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- star-chamber
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noun,
a former court of inquisitorial and criminal jurisdiction in England that sat without a jury and that became noted for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments, abolished 1641.
- Beach-la-Mar
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noun,
Neo-Melanesian.
- orchestral
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling an orchestra.
- carromatas
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noun,
(in the Philippines) a light, two-wheeled covered vehicle, usually drawn by one horse.
- barcaroles
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noun,
a boating song of the Venetian gondoliers.
- Samothrace
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noun,
a Greek island in the NE Aegean.
- carambola
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noun,
a tree, Averrhoa carambola, native to southeastern Asia, bearing deeply ridged, yellow-brown, edible fruit.
- orchestra
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noun,
a group of performers on various musical instruments, including especially stringed instruments of the viol class, clarinets and flutes, cornets and trombones, drums, and cymbals, for playing music, as symphonies, operas, popular music, or other compositions.
- albacores
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noun,
a long-finned tuna, Thunnus alalunga, of warm or temperate seas, the flesh of which is valued for canning.
- hemoblast
-
noun,
hematoblast.
- ascorbate
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noun,
a salt or other derivative of ascorbic acid.
- cremators
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noun,
a person who cremates.
- archaeol.
-
- stomacher
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noun,
a richly ornamented garment covering the stomach and chest, worn by both sexes in the 15th and 16th centuries, and later worn under a bodice by women.
- atheromas
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noun,
a sebaceous cyst.
- Alabaster
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noun,
a finely granular variety of gypsum, often white and translucent, used for ornamental objects or work, such as lamp bases, figurines, etc.
- carbamate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of carbamic acid.
- moschatel
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noun,
a small plant, Adoxa moschatellina, having greenish or yellowish flowers with a musky odor.
- carromata
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noun,
(in the Philippines) a light, two-wheeled covered vehicle, usually drawn by one horse.
- chlorates
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noun,
a salt of chloric acid.
- astrolabe
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noun,
an astronomical instrument for taking the altitude of the sun or stars and for the solution of other problems in astronomy and navigation: used by Greek astronomers from about 200 b.c. and by Arab astronomers from the Middle Ages until superseded by the sextant.
- scrambler
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noun,
a person or thing that scrambles.
- Escalator
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noun,
Also called moving staircase, moving stairway. a continuously moving stairway on an endless loop for carrying passengers up or down.
- achromats
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- achromate
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noun,
a person unable to perceive color.
- Carothers
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noun,
Wallace Hume, 1896–1937, U.S. chemist: associated with the invention of synthetic nylon material.
- chromates
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noun,
a salt of chromic acid, as potassium chromate, K 2 CrO 4 .
- trochlear
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noun,
trochlear nerve.
- brocatels
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noun,
a brocade in which the design is woven in high relief.
- barcarole
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noun,
a boating song of the Venetian gondoliers.
- trochleas
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noun,
a pulleylike structure or arrangement of parts.
- baratheas
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noun,
a closely woven fabric of silk, rayon, cotton, or wool, having a pebbled surface.
- hecatombs
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noun,
(in ancient Greece and Rome) a public sacrifice of 100 oxen to the gods.
- trachomas
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noun,
a chronic, contagious infection of the conjunctiva and cornea, characterized by the formation of granulations and scarring and caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.
- coal-tar
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noun,
a thick, black, viscid liquid formed during the distillation of coal, that upon further distillation yields compounds, as benzene, anthracene, and phenol, from which are derived a large number of dyes, drugs, and other synthetic compounds, and that yields a final residuum (coal-tar pitch) which is used chiefly in making pavements.
- lambaste
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verb (used with object),
to beat or whip severely.
- scramble
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noun,
a quick climb or progression over rough, irregular ground.
- aerators
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noun,
an apparatus for aerating water or other fluids.
- chlorate
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noun,
a salt of chloric acid.
- bloaters
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noun,
a herring cured by being salted and briefly smoked and dried.
- chloasma
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noun,
a condition in which light-brown spots occur on the skin, caused by exposure to sun, dyspepsia, or certain specific diseases.
- obstacle
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noun,
something that obstructs or hinders progress.
- cholates
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noun,
the salt form of cholic acid.
- alcahest
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noun,
alkahest.
- blotches
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noun,
a large, irregular spot or blot.
- tamaraos
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noun,
tamarau.
- lamberts
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noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of luminance or brightness, equivalent to 0.32 candles per square centimeter, and equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface emitting or reflecting one lumen per square centimeter. Abbreviation: L.
- Chartres
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Eure-et-Loir, in N France, SW of Paris: cathedral.
- Charters
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noun,
a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
- ratholes
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noun,
a hole made by a rat, as into a room, barn, etc.:
- horsecar
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noun,
a streetcar drawn by a horse or horses.
- Amalthea
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noun,
a nymph who brought up the infant Zeus on the milk of a goat: in some versions she is the goat rather than a nymph.
- tambalas
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noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Malawi, the 100th part of a kwacha.
- althaeas
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noun,
wife of Oeneus and mother of Toxeus, Tydeus, Meleager, and Deianira.
- ramblers
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noun,
a person, animal, or thing that rambles.
- basecoat
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noun,
a first coat of a surfacing material, as paint.
- embarras
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noun,
a river in E Illinois, flowing S and SE to the Wabash River. 185 miles (298 km) long.
- choleras
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noun,
Also called Asiatic cholera. Pathology. an acute, infectious disease, endemic in India and China and occasionally epidemic elsewhere, characterized by profuse diarrhea, vomiting, cramps, etc.
- Baalshem
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noun,
a person who works miracles by calling upon the name of God, especially one of the German and Polish Jews of the 16th–19th centuries considered to be saintly and to possess magical powers.
- blathers
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noun,
foolish, voluble talk:
- Alhambra
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noun,
a palace and citadel of the Moorish kings in Granada, Spain: built chiefly between 1248 and 1354.
- cremator
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noun,
a person who cremates.
- balestra
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noun,
a jump toward the opponent followed immediately by a lunge.
- armholes
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noun,
an opening in a garment, for the arm.
- albacore
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noun,
a long-finned tuna, Thunnus alalunga, of warm or temperate seas, the flesh of which is valued for canning.
- berascal
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verb (used with object),
to call (someone) a rascal.
- clambers
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noun,
an act or instance of clambering.
- cramboes
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noun,
a game in which one person or side must find a rhyme to a word or a line of verse given by another.
- crabmeat
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noun,
the parts of a crab used for food.
- storable
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noun,
Usually, storables. articles that are storable.
- becharms
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verb (used with object),
to charm; bewitch; captivate.
- barathea
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noun,
a closely woven fabric of silk, rayon, cotton, or wool, having a pebbled surface.
- atheroma
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noun,
a sebaceous cyst.
- scleroma
-
noun,
a tumorlike hardening of tissue.
- chromate
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noun,
a salt of chromic acid, as potassium chromate, K 2 CrO 4 .
- chromat-
-
- chortles
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noun,
a gleeful chuckle.
- bearcats
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noun,
Informal. a person or thing that fights or acts with force or fierceness.
- thermals
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noun,
Meteorology. a rising air current caused by heating from the underlying surface, especially such a current when not producing a cloud.
- bachelor
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noun,
an unmarried man.
- laborers
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noun,
a person engaged in work that requires bodily strength rather than skill or training:
- chorales
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noun,
a hymn, especially one with strong harmonization:
- bacalaos
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noun,
codfish, especially when dried and salted.
- blastema
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noun,
an aggregation of cells in an early embryo, capable of differentiation into specialized tissue and organs.
- blastoma
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noun,
a tumor originating from undifferentiated embryonic cells and having little or no connective tissue.
- Chalmers
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noun,
Alexander, 1759–1834, Scottish biographer, editor, and journalist.
- Chambers
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noun,
Robert, 1802–71, Scottish publisher and editor.
- ceramals
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noun,
cermet.
- temblors
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noun,
a tremor; earthquake.
- cabarets
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noun,
a restaurant providing food, drink, music, a dance floor, and often a floor show.
- arboreal
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adjective,
of or relating to trees; treelike.
- broaches
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noun,
Machinery. an elongated, tapered, serrated cutting tool for shaping and enlarging holes.
- arboreta
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noun,
a plot of land on which many different trees or shrubs are grown for study or display.
- trehalas
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noun,
an edible, sugary substance secreted by certain Asiatic beetles of the genus Larinus, forming their pupal covering.
- relators
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noun,
a person who relates or tells; narrator.
- braceros
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noun,
a Mexican laborer admitted legally into the U.S. for a short period to perform seasonal, usually agricultural, labor.
- bromates
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noun,
a salt of bromic acid.
- haemato-
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- caramels
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noun,
a liquid made by cooking sugar until it changes color, used for coloring and flavoring food.
- carabaos
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noun,
(in the Philippines) the water buffalo.
- oatmeals
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noun,
meal made from ground or rolled oats.
- archaeo-
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- Mercator
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noun,
Gerhardus [jer-hahr-duh s] /dʒərˈhɑr dəs/ (Show IPA), (Gerhard Kremer) 1512–94, Flemish cartographer and geographer.
- calabash
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noun,
any of various gourds, especially the bottle gourd, Lagenaria siceraria.
- camorras
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noun,
a secret society of Naples, Italy, first publicly known about 1820, that developed into a powerful political organization and was later associated with blackmail, robbery, etc., until its destruction in 1911.
- tracheal
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adjective,
Anatomy, Zoology. pertaining to or connected with the trachea or tracheae.
- tracheas
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the tube in humans and other air-breathing vertebrates extending from the larynx to the bronchi, serving as the principal passage for conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe.
- tracheo-
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- trachles
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noun,
an exhausting effort, especially walking or working.
- Calathea
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noun,
any of various tropical American plants of the genus Calathea, some of which have colorful, variegated leaves and are often cultivated as houseplants.
- brocatel
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noun,
a brocade in which the design is woven in high relief.
- moschate
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adjective,
having a musky smell.
- Abrahams
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noun,
the first of the great Biblical patriarchs, father of Isaac, and traditional founder of the ancient Hebrew nation: considered by Muslims an ancestor of the Arab peoples through his son Ishmael.
- restoral
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noun,
restoration.
- Trachoma
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noun,
a chronic, contagious infection of the conjunctiva and cornea, characterized by the formation of granulations and scarring and caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.
- acerolas
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noun,
the cherrylike fruit of a small tree, Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and adjacent areas, having a high concentration of vitamin C.
- marchesa
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noun,
an Italian noblewoman, equivalent in rank to a marquise.
- trochlea
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noun,
a pulleylike structure or arrangement of parts.
- eschalot
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noun,
shallot.
- realtors
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- catalase
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noun,
an enzyme that decomposes hydrogen peroxide into oxygen and water.
- rearmost
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adjective,
farthest in the rear; last.
- hecatomb
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noun,
(in ancient Greece and Rome) a public sacrifice of 100 oxen to the gods.
- ararobas
-
noun,
the wood of a Brazilian, leguminous tree, Andira araroba, from which Goa powder is derived.
- cembalos
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noun,
harpsichord.
- marchers
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noun,
a person who marches on foot:
- abreacts
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verb (used with object),
to remove by abreaction.
- arbalest
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noun,
a powerful medieval crossbow with a steel bow, used to shoot stones, metal balls, arrows, etc.
- catarrhs
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noun,
Pathology. inflammation of a mucous membrane, especially of the respiratory tract, accompanied by excessive secretions.
- sarcoma
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noun,
any of various malignant tumors composed of neoplastic cells resembling embryonic connective tissue.
- barters
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noun,
the act or practice of bartering.
- armrest
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noun,
a projecting, often padded support for the forearm, as at the side of a chair or sofa or between seats in a theater, car, or airplane.
- barrets
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noun,
a small cap, akin to the biretta, worn in the Middle Ages by soldiers and ecclesiastics.
- craters
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noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- corbels
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noun,
any bracket, especially one of brick or stone, usually of slight extent.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- satchel
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noun,
a small bag, sometimes with a shoulder strap.
- cormels
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noun,
a small new corm that is vegetatively propagated by a fully mature corm.
- Balshem
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noun,
Baalshem.
- corrals
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noun,
an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc.
- harmost
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noun,
a person serving the ancient Spartans as governor of a subject or conquered town.
- correl.
-
- Baracoa
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noun,
a seaport in E Cuba: oldest town in Cuba; settled 1512.
