Anagrams of Anglo-Catholicism
Word Anglo-Catholicism has
2691 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of Anglo-Catholicism.
- machicolations
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noun,
an opening in the floor between the corbels of a projecting gallery or parapet, as on a wall or in the vault of a passage, through which missiles, molten lead, etc., might be cast upon an enemy beneath.
- antialcoholism
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noun,
opposition to excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages.
- Anglo-Catholic
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noun,
an adherent of Anglo-Catholicism.
- machicolation
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noun,
an opening in the floor between the corbels of a projecting gallery or parapet, as on a wall or in the vault of a passage, through which missiles, molten lead, etc., might be cast upon an enemy beneath.
- oscillation
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noun,
an act or instance of oscillating.
- Gallicanism
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noun,
the movement or body of doctrines, chiefly associated with the Gallican church, advocating the restriction of papal authority in certain matters.
- allocations
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noun,
the act of allocating; apportionment.
- Catholicism
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noun,
the faith, system, and practice of the Catholic Church, especially the Roman Catholic Church.
- anomalistic
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adjective,
of or relating to an anomaly.
- colonialism
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noun,
the control or governing influence of a nation over a dependent country, territory, or people.
- Chilomonas
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noun,
a genus of flagellate algae comprising the chilomonads.
- moonlights
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noun,
the light of the moon.
- glacialist
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noun,
a person who studies geological phenomena involving the action of ice, especially of glaciers.
- monacillos
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noun,
a low shrub, Malvaviscus arboreus, of tropical America, having scarlet flowers and berrylike fruit that is sticky when young.
- cotillions
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noun,
a formal ball given especially for debutantes.
- antilogism
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noun,
a group of three inconsistent propositions, two of which are premises of a syllogism that contradict the third.
- chicagoans
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chicago, Ill.
- occasional
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adjective,
occurring or appearing at irregular or infrequent intervals; occurring now and then:
- octillions
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noun,
a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 27 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 48 zeros.
- antisocial
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noun,
a person exhibiting antisocial traits.
- monolithic
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adjective,
of or relating to a monolith.
- monochasia
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noun,
a form of cymose inflorescence in which the main axis produces only a single branch.
- laccoliths
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noun,
a mass of igneous rock formed from magma that did not find its way to the surface but spread laterally into a lenticular body, forcing overlying strata to bulge upward.
- coalitions
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noun,
a combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc.
- allocation
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noun,
the act of allocating; apportionment.
- loincloths
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noun,
a piece of cloth worn around the loins or hips, especially in tropical regions as the only item of clothing.
- calimancos
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noun,
calamanco.
- catholicon
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noun,
a universal remedy; panacea.
- catholicos
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) Eastern Church.
any of the heads of certain autocephalous churches.
(in some autocephalous churches) a primate subject to a patriarch and having authority over metropolitans.
- alcoholism
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noun,
a chronic disorder characterized by dependence on alcohol, repeated excessive use of alcoholic beverages, the development of withdrawal symptoms on reducing or ceasing intake, morbidity that may include cirrhosis of the liver, and decreased ability to function socially and vocationally.
- iconoclasm
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noun,
the action or spirit of iconoclasts.
- iconoclast
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noun,
a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition.
- millionths
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adjective,
coming last in a series of a million.
- minischool
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noun,
an alternative educational institution, usually offering specialized or individual instruction.
- collations
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noun,
the act of collating.
- collation
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noun,
the act of collating.
- clothings
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noun,
garments collectively; clothes; raiment; apparel.
- laccolith
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noun,
a mass of igneous rock formed from magma that did not find its way to the surface but spread laterally into a lenticular body, forcing overlying strata to bulge upward.
- scalation
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noun,
an arrangement of scales, as on a fish.
- hooligans
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noun,
a ruffian or hoodlum.
- laconical
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adjective,
laconic.
- Schilling
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noun,
a copper and aluminum coin and monetary unit of Austria until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 groschen. Abbreviation: S., Sch.
- sailcloth
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noun,
any of various fabrics, as of cotton, nylon, or Dacron, for boat sails or tents.
- schooling
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noun,
the process of being taught in a school.
- Schoolman
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noun,
a person versed in scholastic learning or engaged in scholastic pursuits.
- scintilla
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noun,
a minute particle; spark; trace:
- scagliola
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noun,
plasterwork imitating marble, granite, or the like.
- coactions
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noun,
force or compulsion, either in restraining or in impelling.
- isolation
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noun,
an act or instance of isolating.
- illations
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noun,
the act of inferring.
- allantoic
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adjective,
of or relating to the allantois.
- alcoholic
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noun,
Pathology. a person suffering from alcoholism.
- Scotchman
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noun,
Sometimes Offensive. Scotsman.
- sitomania
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noun,
abnormal craving for food.
- isolating
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- Simionato
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noun,
Giulietta [joo-lyet-tah] /dʒuˈlyɛt tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1910–2010, Italian mezzo-soprano.
- intaglios
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noun,
incised carving, as opposed to carving in relief.
- cocainism
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noun,
an abnormal condition due to excessive or habitual use of cocaine.
- allamonti
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- oolachans
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noun,
eulachon.
- all-night
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adjective,
taking up, extending through, or occurring continually during an entire night; nightlong:
- isoclinal
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noun,
isoclinic line.
- allantois
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noun,
a vascular, extraembryonic membrane of birds, reptiles, and certain mammals that develops as a sac or diverticulum from the ventral wall of the hindgut.
- coalition
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noun,
a combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc.
- ligations
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noun,
the act of ligating, especially of surgically tying up a bleeding artery.
- onomastic
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adjective,
of or relating to proper names.
- MacIntosh
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noun,
mackintosh.
- mogilalia
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noun,
any speech defect, as stuttering or stammering.
- loincloth
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noun,
a piece of cloth worn around the loins or hips, especially in tropical regions as the only item of clothing.
- millionth
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adjective,
coming last in a series of a million.
- longcloth
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noun,
a fine, white, cotton cloth, of plain weave; high-grade muslin.
- atonalism
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noun,
atonality.
- Michoacan
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noun,
a state in SW Mexico. 23,196 sq. mi. (60,080 sq. km). Capital: Morelia.
- machinist
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noun,
a person who operates machinery, especially a skilled operator of machine tools.
- cachalots
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noun,
sperm whale.
- locations
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noun,
a place of settlement, activity, or residence:
- catchalls
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noun,
a bag, basket, or other receptacle for odds and ends.
- mantillas
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noun,
a silk or lace head scarf arranged over a high comb and falling over the back and shoulders, worn in Spain, Mexico, etc.
- calamints
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noun,
any of several aromatic plants belonging to the genus Calamintha (or Satureja) of the mint family, having simple, opposite leaves and drooping clusters of flowers.
- Castilian
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noun,
the dialect of Spanish spoken in Castile.
- calimanco
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noun,
calamanco.
- magnolias
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noun,
any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia, having large, usually fragrant flowers and an aromatic bark, much cultivated for ornament.
Compare magnolia family.
- maiolicas
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noun,
majolica.
- monacillo
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noun,
a low shrub, Malvaviscus arboreus, of tropical America, having scarlet flowers and berrylike fruit that is sticky when young.
- ascogonia
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noun,
the female sexual organ in certain ascomycetous fungi.
- on-limits
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adjective,
open or not prohibited to certain persons, as military personnel:
- Anglicist
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noun,
an authority on the English language or English literature.
- anaclitic
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adjective,
exhibiting or pertaining to anaclisis.
- oilcloths
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noun,
a cotton fabric made waterproof by being treated with oil and pigment, for use as tablecloths, shelf coverings, and the like.
- analogism
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noun,
reasoning or argument by analogy.
- analogist
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noun,
a person who employs or argues from analogy.
- octillion
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noun,
a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 27 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 48 zeros.
- octagonal
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adjective,
having eight angles and eight sides.
- Anglicism
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noun,
a Briticism.
- collision
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noun,
the act of colliding; a coming violently into contact; crash:
- loathings
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noun,
strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion.
- nostalgic
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adjective,
experiencing or exhibiting nostalgia, a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation.
- nostalgia
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noun,
a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life, to one's home or homeland, or to one's family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time:
- chitlings
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noun,
chitterlings.
- animalist
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noun,
a person driven by animal appetites; sensualist.
- moonlight
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noun,
the light of the moon.
- monostich
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noun,
a poem or epigram consisting of a single metrical line.
- monoliths
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noun,
an obelisk, column, large statue, etc., formed of a single block of stone.
- Chicagoan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chicago, Ill.
- Collinsia
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Collinsia, of the figwort family, having whorled leaves and usually clusters of variously colored flowers.
- Malathion
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noun,
an organic phosphate insecticide, C 10 H 19 O 6 S 2 P, of relatively low toxicity for mammals.
- Thomasina
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noun,
a female given name.
- colonials
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noun,
an inhabitant of a colony.
- halations
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noun,
a blurred effect around the edges of highlight areas in a photographic image caused by reflection and scattering of light through the emulsion from the back surface of the film support or plate.
- Holliston
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noun,
a city in NE Massachusetts.
- agonistic
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adjective,
combative; striving to overcome in argument.
- cotillion
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noun,
a formal ball given especially for debutantes.
- cotillons
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noun,
cotillion.
- stomachic
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adjective,
of or relating to the stomach; gastric.
- Gallicism
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noun,
a French idiom or expression used in another language, as Je ne sais quoi when used in English.
- Gothicism
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noun,
conformity or devotion to the gothic style in the arts.
- agallochs
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noun,
the fragrant, resinous wood of an East Indian tree, Aquilaria agallocha, of the mezereum family, used as incense in Asia.
- Mongolia
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noun,
a region in Asia including Inner Mongolia of China and the Mongolian People's Republic.
- lithosol
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noun,
a group of shallow soils lacking well-defined horizons, especially an entisol consisting of partially weathered rock fragments, usually on steep slopes.
- Chilcats
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noun,
Chilkat.
- location
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noun,
a place of settlement, activity, or residence:
- anthills
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noun,
a mound of earth, leaves, etc., formed by a colony of ants in digging or constructing their underground nest.
- loathing
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noun,
strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion.
- monastic
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noun,
a member of a monastic community or order, especially a monk.
- Chicanos
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noun,
a Mexican-American.
- montilla
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noun,
a dry, rather bitter wine of Spain.
- cotillon
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noun,
cotillion.
- chiastic
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adjective,
characterized by chiasmus.
- antilogs
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noun,
antilogarithm.
- Mongolic
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noun,
Mongolian (def 7).
- antismog
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adjective,
designed to reduce smog by reducing the pollutants released into the earth's atmosphere:
- Gastonia
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noun,
a city in S North Carolina, W of Charlotte.
- chiliasm
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noun,
the doctrine of Christ's expected return to reign on earth for 1000 years; millennialism.
- monolith
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noun,
an obelisk, column, large statue, etc., formed of a single block of stone.
- acholias
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noun,
lack of a secretion of bile.
- localism
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noun,
a word, phrase, pronunciation, or manner of speaking that is peculiar to one locality.
- monilial
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adjective,
pertaining to or caused by a fungus of the genus Monilia.
- giantism
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noun,
Pathology. gigantism.
- gin-mill
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noun,
a bar or saloon, especially a cheap or disreputable one.
- homilist
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noun,
a person who writes or delivers homilies.
- chilling
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noun,
coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness:
- coolants
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noun,
a substance, usually a liquid or a gas, used to reduce the temperature of a system below a specified value by conducting away the heat produced in the operation of the system, as the liquid in an automobile cooling system or the fluid that removes heat from the core of a nuclear reactor.
- oolachan
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noun,
eulachon.
- amniotic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having an amnion.
- laotians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- latching
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noun,
any of the loops by which a bonnet is attached to a sail.
- agalloch
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noun,
the fragrant, resinous wood of an East Indian tree, Aquilaria agallocha, of the mezereum family, used as incense in Asia.
- contagia
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noun,
the causative agent of a contagious or infectious disease, as a virus.
- lathings
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noun,
the act or process of applying lath.
- oilcloth
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noun,
a cotton fabric made waterproof by being treated with oil and pigment, for use as tablecloths, shelf coverings, and the like.
- Anatolic
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adjective, noun,
Anatolian.
- Latinism
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noun,
a mode of expression derived from or imitative of Latin.
- ancillas
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noun,
an accessory; auxiliary or adjunct.
- talisman
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noun,
a stone, ring, or other object, engraved with figures or characters supposed to possess occult powers and worn as an amulet or charm.
- Naismith
-
noun,
James, 1861–1939, U.S. physical-education teacher and originator of basketball, born in Canada.
- octagons
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noun,
a polygon having eight angles and eight sides.
- angiomas
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noun,
a benign tumor consisting chiefly of dilated or newly formed blood vessels (hemangioma) or lymph vessels (lymphangioma)
- goliaths
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noun,
the giant warrior of the Philistines whom David killed with a stone from a sling. I Sam. 17:48–51.
- ligation
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noun,
the act of ligating, especially of surgically tying up a bleeding artery.
- occasion
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noun,
a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences:
- actinism
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noun,
the property of radiation by which chemical effects are produced.
- chloasma
-
noun,
a condition in which light-brown spots occur on the skin, caused by exposure to sun, dyspepsia, or certain specific diseases.
- actinias
-
noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- chitosan
-
noun,
a derivative of chitin, used in waste-water treatment.
- limacons
-
noun,
a plane curve generated by the locus of a point on a line at a fixed distance from the point of intersection of the line with a fixed circle, as the line revolves about a point on the circumference of the circle. Equation: r = a cosθ + b.
- monachal
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adjective,
of or relating to monks or their life; monastic.
- Nicholas
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noun,
of Cusa [kyoo-zuh] /ˈkyu zə/ (Show IPA), 1401–1464, German cardinal, mathematician, and philosopher.
German Nikolaus von Cusa.
- logician
-
noun,
a person who is skilled in logic.
- Mohicans
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noun,
Mahican.
- toolings
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noun,
work done with a tool or tools; tooled ornamentation, as on wood, stone, or leather.
- Tomonaga
-
noun,
Shinichiro [shee-nee-chee-raw] /ˈʃi ni tʃiˈrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1906–79, Japanese physicist: Nobel prize 1965.
