC
-
- TC
-
- SA
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- 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.
- B-
-
- OA
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- N.
-
- RN
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- RI
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- TB
-
- t.
-
- 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.
- RO
-
- ic
-
- NI
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- SN
-
- i.
-
- O.
-
- RC
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TN
-