- harslet
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noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. haslet.
- hartals
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noun,
(in India) a closing of shops and stopping of work, especially as a form of passive resistance.
- arrobas
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noun,
a Spanish and Portuguese unit of weight of varying value, equal to 25.37 pounds avoirdupois (9.5 kilograms) in Mexico and to 32.38 pounds avoirdupois (12 kilograms) in Brazil.
- hatable
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adjective,
hateable.
- Barlach
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noun,
Ernst Heinrich [urnst hahyn-rik;; German ernst hahyn-rikh] /ɜrnst ˈhaɪn rɪk;; German ɛrnst ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1870–1938, German sculptor and playwright.
- re-sort
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verb (used with object),
to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
- corslet
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noun,
corselet (def 2).
- costrel
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noun,
a flask made of leather, earthenware, or wood, usually with an ear or ears by which to suspend it, as from the waist.
- talcose
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adjective,
containing or composed largely of talc.
- balatas
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noun,
a nonelastic, rubberlike, water-resistant gum that softens in hot water and is obtained from the latex of a tropical American tree, Manilkara bidentata: used chiefly in the manufacture of machinery belts, golf ball covers, and as a substitute for gutta percha.
Compare bully tree.
- escolar
-
noun,
a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
- Roberts
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noun,
Sir Charles George Douglas, 1860–1943, Canadian poet and novelist.
- tamales
-
noun,
a Mexican dish made of minced and seasoned meat packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.
- tamarao
-
noun,
tamarau.
- tarmacs
-
noun,
(lowercase) a road, airport runway, parking area, etc., paved with Tarmac, tarmacadam, or a layer of tar.
- rochets
-
noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- astrol.
-
- tamasha
-
noun,
(in the East Indies) a spectacle; entertainment.
- Roberta
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Robert.
- tambacs
-
noun,
tombac.
- tambala
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Malawi, the 100th part of a kwacha.
- Tambora
-
noun,
an active volcano in Indonesia, on N Sumbawa: eruption 1815. 9042 feet (2756 meters).
- Sabaoth
-
noun,
armies; hosts. Rom. 9:29; James 5:4.
- Tarasco
-
noun,
Tarascan.
- rostral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a rostrum.
- at-home
-
noun,
Also, at home. a reception of visitors at certain hours at one's home.
- tamable
-
adjective,
able to be tamed.
- Haarlem
-
noun,
a city in the W Netherlands, W of Amsterdam.
- Creator
-
noun,
a person or thing that creates.
- rhetors
-
noun,
a master or teacher of rhetoric.
- arthro-
-
- asarota
-
noun,
(in ancient Roman architecture) a painted pavement.
- harbors
-
noun,
a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
- hamster
-
noun,
any of several short-tailed, stout-bodied, burrowing rodents, as Cricetus cricetus, of Europe and Asia, having large cheek pouches.
- Bahamas
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) a group of islands in the W Atlantic Ocean, SE of Florida.
- erratas
-
noun,
plural of erratum.
- Samarra
-
noun,
a town in central Iraq, on the Tigris: seat of the early Abassid caliphs.
- earshot
-
noun,
the range or distance within which a sound, voice, etc., can be heard.
- halters
-
noun,
a rope or strap with a noose or headstall for leading or restraining horses or cattle.
- roaches
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- Earhart
-
noun,
Amelia (Mary) 1897–1937, U.S. aviator: vanished in flight over Pacific Ocean.
- haemat-
-
- roaster
-
noun,
a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
- bacalao
-
noun,
codfish, especially when dried and salted.
- Tarrasa
-
noun,
a city in NE Spain, N of Barcelona.
- Bartram
-
noun,
John, 1699–1777, U.S. botanist.
- Bertram
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noun,
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “bright” and “raven.”.
- scalare
-
noun,
any of three deep-bodied, cichlid fishes, Pterophyllum scalare, P. altum, and P. eimekei, inhabiting northern South American rivers, often kept in aquariums.
- sorbate
-
noun,
a sorbed substance.
- bracers
-
noun,
a person or thing that braces, binds, or makes firm.
- bracero
-
noun,
a Mexican laborer admitted legally into the U.S. for a short period to perform seasonal, usually agricultural, labor.
- Carmela
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Carmel.
- bothers
-
noun,
something troublesome, burdensome, or annoying:
- carrels
-
noun,
Also called cubicle, stall. a small recess or enclosed area in a library stack, designed for individual study or reading.
- carreta
-
noun,
a simple two-wheeled oxcart.
- botches
-
noun,
a clumsy or poor piece of work; mess; bungle:
- carroms
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- cartels
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- carters
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- borstal
-
noun,
(in England) a school for delinquent boys that provides therapy and vocational training.
- brahmas
-
noun,
Brahman1 (def 2).
- borscht
-
noun,
any of various eastern European soups made with beets, cabbage, potatoes, or other vegetables and served hot or chilled, often with sour cream.
- Caserta
-
noun,
a city in S Italy, near Naples.
- borates
-
noun,
a salt or ester of boric acid.
- borasca
-
noun,
(especially in the Mediterranean) a squall, usually accompanied by thunder and lightning.
- catarrh
-
noun,
Pathology. inflammation of a mucous membrane, especially of the respiratory tract, accompanied by excessive secretions.
- Cathars
-
noun,
(in medieval Europe) a member of any of several rigorously ascetic Christian sects maintaining a dualistic theology.
- cembalo
-
noun,
harpsichord.
- bolster
-
noun,
a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
- ceramal
-
noun,
cermet.
- cerato-
-
- Carlota
-
noun,
1840–1927, wife of Maximillian: empress of Mexico 1864–67 (daughter of Leopold I of Belgium).
- caramel
-
noun,
a liquid made by cooking sugar until it changes color, used for coloring and flavoring food.
- chamber
-
noun,
a room, usually private, in a house or apartment, especially a bedroom:
- Calabar
-
noun,
a river in SE Nigeria. About 70 miles (113 km) long.
- slather
-
noun,
Often, slathers. a generous amount:
- BSLArch
-
- cabalas
-
noun,
a system of esoteric theosophy and theurgy developed by rabbis, reaching its peak about the 12th and 13th centuries, and influencing certain medieval and Renaissance Christian thinkers. It was based on a mystical method of interpreting Scripture by which initiates claimed to penetrate sacred mysteries. Among its central doctrines are, all creation is an emanation from the Deity and the soul exists from eternity.
- cabaret
-
noun,
a restaurant providing food, drink, music, a dance floor, and often a floor show.
- cablets
-
noun,
a small cable, especially a cablelaid rope under 10 inches (25 cm) in circumference.
- smother
-
noun,
dense, stifling smoke.
- Cabrera
-
noun,
Manuel Estrada [Spanish mahn-wel es-trah-th ah] /Spanish mɑnˈwɛl ɛsˈtrɑ ðɑ/ (Show IPA), Estrada Cabrera, Manuel.
- caeomas
-
noun,
(in fungi) an aecium in which the spores are formed in chains and not enclosed in a peridium.
- Brother
-
noun,
a male offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; a male sibling.
- brothel
-
noun,
a house of prostitution.
- bromate
-
noun,
a salt of bromic acid.
- caramba
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of astonishment, dismay, or anger.)
- bromals
-
noun,
an oily, colorless liquid, CBr 3 CHO, used in medicine chiefly as an anodyne and hypnotic.
- cambers
-
noun,
a slight arching, upward curve, or convexity, as of the deck of a ship.
- cambrel
-
noun,
gambrel.
- Camelot
-
noun,
the legendary site of King Arthur's palace and court, possibly near Exeter, England.
- breaths
-
noun,
the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
- cameral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a judicial or legislative chamber or the privacy of such a chamber.
- camlets
-
noun,
a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
- Camorra
-
noun,
a secret society of Naples, Italy, first publicly known about 1820, that developed into a powerful political organization and was later associated with blackmail, robbery, etc., until its destruction in 1911.
- shamble
-
noun,
shambles, (used with a singular or plural verb)
a slaughterhouse.
any place of carnage.
any scene of destruction:
any scene, place, or thing in disorder:
- carabao
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) the water buffalo.
- chalets
-
noun,
a herdsman's hut in the Swiss Alps.
- boaters
-
noun,
a person who boats, especially for pleasure.
- combers
-
noun,
a person or thing that combs.
- coastal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, bordering on, or located near a coast:
- scholar
-
noun,
a learned or erudite person, especially one who has profound knowledge of a particular subject.
- Belasco
-
noun,
David, 1854–1931, U.S. playwright, actor, and producer.
- schmear
-
noun,
a dab, as of cream cheese, spread on a roll, bagel, or the like.
- clothes
-
plural noun,
garments for the body; articles of dress; wearing apparel.
- becharm
-
verb (used with object),
to charm; bewitch; captivate.
- becalms
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive (a sailing vessel) of the wind necessary to move it; subject to a calm:
- Tabasco
-
noun,
a state in SE Mexico, on the Gulf of Campeche. 9783 sq. mi. (25,338 sq. km). Capital: Villahermosa.
- bearcat
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that fights or acts with force or fierceness.
- coalers
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- coarser
-
adjective,
of or relating to a topology on a topological space whose open sets are included among the open sets of a second specified topology on the space.
- coaster
-
noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- sclero-
-
- scatoma
-
noun,
a tumorlike mass of feces in the colon or rectum.
- cobalts
-
noun,
a silver-white metallic element with a faint pinkish tinge, occurring in compounds whose silicates afford important blue coloring substances for ceramics. Symbol: Co; atomic weight: 58.933; atomic number: 27; specific gravity: 8.9 at 20°C.
- bathers
-
noun,
a person or thing that bathes.
- Scarlet
-
noun,
a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
- Colbert
-
noun,
Claudette (Lily Claudette Chauchoin) 1903–96, U.S. actress, born in France.
- batches
-
noun,
a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together:
- colmars
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Haut-Rhin, in NE France.
- colters
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- comates
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- combats
-
noun,
Military. active, armed fighting with enemy forces.
- Berchta
-
noun,
Perchta.
- clarets
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- Charles
-
noun,
(Prince of Edinburgh and of Wales) born 1948, heir apparent to the throne of Great Britain (son of Elizabeth II).
- blather
-
noun,
foolish, voluble talk:
- boatels
-
noun,
a waterside hotel with dock space for persons who travel by boat.
- Charlot
-
noun,
Jean [jeen;; French zhahn] /dʒin;; French ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1898–1979, U.S. painter, lithographer, and illustrator; born in France and active in Mexico.
- stabler
-
noun,
a person who runs a horse stable.
- boaster
-
noun,
a person who boasts or brags.
- charros
-
noun,
a Mexican horseman or cowboy, typically one wearing an elaborate outfit, often with silver decorations, of tight trousers, ruffled shirt, short jacket, and sombrero.
- charter
-
noun,
a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
- stearo-
-
- bloater
-
noun,
a herring cured by being salted and briefly smoked and dried.
- cholate
-
noun,
the salt form of cholic acid.
- cholera
-
noun,
Also called Asiatic cholera. Pathology. an acute, infectious disease, endemic in India and China and occasionally epidemic elsewhere, characterized by profuse diarrhea, vomiting, cramps, etc.
- cholers
-
noun,
irascibility; anger; wrath; irritability.
- berthas
-
noun,
a collar or trimming, as of lace, worn about the shoulders by women, as over a low-necked waist or dress.
- blasto-
-
- chorale
-
noun,
a hymn, especially one with strong harmonization:
- chorals
-
noun,
chorale.
- choreas
-
noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- chortle
-
noun,
a gleeful chuckle.
- chromas
-
noun,
the purity of a color, or its freedom from white or gray.
- 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.
- Chromel
-
- chromes
-
noun,
chromium.
- clamber
-
noun,
an act or instance of clambering.
- clamors
-
noun,
a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people:
- armlets
-
noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- relator
-
noun,
a person who relates or tells; narrator.
- armhole
-
noun,
an opening in a garment, for the arm.
- Thraces
-
noun,
an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- lectors
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- rabatos
-
noun,
a wide, stiff collar of the 17th century, worn flat over the shoulders or open in front and standing at the back.
- thermo-
-
- Thermos
-
noun,
a vacuum bottle or similar container lined with an insulating material, such as polystyrene, to keep liquids hot or cold.
- loaches
-
noun,
any of several slender European and Asian fishes of the family Cobitidae and related families, having several barbels around the mouth.