- catcalls
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noun,
a shrill, whistlelike sound or loud raucous shout made to express disapproval at a theater, meeting, etc.
- mantilla
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noun,
a silk or lace head scarf arranged over a high comb and falling over the back and shoulders, worn in Spain, Mexico, etc.
- catalogs
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noun,
a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material:
- calamint
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noun,
any of several aromatic plants belonging to the genus Calamintha (or Satureja) of the mint family, having simple, opposite leaves and drooping clusters of flowers.
- magician
-
noun,
an entertainer who is skilled in producing illusion by sleight of hand, deceptive devices, etc.; conjurer.
- manillas
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noun,
Manila hemp.
- Castillo
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Antonio Cánovas del Castillo del Rey) 1908–1984, Spanish fashion designer.
- Castilla
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noun,
Ramón [rah-mawn] /rɑˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), 1797–1867, Peruvian general and statesman: president of Peru 1845–51 and 1855–62.
- gallants
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noun,
a brave, noble-minded, or chivalrous man.
- Gallican
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adjective,
Gallic; French.
- Magnolia
-
noun,
any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia, having large, usually fragrant flowers and an aromatic bark, much cultivated for ornament.
Compare magnolia family.
- catchall
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noun,
a bag, basket, or other receptacle for odds and ends.
- Gallatin
-
noun,
Albert, 1761–1849, U.S. statesman: Secretary of the Treasury 1801–13.
- callants
-
noun,
a lad; boy.
- Mahicans
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noun,
a tribe or confederacy of Algonquian-speaking North American Indians, centralized formerly in the upper Hudson valley.
- mahonias
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noun,
any of various evergreen shrubs belonging to the genus Mahonia, of the barberry family, including the Oregon grape.
- callings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that calls.
- Callisto
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noun,
Also, Kallisto. Classical Mythology. a nymph attendant on Artemis, punished for a love affair with Zeus by being changed into a bear and then transformed into stars as the constellation Ursa Major.
- mailings
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noun,
a batch of mail, as of form letters, catalogs, or monthly statements, sent by a mailer at one time:
- maillots
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noun,
a close-fitting, one-piece bathing suit for women, simply styled and usually having a scoop neck and shoulder straps.
- mainsail
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noun,
the lowermost sail on a mainmast.
- maiolica
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noun,
majolica.
- Tsinghai
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Qinghai.
- Galliano
-
- catch-22
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noun,
a frustrating situation in which one is trapped by contradictory regulations or conditions.
- Masaccio
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noun,
(Tommaso Guidi) 1401–28? Italian painter.
- clachans
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noun,
a small village or hamlet.
- galactin
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noun,
prolactin.
- galloots
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noun,
galoot.
- mochilas
-
noun,
a flap of leather on the seat of a saddle, used as a covering and sometimes as a base to which saddlebags are attached.
- logicism
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noun,
the doctrine, developed chiefly by Gottlob Frege and Bertrand Russell, that mathematics can be reduced to logic.
- logistic
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noun,
symbolic logic.
- moccasin
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noun,
a heelless shoe made entirely of soft leather, as deerskin, with the sole brought up and attached to a piece of u -shaped leather on top of the foot, worn originally by the American Indians.
- acclaims
-
noun,
acclamation (defs 1, 2).
- Atchison
-
noun,
a city in NE Kansas, on the Missouri River.
- Miltonic
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adjective,
of or relating to the poet Milton or his writings.
- Miltonia
-
noun,
any of various epiphytic tropical American orchids of the genus Miltonia, having sprays of showy, flat, variously colored flowers.
- acantho-
-
- galactic
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adjective,
Astronomy.
of or relating to a galaxy.
of or relating to the Milky Way.
- millions
-
noun,
a cardinal number, a thousand times one thousand.
- millings
-
noun,
an act or instance of subjecting something to the operation of a mill.
- Mascagni
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1863–1945, Italian operatic composer.
- galacto-
-
- Lothians
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noun,
a region in E Scotland. 700 sq. mi. (1813 sq. km).
- galloons
-
noun,
a braid or trimming of worsted, silk or rayon tinsel, gold or silver, etc., usually having scalloping along both edges.
- Michigan
-
noun,
a state in the N central United States. 58,216 sq. mi. (150,780 sq. km). Capital: Lansing.
Abbreviation: MI (for use with zip code), Mich.
- McIntosh
-
noun,
a variety of red apple that ripens in early autumn.
- galliots
-
noun,
galiot.
- mastigia
-
noun,
an extensible, lashlike, anal organ in certain caterpillars.
- Galician
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Galicia in Spain.
- Gallinas
-
noun,
Pun·ta [poon-tah] /ˈpun tɑ/ (Show IPA) a cape in NE Colombia: northernmost point of South America.
- cachalot
-
noun,
sperm whale.
- Catholic
-
noun,
a member of a Catholic church, especially of the Roman Catholic Church.
- catching
-
noun,
the act of catching.
- tailings
-
noun,
the part of a projecting stone or brick tailed or inserted in a wall.
- langosta
-
noun,
spiny lobster.
- Isthmian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of an isthmus.
- simoniac
-
noun,
a person who practices simony.
- Ilocanos
-
noun,
a member of a people of Luzon in the Philippines.
- imaginal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or having the form of an imago.
- isogonic
-
noun,
isogonal line.
- Stilicho
-
noun,
Flavius [fley-vee-uh s] /ˈfleɪ vi əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 359?–408, Roman general and statesman.
- Sangallo
-
noun,
Antonio Picconi da [ahn-taw-nyaw peek-kaw-nee dah] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ pikˈkɔ ni dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Antonio Cordiani) 1484?–1546, Italian architect and engineer.
- Shillong
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Meghalaya state, in NE India.
- halation
-
noun,
a blurred effect around the edges of highlight areas in a photographic image caused by reflection and scattering of light through the emulsion from the back surface of the film support or plate.
- clothing
-
noun,
garments collectively; clothes; raiment; apparel.
- coaction
-
noun,
force or compulsion, either in restraining or in impelling.
- colonist
-
noun,
an inhabitant of a colony.
- Hamilton
-
noun,
Alexander, 1757–1804, American statesman and writer on government: the first Secretary of the Treasury 1789–97; mortally wounded by Aaron Burr in a duel.
- stallion
-
noun,
an uncastrated adult male horse, especially one used for breeding.
- inositol
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, C 6 H 12 O 6 , derivative of cyclohexane, widely distributed in plants and seeds as phytin, and occurring in animal tissue and in urine: an essential growth factor for animal life, present in the vitamin B complex.
- cocomats
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noun,
matting made of the fiber from the outer husk of the coconut.
- himation
-
noun,
a garment consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth thrown over the left shoulder and wrapped about the body.
- coal-gas
-
noun,
a gas used for illuminating and heating, produced by distilling bituminous coal and consisting chiefly of hydrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide.
- alogical
-
adjective,
beyond the scope of logic or logical reasoning:
- coatings
-
noun,
a layer of any substance spread over a surface.
- iotacism
-
noun,
the conversion of other vowel sounds, especially in Modern Greek, into (ē), the sound of iota.
- scathing
-
noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- scallion
-
noun,
any onion that does not form a large bulb; green onion.
- isotonic
-
adjective,
Also, isosmotic. Physical Chemistry. noting or pertaining to solutions characterized by equal osmotic pressure.
Compare hypertonic (def 2), hypotonic (def 2).
- Conchita
-
noun,
a female given name.
- intaglio
-
noun,
incised carving, as opposed to carving in relief.
- Santiago
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Chile, in the central part.
- sciatica
-
noun,
pain and tenderness at some points of the sciatic nerve, usually caused by a prolapsed intervertebral disk; sciatic neuralgia.
- itchings
-
noun,
itch.
- coachman
-
noun,
a man employed to drive a coach or carriage.
- aliasing
-
noun,
a jagged, stairstep effect on curved or diagonal lines that are reproduced in low resolution, as on a computer printout or display.
- isanomal
-
noun,
a line on a map or chart connecting points having an equal anomaly of a meteorological quantity.
- allision
-
noun,
the striking of one ship by another.
- isogonal
-
noun,
isogonal line.
- shilling
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and former monetary unit of the United Kingdom, the 20th part of a pound, equal to 12 pence: retained in circulation equal to 5 new pence after decimalization in 1971. Abbreviation: s.
- illogics
-
noun,
the state or quality of being illogical; illogicality:
- staminal
-
adjective,
of or relating to stamens.
- coamings
-
noun,
a raised border around an opening in a deck, roof, or floor, designed to prevent water from running below.
- claimant
-
noun,
a person who makes a claim.
- Laoighis
-
noun,
a county in Leinster, in the central Republic of Ireland. 623 sq. mi. (1615 sq. km). County seat: Port Laoighise.
- agnostic
-
noun,
a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience. Synonyms: disbeliever, nonbeliever, unbeliever; doubter, skeptic, secularist, empiricist; heathen, heretic, infidel, pagan.
- otalgias
-
noun,
earache.
- holistic
-
adjective,
incorporating the concept of holism, or the idea that the whole is more than merely the sum of its parts, in theory or practice:
- haitians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Haiti.
- colonial
-
noun,
an inhabitant of a colony.
- hooligan
-
noun,
a ruffian or hoodlum.
- soothing
-
adjective,
that soothes:
- colicins
-
noun,
any bacteriocin produced by certain strains of Escherichia coli and having a lethal effect on strains other than the producing strain.
- climatic
-
adjective,
of or relating to climate.
- colistin
-
noun,
a toxic antibiotic polypeptide, C 45 H 85 O 10 N 13 , produced by the bacterium Bacillus colistinus, used in sulfate form against a broad spectrum of microorganisms and in the treatment of severe gastroenteritis.
- Shang-ti
-
noun,
the chief of the ancient Chinese gods.
- clinical
-
adjective,
pertaining to a clinic.
- colonics
-
noun,
an enema.
- illation
-
noun,
the act of inferring.
- taiglach
-
noun,
teiglach.
- laconism
-
noun,
laconic brevity.
- coitions
-
noun,
coitus.
- shalloon
-
noun,
a light, twilled woolen fabric used chiefly for linings.
- galact-
-
- chacmas
-
noun,
a large, brownish-gray baboon, Papio ursinus, of southern Africa.
- chalco-
-
- lotions
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- Chagall
-
noun,
Marc, 1887–1985, Russian painter in France.
- comatic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or blurred as a result of a coma.
- chamois
-
noun,
an agile, goatlike antelope, Rupicapra rupicapra, of high mountains of Europe: now rare in some areas.
- coating
-
noun,
a layer of any substance spread over a surface.
- chamiso
-
noun,
a saltbush, Atriplex canescens, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having grayish, scurfy foliage.
- Lothian
-
noun,
a region in E Scotland. 700 sq. mi. (1813 sq. km).
- Challis
-
noun,
a soft fabric of plain weave in wool, cotton, rayon, or other staple fiber, either in a solid color or, more often, a small print.
- galloot
-
noun,
galoot.
- coastal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, bordering on, or located near a coast:
- longish
-
adjective,
somewhat long.
- Chalcis
-
noun,
a city on Euboea, in SE Greece.
- Chalons
-
noun,
Also called Châlons-sur-Marne [sha-lawn-syr-marn] /ʃa lɔn sürˈmarn/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Marne, in NE France: defeat of Attila a.d. 451.
- isation
-
- looming
-
noun,
a mirage in which objects below the horizon seem to be raised above their true positions.
- Hillman
-
noun,
Sidney, 1887–1946, U.S. labor leader, born in Lithuania.
- Haitian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Haiti.
- cocomat
-
noun,
matting made of the fiber from the outer husk of the coconut.
- macacos
-
noun,
any of several lemurs, as Lemur macaco.
- mailing
-
noun,
a batch of mail, as of form letters, catalogs, or monthly statements, sent by a mailer at one time:
- illogic
-
noun,
the state or quality of being illogical; illogicality:
- coition
-
noun,
coitus.
- colonic
-
noun,
an enema.
- Colchis
-
noun,
an ancient country in Asia, S of the Caucasus and bordering on the Black Sea: the land of the Golden Fleece and of Medea in Greek mythology.
- Mahican
-
noun,
a tribe or confederacy of Algonquian-speaking North American Indians, centralized formerly in the upper Hudson valley.
- colicin
-
noun,
any bacteriocin produced by certain strains of Escherichia coli and having a lethal effect on strains other than the producing strain.
- Mahonia
-
noun,
any of various evergreen shrubs belonging to the genus Mahonia, of the barberry family, including the Oregon grape.
- colitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the colon.
- casting
-
noun,
the act or process of a person or thing that casts.
- maillot
-
noun,
a close-fitting, one-piece bathing suit for women, simply styled and usually having a scoop neck and shoulder straps.
- collat.
-
- Mai-Tai
-
noun,
a cocktail of rum, curaçao, lemon and pineapple juice, grenadine, and orgeat syrup, poured over crushed ice.
- canchas
-
noun,
a court for playing jai alai.
Compare frontis, rebote (def 1).
- Malachi
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 5th century b.c.
- malaco-
-
- Collins
-
noun,
a tall drink made with gin, whiskey, rum, or vodka, and lemon or lime juice, soda water, and sugar.
- Ilocano
-
noun,
a member of a people of Luzon in the Philippines.
- gallant
-
noun,
a brave, noble-minded, or chivalrous man.
- Machaon
-
noun,
a son of Asclepius who was famed as a healer and who served as physician of the Greeks in the Trojan War.
- galliot
-
noun,
galiot.
- galloon
-
noun,
a braid or trimming of worsted, silk or rayon tinsel, gold or silver, etc., usually having scalloping along both edges.
- hilloas
-
interjection, noun,
hallo.
- cochins
-
noun,
one of an Asian breed of chickens, resembling the Brahma but slightly smaller.
- Galchas
-
noun,
a member of an Iranian people inhabiting the Pamirs.
- cations
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Galicia
-
noun,
a region in E central Europe: a former crown land of Austria, included in S Poland after World War I, and now partly in Ukraine. About 30,500 sq. mi. (79,000 sq. km).
