Anagrams of balconies
Word balconies has
767 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of balconies.
- close-in
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adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- bioclean
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adjective,
free or almost free from harmful microorganisms.
- sociable
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noun,
Chiefly Northern and Midland U.S. an informal social gathering, especially of members of a church.
- coalbins
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noun,
a bin used for holding coal.
- binocles
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noun,
binocular (def 1).
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- oilcans
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noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- anisole
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- Alebion
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noun,
a son of Poseidon who, with his brother Dercynus, was killed by Hercules while attempting to steal the cattle that Hercules had taken from Geryon.
- bonacis
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noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- sanicle
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- obelias
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noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- coalbin
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noun,
a bin used for holding coal.
- albinos
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noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- Seconal
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- inclose
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verb (used with object),
enclose.
- Belasco
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noun,
David, 1854–1931, U.S. playwright, actor, and producer.
- Celosia
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noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- binocle
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noun,
binocular (def 1).
- Lesbian
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noun,
an inhabitant of Lesbos.
- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- clones
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noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- basion
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noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- Caslon
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noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- lanose
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adjective,
lanate.
- aloins
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noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- casino
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noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- linacs
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noun,
linear accelerator.
- bacons
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noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- clino-
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- Alnico
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noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- Alison
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noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- alines
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- lances
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- cobias
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noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- ancile
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noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- bonaci
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noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- clines
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noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Sabine
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noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- bancos
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noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- Lisbon
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Portugal, in the SW part, on the Tagus estuary.
- Cibola
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noun,
the Seven Cities of, legendary cities of great wealth believed by earlier Spanish explorers to exist in the SW United States.
- Bosnia
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noun,
a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- ceibas
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noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- cables
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noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- lesion
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noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- Li-sao
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noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- oilcan
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noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- Lencas
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- anoles
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noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- bonsai
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noun,
a tree or shrub that has been dwarfed, as by pruning the roots and pinching, and is grown in a pot or other container and trained to produce a desired shape or effect.
- C-bias
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noun,
grid bias.
- aniso-
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- cleans
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- oscine
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- blains
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noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- Naoise
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noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- oleins
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noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- Blaise
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noun,
a male given name.
- cobles
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noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- Isabel
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noun,
a female given name.
- insole
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noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- blancs
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noun,
a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- Sloane
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noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- abseil
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noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- Blaine
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noun,
James Gillespie [gi-les-pee] /gɪˈlɛs pi/ (Show IPA), 1830–93, U.S. statesman.
- COSINE
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- Nicole
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noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- Bianco
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noun,
Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
- social
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noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- nobles
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noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- solace
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noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- Bicols
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noun,
Bikol.
- bicone
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noun,
an object shaped like two cones with their bases together.
- Nobile
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noun,
Umberto [oo m-ber-taw] /ʊmˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and arctic explorer.
- Eolian
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noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- Aeolis
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noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- Aeolic
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noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- conies
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noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- colins
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noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- albino
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noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- Albion
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noun,
Alebion.
- Alboin
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noun,
died a.d. 573? king of the Langobards 561?–573?
- beanos
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noun,
bingo.
- colies
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noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- Senlac
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noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- silane
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noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- Silone
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noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- Obelia
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noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- beacon
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noun,
a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.
- labio-
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- boils
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noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Cable
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noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- Niles
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noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- bolas
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noun,
bola (def 1).
- nails
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noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- biol.
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- Boise
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
- linac
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noun,
linear accelerator.
- bison
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noun,
Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
- naso-
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- cabin
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noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- Blain
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noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- Linos
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noun,
linoleum.
- Blase
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adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- eosin
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noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Blois
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
- loans
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noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Neils
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noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Blanc
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noun,
a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
- Boles
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noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- bones
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- Nabis
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- nabes
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noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- bonce
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noun,
head; skull.
- caine
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noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cions
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noun,
scion (def 2).
- cains
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noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- econ.
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- laics
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noun,
one of the laity.
- Colas
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noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Coles
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noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Colin
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noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- laces
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noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Cons.
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- insol
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- in-lb
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- incl.
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- incas
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noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- ecol.
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- elans
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noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- coils
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noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- ileo-
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- ileac
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adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Elias
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noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- icons
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- Elisa
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Icel.
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- encl.
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- 30-30
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- Enola
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noun,
a female given name.
- enols
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noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Ibsen
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noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- Eolic
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noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- coins
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noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coel-
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- Caleb
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noun,
a Hebrew leader, sent as a spy into the land of Canaan. Num. 13:6.
- cine-
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- canes
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noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- canoe
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noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Canso
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noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Ceiba
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noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- ceils
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verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Celia
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noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Leoni
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noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Leona
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noun,
a female given name.
- Cenis
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noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Ciano
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noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- lenos
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noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- lenis
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noun,
a lenis consonant.
- cines
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noun,
a film; motion picture.
- LANCE
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- binal
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adjective,
double; twofold.
- Lenca
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- clans
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noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clase
-
- leans
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noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Cleon
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noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- cline
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noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- clone
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noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- Close
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noun,
the act of closing.