- loathes
-
verb (used with object),
to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor:
- lobster
-
noun,
any of various large, edible, marine, usually dull-green, stalk-eyed decapod crustaceans of the family Homaridae, especially of the genus Homarus, having large, asymmetrical pincers on the first pair of legs, one used for crushing and the other for cutting and tearing: the shell turns bright red when cooked.
- locates
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- Alberta
-
noun,
a province in W Canada. 255,285 sq. mi. (661,190 sq. km). Capital: Edmonton.
Abbreviation: Alba., Alta.
- oraches
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- Rambert
-
noun,
Dame Marie (Cyvia Rambam; Myriam Rambam) 1888–1982, English ballet dancer, producer, and director, born in Poland.
- Alastor
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an avenging spirit or deity frequently evoked in Greek tragedy; a male Nemesis.
- macabre
-
adjective,
gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible.
- Macbeth
-
noun,
died 1057, king of Scotland 1040–57.
- tochers
-
noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- maestro
-
noun,
an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
- mahaleb
-
noun,
a cherry, Prunus mahaleb, introduced into the U.S. from Eurasia, used as a stock in grafting cherries.
- aerator
-
noun,
an apparatus for aerating water or other fluids.
- malaco-
-
- malates
-
noun,
a salt or ester of malic acid.
- thermal
-
noun,
Meteorology. a rising air current caused by heating from the underlying surface, especially such a current when not producing a cloud.
- Latrobe
-
noun,
Benjamin Henry, 1764–1820, U.S. architect and engineer, born in England.
- maltase
-
noun,
an enzyme that converts maltose into glucose and causes similar cleavage of many other glucosides.
- lactose
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- laborer
-
noun,
a person engaged in work that requires bodily strength rather than skill or training:
- labrets
-
noun,
an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.
- ambsace
-
noun,
the lowest throw at dice, the double ace.
- Ambrose
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 340?–397, bishop of Milan 374–397.
- Lacerta
-
noun,
the Lizard, a northern constellation between Cepheus and Pegasus.
- Lacoste
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1996, French tennis player.
- 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.
- lactase
-
noun,
an enzyme capable of hydrolyzing lactose into glucose and galactose.
- ambatch
-
noun,
an Egyptian tree, Aeschynomene elaphroxylon, of the legume family, having a light-colored, spongy wood.
- amatols
-
noun,
an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT.
- lathers
-
noun,
foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
- Lambert
-
noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of luminance or brightness, equivalent to 0.32 candles per square centimeter, and equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface emitting or reflecting one lumen per square centimeter. Abbreviation: L.
- Lambeth
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- rasbora
-
noun,
any of several minnows of the genus Rasbora, inhabiting fresh waters of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, especially the silvery R. heteromorpha, that has a black triangular marking near the tail and is often kept in aquariums.
- lamster
-
noun,
a fugitive from the law.
- larches
-
noun,
any coniferous tree of the genus Larix, yielding a tough durable wood.
- altheas
-
noun,
the rose of Sharon, Hibiscus syriacus.
- Althaea
-
noun,
wife of Oeneus and mother of Toxeus, Tydeus, Meleager, and Deianira.
- rambles
-
noun,
a walk without a definite route, taken merely for pleasure.
- rambler
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that rambles.
- latches
-
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.
- tombacs
-
noun,
an alloy, used to imitate gold, containing from 70 to 92 percent copper with zinc and sometimes tin and other materials forming the remainder.
- actable
-
adjective,
capable of being acted or suitable for acting:
- ratable
-
adjective,
capable of being rated or appraised.
- trachea
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the tube in humans and other air-breathing vertebrates extending from the larynx to the bronchi, serving as the principal passage for conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe.
- mascara
-
noun,
a substance used as a cosmetic to color the eyelashes and eyebrows.
- oatmeal
-
noun,
meal made from ground or rolled oats.
- Masorah
-
noun,
a collection of critical and explanatory notes on the Hebrew text of the Old Testament, compiled from the 7th? to 10th centuries a.d. and traditionally accepted as an authoritative exegetic guide, chiefly in matters of pronunciation and grammar.
- mastaba
-
noun,
an ancient Egyptian tomb made of mud brick, rectangular in plan with sloping sides and a flat roof.
- matches
-
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.
- tracers
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- ablator
-
noun,
See under ablation (def 3).
- ablates
-
verb (used with object),
to remove or dissipate by melting, vaporization, erosion, etc.:
- Mercast
-
noun,
a broadcasting system used by U.S. agencies to deliver messages to government-operated ships.
- merlots
-
noun,
a dark-blue grape used in winemaking, especially in the Bordeaux region of France and in areas of Italy, Switzerland, and California.
- Masbate
-
noun,
one of the central islands of the Philippines. 1262 sq. mi. (3269 sq. km).
- trachle
-
noun,
an exhausting effort, especially walking or working.
- mesarch
-
adjective,
Botany. (of a primary xylem or root) developing from both the periphery and the center; having the older cells surrounded by the younger cells.
- mortars
-
noun,
a receptacle of hard material, having a bowl-shaped cavity in which substances are reduced to powder with a pestle.
- mortals
-
noun,
a human being.
- mobster
-
noun,
a member of a criminal mob.
- trehala
-
noun,
an edible, sugary substance secreted by certain Asiatic beetles of the genus Larinus, forming their pupal covering.
- trocars
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- trochal
-
adjective,
resembling a wheel.
- morales
-
noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- Tshombe
-
noun,
Moise Kapenda [moh-ees kuh-pen-duh] /moʊˈis kəˈpɛn də/ (Show IPA), 1919–69, African political leader in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: prime minister 1964–65.
- Abraham
-
noun,
the first of the great Biblical patriarchs, father of Isaac, and traditional founder of the ancient Hebrew nation: considered by Muslims an ancestor of the Arab peoples through his son Ishmael.
- abraser
-
noun,
a machine for testing the abrasion resistance of a material.
- malthas
-
noun,
a liquid bitumen used in ancient times as a mortar or waterproofing agent.
- marcato
-
adjective,
(of notes or chords in a musical score) strongly accented.
- maltose
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble sugar, C 12 H 22 O 11 ⋅H 2 O, formed by the action of diastase, especially from malt, on starch: used chiefly as a nutrient, as a sweetener, and in culture media.
- Obrecht
-
noun,
Jacob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1430–1505, Dutch composer and conductor.
- acrobat
-
noun,
a skilled performer of gymnastic feats, as walking on a tightrope or swinging on a trapeze.
- oblates
-
noun,
a person offered to the service of and living in a monastery, but not under monastic vows or full monastic rule.
- maracas
-
noun,
a gourd or a gourd-shaped rattle filled with seeds or pebbles and used, often in a pair, as a rhythm instrument.
- marasca
-
noun,
a wild cherry, Prunus cerasus marasca, yielding a small, bitter fruit, from which maraschino is made.
- Maratha
-
noun,
a member of a Hindu people inhabiting central and western India.
- marbles
-
noun,
metamorphosed limestone, consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite, capable of taking a high polish, occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in sculpture and architecture.
- torches
-
noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- Achates
-
noun,
(in the Aeneid) the faithful companion and friend of Aeneas.
- abreact
-
verb (used with object),
to remove by abreaction.
- marcels
-
noun,
a marcelling.
- marcher
-
noun,
a person who marches on foot:
- acetals
-
noun,
Also called diethylacetal. a colorless, volatile, sparingly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O 2 , having a nutlike aftertaste, obtained from acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes.
- Marches
-
noun,
The, a region in central Italy, bordering the Adriatic. 3743 sq. mi. (9695 sq. km).
- acerola
-
noun,
the cherrylike fruit of a small tree, Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and adjacent areas, having a high concentration of vitamin C.
- Marsala
-
noun,
a seaport in W Sicily.
- Marshal
-
noun,
a military officer of the highest rank, as in the French and some other armies.
Compare field marshal.
- Absalom
-
noun,
the third and favorite son of David, who rebelled against his father and was slain by Joab. II Sam. 13–18.
- abroach
-
adverb, adjective,
opened or tapped so that the contents can flow out; broached:
- abreast
-
adverb, adjective,
side by side; beside each other in a line:
- Amherst
-
noun,
Jeffrey, Baron, 1717–97, British field marshal: governor general of British North America 1760–63.
- Shorter
-
noun,
Frank, born 1947, U.S. marathon runner.
- ratches
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- amtracs
-
noun,
amphibian (def 4).
- hostler
-
noun,
a person who takes care of horses, especially at an inn.
- herbals
-
noun,
a book about herbs or plants, usually describing their medicinal values.
- thalers
-
noun,
any of various former large coins of various German states; dollar.
- araroba
-
noun,
the wood of a Brazilian, leguminous tree, Andira araroba, from which Goa powder is derived.
- temblor
-
noun,
a tremor; earthquake.
- Realtor
-
- areolas
-
noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- rathole
-
noun,
a hole made by a rat, as into a room, barn, etc.:
- hectors
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- archers
-
noun,
a person who shoots with a bow and arrow; bowman.
- holster
-
noun,
a sheathlike carrying case for a firearm, attached to a belt, shoulder sling, or saddle.
- reactor
-
noun,
a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
- hombres
-
noun,
omber.
- hematal
-
adjective,
hemal (def 1).
- Herbart
-
noun,
Johann Friedrich [yoh-hahn free-drikh] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1776–1841, German philosopher and educator.
- arables
-
noun,
land that can be or is cultivated.
- rematch
-
noun,
a second match between teams, challengers, etc.; return match.
- rebatos
-
noun,
rabato.
- remoras
-
noun,
any of several fishes of the family Echeneididae, having on the top of the head a sucking disk by which they can attach themselves to sharks, turtles, ships, and other moving objects.
- termors
-
noun,
a person who has an estate for a term of years or for life.
- hemato-
-
- chaste
-
adjective,
refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- rhetor
-
noun,
a master or teacher of rhetoric.
- rectos
-
- rehabs
-
noun,
rehabilitation, especially a program or facility for treating persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or recovering from certain medical conditions:
- rebato
-
noun,
rabato.
- Hamlet
-
noun,
a small village.
- celto-
-
- celoms
-
noun,
coelom.
- Cather
-
noun,
Willa (Sibert) [wil-uh see-bert] /ˈwɪl ə ˈsi bərt/ (Show IPA), 1876–1947, U.S. novelist.
- Marcos
-
noun,
Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
- Cathar
-
noun,
(in medieval Europe) a member of any of several rigorously ascetic Christian sects maintaining a dualistic theology.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- oblast
-
noun,
(in Russia and the Soviet Union) an administrative division corresponding to an autonomous province.
- obeahs
-
noun,
a form of belief involving sorcery, practiced in parts of the West Indies, South America, the southern U.S., and Africa.
- malate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of malic acid.
- Marsha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- serbo-
-
- ceorls
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- Casbah
-
noun,
Kasbah.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- robles
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- harbor
-
noun,
a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
- Harare
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Zimbabwe, in the NE part.
- Martel
-
noun,
a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
- casaba
-
noun,
a variety of the winter melon, Cucumis melo inodorus, having a wrinkled, yellow rind and sweet, juicy, greenish flesh.
- haoles
-
noun,
(among Polynesian Hawaiians) a term used to refer to a non-Polynesian, especially a white person.
- chlor-
-
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- malars
-
noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- hamate
-
adjective,
hook-shaped.
- haema-
-
- charms
-
noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- Robert
-
noun,
Henry Martyn [mahr-tn] /ˈmɑr tn/ (Show IPA), 1837–1923, U.S. engineer and authority on parliamentary procedure: author of Robert's Rules of Order (1876, revised 1915).
- haloes
-
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.
- Marble
-
noun,
metamorphosed limestone, consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite, capable of taking a high polish, occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in sculpture and architecture.
- chemo-
-
- halers
-
noun,
heller2 (def 1).
- haemo-
-
- cheats
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- oblate
-
noun,
a person offered to the service of and living in a monastery, but not under monastic vows or full monastic rule.
- charro
-
noun,
a Mexican horseman or cowboy, typically one wearing an elaborate outfit, often with silver decorations, of tight trousers, ruffled shirt, short jacket, and sombrero.
- maraca
-
noun,
a gourd or a gourd-shaped rattle filled with seeds or pebbles and used, often in a pair, as a rhythm instrument.
- charrs
-
noun,
char2 .