- instill
-
verb (used with object),
to infuse slowly or gradually into the mind or feelings; insinuate; inject:
- install
-
verb (used with object),
to place in position or connect for service or use:
- Catalin
-
- galiots
-
noun,
a small galley propelled by both sails and oars.
- insight
-
noun,
an instance of apprehending the true nature of a thing, especially through intuitive understanding:
- coltish
-
adjective,
playful; frolicsome.
- cognacs
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the brandy distilled in and shipped from the legally delimited area surrounding the town of Cognac, in W central France.
- catcall
-
noun,
a shrill, whistlelike sound or loud raucous shout made to express disapproval at a theater, meeting, etc.
- magical
-
adjective,
produced by or as if by magic:
- in-goal
-
noun,
the area at either end of the field between the goal line and the dead-ball line.
- catalog
-
noun,
a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material:
- coaming
-
noun,
a raised border around an opening in a deck, roof, or floor, designed to prevent water from running below.
- galoots
-
noun,
an awkward, eccentric, or foolish person.
- logions
-
noun,
a traditional saying or maxim, as of a religious teacher.
- closing
-
noun,
the end or conclusion, as of a speech.
- chollas
-
noun,
any of several spiny treelike cacti belonging to the genus Opuntia, especially O. fulgida of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having knobby outgrowths and yellow spines.
- Goliath
-
noun,
the giant warrior of the Philistines whom David killed with a stone from a sling. I Sam. 17:48–51.
- coolths
-
noun,
coolness.
- Goiania
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Goiás, in central Brazil, SW of Brasília.
- Laconia
-
noun,
an ancient country in the S part of Greece. Capital: Sparta.
- lacinia
-
noun,
Botany. a jagged or irregular part of a leaf or petal.
- goatish
-
adjective,
of or like a goat.
- lacings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that laces.
- Gnostic
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a member of any of certain sects among the early Christians who claimed to have superior knowledge of spiritual matters, and explained the world as created by powers or agencies arising as emanations from the Godhead.
- liaison
-
noun,
the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
- Lachlan
-
noun,
a river in S New South Wales, Australia, flowing NW and SW to the Murrumbidgee River. 922 miles (1484 km) long.
- chitons
-
noun,
Also called sea cradle. a mollusk of the class Amphineura, having a mantle covered with calcareous plates, found adhering to rocks.
- gnomist
-
noun,
a writer of aphorisms.
- chitins
-
noun,
a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide, related chemically to cellulose, that forms a semitransparent horny substance and is a principal constituent of the exoskeleton, or outer covering, of insects, crustaceans, and arachnids.
- liminal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated at the limen.
- lingala
-
noun,
a Bantu language used as a lingua franca in the N Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- gnocchi
-
noun,
a dish of little dumplings made from potatoes, semolina, flour, or a combination of these ingredients.
- lingams
-
noun,
Sanskrit Grammar. the masculine gender.
- Laconic
-
adjective,
using few words; expressing much in few words; concise:
- latosol
-
noun,
a reddish lateritic soil of the tropics, deeply weathered and infertile, characterized by hydroxides of iron and aluminum.
- chingma
-
noun,
the fiber of the Indian mallow.
- laminas
-
noun,
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- Laotian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- gothics
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) the arts and crafts of the Gothic period.
- langsat
-
noun,
an East Indian tree, Lansium domesticum, of the mahogany family.
- lashing
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that lashes.
- lasting
-
noun,
a strong, durable, closely woven fabric for shoe uppers, coverings on buttons, etc.
- clamant
-
adjective,
clamorous; noisy.
- lathing
-
noun,
the act or process of applying lath.
- maligns
-
adjective,
evil in effect; pernicious; baleful; injurious:
- coolant
-
noun,
a substance, usually a liquid or a gas, used to reduce the temperature of a system below a specified value by conducting away the heat produced in the operation of the system, as the liquid in an automobile cooling system or the fluid that removes heat from the core of a nuclear reactor.
- lactams
-
noun,
any of a group of cyclic amides characterized by the NHCO group, derived from aminocarboxylic acids by the intramolecular elimination of water from the amino and carboxylic groups.
- laminal
-
noun,
a laminal speech sound.
- clastic
-
adjective,
Biology. breaking up into fragments or separate portions; dividing into parts.
- latigos
-
noun,
a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
- Ciliata
-
noun,
the class comprising the ciliate protozoans, considered as belonging in the kingdom Animalia.
- Latinic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- climant
-
adjective,
rampant, as a goat:
- cicalas
-
noun,
cicada.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- latinos
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- listing
-
noun,
a list; record; catalog.
- litchis
-
noun,
the fruit of a Chinese tree, Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family, consisting of a thin, brittle shell enclosing a sweet, jellylike pulp and a single seed.
- comical
-
adjective,
producing laughter; amusing; funny:
- locoism
-
noun,
a disease chiefly of sheep, horses, and cattle, caused by the eating of locoweed and characterized by weakness, impaired vision, irregular behavior, and paralysis.
- Chicago
-
noun,
Judy (Judy Cohen) born 1939, U.S. artist, author, and educator.
- chiasma
-
noun,
Anatomy. a crossing or decussation, as that of the optic nerves at the base of the brain.
- Comtian
-
noun,
a follower of the philosophy of Auguste Comte.
- Hamitic
-
noun,
(especially formerly) the non-Semitic branches of the Afroasiatic language family.
- Chianti
-
noun,
a dry, red, Italian table wine, originally put up in straw-covered bottles.
- laicism
-
noun,
the nonclerical, or secular, control of political and social institutions in a society (distinguished from clericalism).
- gasohol
-
noun,
a mixture of gasoline and ethyl alcohol, generally containing no more than 10 percent alcohol, used as an alternative fuel for some automobiles.
- clachan
-
noun,
a small village or hamlet.
- locoman
-
noun,
a locomotive engine driver.
- Gillian
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Juliana.
- chatons
-
noun,
Also called chaton foil. an imitation gem of paste that has its pavilion backed with metal foil or silver to reflect light.
- Logania
-
noun,
any of several plants or shrubs of the genus Logania, native chiefly to Australia, having small white or pink flowers.
- logical
-
adjective,
according to or agreeing with the principles of logic:
- chasing
-
noun,
a design chased on metal.
- ha-Nasi
-
noun,
Judah, Judah ha-Nasi.
- comitia
-
noun,
an assembly of the people convened to pass on laws, nominate magistrates, etc.
- comings
-
noun,
approach; arrival; advent:
- chaotic
-
adjective,
completely confused or disordered:
- halting
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- isotach
-
noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points where winds of equal speeds have been recorded.
- lithias
-
noun,
Chemistry. lithium oxide.
- halloas
-
interjection, noun,
hallo.
- gnathic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the jaw.
- Chillon
-
noun,
an ancient castle in W Switzerland, at the end of Lake Geneva.
- chillis
-
noun,
chili.
- gliomas
-
noun,
a tumor of the brain composed of neuroglia.
- halicot
-
noun,
haricot2 .
- lithol.
-
- Chillan
-
noun,
a city in central Chile: earthquakes 1835, 1939.
- halling
-
noun,
a vigorous, athletic, Norwegian folk dance.
- itching
-
noun,
itch.
- gitalin
-
noun,
a mixture of glycosides from Digitalis purpurea, used chiefly in the management of congestive heart failure.
- Costain
-
noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- costing
-
noun,
cost accounting.
- Chilcat
-
noun,
Chilkat.
- italics
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- Italian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.
- Glacial
-
adjective,
of or relating to glaciers or ice sheets.
- halloos
-
interjection, noun,
hallo.
- Chicano
-
noun,
a Mexican-American.
- Cotinga
-
noun,
any of several songbirds constituting the family Cotingidae of chiefly tropical New World regions.
- limacon
-
noun,
a plane curve generated by the locus of a point on a line at a fixed distance from the point of intersection of the line with a fixed circle, as the line revolves about a point on the circumference of the circle. Equation: r = a cosθ + b.
- Malling
-
noun,
the overbuilding of shopping malls in a region:
- malison
-
noun,
a curse.
- scatoma
-
noun,
a tumorlike mass of feces in the colon or rectum.
- amatols
-
noun,
an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT.
- salicin
-
noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- Salomon
-
noun,
Haym [hahym] /haɪm/ (Show IPA), 1740?–85, American financier and patriot, born in Poland.
- Samhain
-
noun,
a festival of the ancient Celts, held around November 1 to celebrate the beginning of winter.
- Samhita
-
noun,
Veda (def 2).
- Altoona
-
noun,
a city in central Pennsylvania.
- Santali
-
noun,
the Munda language spoken by the Santal.
- Althing
-
noun,
the parliament of Iceland, consisting of an upper and a lower house.
- scaling
-
noun,
the removal of calculus and other deposits on the teeth by means of instruments.
- scholia
-
noun,
Often, scholia.
an explanatory note or comment.
an ancient annotation upon a passage in a Greek or Latin text.
- otalgia
-
noun,
earache.
- sciatic
-
noun,
a sciatic part, as a nerve, vein, or artery.
- scolion
-
noun,
a song sung at banquets in ancient Greece.
- Allston
-
noun,
Washington, 1799–1843, U.S. painter, novelist, and poet.
- scotoma
-
noun,
loss of vision in a part of the visual field; blind spot.
- Shaitan
-
noun,
Ash-Shaytān.
- shallot
-
noun,
a plant, Allium cepa aggregatum (or A. ascalonicum), related to the onion, having a divided bulb used for flavoring in cookery.
- Allison
-
noun,
Donald ("Donnie") born 1939, and his brother, Robert, (Bobby), born 1937, U.S. racing-car drivers.
- shoo-in
-
noun,
a candidate, competitor, etc., regarded as certain to win.
- siamang
-
noun,
a large, black gibbon, Hylobates syndactylus, of Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula, having very long arms and the second and third digits partially united by a web of skin: an endangered species.
- alinota
-
noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- sailing
-
noun,
the activity of a person or thing that sails.
- osmatic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the sense of smell.
- silicon
-
noun,
a nonmetallic element, having amorphous and crystalline forms, occurring in a combined state in minerals and rocks and constituting more than one fourth of the earth's crust: used in steelmaking, alloys, etc. Symbol: Si; atomic weight: 28.086; atomic number: 14; specific gravity: 2.4 at 20°C.
- Niigata
-
noun,
a seaport on NW Honshu, in central Japan.
- moonish
-
adjective,
capricious; inconstant.
- anthill
-
noun,
a mound of earth, leaves, etc., formed by a colony of ants in digging or constructing their underground nest.
- moonlit
-
adjective,
lighted by the moon.
- motions
-
noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- anosmia
-
noun,
absence or loss of the sense of smell.
- Nichols
-
noun,
John, born 1940, U.S. novelist.
- Nicolai
-
noun,
(Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) [kahrl awt-oh ey-ruh n-freet] /kɑrl ˈɔt oʊ ˈeɪ rənˌfrit/ (Show IPA), 1810–49, German composer.
- animato
-
adjective,
animated; lively. Abbreviation: anim.
- Nicosia
-
noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- nilgais
-
noun,
a large, Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, the male of which is bluish gray with small horns, the female tawny and hornless.
- Osmanli
-
noun,
an Ottoman.
- Nilotic
-
noun,
a group of languages belonging to the Eastern Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan, and including Dinka, Luo, Masai, and Nandi.
- Anglist
-
noun,
Anglicist.
- octagon
-
noun,
a polygon having eight angles and eight sides.
- angioma
-
noun,
a benign tumor consisting chiefly of dilated or newly formed blood vessels (hemangioma) or lymph vessels (lymphangioma)
- ancilla
-
noun,
an accessory; auxiliary or adjunct.
- oilcans
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- analogs
-
noun,
analogue.
- Onitsha
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria, on the Niger River.
- amongst
-
preposition,
among.
- ooliths
-
noun,
any of the component concretions of a piece of oolite.
- alights
-
adverb, adjective,
provided with light; lighted up.
- Sinaloa
-
noun,
a state in W Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of California. 22,582 sq. mi. (58,485 sq. km). Capital: Culiacán.
- Antioch
-
noun,
Arabic Antakiya. Turkish Antakya. a city in S Turkey: capital of the ancient kingdom of Syria 300–64 b.c.
- thionic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sulfur.
- against
-
Idioms,
over against, in contrast with:
- talions
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- tallish
-
adjective,
rather tall.
- actino-
-
- actinic
-
adjective,
pertaining to actinism.
- Actinia
-
noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- actings
-
noun,
the art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.
- actinal
-
adjective,
having tentacles or rays.
- thallic
-
adjective,
of or containing thallium, especially in the trivalent state.
- acholia
-
noun,
lack of a secretion of bile.
- tailing
-
noun,
the part of a projecting stone or brick tailed or inserted in a wall.
- Thomson
-
noun,
Elihu, 1853–1937, U.S. inventor, born in England.
- acclaim
-
noun,
acclamation (defs 1, 2).
- tiglons
-
noun,
the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion.
- tilings
-
noun,
the operation of covering with tiles.
- Tillich
-
noun,
Paul Johannes [pawl yoh-han-is;; German poul yoh-hah-nuh s] /pɔl yoʊˈhæn ɪs;; German paʊl yoʊˈhɑ nəs/ (Show IPA), 1886–1965, U.S. philosopher and theologian, born in Germany.
- timings
-
noun,
Theater.
a synchronizing of the various parts of a production for theatrical effect.
the result or effect thus achieved.
(in acting) the act of adjusting one's tempo of speaking and moving for dramatic effect.
- tincals
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- Tollman
-
noun,
a tollkeeper.
- tooling
-
noun,
work done with a tool or tools; tooled ornamentation, as on wood, stone, or leather.
- Toscana
-
noun,
Italian name of Tuscany.
- Agathon
-
noun,
c450–c400 b.c, Greek poet and dramatist.
- tahinis
-
noun,
a paste made of ground sesame seeds.
- alcohol
-
noun,
Also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, ethanol, fermentation alcohol. a colorless, limpid, volatile, flammable, water-miscible liquid, C 2 H 5 OH, having an etherlike odor and pungent, burning taste, the intoxicating principle of fermented liquors, produced by yeast fermentation of certain carbohydrates, as grains, molasses, starch, or sugar, or obtained synthetically by hydration of ethylene or as a by-product of certain hydrocarbon syntheses: used chiefly as a solvent in the extraction of specific substances, in beverages, medicines, organic synthesis, lotions, tonics, colognes, rubbing compounds, as an automobile radiator antifreeze, and as a rocket fuel.