- coals
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noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- cobia
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noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- coble
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noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- bines
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noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- sonic
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adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Niobe
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noun,
the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- aeons
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noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Sable
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noun,
an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- Sabin
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noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- aisle
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noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Siena
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noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Oscan
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noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- onces
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noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Bacon
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noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- sinal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- bails
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noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Aisne
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noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- olein
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noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- bales
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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:
- oleic
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- balon
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noun,
ballon.
- Olean
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noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Sino-
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- Banco
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noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- BANCS
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noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- acnes
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noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- slain
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noun,
sley.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Sloan
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noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- anis-
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- scena
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noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- alone
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Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Aloin
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noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Scone
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noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- 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.
- Aline
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- anile
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adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- anils
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noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- alien
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noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Alice
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noun,
a city in S Texas.
- anise
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noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Salic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- alecs
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noun,
a herring.
- anole
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noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- sebi-
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- Saone
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noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- A-one
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adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Asben
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noun,
Aïr.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- salon
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noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- asco-
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- ascon
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noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- aboil
-
adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- Basle
-
noun,
Basel.
- bason
-
noun,
a basin.
- noise
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noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- ables
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- noils
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noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Basil
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noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- Benis
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noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Basie
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noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- BASIC
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noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- Basel
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- beans
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Biles
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Nobel
-
noun,
Alfred Bernhard [ahl-fred ber-nahrd] /ˈɑl frɛd ˈbɛr nɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
- beano
-
noun,
bingo.
- banes
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- Noble
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- Bicol
-
noun,
Bikol.
- OIcel
-
- bices
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Beals
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ical
-
- sec.
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- soln
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Ice.
-
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- Soni
-
- ible
-
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lani
-
- ICAO
-
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- slob
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- SLIC
-
- Inc.
-
- ins.
-
- inae
-
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- scil
-
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- ISBN
-
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- iso-
-
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- Lab.
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- ile-
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- 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).
- Sol.
-
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- obs.
-
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- lobs
-
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- nos-
-
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- neo-
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- sci.
-
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- SBIC
-
- SBLI
-
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- ScBE
-
- lea.
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- ole-
-
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- Lib.
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Sab.
-
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- eso-
-
- 1080
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Can.
-
- Cels
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- CBEL
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Cal.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- BSNA
-
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- BSIE
-
- cen.
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- bal.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- ance
-
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- asc-
-
- ano-
-
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- ANSI
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- cis-
-
- BSEc
-
- 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:
- Col.
-
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- bloc
-
noun,
a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- bio-
-
- bin-
-
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- BSCE
-
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- BSAE
-
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- 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.
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- BASc
-
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- 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.
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- abs-
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- eco-
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ACLS
-
- ELAS
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- 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).
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- enc.
-
- enl.
-
- ABLS
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- abl.
-
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Alb.
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- 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.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Alis
-
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Con.
-
- Alco
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- OCS
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- obl
-
- BCS
-
- sc.
-
- SCB
-
- abn
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- bec
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- OAS
-
- OBE
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ab-
-
- ac-
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- al.
-
- an.
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- ANC
-
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- NSA
-
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- NSC
-
- ob.
-
- Oc.
-
- OSA
-
- se-
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- OSB
-
- oic
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- bl.
-
- be-
-
- BCL
-
- AIC
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- BCE
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ose
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- SAE
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- ASN
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ASI
-
- So.
-
- BSC
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- asb
-
- ase
-
- SBE
-
- SBA
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Ola
-
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- SLE
-
- sb.
-
- ALC
-
- ACS
-
- SLA
-
- ons
-
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Bac
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- bi-
-
- ESA
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- ISA
-
- CSO
-
- CSA
-
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- La.
-
- 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).
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Clo
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- NOC
-
- Les
-
- CEO
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- CIA
-
- CIB
-
- CIE
-
- cle
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- CLI
-
- LCI
-
- LCA
-
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- LBO
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- eo-
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- IAS
-
- en-
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- IBN
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ib.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- il-
-
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- ics
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ESL
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- EBS
-
- IOC
-
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- EbN
-
- ine
-
- ec-
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ECA
-
- EIS
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ILS
-
- ILO
-
- CEA
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- BLS
-
- BSE
-
- NIA
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- BSA
-
- BSL
-
- LON
-
- NES
-
- ble
-
- LSC
-
- LSI
-
- NEC
-
- Bn.
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NCO
-
- Esc
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- BNS
-
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- NBA
-
- NBC
-
- NbE
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- BLA
-
- LOC
-
- CBS
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- CAI
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- cl.
-
- cs.
-
- BIE
-
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- Co.
-
- NBS
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- ca.
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- BSN
-
- BSO
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- CBE
-
- O.
-
- 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.
- NL
-
- AO
-
- ic
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- i.
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- SN
-
- OA
-
- B-
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- L1
-
- BC
-
- SL
-
- SA
-
- le
-
- S.
-
- BO
-
- CE
-
- CB
-
- ln
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- L2
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Eb
-
- LC
-
- L.
-
- ol
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- N.
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NB
-
- NC
-
- NI
-
- EI
-