- Charta
-
noun,
a strip of paper that is impregnated with a medicinal substance, for external application.
- scream
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- Rector
-
noun,
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- charas
-
noun,
hashish.
- MArchE
-
noun,
The, a region in central Italy, bordering the Adriatic. 3743 sq. mi. (9695 sq. km).
- chaeta
-
noun,
a bristle or seta, especially of a chaetopod.
- cerat-
-
- chaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that chases or pursues.
- search
-
noun,
the act of searching; careful examination or investigation:
an instance of this:
- rectal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- charts
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- cherts
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- Moraea
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genera Moraea and Dietes, of the iris family, native to tropical Africa.
- Chamos
-
noun,
Chemosh.
- Marcel
-
noun,
a marcelling.
- maltha
-
noun,
a liquid bitumen used in ancient times as a mortar or waterproofing agent.
- Carter
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- rhombs
-
noun,
rhombus.
- herbal
-
noun,
a book about herbs or plants, usually describing their medicinal values.
- halter
-
noun,
a rope or strap with a noose or headstall for leading or restraining horses or cattle.
- hamals
-
noun,
(in some Muslim countries) a porter.
- hemat-
-
- Martha
-
noun,
the sister of Mary and Lazarus. Luke 10:38–42; John 11:1–44.
- 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.
- calaba
-
noun,
a tree, Calophyllum brasiliense, of the West Indies and Central and South America, having leathery leaves and fragrant white flowers.
- mochas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
- morels
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- resort
-
noun,
a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, especially one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers:
- morsel
-
noun,
a bite, mouthful, or small portion of food, candy, etc.
- mortal
-
noun,
a human being.
- Calama
-
noun,
a city in N Chile.
- hecto-
-
- mohels
-
noun,
the person who performs the circumcision in the Jewish rite of circumcising a male child on the eighth day after his birth.
- mortar
-
noun,
a receptacle of hard material, having a bowl-shaped cavity in which substances are reduced to powder with a pestle.
- H-beam
-
noun,
an I-beam having flanges the same width as its web, or connecting vertical section.
- calesa
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a small, two-wheeled calash.
- metros
-
noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- Sharra
-
noun,
a member of a Mongol people inhabiting Outer Mongolia.
- camber
-
noun,
a slight arching, upward curve, or convexity, as of the deck of a ship.
- metro-
-
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- resorb
-
verb (used with object),
to absorb again, as an exudation.
- mescal
-
noun,
an intoxicating beverage distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave.
- morals
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- morale
-
noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- shmear
-
noun, verb (used with object),
schmear.
- Shelta
-
noun,
a private language, based in part on Irish, used among Travelers in the British Isles.
- Shebat
-
noun,
Shevat.
- cabala
-
noun,
a system of esoteric theosophy and theurgy developed by rabbis, reaching its peak about the 12th and 13th centuries, and influencing certain medieval and Renaissance Christian thinkers. It was based on a mystical method of interpreting Scripture by which initiates claimed to penetrate sacred mysteries. Among its central doctrines are, all creation is an emanation from the Deity and the soul exists from eternity.
- Hearst
-
noun,
William Randolph, 1863–1951, U.S. editor and publisher.
- cabals
-
noun,
a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority.
- remora
-
noun,
any of several fishes of the family Echeneididae, having on the top of the head a sucking disk by which they can attach themselves to sharks, turtles, ships, and other moving objects.
- molars
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- cabers
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- cables
-
noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- cablet
-
noun,
a small cable, especially a cablelaid rope under 10 inches (25 cm) in circumference.
- molest
-
verb (used with object),
to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
- cabots
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- Cabral
-
noun,
Pedro Álvares [pe-droo awl-vuh-ruh sh] /ˈpɛ drʊ ˈɔl və rəʃ/ (Show IPA), c1460–c1520, Portuguese navigator.
- Molech
-
noun,
Moloch (defs 1, 2).
- caeoma
-
noun,
(in fungi) an aecium in which the spores are formed in chains and not enclosed in a peridium.
- metal.
-
- cameos
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- harlot
-
noun,
a prostitute; whore.
- Carmel
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain range in NW Israel, near the Mediterranean coast. Highest point, 1818 feet (554 meters). 14 miles (23 km) long.
- helots
-
noun,
a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state.
Compare Perioeci, Spartiate.
- carobs
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- Carola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Carol.
- masher
-
noun,
a person or thing that mashes.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- caroms
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- Shalom
-
interjection,
peace (used as a word of greeting or farewell).
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- Carrel
-
noun,
Also called cubicle, stall. a small recess or enclosed area in a library stack, designed for individual study or reading.
- Mascot
-
noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- mascle
-
noun,
a lozenge represented as having a lozenge-shaped hole at the center.
- carrom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- Harlem
-
noun,
a section of New York City, in the NE part of Manhattan.
- rochet
-
noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- harems
-
noun,
the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women.
- carrot
-
noun,
a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
- chalet
-
noun,
a herdsman's hut in the Swiss Alps.
- masto-
-
- camera
-
noun,
a device for capturing a photographic image or recording a video, using film or digital memory.
- MSArch
-
- haters
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- camlet
-
noun,
a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
- Mother
-
noun,
a female parent.
- merlot
-
noun,
a dark-blue grape used in winemaking, especially in the Bordeaux region of France and in areas of Italy, Switzerland, and California.
- camote
-
noun,
batata.
- retral
-
adjective,
at or toward the back; posterior.
- Haslet
-
noun,
the heart, liver, etc., of a hog or other animal used for food.
- Hector
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- hartal
-
noun,
(in India) a closing of shops and stopping of work, especially as a form of passive resistance.
- retro-
-
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Mather
-
noun,
Cotton, 1663–1728, American clergyman and author.
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- carbo-
-
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Carlos
-
noun,
Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
- Choate
-
noun,
Joseph Hodges, 1832–1917, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.
- Mahala
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Malabo
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Equatorial Guinea, on N Bioko island.
- corral
-
noun,
an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc.
- corals
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- corbel
-
noun,
any bracket, especially one of brick or stone, usually of slight extent.
- eclats
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- ramose
-
adjective,
having many branches.
- corers
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- cormel
-
noun,
a small new corm that is vegetatively propagated by a fully mature corm.
- sachem
-
noun,
the chief of a tribe.
the chief of a confederation.
- Lamesa
-
noun,
a city in NW Texas.
- COMSAT
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a communications satellite.
- Lamech
-
noun,
the son of Enoch, and the father of Jabal, Jubal, and Tubal-cain. Gen. 4:18.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- sachet
-
noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- sacral
-
adjective,
of or relating to sacred rites or observances.
- cosher
-
verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- Sartre
-
noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- comtes
-
noun,
count2 .
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Horace
-
noun,
(Quintus Horatius Flaccus) 65–8 b.c, Roman poet and satirist.
- combat
-
noun,
Military. active, armed fighting with enemy forces.
- rambla
-
noun,
a dry ravine.
- scarab
-
noun,
any scarabaeid beetle, especially Scarabaeus sacer, regarded as sacred by the ancient Egyptians.
- colter
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- ramble
-
noun,
a walk without a definite route, taken merely for pleasure.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- comals
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- comate
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- rrhoea
-
- scalar
-
noun,
Mathematics, Physics. a quantity possessing only magnitude.
Compare vector (def 1a).
- comber
-
noun,
a person or thing that combs.
- sabalo
-
noun,
the tarpon.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Combes
-
noun,
a narrow valley or deep hollow, especially one enclosed on all but one side.
- comers
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- cometh
-
verb,
3rd person singular present indicative of come.
- lascar
-
noun,
an East Indian sailor.
- sabora
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Babylonia during the 6th century a.d., whose editing of the work of the Babylonian amoraim constituted the final stage in the preparation of the Babylonian Gemara.
- Rascal
-
noun,
a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
- costal
-
adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- Colmar
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Haut-Rhin, in NE France.
- sambar
-
noun,
a deer, Cervus unicolor, of India, Sri Lanka, southeastern Asia, the East Indies, and the Philippines, having three-pointed antlers.
- crores
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- raster
-
noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- samlet
-
noun,
a young salmon.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- Sambre
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing NE through N France and S Belgium into the Meuse at Namur: battle 1918. 120 miles (193 km) long.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- earths
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- Sambal
-
noun,
a condiment or side dish of Indonesia, Malaysia, and southern India, made with any of various ingredients, as vegetables, fish, or coconut, usually seasoned with chili peppers and spices and served with rice and curries.
- cresol
-
noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- labret
-
noun,
an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.
- Samara
-
noun,
an indehiscent, usually one-seeded, winged fruit, as of the elm or maple.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- Labors
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- raters
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- Eartha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Salome
-
noun,
Also, Salomé. the daughter of Herodias, who is said to have danced for Herod Antipas and so pleased him that he granted her mother's request for the head of John the Baptist. Matt. 14:6–11 (not mentioned by name here).
- Cromer
-
noun,
1st Earl of, Evelyn Baring.
- Salaam
-
noun,
a salutation meaning “peace,” used especially in Islamic countries.
- Lahore
-
noun,
a city in NE Pakistan: the capital of Punjab province.
- lacto-
-
- lahars
-
noun,
a landslide of wet volcanic debris on the side of a volcano.
- rasher
-
noun,
a thin slice of bacon or ham for frying or broiling.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- Sarthe
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2411 sq. mi. (6245 sq. km). Capital: Le Mans.
- craals
-
noun,
kraal.
- hostel
-
noun,
Also called youth hostel. an inexpensive, supervised lodging place for young people on bicycle trips, hikes, etc.
- sacro-
-
- Rather
-
Idioms,
had / would rather, to prefer that or to:
Compare soon (def 8).
- crambo
-
noun,
a game in which one person or side must find a rhyme to a word or a line of verse given by another.
- sarco-
-
- 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.
- Crater
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- Sahara
-
noun,
a desert in N Africa, extending from the Atlantic to the Nile valley. About 3,500,000 sq. mi. (9,065,000 sq. km).
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- creams
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- laches
-
noun,
failure to do something at the proper time, especially such delay as will bar a party from bringing a legal proceeding.
- lather
-
noun,
foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
- homers
-
noun,
Baseball. home run.
- chole-
-
- March.
-
- MAArch
-
- Olathe
-
noun,
a city in E Kansas.
- Olbers
-
noun,
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus [hahyn-rikh vil-helm mah-te-oo s] /ˈhaɪn rɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm mɑˈtɛ ʊs/ (Show IPA), 1758–1840, German astronomer and physician.
- Omahas
-
noun,
a city in E Nebraska, on the Missouri River.
- chrome
-
noun,
chromium.
- ombers
-
noun,
a card game popular in the 17th and 18th centuries and played, usually by three persons, with 40 cards.
- Hobart
-
noun,
Garret Augustus [gar-it] /ˈgær ɪt/ (Show IPA), 1844–99, U.S. lawyer and politician: vice president of the U.S. 1897–99.
- rearms
-
verb (used with object),
to arm again.
- chroma
-
noun,
the purity of a color, or its freedom from white or gray.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- oracle
-
noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- clamor
-
noun,
a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people:
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- eschar
-
noun,
a hard crust or scab, as from a burn.
- ormers
-
noun,
an abalone, Haliotis tuberculata, living in waters of the Channel Islands.
- clares
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- claret
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- chrom-
-
- locate
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- ochers
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- choler
-
noun,
irascibility; anger; wrath; irritability.
- Mahler
-
noun,
Gustav [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1860–1911, Austrian composer and conductor, born in Bohemia.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- ratals
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- hoarse
-
adjective,
having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky:
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- choral
-
noun,
chorale.
- ochrea
-
noun,
ocrea.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- macro-
-
- ochres
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- macles
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- Machos
-
noun,
Also, machoism. assertive or aggressive manliness; machismo.
- chorea
-
noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- Machel
-
noun,
Samora Moisés [suh-mawr-uh moi-zes] /səˈmɔr ə mɔɪˈzɛs/ (Show IPA), 1933–86, Mozambique political leader: president 1975–86.
- chores
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- macers
-
noun,
macebearer.
- claros
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- Ortler
-
noun,
a range of the Alps in N Italy.
- lathes
-
noun,
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
- Rachel
-
noun,
Jacob's favorite wife, the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Gen. 29–35.
- rabato
-
noun,
a wide, stiff collar of the 17th century, worn flat over the shoulders or open in front and standing at the back.