Compare denatured alcohol, methyl alcohol.
- somato-
-
- Alcaics
-
noun,
Alcaics, Alcaic verses or strophes.
- slating
-
noun,
the act or work of covering something with slates.
- Sno-Cat
-
- sociol.
-
- solatia
-
noun,
something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
- solicit
-
verb (used with object),
to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.:
- soliton
-
- Somalia
-
noun,
an independent republic on the E coast of Africa, formed from the former British Somaliland and the former Italian Somaliland. 246,198 sq. mi. (637,653 sq. km). Capital: Mogadishu.
- somatic
-
adjective,
of the body; bodily; physical.
- Songhai
-
noun,
a member of a group of peoples living along the Niger River in the area of Timbuktu and Gao in Mali and in adjacent areas of Niger and Burkina Faso.
- tachism
-
noun,
action painting (def 1).
- Stalino
-
noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- stamin-
-
- agonist
-
noun,
a person engaged in a contest, conflict, struggle, etc., especially the protagonist in a literary work.
- stamina
-
noun,
strength of physical constitution; power to endure disease, fatigue, privation, etc.
- stichic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or consisting of stichs or verses.
- agnosia
-
noun,
partial or total inability to recognize objects by use of the senses.
- agnails
-
noun,
hangnail.
- stoical
-
adjective,
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- stomach
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
a saclike enlargement of the alimentary canal, as in humans and certain animals, forming an organ for storing, diluting, and digesting food.
such an organ or an analogous portion of the alimentary canal when divided into two or more sections or parts.
any one of these sections.
- tachiol
-
noun,
silver fluoride.
- antilog
-
noun,
antilogarithm.
- satanic
-
adjective,
of Satan.
- milling
-
noun,
an act or instance of subjecting something to the operation of a mill.
- manilas
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.
Compare Quezon City.
- Asiatic
-
noun,
an Asian person.
- Masonic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or characteristic of Freemasons or Freemasonry.
- Ashanti
-
noun,
a former native kingdom and British colony in W Africa: now a region of Ghana. 9700 sq. mi. (25,123 sq. km). Capital: Kumasi.
- miscall
-
verb (used with object),
to call by a wrong name.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- maniocs
-
noun,
cassava.
- Mashona
-
noun,
Shona (def 1).
- Caitlin
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- cahoots
-
Idioms,
go cahoots, to share equally; become partners:
Also, go in cahoot with, go in cahoots.
- malthas
-
noun,
a liquid bitumen used in ancient times as a mortar or waterproofing agent.
- mollahs
-
noun,
mullah.
- Molinos
-
noun,
Miguel de [mee-gel de] /miˈgɛl dɛ/ (Show IPA), c1640–c95, Spanish priest and mystic: chief exponent of quietism.
- Mochica
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a pre-Inca culture that flourished on the northern coast of Peru from the 3rd century b.c. to the 7th century a.d. and is especially noted for fine pottery vessels with stirrup spouts, some bearing drawings of all aspects of cultural life.
- million
-
noun,
a cardinal number, a thousand times one thousand.
- milchig
-
adjective,
(in the dietary laws) consisting of, made from, or used only for milk or dairy products.
- calling
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that calls.
- Millais
-
noun,
Sir John Everett, 1829–96, English painter.
- Camacho
-
noun,
Manuel Ávila [mah-nwel ah-vee-lah] /mɑˈnwɛl ˈɑ viˌlɑ/ (Show IPA). Manuel Avila Camacho.
- atomics
-
noun,
the branch of physics that deals with atoms, especially atomic energy.
- malonic
-
adjective,
of or derived from malonic acid; propanedioic.
- calicos
-
noun,
a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
- camions
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- caimans
-
noun,
any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and allied genera: some are endangered.
- masting
-
noun,
the masts of a ship, taken as a whole.
- Mohican
-
noun,
Mahican.
- maltols
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, C 6 H 6 O 3 , obtained from larch bark, pine needles, chicory, or roasted malt, used for enhancing flavors and aromas, as in foods, wines, and perfumes.
- callant
-
noun,
a lad; boy.
- Camilla
-
noun,
Roman Legend. a woman warrior who fought on the side of Turnus against Aeneas.
- mongols
-
noun,
a member of a pastoral people now living chiefly in Mongolia.
- Monilia
-
noun,
a fungus of the genus Monilia, of the class Fungi Imperfecti, having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains.
- Mathias
-
noun,
Robert Bruce ("Bob") 1930–2006, U.S. track-and-field athlete.
- Manilla
-
noun,
Manila hemp.
- camails
-
noun,
aventail (def 1).
- miotics
-
noun,
a miotic drug.
- asocial
-
adjective,
not sociable or gregarious; withdrawn from society.
- mochila
-
noun,
a flap of leather on the seat of a saddle, used as a covering and sometimes as a base to which saddlebags are attached.
- hilloa
-
interjection, noun,
hallo.
- stanch
-
noun,
Also called flash-lock, navigation weir. a lock that, after being partially emptied, is opened suddenly to send a boat over a shallow place with a rush of water.
- mantas
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- monish
-
verb (used with object),
to admonish.
- Hillis
-
noun,
Margaret, 1921–1998, U.S. orchestral conductor.
- magics
-
noun,
the art of producing illusions as entertainment by the use of sleight of hand, deceptive devices, etc.; legerdemain; conjuring:
- Tacoma
-
noun,
a seaport in W Washington, on Puget Sound.
- halloa
-
interjection, noun,
hallo.
- tacho-
-
- halloo
-
interjection, noun,
hallo.
- manioc
-
noun,
cassava.
- hallos
-
noun,
the cry “hallo!”.
- hamals
-
noun,
(in some Muslim countries) a porter.
- Manoah
-
noun,
the father of Samson. Judges 13.
- stolon
-
noun,
Botany. a prostrate stem, at or just below the surface of the ground, that produces new plants from buds at its tips or nodes.
- mantic
-
adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- Hamlin
-
noun,
Hannibal, 1809–91, U.S. political leader: vice president of the U.S. 1861–65.
- Manisa
-
noun,
a city in W Turkey, near the Aegean: Roman defeat of Antiochus the Great 190 b.c.
- hansom
-
noun,
a low-hung, two-wheeled, covered vehicle drawn by one horse, for two passengers, with the driver being mounted on an elevated seat behind and the reins running over the roof.
- stigma
-
noun,
a mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one's reputation.
- stingo
-
noun,
strong beer.
- stalag
-
noun,
a World War II German military camp housing prisoners of war of enlisted ranks.
- hillos
-
interjection, noun,
hallo.
- socman
-
noun,
sokeman.
- solion
-
noun,
Chemistry, Electricity. a low-frequency amplifying device that operates by controlling the flow of ions in solution: some types, as the micropump, accomplish this by means of electro-osmotic pressure.
- soling
-
noun,
pitching.
- maslin
-
noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- hosing
-
noun,
an act or instance of being taken advantage of or cheated.
- Hsiang
-
noun,
a Chinese language spoken in Hunan province in southern China.
- Ichang
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Yichang.
- Mastic
-
noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- macons
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- icings
-
noun,
a sweet, creamy spread, as of confectioners' sugar, butter, and flavoring, for covering cakes, cookies, etc.; frosting.
- socio-
-
- iconic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of an icon.
- icono-
-
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- snitch
-
noun,
Also called snitcher. an informer.
- smooth
-
noun,
act of smoothing:
- Somali
-
noun,
a member of a Hamitic population showing an admixture of Arab, black, and other ancestry, and dwelling in Somalia and adjacent regions.
- somat-
-
- Hilton
-
noun,
Conrad (Nicholson) 1887–1979, U.S. hotel owner and developer.
- stacc.
-
- histo-
-
- 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.
- hogans
-
noun,
a Navajo Indian dwelling constructed of earth and branches and covered with mud or sod.
- holism
-
noun,
Philosophy. the theory that whole entities, as fundamental components of reality, have an existence other than as the mere sum of their parts.
Compare organicism (def 1).
- 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.
- Stacia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sontag
-
noun,
Susan, 1933–2004, U.S. critic, novelist, and essayist.
- Mascot
-
noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- Sonoma
-
noun,
a town in W California: center of wine-producing region.
- sonata
-
noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- Holman
-
noun,
Nathan ("Nat") 1896–1995, U.S. basketball player and coach.
- holmic
-
adjective,
of or containing the element holmium.
- somni-
-
- homing
-
noun,
a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.
- mascon
-
noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- Hallam
-
noun,
Arthur Henry, 1811–35, English poet and essayist.
- Gotham
-
noun,
a journalistic nickname for New York City.
- tahini
-
noun,
a paste made of ground sesame seeds.
- gasman
-
noun,
a person who works for a company that sells or distributes household gas, especially a person who goes from building to building reading gas meters to determine what charge is to be billed.
- thongs
-
noun,
a strip of material, especially of leather or hide, used to fasten or secure something.
- galosh
-
noun,
a waterproof overshoe, especially a high one.
- Galton
-
noun,
Sir Francis, 1822–1911, English scientist and writer.
- gamins
-
noun,
a neglected boy left to run about the streets; street urchin.
- Gascon
-
noun,
a native of Gascony, France, the inhabitants of which were reputedly very boastful.
- gaslit
-
noun,
light produced by the combustion of illuminating gas.
- maltha
-
noun,
a liquid bitumen used in ancient times as a mortar or waterproofing agent.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Gaston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Thomas
-
noun,
an apostle who demanded proof of Christ's Resurrection. John 20:24–29.
- Gathic
-
noun,
an ancient Iranian language of the Indo-European family; the language in which the Gathas were written.
Compare Avestan.
- tholos
-
noun,
a circular building.
a small, round structure, as a lantern.
a circular subterranean tomb, lined with masonry.
- maills
-
noun,
mail3 .
- Gilman
-
noun,
Arthur, 1837–1909, U.S. educator.
- Gilolo
-
noun,
Halmahera.
- galoot
-
noun,
an awkward, eccentric, or foolish person.
- maloti
-
noun,
plural of loti.
- gisant
-
noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- malign
-
adjective,
evil in effect; pernicious; baleful; injurious:
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- Tongas
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- Malang
-
noun,
a city on E Java, in S Indonesia.
- Tolima
-
noun,
a volcano in W Colombia, in the Andes. 18,438 feet (5620 meters).
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- Mallon
-
noun,
Mary ("Typhoid Mary") 1869?–1938, U.S. cook, born in Ireland: known immune carrier of typhoid fever who infected many with the disease, institutionalized in 1914.
- timing
-
noun,
Theater.
a synchronizing of the various parts of a production for theatrical effect.
the result or effect thus achieved.
(in acting) the act of adjusting one's tempo of speaking and moving for dramatic effect.
- Gallo-
-
- gallon
-
noun,
a common unit of capacity in English-speaking countries, equal to four quarts, the U.S. standard gallon being equal to 231 cubic inches (3.7853 liters), and the British imperial gallon to 277.42 cubic inches (4.546 liters). Abbreviation: gal.
- tiling
-
noun,
the operation of covering with tiles.
- tiglon
-
noun,
the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion.
- tiglic
-
adjective,
of or derived from tiglic acid.
- Gilson
-
noun,
Étienne Henry [ey-tyen ahn-ree] /eɪˈtyɛn ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1884–1978, French historian.
- thiols
-
- taigas
-
noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- golosh
-
noun,
galosh.
- Tamils
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- manias
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- Tallis
-
noun,
Thomas, c1505–85, English organist and composer, especially of church music.
- magots
-
noun,
Barbary ape.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- Gosala
-
noun,
died c484 b.c, Indian religious leader: founder of the Ajivaka sect.
- mangos
-
noun,
the oblong, sweet fruit of a tropical tree, Mangifera indica, of the cashew family, eaten ripe, or preserved or pickled.
- Gotama
-
noun,
Buddha.
- smooch
-
noun,
a kiss; smack.
- Gothic
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) the arts and crafts of the Gothic period.
- Taisho
-
noun,
the designation of the period of the reign of Emperor Yoshihito, 1912–26.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- hagio-
-
- Manila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.
Compare Quezon City.
- maniac
-
noun,
a raving or violently insane person; lunatic.
- gnomic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a gnome.
- things
-
noun,
a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object.
- glacis
-
noun,
a gentle slope.
- thills
-
noun,
either of the pair of shafts of a vehicle between which a draft animal is harnessed.
- thamin
-
noun,
a small deer, Cervus eldi, of southeastern Asia, having long, curved antlers: now reduced in numbers throughout its range.
- Thallo
-
- maltol
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, C 6 H 6 O 3 , obtained from larch bark, pine needles, chicory, or roasted malt, used for enhancing flavors and aromas, as in foods, wines, and perfumes.
- Thalia
-
noun,
the Muse of comedy and idyllic poetry.
- Tasman
-
noun,
Abel Janszoon [ah-buh l yahn-sohn] /ˈɑ bəl ˈyɑn soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1602?–59, Dutch navigator and explorer.
- 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.
- tangos
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- Manati
-
noun,
a city in N Puerto Rico.
- glints
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- glioma
-
noun,
a tumor of the brain composed of neuroglia.
- glitch
-
noun,
a defect or malfunction in a machine or plan.
- gloams
-
noun,
twilight; gloaming.
- gloats
-
noun,
an act or feeling of gloating.
- glooms
-
noun,
total or partial darkness; dimness.
- Tanach
-
noun,
the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament, comprising the Law or Torah, the Prophets or Neviim, and the Hagiographa or Ketuvim, taken as a whole.
- igloos
-
noun,
an Eskimo house, being a dome-shaped hut usually built of blocks of hard snow.
- inmost
-
adjective,
situated farthest within:
- smitch
-
noun,
smidgen.
- 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.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- Ogmios
-
noun,
the ancient Gallic god of eloquence, identified by the Romans with Mercury.
- Oglala
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people belonging to the Teton branch of the Dakota Indians.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- Molina
-
noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- oghams
-
noun,
an alphabetical script used originally for inscriptions in an archaic form of Irish, from about the 5th to the 10th centuries.