- hombre
-
noun,
omber.
- errata
-
noun,
plural of erratum.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- lector
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- rabats
-
noun,
a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
- racers
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- coalas
-
noun,
koala.
- scato-
-
- cobalt
-
noun,
a silver-white metallic element with a faint pinkish tinge, occurring in compounds whose silicates afford important blue coloring substances for ceramics. Symbol: Co; atomic weight: 58.933; atomic number: 27; specific gravity: 8.9 at 20°C.
- slatch
-
noun,
a relatively smooth interval between heavy seas.
- scathe
-
noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- Cobham
-
noun,
Sir John, Oldcastle, Sir John.
- cobles
-
noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- embars
-
verb (used with object),
to stop or hinder, as by a bar.
- cobras
-
noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- Holmes
-
noun,
John Haynes [heynz] /heɪnz/ (Show IPA), 1879–1964, U.S. clergyman.
- clears
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- hearts
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- lobate
-
adjective,
having a lobe lobes; lobed.
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- sclera
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- scler-
-
- schorl
-
noun,
Mineralogy. a black tourmaline.
- roster
-
noun,
a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
- closer
-
noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- loathe
-
verb (used with object),
to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor:
- schema
-
noun,
a diagram, plan, or scheme. Synonyms: outline, framework, model.
- Osbert
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “god” and “bright.”.
- clothe
-
verb (used with object),
to dress; attire.
- rostra
-
noun,
a plural of rostrum.
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- Ostler
-
noun,
hostler.
- others
-
noun,
the other one:
- 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.
- scherm
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a hut, screen, or shelter constructed from branches and canvas, scraped animal hides, or the like.
- closet
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- basalt
-
noun,
the dark, dense igneous rock of a lava flow or minor intrusion, composed essentially of labradorite and pyroxene and often displaying a columnar structure.
- ashram
-
noun,
a secluded building, often the residence of a guru, used for religious retreat or instruction in Hinduism.
- arable
-
noun,
land that can be or is cultivated.
- Arbela
-
noun,
an ancient city of Assyria, E of the Tigris, on the site of modern Erbil: headquarters of Darius III before his defeat by Alexander the Great at Gaugamela 331 b.c.
- balaos
-
noun,
a halfbeak, Hemiramphus balao, of tropical western Atlantic seas.
- boheas
-
noun,
an inferior grade of black tea.
- balata
-
noun,
a nonelastic, rubberlike, water-resistant gum that softens in hot water and is obtained from the latex of a tropical American tree, Manilkara bidentata: used chiefly in the manufacture of machinery belts, golf ball covers, and as a substitute for gutta percha.
Compare bully tree.
- stable
-
noun,
a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
- balche
-
noun,
(among the Yucatec Maya) a drink made from the bark of a leguminous tree, Lonchocarpus violaceus, which is soaked in honey and water and fermented.
- alamos
-
noun,
a poplar.
- Ararat
-
noun,
a mountain in E Turkey, near the borders of Iran and Armenia: traditionally considered the landing place of Noah's Ark. 16,945 feet (5165 meters).
- boater
-
noun,
a person who boats, especially for pleasure.
- boatel
-
noun,
a waterside hotel with dock space for persons who travel by boat.
- alarms
-
noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- boarts
-
noun,
bort.
- Arabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Balaam
-
noun,
a Mesopotamian diviner who, when commanded by Balak to curse the Israelites, blessed them and uttered favorable prophecies after having been rebuked by the ass he rode. Num. 22–23.
- alates
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- Thrale
-
noun,
Hester Lynch (Hester Lynch Piozzi) 1741–1821, Welsh writer and friend of Samuel Johnson.
- stamba
-
noun,
(in India) a memorial pillar.
- Balsam
-
noun,
any of various fragrant exudations from certain trees, especially trees of the genus Commiphora, as balm-of-Gilead.
Compare balm (def 1).
- starch
-
noun,
a white, tasteless, solid carbohydrate, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , occurring in the form of minute granules in the seeds, tubers, and other parts of plants, and forming an important constituent of rice, corn, wheat, beans, potatoes, and many other vegetable foods.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- Albers
-
noun,
Josef, 1888–1976, U.S. painter, born in Germany.
- Albert
-
noun,
Carl (Bert) 1908–2000, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1971–77.
- aortas
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- Tacoma
-
noun,
a seaport in W Washington, on Puget Sound.
- blotch
-
noun,
a large, irregular spot or blot.
- Thrace
-
noun,
an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- barcas
-
noun,
an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- throbs
-
noun,
the act of throbbing.
- Talara
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Peru.
- BArchE
-
- Tamale
-
noun,
a Mexican dish made of minced and seasoned meat packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.
- sorbet
-
noun,
sherbet (defs 1, 3).
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- borers
-
noun,
a person or thing that bores or pierces.
- tambac
-
noun,
tombac.
- Tamara
-
noun,
a powdered mixture of cinnamon, cloves, coriander, aniseed, and fennel seed.
- acetal
-
noun,
Also called diethylacetal. a colorless, volatile, sparingly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O 2 , having a nutlike aftertaste, obtained from acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes.
- Boreas
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the north wind.
- Boreal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the north wind.
- aceto-
-
- borate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of boric acid.
- Achaea
-
noun,
an ancient district in S Greece, on the Gulf of Corinth.
- borals
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- acoasm
-
noun,
acouasm.
- archt.
-
- ahorse
-
adjective, adverb,
on horseback:
- Arches
-
noun,
Architecture.
a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening.
an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch.
a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head; an archway.
the curved head of an opening, as a doorway.
- sorrel
-
noun,
light reddish-brown.
- torahs
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- Archer
-
noun,
a person who shoots with a bow and arrow; bowman.
- baches
-
noun,
a bachelor.
- Bomarc
-
noun,
a winged, surface-to-air interceptor missile.
- tombac
-
noun,
an alloy, used to imitate gold, containing from 70 to 92 percent copper with zinc and sometimes tin and other materials forming the remainder.
- Bactra
-
noun,
ancient name of Balkh.
- amatol
-
noun,
an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT.
- Arcaro
-
noun,
Edward ("Eddie") 1916–97, U.S. jockey.
- tocher
-
noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- termor
-
noun,
a person who has an estate for a term of years or for life.
- bloats
-
noun,
Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes.
- alchem
-
- arhats
-
noun,
a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices.
Compare Bodhisattva.
- ambles
-
noun,
an ambling gait.
- ramate
-
adjective,
having branches; branching out or off.
- Strabo
-
noun,
63? b.c.–a.d. 21? Greek geographer and historian.
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- Alsace
-
noun,
a region and former province of France between the Vosges and the Rhine.
- amoeba
-
noun,
ameba.
- strobe
-
noun,
Also called strobe light. stroboscope (def 2a).
- Thames
-
noun,
a river in S England, flowing E through London to the North Sea. 209 miles (336 km) long.
- stroma
-
noun,
Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- Amhara
-
noun,
a former kingdom in E Africa: now a province in NW Ethiopia. Capital: Gondar.
- becalm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive (a sailing vessel) of the wind necessary to move it; subject to a calm:
- amebas
-
noun,
any of numerous freshwater, marine, or parasitic one-celled protozoa of the order Amoebida, characterized by a granular nucleus surrounded by a jellylike mass of cytoplasm that forms temporary extensions, or pseudopodia, by which the organism moves, engulfs food particles, and forms food vacuoles.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Althea
-
noun,
the rose of Sharon, Hibiscus syriacus.
- Ambler
-
noun,
Eric, 1909–1998, English suspense novelist.
- amoles
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- tabers
-
noun,
tabor.
- baster
-
noun,
a person or thing that bastes.
- theol.
-
- tabors
-
noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- ambers
-
noun,
a pale yellow, sometimes reddish or brownish, fossil resin of vegetable origin, translucent, brittle, and capable of gaining a negative electrical charge by friction and of being an excellent insulator: used for making jewelry and other ornamental articles.
- tablas
-
noun,
an island in the Sibuyan Sea, Philippines, one of the Romblon Islands. 265 sq. mi. (686 sq. km).
- tables
-
noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- Ambala
-
noun,
a city in N Haryana, in N India.
- bathos
-
noun,
a ludicrous descent from the exalted or lofty to the commonplace; anticlimax.
- batho-
-
- bathes
-
noun,
British.
the act of bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river.
a swimming bath.
- bather
-
noun,
a person or thing that bathes.
- Thelma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- alohas
-
adjective,
friendly; hospitable; welcoming:
- Thamar
-
noun,
Tamar.
- Thomas
-
noun,
an apostle who demanded proof of Christ's Resurrection. John 20:24–29.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- amtrac
-
noun,
amphibian (def 4).
- bleats
-
noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- tholes
-
noun,
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
- blears
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- bleach
-
noun,
a bleaching agent.
- therms
-
noun,
any of several units of heat, as one equivalent to 1000 large calories or 100,000 British thermal units.
- blares
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- thaler
-
noun,
any of various former large coins of various German states; dollar.
- blames
-
noun,
an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof:
- tacho-
-
- sterol
-
noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- barrel
-
noun,
a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- bharal
-
noun,
a wild sheep, Pseudois nahoor, of Tibet and adjacent mountainous regions, having goatlike horns that curve backward.
- therm-
-
- Barres
-
noun,
Maurice [moh-rees] /moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), 1862–1923, French novelist, writer on politics, and politician.
- Barret
-
noun,
a small cap, akin to the biretta, worn in the Middle Ages by soldiers and ecclesiastics.
- almahs
-
noun,
(in Egypt) a woman or girl who dances or sings professionally.
- Barros
-
noun,
João de [zhwoun duh] /ʒwãʊ̃ də/ (Show IPA), ("the Portuguese Livy") 1496–1570, Portuguese historian.
- Barsac
-
noun,
a village and winegrowing district in Gironde, in SW France.
- Thales
-
noun,
c640–546? b.c, Greek philosopher, born in Miletus.
- berths
-
noun,
a shelflike sleeping space, as on a ship, airplane, or railroad car.
- almost
-
adverb,
very nearly; all but:
- Bertha
-
noun,
a collar or trimming, as of lace, worn about the shoulders by women, as over a low-necked waist or dress.
- ashore
-
adverb,
to the shore; onto the shore:
- amoral
-
adjective,
not involving questions of right or wrong; without moral quality; neither moral nor immoral.
- barter
-
noun,
the act or practice of bartering.
- Therma
-
noun,
ancient name of Salonika.
- areola
-
noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- Arcata
-
noun,
a town in NW California.
- Tarbes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Hautes-Pyrénées, in SW France.
- Tarmac
-
noun,
(lowercase) a road, airport runway, parking area, etc., paved with Tarmac, tarmacadam, or a layer of tar.
- Aromas
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- 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.
- breast
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. (in bipeds) the outer, front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen; chest.
- breath
-
noun,
the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
- abmhos
-
noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of conductance, equivalent to 10 9mhos.
- Brecht
-
noun,
Bertolt [ber-tawlt] /ˈbɛr tɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1898–1956, German dramatist and poet.
- Tarlac
-
noun,
a city on N central Luzon, in the N Philippines.
- astro-
-
- Soemba
-
noun,
Dutch name of Sumba.
- braces
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- tarso-
-
- ablate
-
verb (used with object),
to remove or dissipate by melting, vaporization, erosion, etc.:
- arroba
-
noun,
a Spanish and Portuguese unit of weight of varying value, equal to 25.37 pounds avoirdupois (9.5 kilograms) in Mexico and to 32.38 pounds avoirdupois (12 kilograms) in Brazil.
- bracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that braces, binds, or makes firm.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- bracts
-
noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- astral
-
adjective,
pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
- asrama
-
noun,
any of the four phases of the ideally conducted life: education, work, withdrawal from society, and asceticism.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Bramah
-
noun,
Joseph, 1748–1814, English engineer and inventor.
- BSArch
-
- ascoma
-
noun,
a fruiting body that bears asci.
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- Brahms
-
noun,
Johannes [yoh-hah-nuh s] /yoʊˈhɑ nəs/ (Show IPA), 1833–97, German composer.
- Brahma
-
noun,
Brahman1 (def 2).
- breams
-
noun,
any of various freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, as A. brama, of Europe, with a compressed, deep body and silvery scales.
- smalto
-
noun,
colored glass or similar vitreous material used in mosaic.
- Ascham
-
noun,
Roger, 1515–68, English scholar and writer: tutor of Queen Elizabeth I.
- abacas
-
noun,
a Philippine plant, Musa textilis.
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- tracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- breach
-
noun,
the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- broths
-
noun,
thin soup of concentrated meat or fish stock.
- arthr-
-
- armors
-
noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- ablare
-
adverb, adjective,
blaring:
- torsel
-
noun,
a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
- Abrams
-
noun,
an earlier name of Abraham. Gen. 17:5.
- abhors
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.
- somat-
-
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- abrash
-
noun,
any variation or change, typically striation, in the different dyes of an Oriental rug as it ages.
- somber
-
adjective,
gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted:
- Asmara
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Eritrea, in N Ethiopia.
- armlet
-
noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- Atbara
-
noun,
a river in NE Africa, flowing NW from NW Ethiopia to the Nile in E Sudan. About 500 miles (800 km) long.
- broche
-
noun,
(in weaving tapestries) a device on which the filling yarn is wound, used as a shuttle in passing through the shed of the loom to deposit the yarn.
- troche
-
noun,
a small tablet or lozenge, usually a circular one, made of medicinal substance worked into a paste with sugar and mucilage or the like, and dried.
- abscam
-
noun,
the code name for an FBI investigation (1978–80) of bribery, involving members of Congress.
- ashlar
-
noun,
Masonry.
a squared building stone cut more or less true on all faces adjacent to those of other stones so as to permit very thin mortar joints.
such stones collectively.
masonry made of them.
- Sorata
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
- tarsal
-
noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- botels
-
noun,
boatel.
- trocar
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- abates
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish:
- tremor
-
noun,
involuntary shaking of the body or limbs, as from disease, fear, weakness, or excitement; a fit of trembling.
- treasr
-
- abohms
-
noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of electrical resistance, equivalent to 10 −9 ohm.
- bromal
-
noun,
an oily, colorless liquid, CBr 3 CHO, used in medicine chiefly as an anodyne and hypnotic.
- aboral
-
adjective,
opposite to or away from the mouth.
- bother
-
noun,
something troublesome, burdensome, or annoying:
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- aborts
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- broach
-
noun,
Machinery. an elongated, tapered, serrated cutting tool for shaping and enlarging holes.
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- haole
-
noun,
(among Polynesian Hawaiians) a term used to refer to a non-Polynesian, especially a white person.
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- Hosta
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- Harar
-
noun,
a city in E Ethiopia.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- AMORC
-
- haram
-
noun,
harem.
- hotel
-
noun,
a commercial establishment offering lodging to travelers and sometimes to permanent residents, and often having restaurants, meeting rooms, stores, etc., that are available to the general public.
- hosel
-
noun,
the socket in the club head of an iron that receives the shaft.
- asco-
-
- Hosea
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Horta
-
noun,
Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- haoma
-
noun,
a leafless vine, Sarcostemma acidum, of eastern India, yielding a sour, milky juice.
- hort.
-
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- hames
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- haler
-
noun,
heller2 (def 1).
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- ambos
-
noun,
(in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.
- hales
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Rasht
-
noun,
a city in NW Iran, about 10 miles (16 km) S of the Caspian Sea.
- lact-
-
- Asher
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- Amble
-
noun,
an ambling gait.
- halms
-
noun,
haulm.
- halas
-
noun,
George Stanley, 1895–1983, U.S. football coach and team owner.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Amber
-
noun,
a pale yellow, sometimes reddish or brownish, fossil resin of vegetable origin, translucent, brittle, and capable of gaining a negative electrical charge by friction and of being an excellent insulator: used for making jewelry and other ornamental articles.
- ambas
-
noun,
anba.
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- lahar
-
noun,
a landslide of wet volcanic debris on the side of a volcano.
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- ameba
-
noun,
any of numerous freshwater, marine, or parasitic one-celled protozoa of the order Amoebida, characterized by a granular nucleus surrounded by a jellylike mass of cytoplasm that forms temporary extensions, or pseudopodia, by which the organism moves, engulfs food particles, and forms food vacuoles.
- Amer.
-
- Amora
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Palestine and Babylonia from the 3rd to the 6th centuries a.d., whose commentaries on and interpretations of the Mishnah comprise the Palestinian and Babylonian Gemaras.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Hamer
-
noun,
Fannie Lou, 1917–77, U.S. civil rights activist.
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- 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.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- Hamal
-
noun,
(in some Muslim countries) a porter.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- rhoea
-
- halo-
-
- halts
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- ratch
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- Roach
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- labor
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- 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.
- Ashab
-
plural noun,
those associating with Muhammad at any time in his life.
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Horst
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- telo-
-
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- herls
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- Herma
-
noun,
herm.
- herms
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- rect.
-
- term.
-
- aroma
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- arbor
-
noun,
a leafy, shady recess formed by tree branches, shrubs, etc.
- rebar
-
noun,
a steel bar or rod used to reinforce concrete.
- Arber
-
noun,
Werner, born 1929, Swiss microbiologist: shared Nobel Prize 1978.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- Arch.
-
- Resht
-
noun,
Rasht.
- hoars
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- Helot
-
noun,
a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state.
Compare Perioeci, Spartiate.
- Arhat
-
noun,
a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices.
Compare Bodhisattva.
- areo-
-
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- helas
-
interjection,
alas!
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- heats
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Helms
-
noun,
Nautical.
a wheel or tiller by which a ship is steered.
the entire steering apparatus of a ship.
the angle with the fore-and-aft line made by a rudder when turned:
- hema-
-
- rehab
-
noun,
rehabilitation, especially a program or facility for treating persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or recovering from certain medical conditions:
- hemal
-
adjective,
Also, hematal. of or relating to the blood or blood vessels.
- tera-
-
- heart
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- armor
-
noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- hears
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- heals
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- hemo-
-
- arche
-
- Hoare
-
noun,
Sir Samuel John Gurney [gur-nee] /ˈgɜr ni/ (Show IPA), 1st Viscount Templewood [tem-puh l-woo d] /ˈtɛm pəlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1959, British statesman.
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- rhet.
-
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Harms
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Homer
-
noun,
Baseball. home run.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- homes
-
- hect-
-
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Horae
-
plural noun,
goddesses of the seasons, of cyclical death and rebirth, and sometimes of social order, usually given as three in number, with the names Dike (Justice), Eunomia (Order), and Irene (Peace).
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- tears
-
- horal
-
adjective,
of or relating to an hour or hours; hourly.
- harem
-
noun,
the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women.
- horas
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- Horeb
-
noun,
a mountain sometimes identified with Mount Sinai.
- horme
-
noun,
activity directed toward a goal; purposive effort.
- Horsa
-
noun,
died a.d. 455, Jutish chief (brother of Hengist).
- horse
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- holts
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- Arab.
-
- arrah
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise or excitement.)
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- rears
-
- restr
-
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- Arras
-
noun,
a rich tapestry.
- terr.
-
- retch
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- rearm
-
verb (used with object),
to arm again.
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Holst
-
noun,
Gustav Theodore [goo s-tahv] /ˈgʊs tɑv/ (Show IPA), 1874–1934, English composer.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- holes
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- Holms
-
noun,
a low, flat tract of land beside a river or stream.
- Harts
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- tech.
-
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- Lamar
-
noun,
Joseph R. 1857–1916, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1911–16.
- BSMet
-
- Lamas
-
noun,
Carlos Saavedra [kahr-laws sah-ah-ve-drah] /ˈkɑr lɔs ˌsɑ ɑˈvɛ drɑ/ (Show IPA), Saavedra Lamas, Carlos.
- abort
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Marsh
-
noun,
a tract of low wet land, often treeless and periodically inundated, generally characterized by a growth of grasses, sedges, cattails, and rushes.
- abstr
-
- Obama
-
noun,
Barack (Hussein), Jr [buh-rahk hoo-seyn] /bəˈrɑk huˈseɪn/ (Show IPA), born 1961, 44th president of the U.S. since 2009.
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Abram
-
noun,
an earlier name of Abraham. Gen. 17:5.
- masc.
-
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- mast-
-
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- abohm
-
noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of electrical resistance, equivalent to 10 −9 ohm.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- 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.:
- 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.
- abmho
-
noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of conductance, equivalent to 10 9mhos.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- math.
-
- ables
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- maths
-
noun,
mathematics.
- matr-
-
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- obeah
-
noun,
a form of belief involving sorcery, practiced in parts of the West Indies, South America, the southern U.S., and Africa.
- maror
-
noun,
a portion of horseradish or other bitter herb that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Torah
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- Malar
-
noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- male-
-
- Ocala
-
noun,
a city in central Florida.
- actos
-
- Malta
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Africa. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- tombe
-
noun,
a step in which a dancer falls from one leg to the other, landing with all the weight on the foot that has just moved, while flexing the knee.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- acro-
-
- maras
-
noun,
a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- Acoma
-
noun,
a Pueblo Indian village near Albuquerque, New Mexico, built on a sandstone mesa: oldest continuously inhabited location in the U.S.
- Marat
-
noun,
Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- torch
-
noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Achab
-
noun,
Ahab (def 1).
- acet-
-
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- marls
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- mahoe
-
noun,
hau tree.
- Mocha
-
noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- abaca
-
noun,
a Philippine plant, Musa textilis.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- trama
-
noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- moble
-
verb (used with object),
to wrap the head of, as in a hood.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- trash
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- treas
-
- Abaco
-
noun,
two islands (Great Abaco and Little Abaco) in the N Bahamas. 776 sq. mi. (2010 sq. km).
- Morel
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- mohel
-
noun,
the person who performs the circumcision in the Jewish rite of circumcising a male child on the eighth day after his birth.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- molar
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- molas
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- moles
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- troch
-
- molet
-
noun,
mullet2 .
- molts
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- 30-30
-
- motel
-
noun,
a hotel providing travelers with lodging and free parking facilities, typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.
- abase
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade.
- Meath
-
noun,
a county in Leinster, in the E Republic of Ireland. 902 sq. mi. (2335 sq. km). County seat: Trim.
- mero-
-
- MSChE
-
- mech.
-
- Mehta
-
noun,
Zubin [zoo-bin] /ˈzu bɪn/ (Show IPA), born 1936, Indian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. since 1961.
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Melba
-
noun,
(Dame) Nellie (Helen Porter Mitchell Armstrong) 1861–1931, Australian operatic soprano.
- Melos
-
noun,
the succession of musical tones constituting a melody.
- melts
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- merch
-
noun,
merchandise, especially as marketed to a particular fan base:
- abhor
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.
- abets
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- metr-
-
- 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.
- abeam
-
adverb,
Nautical, Aeronautics. at right angles to the fore-and-aft line:
- Abate
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish:
- meso-
-
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- meta-
-
- abash
-
verb (used with object),
to destroy the self-confidence, poise, or self-possession of; disconcert; make ashamed or embarrassed:
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- meth-
-
- meths
-
noun,
methamphetamine; Methedrine.
- Metol
-
- aero-
-
- 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.
- Amato
-
noun,
Pasquale [puh-skwah-lee,, -ley;; Italian pahs-kwah-le] /pəˈskwɑ li,, -leɪ;; Italian pɑsˈkwɑ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1942, Italian operatic baritone.
- lect.
-
- 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.
- Aloha
-
adjective,
friendly; hospitable; welcoming:
- ramal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a ramus.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Rahab
-
noun,
a harlot of Jericho who gave shelter to the two agents sent by Joshua to spy on the city. Josh. 2.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Leach
-
noun,
the act or process of leaching.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- leash
-
noun,
a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- almas
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- Lehar
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1870–1948, Hungarian composer of operettas.
- lehrs
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- almah
-
noun,
(in Egypt) a woman or girl who dances or sings professionally.
- Rabat
-
noun,
a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
- rabal
-
noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds aloft by theodolitic tracking of a radiosonde.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Letch
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- Letha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- Lathe
-
noun,
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
- oste-
-
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- amate
-
verb (used with object),
to dismay; daunt.
- Amata
-
noun,
the mother, by Latinus, of Lavinia.
- Amasa
-
noun,
the commander of Absalom's army and later of David's army. II Sam. 17:25; 19:13.
- Thema
-
noun,
theme (def 7).
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- amahs
-
noun,
a baby's nurse, especially a wet nurse.
- theo-
-
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- larch
-
noun,
any coniferous tree of the genus Larix, yielding a tough durable wood.