- latish
-
adjective,
somewhat or rather late.
- latigo
-
noun,
a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
- Latona
-
noun,
the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- lianas
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- liangs
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- lichts
-
noun, adjective, verb (used with or without object), adverb,
light1 .
- ligans
-
noun,
lagan.
- logans
-
noun,
pokelogan.
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- lathis
-
noun,
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
- lights
-
noun,
something that makes things visible or affords illumination:
- mithan
-
noun,
gayal.
- lamina
-
noun,
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- salami
-
noun,
a kind of sausage, originally Italian, often flavored with garlic.
- Lamont
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lanais
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- mishit
-
noun,
a bad or faulty hit, as in tennis or cricket.
- Saigon
-
noun,
former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
- Othman
-
noun,
Osman.
- mochas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
- oilman
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- logion
-
noun,
a traditional saying or maxim, as of a religious teacher.
- oolith
-
noun,
any of the component concretions of a piece of oolite.
- logins
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- Lashio
-
noun,
a town in N Burma (Myanmar), NE of Mandalay: the SW terminus of the Burma Road.
- lasing
-
noun,
the generation of coherent light by a laser.
- Omahas
-
noun,
a city in E Nebraska, on the Missouri River.
- oligo-
-
- occas.
-
- ligni-
-
- lamias
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- lithos
-
noun,
lithography.
- lithic
-
noun,
Archaeology. a stone artifact.
- litho.
-
- nastic
-
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.
- Namhoi
-
noun,
Nanhai.
- locals
-
noun,
a local train, bus, etc.
- nachos
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- motion
-
noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- Mongol
-
noun,
a member of a pastoral people now living chiefly in Mongolia.
- Mosaic
-
noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- mongos
-
noun,
mungo.
- monial
-
noun,
a mullion.
- llamas
-
noun,
a woolly-haired South American ruminant of the genus Lama, believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco: often used as a beast of burden.
- llanos
-
noun,
an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
- Monica
-
noun,
a female given name.
- moolas
-
noun,
money.
- natals
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- Lithia
-
noun,
Chemistry. lithium oxide.
- ligno-
-
- Moloch
-
noun,
a deity whose worship was marked by the propitiatory sacrifice of children by their own parents. II Kings 23:10; Jer. 32:35.
- Lilith
-
noun,
Semitic Mythology. a female demon dwelling in deserted places and attacking children.
- Nostoc
-
noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- no-hit
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or noting a game in which a pitcher allows no base hits to the opposing team:
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- nocti-
-
- Mollah
-
noun,
mullah.
- nilgai
-
noun,
a large, Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, the male of which is bluish gray with small horns, the female tawny and hornless.
- limits
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- nights
-
noun,
the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
- lingam
-
noun,
Sanskrit Grammar. the masculine gender.
- Lochia
-
noun,
the liquid discharge from the uterus after childbirth.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Monaco
-
noun,
a principality on the Mediterranean coast, bordering SE France. ½ sq. mi. (1.3 sq. km).
- litchi
-
noun,
the fruit of a Chinese tree, Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family, consisting of a thin, brittle shell enclosing a sweet, jellylike pulp and a single seed.
- Salian
-
noun,
a Salian Frank.
- Salina
-
noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- smalto
-
noun,
colored glass or similar vitreous material used in mosaic.
- Sholom
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Signac
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1863–1935, French painter.
- mights
-
noun,
physical strength:
- Isaiah
-
noun,
Also called Isaiah of Jerusalem. a Major Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Isaian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Isaiah or of the book of the Bible bearing his name.
- macaco
-
noun,
any of several lemurs, as Lemur macaco.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- signal
-
noun,
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
- Shinto
-
noun,
Also, Shintoism. the native religion of Japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship.
- shanti
-
noun,
peace.
- Ischia
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, W of Naples: earthquake 1883. 18 sq. mi. (47 sq. km).
- shaman
-
noun,
(especially among certain tribal peoples) a person who acts as intermediary between the natural and supernatural worlds, using magic to cure illness, foretell the future, control spiritual forces, etc.
- Shalom
-
interjection,
peace (used as a word of greeting or farewell).
- lotion
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- milit.
-
- intima
-
noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- Michol
-
noun,
Michal.
- losing
-
noun,
losings, losses.
- ingots
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- slogan
-
noun,
a distinctive cry, phrase, or motto of any party, group, manufacturer, or person; catchword or catch phrase.
- masto-
-
- slatch
-
noun,
a relatively smooth interval between heavy seas.
- Iloilo
-
noun,
a seaport on S Panay, in the central Philippines.
- Machos
-
noun,
Also, machoism. assertive or aggressive manliness; machismo.
- incogs
-
adjective, adverb, noun,
incognita or incognito.
- SLALOM
-
noun,
Skiing. a downhill race over a winding and zigzag course marked by poles or gates.
Compare giant slalom.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- silica
-
noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- sitcom
-
noun,
situation comedy.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- 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.
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- Siloam
-
noun,
a spring and pool near Jerusalem. John 9:7.
- instil
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- Michal
-
noun,
a daughter of Saul, who became the wife of David. I Sam. 14:49; 18:27.
- isogon
-
noun,
a polygon having all angles equal.
- scoto-
-
- laighs
-
noun,
a small valley or hollow.
- lactam
-
noun,
any of a group of cyclic amides characterized by the NHCO group, derived from aminocarboxylic acids by the intramolecular elimination of water from the amino and carboxylic groups.
- Samoan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samoa.
- Milton
-
noun,
John, 1608–74, English poet.
- Laclos
-
noun,
Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de [pyer ahn-brwaz frahn-swa shaw der-loh duh] /pyɛr ɑ̃ˈbrwaz frɑ̃ˈswa ʃɔ dɛrˈloʊ də/ (Show IPA), 1741–1803, French general and writer.
- Samian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samos.
- minhag
-
noun,
a custom or procedure among Jews that is so firmly established as to have almost the binding force of law.
- minish
-
verb (used with or without object),
to diminish or lessen.
- Samain
-
noun,
Samhain.
- saloon
-
noun,
a place for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks.
- sancta
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- lactic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or obtained from milk.
- lacto-
-
- lagans
-
noun,
anything sunk in the sea, but attached to a buoy or the like so that it may be recovered.
- miotic
-
noun,
a miotic drug.
- Lagash
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, at the modern village of Telloh in SE Iraq: a palace, statuary, and inscribed clay tablets unearthed here.
- lagoon
-
noun,
an area of shallow water separated from the sea by low sandy dunes.
Compare laguna.
- 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.
- lacing
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that laces.
- Sangha
-
noun,
a community of Buddhist monks.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- longi-
-
- Scotch
-
noun,
a cut, gash, or score.
- milli-
-
- Scioto
-
noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- Scilla
-
noun,
modern name of Scylla.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- School
-
noun,
an institution where instruction is given, especially to persons under college age:
- Italia
-
noun,
Italian name of Italy.
- Italic
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- Santal
-
noun,
sandalwood.
- scato-
-
- Itasca
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- Mallia
-
noun,
a town in E Crete: site of an excavated Minoan palace.
- Ithaca
-
noun,
one of the Ionian Islands, off the W coast of Greece: legendary home of Ulysses. 37 sq. mi. (96 sq. km).
Greek Itháki.
- satang
-
noun,
a monetary unit and former coin of Thailand, the 100th part of a baht.
- Lomita
-
noun,
a town in SW California.
- Lolita
-
noun,
(italics) a novel (1955) by Vladimir Nabokov.
- Gallic
-
adjective,
of or containing gallium, especially in the trivalent state.
- Tsonga
-
noun,
a Bantu language spoken in Mozambique, Zambia, and South Africa.
- Gallia
-
noun,
Latin name of Gaul.
- chills
-
noun,
coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness:
- chains
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- Chamos
-
noun,
Chemosh.
- chants
-
noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- Chaoan
-
noun,
former name of Chaozhou.
- chaton
-
noun,
Also called chaton foil. an imitation gem of paste that has its pavilion backed with metal foil or silver to reflect light.
- chicos
-
noun,
greasewood (def 1).
- chilli
-
noun,
chili.
- chilo-
-
- chacma
-
noun,
a large, brownish-gray baboon, Papio ursinus, of southern Africa.
- Chilon
-
noun,
flourished 556 b.c, Greek sage and ephor at Sparta.
- chinas
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- Chino-
-
- chinos
-
noun,
a tough, twilled cotton cloth used for uniforms, sports clothes, etc.
- chital
-
noun,
axis deer.
- chitin
-
noun,
a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide, related chemically to cellulose, that forms a semitransparent horny substance and is a principal constituent of the exoskeleton, or outer covering, of insects, crustaceans, and arachnids.
- chiton
-
noun,
Also called sea cradle. a mollusk of the class Amphineura, having a mantle covered with calcareous plates, found adhering to rocks.
- chagal
-
noun,
chagul.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- Cholon
-
noun,
a suburb of Ho Chi Minh City, in S Vietnam.
- camoca
-
noun,
camaca.
- calico
-
noun,
a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
- Callao
-
noun,
a seaport in W Peru, near Lima.
- Callas
-
noun,
Maria Meneghini [men-i-gee-nee] /ˌmɛn ɪˈgi ni/ (Show IPA), 1923–77, U.S. soprano.
- calli-
-
- Callot
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1592?–1635, French engraver and etcher.
- camail
-
noun,
aventail (def 1).
- camion
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- cancha
-
noun,
a court for playing jai alai.
Compare frontis, rebote (def 1).
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Cantal
-
noun,
a department in S central France. 2231 sq. mi. (5780 sq. km). Capital: Aurillac.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- cashoo
-
noun,
catechu.
- casing
-
noun,
a case or covering; housing.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- Catano
-
noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- cholla
-
noun,
any of several spiny treelike cacti belonging to the genus Opuntia, especially O. fulgida of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having knobby outgrowths and yellow spines.
- Cholos
-
- calci-
-
- comals
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- coigns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- colics
-
noun,
paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- Colima
-
noun,
a state in SW Mexico, on the Pacific Coast. 2010 sq. mi. (5205 sq. km).
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- collo-
-
- cologs
-
noun,
cologarithm.
- Colton
-
noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- coming
-
noun,
approach; arrival; advent:
- Cognac
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the brandy distilled in and shipped from the legally delimited area surrounding the town of Cognac, in W central France.
- COMSAT
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a communications satellite.
- conch-
-
- Concha
-
noun,
Anatomy.
a shell-like structure, especially the external ear.
any turbinate bone, especially in the nose.
- Concho
-
- conchs
-
noun,
the spiral shell of a gastropod, often used as a horn.
- congas
-
noun,
a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line.
- congos
-
noun,
congou.
- cogons
-
noun,
a tall, coarse grass, Imperata cylindrica, of the tropics and subtropics, used widely for thatching.
- cocoas
-
noun,
a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
- cicala
-
noun,
cicada.
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- C-in-C
-
- claims
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- clangs
-
noun,
a clanging sound.
- clinch
-
noun,
the act of clinching.
- clings
-
noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- clinic
-
noun,
a place, as in connection with a medical school or a hospital, for the treatment of nonresident patients, sometimes at low cost or without charge.
- clino-
-
- clitic
-
noun,
a clitic word; enclitic or proclitic.
- Cochin
-
noun,
one of an Asian breed of chickens, resembling the Brahma but slightly smaller.
- cloaca
-
noun,
Zoology.
the common cavity into which the intestinal, urinary, and generative canals open in birds, reptiles, amphibians, many fishes, and certain mammals.
a similar cavity in invertebrates.
- clonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to clonus.
- Cloots
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste du Val-de-Grâce [zhahn ba-teest dy val duh-grahs] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist dü val dəˈgrɑs/ (Show IPA), Baron de ("Anacharsis Clootz") 1755–94, Prussian leader in the French Revolution.
- Clotho
-
noun,
the Fate who spins the thread of life.
- cloths
-
noun,
a fabric formed by weaving, felting, etc., from wool, hair, silk, flax, cotton, or other fiber, used for garments, upholstery, and many other items.
- coacts
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- coalas
-
noun,
koala.
- coatis
-
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.
- calgon
-
- calash
-
noun,
Also, calèche. a light vehicle pulled by one or two horses, seating two to four passengers, and having two or four wheels, a seat for a driver on a splashboard, and sometimes a folding top.
- consol
-
noun,
singular of consols.
- allots
-
verb (used with object),
to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion:
- Alicia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- alight
-
adverb, adjective,
provided with light; lighted up.
- aligns
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- Alioth
-
noun,
a star of the second magnitude in the constellation Ursa Major.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- al-Lat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying the sun and considered to be a daughter of Allah.
- all-in
-
adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- almahs
-
noun,
(in Egypt) a woman or girl who dances or sings professionally.
- Alcaic
-
noun,
Alcaics, Alcaic verses or strophes.
- almost
-
adverb,
very nearly; all but:
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- alogia
-
noun,
aphasia.
- alohas
-
adjective,
friendly; hospitable; welcoming:
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Alonso
-
noun,
Alicia (Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martínez Hoyo) born 1921, Cuban ballerina.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- algins
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- alamos
-
noun,
a poplar.
- Altman
-
noun,
Robert, 1925–2006, U.S. film director, producer, and screenwriter.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- aaliis
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- accost
-
noun,
a greeting.
- Achill
-
noun,
an island off the coast of NW Ireland. 14 miles (23 km) long; 11 miles (18 km) wide.
- aching
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- acoasm
-
noun,
acouasm.
- actin-
-
- acting
-
noun,
the art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- aiolis
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- agamic
-
adjective,
Biology.
asexual.
occurring without sexual union; germinating without impregnation; not gamic.
- aghast
-
adjective,
struck with overwhelming shock or amazement; filled with sudden fright or horror:
- aglint
-
adjective,
displaying bright points of light, as by reflection; glittering:
- agnail
-
noun,
hangnail.
- agonal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or symptomatic of agony, especially paroxysmal distress, as the death throes.
- agonic
-
adjective,
not forming an angle.
- ahimsa
-
noun,
the principle of noninjury to living beings.
- ailing
-
adjective,
sickly; unwell.
- Altaic
-
noun,
the Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic language families collectively, spoken over a broad expanse of Eurasia, from southeastern Europe to the Pacific: variously considered to be a single, genetically related family, with Japanese and Korean sometimes also included, or a group of languages with shared typologies and histories, but not genetically akin.
- Altona
-
noun,
a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
- Calais
-
noun,
the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- Ascham
-
noun,
Roger, 1515–68, English scholar and writer: tutor of Queen Elizabeth I.
- ascoma
-
noun,
a fruiting body that bears asci.
- ashcan
-
noun,
a large metal barrel, can, or similar receptacle for ashes, garbage, or refuse.
- Ashman
-
noun,
a person who collects and disposes of ashes, garbage, and refuse.
- Ashton
-
noun,
Sir Frederick (William) 1906–1988, English dancer and choreographer, born in Ecuador.
- aslant
-
adverb,
at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
- asthma
-
noun,
Pathology. a paroxysmal, often allergic disorder of respiration, characterized by bronchospasm, wheezing, and difficulty in expiration, often accompanied by coughing and a feeling of constriction in the chest.
- antho-
-
- Gallas
-
noun,
Oromo.
- atonal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or marked by atonality.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- cacaos
-
noun,
a small tropical American evergreen tree, Theobroma cacao, cultivated for its seeds, the source of cocoa, chocolate, etc.
- Cahill
-
noun,
an artificial fly having a quill body, golden tag, tan-spotted wings and tail, and gray hackle.
- cahoot
-
Idioms,
go cahoots, to share equally; become partners:
Also, go in cahoot with, go in cahoots.
- caiman
-
noun,
any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and allied genera: some are endangered.
- anthol
-
- Anomia
-
noun,
the inability to name objects or to recognize the written or spoken names of objects.
- Amathi
-
noun,
Amittai.
- angio-
-
- amatol
-
noun,
an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT.
- amigas
-
noun,
a female friend.
- amigos
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- amino-
-
- amnios
-
- analog
-
noun,
analogue.
- Anatol
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sunrise.”.
- Anglia
-
noun,
Latin name of England.
- aniso-
-
- Anglic
-
noun,
the English language in a simplified spelling devised by R. E. Zachrisson (1880–1937), a Swedish philologist, to make English easier to use as an auxiliary language. About 40 of the most frequent words are kept in their usual spellings; the rest of the vocabulary is spelled phonetically with letters of the traditional 26-letter alphabet.
- Anglo-
-
- Anglos
-
noun,
a white American of non-Hispanic descent, as distinguished especially from an American of Mexican or Spanish descent.
- Angola
-
noun,
a republic in SW Africa: formerly an overseas province of Portugal; gained independence Nov. 11, 1975. 481,226 sq. mi. (1,246,375 sq. km). Capital: Luanda.
- Anhalt
-
noun,
a former state in central Germany, now part of Saxony-Anhalt.
- anicca
-
noun,
the cycle of birth, growth, decay, and death through which every living thing must pass.
- animal
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well-defined shape and usually limited growth, can move voluntarily, actively acquire food and digest it internally, and have sensory and nervous systems that allow them to respond rapidly to stimuli: some classification schemes also include protozoa and certain other single-celled eukaryotes that have motility and animallike nutritional modes.
- Animas
-
noun,
soul; life.
- conics
-
noun,
the branch of geometry that deals with conic sections.
- atomic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- cosmo-
-
- Cosimo
-
noun,
Piero di [pee-air-oh di;; Italian pye-raw dee] /piˈɛər oʊ dɪ;; Italian ˈpyɛ rɔ di/ (Show IPA), Piero di Cosimo.
- Galati
-
noun,
a port in E Romania, on the Danube River. 252,884.
- costal
-
adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- COSMIC
-
adjective,
of or relating to the cosmos:
- Galcha
-
noun,
a member of an Iranian people inhabiting the Pamirs.
- cootch
-
noun,
cooch.
- cosign
-
verb (used with or without object),
to sign as a cosigner.
- galiot
-
noun,
a small galley propelled by both sails and oars.
- Galion
-
noun,
a city in N central Ohio.
- galahs
-
noun,
an Australian cockatoo, Kakatoe roseicapilla, having rose-colored underparts.
- coolth
-
noun,
coolness.
- contos
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- gainst
-
preposition,
against.
- costo-
-
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- lotos
-
noun,
lotus.
- scat-
-
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- scall
-
noun,
dandruff.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- 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.
- Alta.
-
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- altho
-
conjunction,
although.
- alti-
-
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- Chaco
-
noun,
a part of the Gran Chaco region in central South America, in Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. About 100,000 sq. mi. (259,000 sq. km).
- along
-
Idioms,
all along, all the time; throughout:
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Scot.
-
- chais
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- longa
-
noun,
the second longest note in medieval mensural notation.
- gloom
-
noun,
total or partial darkness; dimness.
- Chain
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- almas
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- Longs
-
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- gloms
-
noun,
a look or glimpse.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- looms
-
noun,
a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc.
- loons
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- loots
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- Chaga
-
noun,
a member of a Bantu people of northern Tanzania.
- Alogi
-
noun,
a group of Christians in the 2nd century a.d. who rejected the doctrine of the Logos.
- Aloha
-
adjective,
friendly; hospitable; welcoming:
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Sango
-
noun,
a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
- schmo
-
noun,
a foolish, boring, or stupid person; a jerk.
- sanit
-
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- alto-
-
- Cant.
-
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- maill
-
noun,
mail3 .
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- glint
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- glims
-
noun,
a light or lamp.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Salol
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, aromatic powder, C 13 H 10 O 3 , produced by the interaction of salicylic acid and phenol, used as a preservative, a light absorber in suntan preparations, and in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and as an antiseptic.
- canc.
-
- Malan
-
noun,
Daniel François [frahn-swah] /frɑnˈswɑ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1959, South African editor and political leader: prime minister 1948–54.
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- Gatha
-
noun,
one of several groups of hymns (the Gathas) forming the oldest part of the Avesta.
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- Macao
-
noun,
a Portuguese overseas territory in S China, in the delta of the Zhu Jiang River and including two small adjacent islands. 6 sq. mi. (16 sq. km).
- Cath.
-
- Macc.
-
- mach.
-
- Gaons
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- Samoa
-
noun,
a group of islands in the S Pacific, the islands W of 170° W longitude constituting an independent state and the rest belonging to the U.S.
- macho
-
noun,
Also, machoism. assertive or aggressive manliness; machismo.
- machs
-
noun,
a number indicating the ratio of the speed of an object to the speed of sound in the medium through which the object is moving. Abbreviation: M.
- gloat
-
noun,
an act or feeling of gloating.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- amahs
-
noun,
a baby's nurse, especially a wet nurse.
- Mahon
-
noun,
a seaport on E Minorca, in the Balearic Islands.
- magic
-
noun,
the art of producing illusions as entertainment by the use of sleight of hand, deceptive devices, etc.; legerdemain; conjuring:
- cata-
-
- Saman
-
noun,
a Persian noble who lived in the 8th century a.d., progenitor of the Samanid dynasty.
- Magna
-
noun,
a town in N Utah.
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- gloam
-
noun,
twilight; gloaming.
- magot
-
noun,
Barbary ape.
- mahal
-
noun,
a palace or mansion.
See also Taj Mahal.
- Mahan
-
noun,
Alfred Thayer [they-er] /ˈθeɪ ər/ (Show IPA), 1840–1914, U.S. naval officer and writer on naval history.
- almah
-
noun,
(in Egypt) a woman or girl who dances or sings professionally.
- logo-
-
- shall
-
auxiliary verb,
plan to, intend to, or expect to:
- Chita
-
noun,
a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- limit
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- gamo-
-
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- limos
-
noun,
a limousine.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- ling.
-
- chits
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- Sigma
-
noun,
the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet: Σ, σ, ς.
- sigil
-
noun,
a seal or signet.
- Chios
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- lingo
-
noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- lings
-
noun,
an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- sight
-
noun,
the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- shtg.
-
- 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.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- choli
-
noun,
a short-sleeved blouse or bodice, often one exposing part of the midriff, worn by Hindu women in India.
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- Singh
-
- sing.
-
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Licht
-
noun, adjective, verb (used with or without object), adverb,
light1 .
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- Light
-
noun,
something that makes things visible or affords illumination:
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Chola
-
noun,
a teenage girl who associates closely with a gang of cholos or is the girlfriend of a cholo.
- lign-
-
- chol-
-
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- algo-
-
- Lilac
-
noun,
any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers: the state flower of New Hampshire.
- Lilas
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- ALGOL
-
noun,
a star of the second magnitude in the constellation Perseus: the first known and most famous eclipsing binary star.
- lilts
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- shoot
-
noun,
the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
- Logos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Philosophy. the rational principle that governs and develops the universe.
- logic
-
noun,
the science that investigates the principles governing correct or reliable inference.
- lochs
-
noun,
a lake.
- Shang
-
noun,
a Chinese dynasty whose dates are usually given as 1766–1122 b.c. and sometimes as 1523–1027 b.c.
- gaols
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- chats
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- locos
-
noun,
locoweed.
- Shama
-
noun,
a slender long-tailed thrush, Copsychus malabaricus, of southern Asia and introduced into Hawaii, having black plumage with a white rump and tail sides and a chestnut belly.
- Logan
-
noun,
pokelogan.
- shalt
-
verb,
2nd person singular of shall.
- logia
-
noun,
a plural of logion.
- chasm
-
noun,
a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge.
- Allah
-
noun,
the Supreme Being; God.
- allo-
-
- chaos
-
noun,
a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.
- login
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- allot
-
verb (used with object),
to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion:
- G-man
-
noun,
an agent for the FBI.
- chant
-
noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- logis
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- chams
-
noun,
khan1 .
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- Allan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- shill
-
noun,
a person who poses as a customer in order to decoy others into participating, as at a gambling house, auction, confidence game, etc.
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- Llano
-
noun,
an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
- Lith.
-
- Chin.
-
- gnash
-
noun,
an act of gnashing.
- Chill
-
noun,
coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness:
- chili
-
noun,
Also called chili pepper. the pungent pod of any of several species of Capsicum, especially C. annuum longum: used in cooking for its pungent flavor.
- Shona
-
noun,
Also called Mashona. a member of a group of peoples constituting more than two thirds of the population of Zimbabwe.
- shogi
-
noun,
the Japanese version of chess.
- LLAMA
-
noun,
a woolly-haired South American ruminant of the genus Lama, believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco: often used as a beast of burden.
- chics
-
noun,
style and elegance, especially in dress:
- shoat
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- shoal
-
noun,
a place where a sea, river, or other body of water is shallow.
- loach
-
noun,
any of several slender European and Asian fishes of the family Cobitidae and related families, having several barbels around the mouth.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- loams
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- loath
-
adjective,
unwilling; reluctant; disinclined; averse:
- Chico
-
noun,
greasewood (def 1).
- local
-
noun,
a local train, bus, etc.
- chias
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- chiao
-
noun,
jiao.
- Amati
-
noun,
Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
- malls
-
noun,
Also called shopping mall. a large retail complex containing a variety of stores and often restaurants and other business establishments housed in a series of connected or adjacent buildings or in a single large building.
Compare shopping center.
- glias
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- noso-
-
- mogos
-
noun,
a stone hatchet used by the Aborigines.
- nomo-
-
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nolos
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- molal
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a solution containing one mole of solute per kilogram of solvent.
- Mocha
-
noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
- molas
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- gilts
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- no-go
-
adjective,
inoperative; canceled:
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- Ghats
-
noun,
Eastern Ghats.
- molls
-
noun,
gun moll.
- anigh
-
adverb,
nearby; close by.
- noct-
-
- molto
-
adverb,
very:
- ghast
-
adjective,
ghastly.
- notch
-
noun,
an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- octa-
-
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- angas
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- 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.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- angi-
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- misc.
-
- Angl.
-
- miso-
-
- noto-
-
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- Ochoa
-
noun,
Severo [suh-vair-oh;; Spanish se-ve-raw] /səˈvɛər oʊ;; Spanish sɛˈvɛ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–93, U.S. biochemist, born in Spain: Nobel Prize in medicine 1959.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- ghain
-
noun,
the nineteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Ghana
-
noun,
a republic in West Africa comprising the former colonies of the Gold Coast and Ashanti, the protectorate of the Northern Territories, and the U.N. trusteeship of British Togoland: member of the Commonwealth of Nations since 1957. 91,843 sq. mi. (237,873 sq. km). Capital: Accra.
- Occam
-
noun,
William of, died 1349? English scholastic philosopher.
- Ocala
-
noun,
a city in central Florida.
- oaths
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- molts
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- asgmt
-
- octo-
-
- 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.
- mools
-
noun,
soft, crumbly soil rich in mold or humus.
- anth-
-
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- moons
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- natl.
-
- natch
-
adverb,
of course; naturally.
- moots
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- Moshi
-
noun,
a city in N Tanzania.
- naso-
-
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- moths
-
noun,
any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits.
- moton
-
noun,
besague.
- MOTOS
-
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- 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.
- moola
-
noun,
money.
- mooch
-
noun,
Also, moocher. a person who mooches.
- Mongo
-
noun,
mungo.
- ghost
-
noun,
the soul of a dead person, a disembodied spirit imagined, usually as a vague, shadowy or evanescent form, as wandering among or haunting living persons.
- 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.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- nills
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- asco-
-
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anim.
-
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- mono-
-
- anis-
-
- night
-
noun,
the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
- nighs
-
adverb,
near in space, time, or relation:
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- monos
-
noun,
infectious mononucleosis.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- Mont.
-
- month
-
noun,
Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- anti-
-
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Athol
-
noun,
a city in central Massachusetts.
- Amato
-
noun,
Pasquale [puh-skwah-lee,, -ley;; Italian pahs-kwah-le] /pəˈskwɑ li,, -leɪ;; Italian pɑsˈkwɑ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1942, Italian operatic baritone.
- Masai
-
noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- Calah
-
noun,
Biblical name of Kalakh.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Manta
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- gismo
-
noun,
a gadget or device:
- amiga
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Othin
-
noun,
Odin.
- amigo
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Masan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- Otomi
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of south-central Mexico.
- masc.
-
- osmo-
-
- Cahan
-
noun,
Abraham ("Abe") 1860–1951, U.S. novelist and journalist, born in Russia.
- cacti
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- caco-
-
- amin-
-
- 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.
- cacao
-
noun,
a small tropical American evergreen tree, Theobroma cacao, cultivated for its seeds, the source of cocoa, chocolate, etc.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- calc-
-
- ca-ca
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- calls
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- glans
-
noun,
the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- salal
-
noun,
an evergreen shrub, Gaultheria shallon, of the heath family, native to the western coast of North America, having leathery, oblong leaves and clusters of pink or white flowers and purplish-black fruit.
- saith
-
verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- Malta
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Africa. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- calms
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Sacco
-
noun,
Nicola [nee-kaw-lah] /niˈkɔ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1927, Italian anarchist, in the U.S. after 1908: together with Bartolomeo Vanzetti, found guilty of robbery and murder 1921; executed 1927.
- manas
-
noun,
the rational faculty of the mind.
- Manat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
- saiga
-
noun,
a goatlike antelope, Saiga tatarica, of western Asia and eastern Russia, having a greatly enlarged muzzle.
- manga
-
noun,
a Japanese graphic novel, typically intended for adults, characterized by highly stylized art.
- Mango
-
noun,
the oblong, sweet fruit of a tropical tree, Mangifera indica, of the cashew family, eaten ripe, or preserved or pickled.
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- sagan
-
noun,
Carl (Edward) 1934–96, U.S. astronomer and writer.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- gitim
-
noun,
a plural of get.
- mast-
-
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- Athos
-
noun,
Mount, the easternmost of three prongs of the peninsula of Chalcidice, in NE Greece: site of an autonomous theocracy constituted of 20 monasteries. 131 sq. mi. (340 sq. km); about 35 miles (56 km) long.
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- olig-
-
- Giono
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1895–1970, French novelist.
- anal.
-
- atoll
-
noun,
a ring-shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands, enclosing or nearly enclosing a shallow lagoon.
- atmo-
-
- Atman
-
noun,
the principle of life.
- Mills
-
noun,
C(harles) Wright, 1916–62, U.S. sociologist.
- Milos
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- anat.
-
- ation
-
- milch
-
adjective,
(of a domestic animal) yielding milk; kept or suitable for milk production.
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- ogham
-
noun,
an alphabetical script used originally for inscriptions in an archaic form of Irish, from about the 5th to the 10th centuries.
- minah
-
noun,
myna.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Minch
-
noun,
a sea channel between mainland Scotland and the Outer Hebrides islands. 25–45 miles (40–70 km) wide.
See also Little Minch.
- ogams
-
noun,
ogham.
- Minho
-
noun,
a river in SW Europe, flowing SSW from NW Spain along the N boundary of Portugal into the Atlantic. 171 miles (275 km) long.
- mini-
-
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- milia
-
noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- onco-
-
- match
-
noun,
a slender piece of wood, cardboard, or other flammable material tipped with a chemical substance that produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface.
- math.
-
- maths
-
noun,
mathematics.
- 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.
- Amish
-
noun,
the Amish people.
- g-cal
-
- onto-
-
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- among
-
preposition,
in, into, or through the midst of; in association or connection with; surrounded by:
- omni-
-
- olios
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- Micah
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- micas
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Mich.
-
- Omaha
-
noun,
a city in E Nebraska, on the Missouri River.
- Olson
-
noun,
Charles, 1910–70, U.S. poet and essayist.
- ollas
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- might
-
noun,
physical strength:
- choom
-
noun,
an Englishman.
- shoon
-
noun,
plural of shoe.
- nacho
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- tills
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- Goth.
-
- stool
-
noun,
a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
- hints
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- galls
-
noun,
impudence; effrontery.
- 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.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Gotha
-
noun,
a city in S Thuringia, in central Germany.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- cocas
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- agmas
-
noun,
(in Latin and Greek) the velar nasal consonant sound, especially in those forms where it was represented by the letter g or by gamma.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- cocoa
-
noun,
a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
- COCOM
-
noun,
a nontreaty organization of the NATO nations except Iceland, and with the addition of Japan, that sets rules on exports of strategic goods to Communist countries: formed in 1949.
- Still
-
noun,
stillness or silence:
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- incl.
-
- incog
-
adjective, adverb, noun,
incognita or incognito.
- Cohan
-
noun,
George M(ichael) 1878–1942, U.S. actor, playwright, and producer.
- Galla
-
noun,
Oromo.
- tachs
-
noun,
tachometer.
- ingot
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- agios
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- hist.
-
- init.
-
- cogon
-
noun,
a tall, coarse grass, Imperata cylindrica, of the tropics and subtropics, used widely for thatching.
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- aalii
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- insol
-
- inst.
-
- Cocos
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- 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.
- Ital.
-
- Isth.
-
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- sotol
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.
- hillo
-
interjection, noun,
hallo.
- Sotho
-
noun,
a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken in Lesotho and South Africa.
- comic
-
noun,
a comedian.
- Hilla
-
noun,
a city in central Iraq, S of Baghdad.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- togas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- aholt
-
noun,
ahold.
- sooth
-
noun,
truth, reality, or fact.
- Soong
-
noun,
Charles Jones, 1866–1918, Chinese merchant (father of Ai-ling, Ch'ing-ling, Mei-ling, and Tse-ven Soong).
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Stahl
-
noun,
Georg Ernst [gey-ork ernst] /geɪˈɒrk ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1660–1734, German chemist and physician.
- coach
-
noun,
a large, horse-drawn, four-wheeled carriage, usually enclosed.
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- 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.
- Stich
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- Coamo
-
noun,
a city in S central Puerto Rico.
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- coact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- 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.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coala
-
noun,
koala.
- comal
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- stall
-
noun,
a compartment in a stable or shed for the accommodation of one animal.
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- cooch
-
noun,
a sinuous, quasi-Oriental dance performed by a woman and characterized chiefly by suggestive gyrating and shaking of the body.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- homos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a homosexual, especially a male homosexual.
- homo-
-
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- galah
-
noun,
an Australian cockatoo, Kakatoe roseicapilla, having rose-colored underparts.
- thins
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- cont.
-
- ician
-
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- thio-
-
- icing
-
noun,
a sweet, creamy spread, as of confectioners' sugar, butter, and flavoring, for covering cakes, cookies, etc.; frosting.
- colic
-
noun,
paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- colat
-
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- 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.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Tamas
-
noun,
See under guna.
- thing
-
noun,
a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object.
- actos
-
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Hosta
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- Acoma
-
noun,
a Pueblo Indian village near Albuquerque, New Mexico, built on a sandstone mesa: oldest continuously inhabited location in the U.S.
- goths
-
noun,
one of a Teutonic people who in the 3rd to 5th centuries invaded and settled in parts of the Roman Empire.
- actg.
-
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- hoots
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- thana
-
noun,
a police station in India.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- tangs
-
- Thill
-
noun,
either of the pair of shafts of a vehicle between which a draft animal is harnessed.
- tango
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- Tanga
-
noun,
either of two former coins of India, one gold and one silver, issued by various Muslim rulers.
- galas
-
noun,
a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment:
- coll.
-
- hongs
-
noun,
(in China) a group of rooms or buildings forming a warehouse, factory, etc.
- icons
-
- igloo
-
noun,
an Eskimo house, being a dome-shaped hut usually built of blocks of hard snow.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- acct.
-
- Colon
-
noun,
the sign (:) used to mark a major division in a sentence, to indicate that what follows is an elaboration, summation, implication, etc., of what precedes; or to separate groups of numbers referring to different things, as hours from minutes in 5:30; or the members of a ratio or proportion, as in 1 : 2 = 3 : 6.
- Achan
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Judah who, with his family, was stoned to death for stealing forbidden spoils. Josh. 7:19–26.
- thong
-
noun,
a strip of material, especially of leather or hide, used to fasten or secure something.
- coign
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- cohos
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- contg
-
- imago
-
noun,
Entomology. an adult insect.
- taiga
-
noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- imit.
-
- Hogan
-
noun,
a Navajo Indian dwelling constructed of earth and branches and covered with mud or sod.
- aghas
-
noun,
aga.
- Sino-
-
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- holla
-
interjection,
(used as an informal greeting.)
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- holts
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- Talca
-
noun,
a city in central Chile.
- achoo
-
interjection,
ahchoo.
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Holst
-
noun,
Gustav Theodore [goo s-tahv] /ˈgʊs tɑv/ (Show IPA), 1874–1934, English composer.
- ilio-
-
- Illia
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1900–83, Argentine physician and statesman: president 1963–66.
- holo-
-
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- Holms
-
noun,
a low, flat tract of land beside a river or stream.
- Colo.
-
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- colog
-
noun,
cologarithm.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- istic
-
- ition
-
- Cong.
-
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- clang
-
noun,
a clanging sound.
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- lang.
-
- smolt
-
noun,
a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
- Smith
-
noun,
a worker in metal.
- Goias
-
noun,
a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- conga
-
noun,
a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line.
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Laoag
-
noun,
a seaport on NW Luzon, in the N Philippines.
- hallo
-
noun,
the cry “hallo!”.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- gamic
-
adjective,
sexual (def 3).
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- 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.
- lalia
-
- Alamo
-
noun,
a poplar.
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- tonia
-
- halts
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tono-
-
- Laith
-
adjective,
loath.
- halos
-
noun,
Also called nimbus. a geometric shape, usually in the form of a disk, circle, ring, or rayed structure, traditionally representing a radiant light around or above the head of a divine or sacred personage, an ancient or medieval monarch, etc.
- clash
-
noun,
a loud, harsh noise, as of a collision:
- snath
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Lamas
-
noun,
Carlos Saavedra [kahr-laws sah-ah-ve-drah] /ˈkɑr lɔs ˌsɑ ɑˈvɛ drɑ/ (Show IPA), Saavedra Lamas, Carlos.
- halo-
-
- halms
-
noun,
haulm.
- tools
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- Congo
-
noun,
congou.
- Small
-
noun,
something that is small:
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- 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.
- Cilla
-
noun,
a sister of Priam who, with her infant son, was slain by Priam because it had been prophesied that a mother and child of the royal house would cause the destruction of Troy.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- slang
-
noun,
very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language, as Hit the road.
- Const
-
- Haiti
-
noun,
Formerly Hayti. a republic in the West Indies occupying the W part of the island of Hispaniola. 10,714 sq. mi. (27,750 sq. km). Capital: Port-au-Prince.
- 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.
- laths
-
noun,
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- hails
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- 30-30
-
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- sito-
-
- algia
-
- lgth.
-
- Lhasa
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tibet, in the SE part: sacred city of Lamaism. About 12,000 feet (3650 meters) above sea level.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- Cons.
-
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- hagia
-
plural noun,
the Eucharistic elements before or after the consecration.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- sloth
-
noun,
habitual disinclination to exertion; indolence; laziness.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- Alas.
-
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- Sligo
-
noun,
a county in Connaught province, in the NW Republic of Ireland. 694 sq. mi. (1795 sq. km).
- cinch
-
noun,
a strong girth used on stock saddles, having a ring at each end to which a strap running from the saddle is secured.
- Latah
-
noun,
a pattern of neurotic behavior, usually induced by a startle, first discovered in Malaya, and characterized by the compulsive imitation of the actions and words of others.
- latch
-
noun,
a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- halas
-
noun,
George Stanley, 1895–1983, U.S. football coach and team owner.
- halal
-
noun,
a halal animal or halal meat.
- lathi
-
noun,
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
- Gamin
-
noun,
a neglected boy left to run about the streets; street urchin.
- laigh
-
noun,
a small valley or hollow.
- lamia
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- aitch
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- lact-
-
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- hangs
-
- Gooch
-
noun,
George Peabody, 1873–1968, English historian.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- cloot
-
noun,
a cloven hoof; one of the divisions of the cloven hoof of the swine, sheep, etc.
- goons
-
noun,
Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
- Hanoi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.
- cling
-
noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- Hansa
-
noun,
a company or guild of merchants in a northern European medieval town.
- Hants
-
noun,
Hampshire (def 1).
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Aisha
-
noun,
a.d. 613?–678, favorite wife of Muhammad (daughter of Abu-Bekr).
- cloth
-
noun,
a fabric formed by weaving, felting, etc., from wool, hair, silk, flax, cotton, or other fiber, used for garments, upholstery, and many other items.
- tolls
-
noun,
a payment or fee exacted by the state, the local authorities, etc., for some right or privilege, as for passage along a road or over a bridge.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- haoma
-
noun,
a leafless vine, Sarcostemma acidum, of eastern India, yielding a sour, milky juice.
- Solon
-
noun,
c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- gains
-
- 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.
- Hasan
-
noun,
(al-Hasan) a.d. 624?–669? Arabian caliph: son of Ali and Fatima (brother of Hussein).
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- gono-
-
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- Tonga
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- Lagos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Nigeria: former capital.
- Lahti
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, NNE of Helsinki.
- Sochi
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- conc.
-
- cools
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- Haman
-
noun,
a powerful prince at the court of Ahasuerus, who was hanged upon exposure of his plan to destroy the Jews of Persia. Esther 3–6.
- lagan
-
noun,
anything sunk in the sea, but attached to a buoy or the like so that it may be recovered.
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- tongs
-
noun,
any of various implements consisting of two arms hinged, pivoted, or otherwise fastened together, for seizing, holding, or lifting something (usually used with pair of).
- Hamal
-
noun,
(in some Muslim countries) a porter.
- Ogma
-
noun,
a god of poetry and eloquence and the inventor of the ogham letters: one of the Tuatha De Danann.
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- 1080
-
- ACLS
-
- NIMH
-
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- Toll
-
noun,
a payment or fee exacted by the state, the local authorities, etc., for some right or privilege, as for passage along a road or over a bridge.
- oath
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- Ohio
-
noun,
a state in the NE central United States: a part of the Midwest. 41,222 sq. mi. (106,765 sq. km). Capital: Columbus.
Abbreviation: OH (for use with zip code), O.
- Naha
-
noun,
a port on SW Okinawa, in S Japan.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Olga
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 968? regent of Kiev until 955: saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- Naga
-
noun,
a member of any of the disparate tribal peoples of Nagaland and bordering areas of Burma.
- Nah.
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- 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.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- 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.
- OHMS
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- NOAA
-
- 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.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- togs
-
noun,
a coat.
- Anas
-
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- Togo
-
noun,
Heihachiro [hey-hah-chee-raw] /ˈheɪ hɑˈtʃi rɔ/ (Show IPA), Marquis, 1847–1934, Japanese admiral.
- nigh
-
adverb,
near in space, time, or relation:
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Gall
-
noun,
impudence; effrontery.
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- ano-
-
- ghat
-
noun,
a wide set of steps descending to a river, especially a river used for bathing.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- toom
-
adjective,
empty; vacant.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- not-
-
- 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.
- anga
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- acc.
-
- tong
-
noun,
tongs.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Oct.
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- 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.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- NTIA
-
- NCAA
-
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- ogam
-
noun,
ogham.
- nom.
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- aahs
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- Till
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- tion
-
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- nos-
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- amt.
-
- SOHO
-
noun,
a district in London, England, including Soho Square: a predominantly foreign section since 1685; noted for its restaurants.
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- SGML
-
- shag
-
noun,
rough, matted hair, wool, or the like.
- AISI
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Sol.
-
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Gama
-
noun,
Vasco da [vas-koh duh;; Portuguese vahsh-koo duh] /ˈvæs koʊ də;; Portuguese ˈvɑʃ kʊ də/ (Show IPA), c1460–1524, Portuguese navigator: discovered the sea route from Portugal around the continent of Africa to India.
- Ala.
-
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- Sham
-
noun,
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Alma
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- soln
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- sci.
-
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- Ahom
-
noun,
an extinct Thai language of Assam.
- sch.
-
- AHSA
-
- 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.
- Soni
-
- Solo
-
noun,
a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment:
- gash
-
noun,
a long, deep wound or cut; slash.
- scil
-
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- 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.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- all-
-
- shim
-
noun,
a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- 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.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- gams
-
noun,
a person's leg, especially an attractive female leg.
- SLIC
-
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- 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.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- Alco
-
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Alg.
-
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- slog
-
noun,
a long, tiring walk or march.
- SNCC
-
noun,
a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
- shoo
-
interjection,
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- shmo
-
noun,
schmo.
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- shog
-
noun,
a shake; jolt.
- gaol
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alis
-
- 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.
- NACA
-
- smog
-
noun,
smoke or other atmospheric pollutants combined with fog in an unhealthy or irritating mixture.
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- 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.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Sig.
-
- sigh
-
noun,
the act or sound of sighing.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- Oslo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
- tall
-
adverb,
in a proud, confident, or erect manner:
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- agal
-
noun,
(among Arabs) a cord wound around a kaffiyeh to hold it in place.
- oto-
-
- OTOH
-
- Gala
-
noun,
a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment:
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- SAGA
-
noun,
a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
- agas
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tanh
-
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- OLLA
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- Tasm
-
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- ACTH
-
- 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.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Ont.
-
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- oohs
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- AMLS
-
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- agha
-
noun,
aga.
- alt.
-
- gata
-
noun,
the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum.
- amah
-
noun,
a baby's nurse, especially a wet nurse.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- stg.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- Saml
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- agst
-
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- Sat.
-
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- 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.
- scag
-
noun,
heroin.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- stlg
-
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- 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.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- cts.
-
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- thi-
-
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- agit
-
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- Amal
-
- 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.
- AGMA
-
noun,
(in Latin and Greek) the velar nasal consonant sound, especially in those forms where it was represented by the letter g or by gamma.
- Sam.
-
- Gal.
-
- hags
-
noun,
an ugly old woman, especially a vicious or malicious one.
- Chic
-
noun,
style and elegance, especially in dress:
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Magi
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) one of the Magi.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- mags
-
noun,
magazine.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- mal-
-
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- glim
-
noun,
a light or lamp.
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- 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.
- Can.
-
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Mall
-
noun,
Also called shopping mall. a large retail complex containing a variety of stores and often restaurants and other business establishments housed in a series of connected or adjacent buildings or in a single large building.
Compare shopping center.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- mag.
-
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- gosh
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation or mild oath):
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- loth
-
adjective,
loath.
- glom
-
noun,
a look or glimpse.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- cml.
-
- Cmon
-
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- 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.
- 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.
- iso-
-
- 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.
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- Mac-
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- CCls
-
- MALS
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Loos
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- MASH
-
noun,
a soft, pulpy mass.
- cit.
-
- Inc.
-
- cac-
-
- IMHO
-
- IMCO
-
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- coho
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- mGal
-
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Gish
-
noun,
Dorothy, 1898–1968, and her sister Lillian, 1896–1993, U.S. film actresses.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Ill.
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- mhos
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- ign.
-
- ICSH
-
- Col.
-
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- 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.
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- cogs
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material.
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- 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.
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- Man.
-
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- glam
-
noun,
glamour.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Call
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- 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.
- intl
-
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- coch
-
- Coco
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Cal.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- int.
-
- cog.
-
- ins.
-
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Mic.
-
- chmn
-
- chs.
-
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lich
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- Goat
-
noun,
any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- goal
-
noun,
the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- Lalo
-
noun,
(Victor Antoine) Edouard [veek-tawr ahn-twan ey-dwar] /vikˈtɔr ɑ̃ˈtwan eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–92, French composer.
- Lili
-
noun,
a female given name.
- chm.
-
- lilt
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lam.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Lash
-
noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- cis-
-
- Lat.
-
- lath
-
noun,
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- coom
-
noun,
soot; coal dust; smut.
- LAMA
-
noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- CIGS
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Lani
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- lin.
-
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- itis
-
- 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.
- Loch
-
noun,
a lake.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Loco
-
noun,
locoweed.
- chg.
-
- log-
-
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- Logi
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- Gmat
-
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- Cham
-
noun,
khan1 .
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte or Dolores.
- Chal
-
- Lolo
-
noun,
Also called Yi. a member of a people inhabiting the mountainous regions of southwestern China near the eastern borders of Tibet and Burma.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- itol
-
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- LOOM
-
noun,
a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc.
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- goos
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- lit.
-
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- 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.
- cool
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- gon-
-
- 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:
- GNMA
-
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- clog
-
noun,
anything that impedes motion or action; an encumbrance; a hindrance.
- goon
-
noun,
Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- 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.
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- 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).
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- mol.
-
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- Haig
-
noun,
Douglas, 1st Earl, 1861–1928, British field marshal: commander in chief of the British forces in France 1915–18.
- Moll
-
noun,
gun moll.
- gilt
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- mogs
-
noun,
moggy.
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- Mon.
-
- Hims
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- Com.
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- hilt
-
noun,
the handle of a sword or dagger.
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- mogo
-
noun,
a stone hatchet used by the Aborigines.
- Asha
-
noun,
the cosmic principle of order, justice, righteousness, and truth.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- hom-
-
- MNAS
-
- Holt
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- hols
-
plural noun,
Sometimes, hol. British Informal. holiday (def 5).
- Holm
-
noun,
a low, flat tract of land beside a river or stream.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Holi
-
noun,
the Hindu spring festival.
- HOLC
-
- Hola
-
interjection,
hi; hello:
- HMAS
-
- hol-
-
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- 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.
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ASTM
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- Hilo
-
noun,
a seaport on E Hawaii island, in SE Hawaii.
- Homs
-
noun,
a city in W Syria.
- halt
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- ANSI
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Con.
-
- MSgt
-
- Hama
-
noun,
a city in W Syria, on the Orontes River.
- MSHA
-
- Hals
-
noun,
Frans [frahns] /frɑ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1581?–1666, Dutch portrait and genre painter.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- mtg.
-
- halm
-
noun,
haulm.
- Haag
-
noun,
Den [den] /dɛn/ (Show IPA) a Dutch name of The Hague.
- Haas
-
noun,
Mary Rosamond, 1910–96, U.S. linguist.
- Hall
-
noun,
a corridor or passageway in a building.
- Hag.
-
- hal-
-
- hail
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- Moth
-
noun,
any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits.
- ant.
-
- mong
-
noun,
mongrel, especially a mongrel dog.
- Gill
-
noun,
the respiratory organ of aquatic animals, as fish, that breathe oxygen dissolved in water.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- asc-
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- Hill
-
noun,
a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- hgt.
-
- mool
-
noun,
soft, crumbly soil rich in mold or humus.
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Como
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy, in Lombardy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- Hasa
-
noun,
a region in E Saudi Arabia, on the Persian Gulf.
- coml
-
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- Moon
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- moos
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- moot
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- min.
-
- Ming
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 1368–1644, marked by the restoration of traditional institutions and the development of the arts, especially in porcelain, textiles, and painting.
- IATA
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- migs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- mil.
-
- 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.
- Mill
-
noun,
a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles.
- 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:
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- iana
-
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- atic
-
- atm.
-
- mis-
-
- Hos.
-
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- hoot
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- ICAO
-
- 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.
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- 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.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Hong
-
noun,
(in China) a group of rooms or buildings forming a warehouse, factory, etc.
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- ical
-
- al.
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- AIA
-
- Clo
-
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- goo
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- an.
-
- Tng
-
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- HCM
-
- Ia.
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- io-
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- INH
-
- ing
-
- GTS
-
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- GTO
-
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- AGC
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- HSM
-
- IHS
-
- ac-
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Am.
-
- HMS
-
- aga
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- ag-
-
- IGM
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- TSH
-
- ICC
-
- TSI
-
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- il-
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ILS
-
- in.
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Agh
-
- ics
-
- 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.
- HAM
-
noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- ILO
-
- IAS
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAL
-
- CLI
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- TMO
-
- HST
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- CNM
-
- Agt
-
- AHA
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of triumphant discovery, mockery, contempt, irony, surprise, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- ist
-
- AHL
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- ITA
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- CMC
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- hog
-
noun,
a hoofed mammal of the family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine.
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- AAM
-
- STI
-
- GSC
-
- GSA
-
- THC
-
- ThM
-
- gt.
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- ish
-
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- TIA
-
- Isl
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISA
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- ITC
-
- 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.
- TCA
-
- AGM
-
- IOC
-
- 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.
- TGN
-
- LCL
-
- TCS
-
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- aah
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- Lt.
-
- ht.
-
- TLC
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Hts
-
- tlo
-
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- IOT
-
- CMA
-
- GTC
-
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- STL
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- AIC
-
- STM
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- 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.
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- th-
-
- 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 = .
- La.
-
- CNC
-
- MTS
-
- SMA
-
- MIT
-
- oic
-
- oho
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to express surprise, taunting, exultation, etc.)
- Ohm
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- OHG
-
- OGO
-
- GCI
-
- ANC
-
- ANG
-
- ATC
-
- ATA
-
- GCT
-
- at.
-
- OCS
-
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- GCC
-
- GHA
-
- ml.
-
- MLA
-
- MLG
-
- OCC
-
- MLS
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- MNA
-
- MNS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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.
- OAS
-
- OAO
-
- 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.
- CSO
-
- OSA
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- Co.
-
- MGT
-
- ooh
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oo-
-
- MHA
-
- MHG
-
- ons
-
- mho
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- mi.
-
- ONI
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OIt
-
- 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.
- CMG
-
- AMS
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Om.
-
- 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.
- ch.
-
- Mig
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- cc.
-
- ca.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- OLG
-
- Ola
-
- OTC
-
- Oc.
-
- oon
-
- MSH
-
- NHS
-
- NHL
-
- NHI
-
- NHG
-
- NHA
-
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- NGC
-
- NCC
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MSA
-
- MSG
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 5 H 8 NNaO 4 ⋅H 2 O, used to intensify the flavor of foods.
- MSI
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- MSN
-
- MST
-
- Mt.
-
- MTh
-
- MTI
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- mtn
-
- MTO
-
- NAA
-
- NCO
-
- NIA
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- ASI
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- ast
-
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- MOG
-
noun,
moggy.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- ASM
-
- MOI
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- NOC
-
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- NMI
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- CST
-
- 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.
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- CTA
-
- CTC
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIH
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- AOA
-
- ctg
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- MCI
-
- LIM
-
- mcg
-
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- GMC
-
- SHA
-
- Sgt
-
- ALM
-
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- LON
-
- SCM
-
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- 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.
- gi.
-
- GCM
-
- CGS
-
- LOC
-
- cs.
-
- LSI
-
- LSM
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- LTh
-
- LTL
-
- Ga.
-
- sc.
-
- Mc-
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- LNG
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- lg.
-
- ALC
-
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- CIM
-
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- CIC
-
- SLA
-
- CIA
-
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- LCM
-
- LCT
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- sho
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- 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).
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- sht
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- ll.
-
- LLM
-
- GMT
-
- LMT
-
- Mo.
-
- LSC
-
- MSL
-
- ot-
-
- AMC
-
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- OSO
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- gl.
-
- CSA
-
- OTA
-
- CAM
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noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- mas
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noun,
mother1 .
- Mao
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- CAI
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- SAC
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noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAA
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- git
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noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- MSC
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- So.
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- OTS
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- Sal
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noun,
salt1 .
- CSC
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- CAA
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- Gat
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noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- CCS
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verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- cl.
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- OOT
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- ct.
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- San
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noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- CCA
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- MAA
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- CGM
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- Mat
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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.
- M-1
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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.
- CAS
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verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- GCA
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- CGI
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NC
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- NH
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- TG
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- CM
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- GN
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- t.
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- S.
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- AI
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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.
- h.
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- NG
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- T1
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NI
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- AH
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- HI
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- A.
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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.
- MG
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- SA
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- GC
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- SN
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- MH
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- LM
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- TN
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- ln
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- O.
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- GO
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noun,
the act of going:
- HL
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- GM
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- HO
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noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- i.
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- TC
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- OH
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noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- L.
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- OG
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- OA
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- M.
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- MN
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- GH
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- G.
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- ic
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- ol
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- HG
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- SG
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- SL
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- N.
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- SM
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- L2
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- L1
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- LH
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- TM
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- TL
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- LC
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- NL
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- NM
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- sh
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interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- AO
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- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- IG
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