- alto-
-
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- Theos
-
- altho
-
conjunction,
although.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Rambo
-
noun,
a fanatically militant or violently aggressive person.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- 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.
- Alta.
-
- theor
-
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- 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.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- Omaha
-
noun,
a city in E Nebraska, on the Missouri River.
- alarm
-
noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- throb
-
noun,
the act of throbbing.
- maars
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- octa-
-
- Mabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- Alamo
-
noun,
a poplar.
- 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).
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Alas.
-
- mach.
-
- mache
-
noun,
corn salad.
- 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.
- macle
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- aholt
-
noun,
ahold.
- to-be
-
adjective,
future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
- ochre
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- Maera
-
noun,
Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
- ocher
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- mahal
-
noun,
a palace or mansion.
See also Taj Mahal.
- omber
-
noun,
a card game popular in the 17th and 18th centuries and played, usually by three persons, with 40 cards.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- lm-hr
-
- lochs
-
noun,
a lake.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- loach
-
noun,
any of several slender European and Asian fishes of the family Cobitidae and related families, having several barbels around the mouth.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- loams
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- loath
-
adjective,
unwilling; reluctant; disinclined; averse:
- thole
-
noun,
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
- lobar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- Alcor
-
- Orth.
-
- those
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- loche
-
noun,
the North American burbot.
- ormer
-
noun,
an abalone, Haliotis tuberculata, living in waters of the Channel Islands.
- orach
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- orch.
-
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- albas
-
noun,
a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- rabot
-
noun,
a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- haem-
-
- bloat
-
noun,
Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes.
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- chela
-
noun,
the pincerlike organ or claw terminating certain limbs of crustaceans and arachnids.
- chem.
-
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- Bloch
-
noun,
Ernest, 1880–1959, Swiss composer, in the U.S. after 1916.
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- stech
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- Chloe
-
noun,
the lover of Daphnis in a Greek pastoral romance.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- BMarE
-
- blest
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of bless.
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- chol-
-
- Chola
-
noun,
a teenage girl who associates closely with a gang of cholos or is the girlfriend of a cholo.
- bleat
-
noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- blats
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- blate
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- ster.
-
- Blase
-
adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- chats
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- chasm
-
noun,
a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge.
- blame
-
noun,
an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof:
- char-
-
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- cert.
-
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- Srta.
-
- Bohme
-
noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1575–1624, German theosophist and mystic.
- Bohea
-
noun,
an inferior grade of black tea.
- boers
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- Boche
-
noun,
Older Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a German, especially a German soldier in World War I or II.
- chams
-
noun,
khan1 .
- chaos
-
noun,
a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.
- boats
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- charm
-
noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- boast
-
noun,
a thing boasted of; a cause for pride:
- charr
-
noun,
char2 .
- Stahl
-
noun,
Georg Ernst [gey-ork ernst] /geɪˈɒrk ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1660–1734, German chemist and physician.
- boart
-
noun,
bort.
- chars
-
noun,
a charred material or surface.
- chart
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- boars
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- blahs
-
noun,
nonsense; rubbish:
- cero-
-
- beast
-
noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- clomb
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of climb.
- schmo
-
noun,
a foolish, boring, or stupid person; a jerk.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- belch
-
noun,
an instance of belching; eructation.
- belah
-
noun,
beefwood.
- 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.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- beats
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- coala
-
noun,
koala.
- bears
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- bemas
-
noun,
Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
- Taber
-
noun,
tabor.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- beams
-
noun,
any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- Beals
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- tabes
-
noun,
a gradually progressive emaciation.
- Beach
-
noun,
an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore.
- tabla
-
noun,
a small drum or pair of drums of India tuned to different pitches and played with the hands.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- table
-
noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- baths
-
- belts
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- Berar
-
noun,
a former division of the Central Provinces and Berar, in central India: now part of Maharashtra state.
- chose
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- 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.
- beths
-
noun,
the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- betas
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- stome
-
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- besot
-
verb (used with object),
to intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
- besom
-
noun,
a broom, especially one of brush or twigs.
- BeShT
-
noun,
Baal Shem-Tov.
- Clara
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- berth
-
noun,
a shelflike sleeping space, as on a ship, airplane, or railroad car.
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- Berra
-
noun,
Lawrence Peter ("Yogi") born 1925, U.S. baseball player and manager.
- clase
-
- clash
-
noun,
a loud, harsh noise, as of a collision:
- 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.
- berms
-
noun,
Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- berat
-
noun,
a city in S central Albania.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Cobra
-
noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- Brest
-
noun,
a seaport in the W extremity of France: German submarine base in World War II; surrendered to Allies September 1944.
- Calah
-
noun,
Biblical name of Kalakh.
- brom-
-
- broch
-
noun,
a circular stone tower built around the beginning of the Christian era, having an inner and an outer wall, found on the Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands, the Hebrides, and the mainland of Scotland.
- Caleb
-
noun,
a Hebrew leader, sent as a spy into the land of Canaan. Num. 13:6.
- Broca
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- calms
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- Camb.
-
- Soche
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- Shara
-
noun,
Sharra.
- Brose
-
noun,
a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Bream
-
noun,
any of various freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, as A. brama, of Europe, with a compressed, deep body and silvery scales.
- shame
-
noun,
the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another:
- 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.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- brash
-
noun,
a pile or stack of loose fragments or debris, as of rocks or hedge clippings.
- Brale
-
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- Shear
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- Brahe
-
noun,
Tycho [tee-koh;; Danish ty-koh] /ˈti koʊ;; Danish ˈtü koʊ/ (Show IPA), 1546–1601, Danish astronomer.
- sloth
-
noun,
habitual disinclination to exertion; indolence; laziness.
- BSRet
-
- shote
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- Short
-
noun,
something that is short.
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- shoat
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- shoal
-
noun,
a place where a sea, river, or other body of water is shallow.
- Sheol
-
noun,
the abode of the dead or of departed spirits.
- Shema
-
noun,
a liturgical prayer, prominent in Jewish history and tradition, that is recited daily at the morning and evening services and expresses the Jewish people's ardent faith in and love of God.
- Sheba
-
noun,
Queen of, the queen who visited Solomon to test his wisdom. I Kings 10:1–13.
- Cabal
-
noun,
a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority.
- 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.
- broth
-
noun,
thin soup of concentrated meat or fish stock.
- BSCom
-
- BSChE
-
- caber
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- Cabet
-
noun,
Étienne [ey-tyen] /eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1788–1856, French socialist who established a utopian community in the U.S. (in Illinois) called Icaria: became U.S. citizen 1854.
- Cable
-
noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- Cabot
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- smolt
-
noun,
a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- sober
-
adjective,
not intoxicated or drunk.
- carb-
-
- carbs
-
noun,
a carburetor.
- bolar
-
adjective,
of or relating to bole or clay.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- Borel
-
noun,
Félix Édouard Émile [fey-leeks ey-dwar ey-meel] /feɪˈliks eɪˈdwar eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1871–1956, French mathematician.
- cata-
-
- boras
-
noun,
a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- boral
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Cath.
-
- Borah
-
noun,
William Edgar, 1865–1940, U.S. senator from Idaho 1906–40.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- celom
-
noun,
coelom.
- Selah
-
noun,
an expression occurring frequently in the Psalms, thought to be a liturgical or musical direction, probably a direction by the leader to raise the voice or perhaps an indication of a pause.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- bolts
-
noun,
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- Boles
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- sect.
-
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- bolas
-
noun,
bola (def 1).
- Borer
-
noun,
a person or thing that bores or pierces.
- sero-
-
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Bothe
-
noun,
Walther [vahl-tuh r] /ˈvɑl tər/ (Show IPA), 1891–1957, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- shalt
-
verb,
2nd person singular of shall.
- Carla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- bract
-
noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- Brace
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- carob
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- Botha
-
noun,
Louis [loo-ee] /luˈi/ (Show IPA), 1862–1919, South African general and statesman.
- Bores
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Botes
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- botel
-
noun,
boatel.
- botch
-
noun,
a clumsy or poor piece of work; mess; bungle:
- botas
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- shale
-
noun,
a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Bosch
-
noun,
Carl or Karl, 1874–1940, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1931.
- borts
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Shaba
-
noun,
a province in the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo: important mining area. 191,878 sq. mi. (496,964 sq. km). Capital: Lubumbashi.
- coble
-
noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- Scot.
-
- scat-
-
- Samar
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- 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.
- bahts
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Thailand, equal to 100 satangs.
- Talca
-
noun,
a city in central Chile.
- Sambo
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a black person, especially a male.
- 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.
- samba
-
noun,
a rhythmic, Brazilian ballroom dance of African origin.
- bact.
-
- coel-
-
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- Earth
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- Sarah
-
noun,
the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. Gen. 17:15–22.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- BArch
-
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- craal
-
noun,
kraal.
- Tahoe
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in E California and W Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: resort. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km); 6225 feet (1897 meters) above sea level.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- Balt.
-
- balsa
-
noun,
a tropical American tree, Ochroma pyramidale (lagopus), of the bombax family, yielding an exceedingly light wood used for life preservers, rafts, toy airplanes, etc.
- crash
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- tahrs
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- bales
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- Balch
-
noun,
Emily Greene, 1867–1961, U.S. economist, sociologist, and author: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
- Balas
-
noun,
a rose-red variety of spinel.
- sarc-
-
- Balao
-
noun,
a halfbeak, Hemiramphus balao, of tropical western Atlantic seas.
- Tamas
-
noun,
See under guna.
- tambo
-
noun,
Mr. Tambo.
- Barca
-
noun,
an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- astr.
-
- Athel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- athar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Errol
-
noun,
a male given name.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- estab
-
- Esth.
-
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- ethal
-
noun,
cetyl alcohol.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- ethos
-
noun,
Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period:
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- roble
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- robes
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- haars
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- Haber
-
noun,
Fritz, 1868–1934, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1918.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Sabra
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a person born in Israel.
- sabot
-
noun,
a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
- ecol.
-
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- ecto-
-
- Sable
-
noun,
an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- atmo-
-
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- Sabah
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the N tip of Borneo: formerly a British crown colony. 29,347 sq. mi. (76,008 sq. km). Capital: Kota Kinabalu.
- Elath
-
noun,
Eilat.
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- rrhea
-
- embar
-
verb (used with object),
to stop or hinder, as by a bar.
- 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.
- Athol
-
noun,
a city in central Massachusetts.
- Embla
-
noun,
the first woman, made by the gods from a tree.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Comr.
-
- Barth
-
noun,
John (Simmons) [sim-uh nz] /ˈsɪm ənz/ (Show IPA), born 1930, U.S. novelist.
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Bart.
-
- Tabor
-
noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Bates
-
noun,
Katherine Lee, 1859–1929, U.S. educator and author.
- colat
-
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- cores
-
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- batch
-
noun,
a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together:
- basal
-
adjective,
of, at, or forming the base.
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Basel
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- Basle
-
noun,
Basel.
- comb.
-
- Basho
-
noun,
(Basho Matsuo) 1644?–94, Japanese poet.
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Combe
-
noun,
a narrow valley or deep hollow, especially one enclosed on all but one side.
- comal
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- basta
-
interjection,
enough; stop.
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Combs
-
noun,
a toothed strip of plastic, hard rubber, bone, wood, or metal, used for arranging the hair, untangling it, or holding it in place.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- baste
-
noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- Barre
-
noun,
a handrail placed at hip height, used by a dancer to maintain balance during practice.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Basra
-
noun,
a port in SE Iraq, N of the Persian Gulf.
- barms
-
noun,
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- Barea
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Spanish ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Spanish ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1897–1957, Spanish author, critic, lecturer, and broadcaster: in England after 1939.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- tachs
-
noun,
tachometer.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- bathe
-
noun,
British.
the act of bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river.
a swimming bath.
- baro-
-
- corr.
-
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- MSHE
-
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- sch.
-
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- MSHA
-
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- msec
-
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Sol.
-
- MSCE
-
- tel-
-
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- ScBE
-
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- 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.
- Saba
-
noun,
an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the N Leeward Islands. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- Sab.
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- Sham
-
noun,
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- shr.
-
- tab.
-
- them
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- 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.:
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- MSBC
-
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- Tasm
-
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- Shem
-
noun,
the eldest of the three sons of Noah. Gen. 10:21.
- 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.
- slob
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Rom.
-
- tchr
-
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- TCBM
-
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- MSBA
-
- 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.
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- shmo
-
noun,
schmo.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- MSAE
-
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- SLBM
-
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- the-
-
- Oct.
-
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- scr.
-
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- ole-
-
- stob
-
noun,
a post, stump, or stake.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- 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.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Raab
-
noun,
broccoli rabe.
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Saml
-
- sec.
-
- Tob.
-
- sech
-
- 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.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Sat.
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- SATB
-
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- Ste.
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Tobe
-
noun,
the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- str.
-
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- SRBM
-
- SRAM
-
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- 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.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- 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.
- Sra.
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Sam.
-
- tomb
-
noun,
an excavation in earth or rock for the burial of a corpse; grave.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- 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.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Sem.
-
- obs.
-
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- rel.
-
- ter.
-
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Cels
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- CBEL
-
- 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.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- cet-
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- 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.
- chs.
-
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clar
-
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- Chr.
-
- Ceto
-
- chm.
-
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- Cham
-
noun,
khan1 .
- Chal
-
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- bote
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- Bram
-
noun,
a male given name.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- bots
-
noun,
a disease affecting various mammals, especially horses, caused by the attachment of the parasitic larvae of botflies to the stomach of the host.
- both
-
pronoun,
the one as well as the other:
- bota
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- bot.
-
- bosh
-
noun,
absurd or foolish talk; nonsense.
- Bose
-
noun,
Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- bort
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- Bors
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
- 1080
-
- BSAA
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- BSMT
-
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Cal.
-
- btl.
-
- BTCh
-
- BSRT
-
- BSOT
-
- BSME
-
- BSAE
-
- BSLM
-
- BSHE
-
- BSHA
-
- BSEM
-
- BSEc
-
- BSCh
-
- BSCE
-
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- cml.
-
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- est.
-
- eso-
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Eth.
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- elms
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- ELAS
-
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- ect-
-
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- Hals
-
noun,
Frans [frahns] /frɑ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1581?–1666, Dutch portrait and genre painter.
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- HARM
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- hame
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- Hama
-
noun,
a city in W Syria, on the Orontes River.
- halt
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- halm
-
noun,
haulm.
- haar
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- Hale
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- hal-
-
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Haba
-
noun,
Alois [ah-lois] /ˈɑ lɔɪs/ (Show IPA), 1893–1972, Czech composer.
- Hab.
-
- Haas
-
noun,
Mary Rosamond, 1910–96, U.S. linguist.
- eco-
-
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Cor.
-
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Com.
-
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Col.
-
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- Cobh
-
noun,
a seaport in S Republic of Ireland: port for Cork.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cort
-
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- cts.
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- ctr.
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Cres
-
- crat
-
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- bor.
-
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- amah
-
noun,
a baby's nurse, especially a wet nurse.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- alt.
-
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- Alma
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Alco
-
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- ALBM
-
- Amal
-
- AMBA
-
noun,
anba.
- Alb.
-
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Arm.
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ambo
-
noun,
(in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- amt.
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- AMLS
-
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Alba
-
noun,
a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- abs-
-
- abr.
-
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- ABLS
-
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- abl.
-
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- acea
-
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Abas
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- aahs
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- AAAS
-
- AAAL
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ACAA
-
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Ala.
-
- AHSA
-
- Ahom
-
noun,
an extinct Thai language of Assam.
- ahem
-
interjection,
(an utterance similar to the sound of clearing one's throat, used to attract attention, express doubt or a mild warning, etc.)
- Ahab
-
noun,
a king of Israel and husband of Jezebel, reigned 874?–853? b.c. I Kings 16–22.
- aet.
-
- aer-
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACTH
-
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- ACLS
-
- arr.
-
- art.
-
- Boma
-
noun,
a city in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Zaire (Congo) River.
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- bet.
-
- BEST
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- berm
-
noun,
Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- BEMA
-
noun,
Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
- belt
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Beth
-
noun,
the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- beam
-
noun,
any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- bchs
-
plural,
bunch.
- BChE
-
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- Bolt
-
noun,
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- bola
-
noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- Bol.
-
- Bohr
-
noun,
Aage Niels [aw-guh neels] /ˈɔ gə nils/ (Show IPA), 1922–2009, Danish physicist: Nobel Prize 1975 (son of Niels Bohr).
- Bohm
-
noun,
Dominikus [doh-mee-nee-koo s] /doʊˈmi niˌkʊs/ (Show IPA), 1880–1955, German architect.
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- blah
-
noun,
nonsense; rubbish:
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- BMOC
-
- BMet
-
- blot
-
noun,
a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
- bloc
-
noun,
a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.
- blat
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- BASH
-
noun,
a crushing blow.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- ASTM
-
- BRCS
-
- ator
-
- 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:
- ates
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- atm.
-
- ASME
-
- baas
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- Asha
-
noun,
the cosmic principle of order, justice, righteousness, and truth.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- 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-
-
- Baal
-
noun,
any of numerous local deities among the ancient Semitic peoples, typifying the productive forces of nature and worshiped with much sensuality.
- BACH
-
noun,
a bachelor.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- bams
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- BASc
-
- Barr
-
- barm
-
noun,
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Bara
-
noun,
Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
- bar.
-
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- balm
-
noun,
any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, especially tropical trees of the genus Commiphora.
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Bala
-
noun,
Bilhah.
- bal.
-
- baht
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Thailand, equal to 100 satangs.
- Bahr
-
noun,
Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1863–1934, Austrian playwright and critic.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- Hasa
-
noun,
a region in E Saudi Arabia, on the Persian Gulf.
- coml
-
- Loch
-
noun,
a lake.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- MASH
-
noun,
a soft, pulpy mass.
- 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).
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- Lam.
-
- LAMA
-
noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- Lamb
-
noun,
a young sheep.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lash
-
noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Holt
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- Hola
-
interjection,
hi; hello:
- HOLC
-
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- Hole
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- Holm
-
noun,
a low, flat tract of land beside a river or stream.
- hols
-
plural noun,
Sometimes, hol. British Informal. holiday (def 5).
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- hom-
-
- Homs
-
noun,
a city in W Syria.
- meas
-
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- hor.
-
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- Hos.
-
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- 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.
- hol-
-
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- 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.
- 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.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- lobs
-
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- loth
-
adjective,
loath.
- LRBM
-
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- Mar.
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- lea.
-
- Leah
-
noun,
the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lech
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- Mac-
-
- Lehr
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- MALS
-
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- mal-
-
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- Lab.
-
- hobs
-
noun,
a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
- mol.
-
- mhos
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- Herr
-
noun,
the conventional German title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to Mr. or in direct address to sir.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Moab
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of the Dead Sea, in what is now Jordan.
- Herm
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- herl
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- Herb
-
noun,
a flowering plant whose stem above ground does not become woody.
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- her.
-
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- hem-
-
- met.
-
- Helm
-
noun,
Nautical.
a wheel or tiller by which a ship is steered.
the entire steering apparatus of a ship.
the angle with the fore-and-aft line made by a rudder when turned:
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- Hebr
-
- Heb.
-
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- HEAO
-
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- heal
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- 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.
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- mesh
-
noun,
any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
- HMAS
-
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- mes-
-
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- OCS
-
- Mab
-
noun,
Queen Mab.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- TAL
-
- OEM
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- BAM
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- OCR
-
- 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.
- MSA
-
- Ola
-
- MAA
-
- AAE
-
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- AHL
-
- bah
-
interjection,
(an exclamation of contempt or annoyance):
- Bac
-
- aah
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- BCh
-
plural,
bunch.
- ATC
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- BCE
-
- BCL
-
- be-
-
- AHE
-
- BEM
-
- bl.
-
- Aar
-
- BSC
-
- Br.
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- AAM
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MRA
-
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- Om.
-
- STM
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- BHL
-
- al.
-
- BHT
-
- ac-
-
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- BLA
-
- ab-
-
- LST
-
- STL
-
- BHA
-
- AAA
-
- LSM
-
- Am.
-
- TSE
-
- TSH
-
- LSC
-
- ble
-
- BLM
-
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- TMO
-
- BHC
-
- LTA
-
- ATB
-
- tlo
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- MSC
-
- MSL
-
- BCS
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- OMB
-
- Mo.
-
- Me.
-
- TLC
-
- bec
-
- LTh
-
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Mc-
-
- MBE
-
- 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.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- TRH
-
- tlr
-
- Tro
-
- ltr
-
- Ar.
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- AHA
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of triumphant discovery, mockery, contempt, irony, surprise, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ThB
-
- th-
-
- aor
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- OAS
-
- MCR
-
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- MBO
-
- MHE
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- mho
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- AEC
-
- MHR
-
- AOA
-
- AMS
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- ob.
-
- MST
-
- Mt.
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- MTh
-
- MTO
-
- MTS
-
- ae.
-
- ALM
-
- MHA
-
- Oc.
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- Amb
-
- OSA
-
- AMC
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- THC
-
- ACS
-
- AME
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- OSB
-
- OTC
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- ATA
-
- ASM
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- TCS
-
- ALC
-
- TCA
-
- TBO
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- TBA
-
- MRE
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- Mao
-
- ase
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- at.
-
- mob
-
noun,
a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- AEA
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ml.
-
- MLS
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- ARS
-
- MLA
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- abt
-
- MSH
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- MLR
-
- OBE
-
- MSE
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- 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.
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- asb
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- obl
-
- ThM
-
- ABM
-
- BLS
-
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- BME
-
- CTA
-
- RBC
-
- RCA
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- RCT
-
- REA
-
- CRS
-
- CRT
-
- SAR
-
- CSA
-
- CSO
-
- CSR
-
- CST
-
- cte
-
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- eo-
-
- EOM
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- EAA
-
- EAM
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SAE
-
- EBS
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- sb.
-
- ECA
-
- STB
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SCM
-
- cle
-
- Clo
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- CLR
-
- CMA
-
- rat
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noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- SBA
-
- SCB
-
- COB
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noun,
a corncob.
- Lt.
-
- La.
-
- Hts
-
- ht.
-
- HST
-
- MOR
-
- hrs
-
- HRE
-
- sc.
-
- SBE
-
- ec-
-
- Hoe
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noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- ROC
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noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ETS
-
- HMS
-
- hr.
-
- HSM
-
- Hel
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noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- ROB
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noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- REM
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noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- ROA
-
- ESL
-
- RMC
-
- rm.
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plural,
ream.
- HAM
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noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- HCR
-
- rho
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- HCM
-
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- HBO
-
- HBM
-
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- rhb
-
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- ESR
-
- Esc
-
- SAC
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noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- RSA
-
- ECM
-
- Hob
-
noun,
a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
- Ehr
-
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- ELM
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noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- SAA
-
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- Rs.
-
- ESA
-
- els
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- EMR
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMT
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- 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).
- ChB
-
- SLR
-
- brr
-
interjection,
(used to express sensations of cold).
- SOB
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noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- BRT
-
- BSL
-
- BSA
-
- ote
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- SMB
-
- OTS
-
- BSE
-
- SMA
-
- bsh
-
- Bro
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noun,
a brother.
- CEO
-
- SLE
-
- RCS
-
- BSM
-
- Re.
-
- BSO
-
- RMA
-
- RMS
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plural,
ream.
- SLA
-
- sht
-
- BST
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- BRM
-
- Les
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- BMR
-
- BMS
-
- BMT
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- 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.
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- SRB
-
- Sr.
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- OTB
-
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- LOC
-
- ose
-
- LMT
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- lhb
-
- ot-
-
- BRE
-
- OTA
-
- Bt.
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- BTE
-
- LCT
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- cl.
-
- CAA
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- CAM
-
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.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- SHA
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Co.
-
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- LCM
-
- LCA
-
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- LBO
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- CBS
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- CEA
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- cr.
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- sho
-
- BTh
-
- CBE
-
- ch.
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- ca.
-
- O.
-
- M.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- RO
-
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- h.
-
- BH
-
- TL
-
- CE
-
- MB
-
- Eb
-
- HL
-
- RH
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AO
-
- L2
-
- CB
-
- BM
-
- TC
-
- BO
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- HB
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- LR
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- L1
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- ol
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- SM
-
- SL
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- MH
-
- B-
-
- R.
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- OA
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- LM
-
- BC
-
- CM
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TM
-
- L.
-
- le
-
- LC
-
- LH
-
- RC
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- TB
-
- t.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man: