Anagrams of body-snatching
Word body-snatching has
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- gnathions
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noun,
Craniometry. the lowest point on the anterior margin of the lower jaw in the midsaggital plane.
- cognisant
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adjective,
a frequent misspelling of cognizant.
- obstinacy
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noun,
the quality or state of being obstinate; stubbornness.
- gnathonic
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adjective,
sycophantic; fawning.
- anythings
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noun,
a thing of any kind.
- hydantoin
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noun,
a colorless, needlelike, crystalline compound, C 3 H 4 N 2 O 2 , used in the synthesis of pharmaceutical substances and resins.
- yachtings
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noun,
the practice or sport of sailing or voyaging in a yacht.
- stanchion
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noun,
an upright bar, beam, post, or support, as in a window, stall, ship, etc.
- Standing
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noun,
rank or status, especially with respect to social, economic, or personal position, reputation, etc.:
- Atchison
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noun,
a city in NE Kansas, on the Missouri River.
- chignons
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noun,
a large, smooth twist, roll, or knot of hair, worn by women at the nape of the neck or the back of the head.
- scathing
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noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- stand-in
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noun,
a substitute for a motion-picture star during the preparation of lighting, cameras, etc., or in dangerous scenes.
- sanction
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noun,
authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- instancy
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noun,
quality of being instant; urgency; pressing nature.
- Cantigny
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noun,
a village in N France, S of Amiens: first major battle of U.S. forces in World War I, May 1918.
- canonist
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noun,
a person who is a specialist in canon law.
- gnathion
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noun,
Craniometry. the lowest point on the anterior margin of the lower jaw in the midsaggital plane.
- chitosan
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noun,
a derivative of chitin, used in waste-water treatment.
- syntonic
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adjective,
Electricity. adjusted to oscillations of the same or a particular frequency.
- coatings
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noun,
a layer of any substance spread over a surface.
- tachyons
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noun,
a hypothetical particle that travels faster than the speed of light.
- agnostic
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noun,
a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience. Synonyms: disbeliever, nonbeliever, unbeliever; doubter, skeptic, secularist, empiricist; heathen, heretic, infidel, pagan.
- cohabits
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verb (used without object),
to live together as if married, usually without legal or religious sanction.
- antibody
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noun,
any of numerous Y -shaped protein molecules produced by B cells as a primary immune defense, each molecule and its clones having a unique binding site that can combine with the complementary site of a foreign antigen, as on a virus or bacterium, thereby disabling the antigen and signaling other immune defenses. Abbreviation: Ab.
- dystonia
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noun,
abnormal tone of any tissue.
- dysgonic
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adjective,
growing poorly on artificial media, as certain bacteria (opposed to eugonic).
- contains
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- dingbats
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noun,
Slang. an eccentric, silly, or empty-headed person.
- Dictynna
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noun,
an ancient Cretan goddess of the sea.
- anything
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noun,
a thing of any kind.
- nothings
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noun,
no thing; not anything; naught:
- Dohnanyi
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noun,
Ernst von [ernst fuh n] /ɛrnst fən/ (Show IPA), or Ernő [er-nœ] /ˈɛr nœ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1960, Hungarian pianist and composer in the U.S.
- actinons
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noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- Abington
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noun,
a town in SE Pennsylvania.
- Shang-ti
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noun,
the chief of the ancient Chinese gods.
- Abingdon
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noun,
a town in S Oxfordshire, in S England, on the Thames: site of Benedictine abbey founded 7th century a.d.
- yachting
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noun,
the practice or sport of sailing or voyaging in a yacht.
- bantings
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noun,
Sir Frederick Grant, 1891–1941, Canadian physician: one of the discoverers of insulin; Nobel Prize 1923.
- boatings
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noun,
the use of boats, especially for pleasure:
- bondings
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noun,
Psychology, Animal Behavior.
a relationship that usually begins at the time of birth between a parent and offspring and that establishes the basis for an ongoing mutual attachment.
the establishment of a pair bond.
- Scythian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Scythia.
- Onitsha
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noun,
a city in SW Nigeria, on the Niger River.
- onychia
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noun,
inflammation of the matrix of the nail.
- consign
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verb (used with object),
to hand over or deliver formally or officially; commit (often followed by to).
- Antioch
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noun,
Arabic Antakiya. Turkish Antakya. a city in S Turkey: capital of the ancient kingdom of Syria 300–64 b.c.
- antings
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noun,
the placing of ants among the feathers, done by certain birds apparently to kill parasites.
- bonitas
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noun,
a female given name.
- Sogdian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sogdiana.
- bonding
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noun,
Psychology, Animal Behavior.
a relationship that usually begins at the time of birth between a parent and offspring and that establishes the basis for an ongoing mutual attachment.
the establishment of a pair bond.
- bonacis
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noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- Anthony
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noun,
Antony, Mark.
- banding
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noun,
decorative inlay, as for bordering or paneling a piece, composed of strips of wood contrasting in grain or color with the principal wood of the surface.
- contain
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- bodings
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noun,
a foreboding; omen.
- bastion
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noun,
Fortification. a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work.
- Sno-Cat
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- anoints
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verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- costing
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noun,
cost accounting.
- Cotinga
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noun,
any of several songbirds constituting the family Cotingidae of chiefly tropical New World regions.
- obtains
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verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- boating
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noun,
the use of boats, especially for pleasure:
- snitchy
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adjective,
cross; ill-tempered.
- snatchy
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adjective,
consisting of, occurring in, or characterized by snatches; spasmodic; irregular.
- dacoity
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noun,
(in India and Burma) gang robbery; robbery by dacoits.
- dacoits
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noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- synodic
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adjective,
Astronomy. pertaining to a conjunction, or to two successive conjunctions of the same bodies.
- cohabit
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verb (used without object),
to live together as if married, usually without legal or religious sanction.
- coating
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noun,
a layer of any substance spread over a surface.
- codings
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noun,
the transforming of a variate into a more convenient variate.
- stannic
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adjective,
of or containing tin, especially in the tetravalent state.
- Scythia
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noun,
the ancient name of a region in SE Europe and Asia, between the Black and Aral seas.
- Candiot
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noun,
a Cretan.
- bandogs
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noun,
any dog, as a mastiff or bloodhound, kept tied or chained.
- shading
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noun,
a slight variation or difference of color, character, etc.
- canting
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noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- casting
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noun,
the act or process of a person or thing that casts.
- Banting
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noun,
Sir Frederick Grant, 1891–1941, Canadian physician: one of the discoverers of insulin; Nobel Prize 1923.
- bagnios
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noun,
a brothel.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- standby
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noun,
a staunch supporter or adherent; one who can be relied upon.
- chanson
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noun,
any of several types of song with French lyrics, occurring from the Middle Ages to the present in a variety of musical styles.
- shingon
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noun,
a Japanese form of syncretistic Buddhism founded in the 9th century by Kūkai (a.d. 774–835) and stressing the oral transmission of mystic formulas from master to disciple.
- dashing
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noun,
a small quantity of anything thrown into or mixed with something else:
- Stygian
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adjective,
of or relating to the river Styx or to Hades.
- basting
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noun,
sewing with long, loose stitches to hold material in place until the final sewing.
- chasing
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noun,
a design chased on metal.
- chatons
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noun,
Also called chaton foil. an imitation gem of paste that has its pavilion backed with metal foil or silver to reflect light.
- chignon
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noun,
a large, smooth twist, roll, or knot of hair, worn by women at the nape of the neck or the back of the head.
- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Songhai
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noun,
a member of a group of peoples living along the Niger River in the area of Timbuktu and Gao in Mali and in adjacent areas of Niger and Burkina Faso.
- chitons
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noun,
Also called sea cradle. a mollusk of the class Amphineura, having a mantle covered with calcareous plates, found adhering to rocks.
- bashing
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noun,
the act of beating, whipping, or thrashing:
- sandhog
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noun,
a laborer who digs or works in sand.
- Bothnia
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noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Baltic Sea, extending N between Sweden and Finland. About 400 miles (645 km) long.
- Cynthia
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noun,
Artemis: so called from her birth on Mt. Cynthus, on Delos.
- cystoid
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noun,
a cystlike structure or formation.
- tachyon
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noun,
a hypothetical particle that travels faster than the speed of light.
- syconia
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noun,
a multiple fruit developed from a hollow fleshy receptacle containing numerous flowers, as in the fig.
- nothing
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noun,
no thing; not anything; naught:
- condign
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adjective,
well-deserved; fitting; adequate:
- noncash
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adjective,
of or constituting financial sources other than cash:
- Gascony
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noun,
a former province in SW France.
- agonist
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noun,
a person engaged in a contest, conflict, struggle, etc., especially the protagonist in a literary work.
- donnish
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adjective,
resembling or characteristic of a university don; bookish; pedantic.
- gabions
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noun,
a cylinder of wickerwork filled with earth, used as a military defense.
- isotach
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noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points where winds of equal speeds have been recorded.
- isobath
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noun,
an imaginary line or one drawn on a map connecting all points of equal depth below the surface of a body of water.
- ganoids
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noun,
a ganoid fish.
- actino-
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- actings
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noun,
the art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.
- 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.
- dingbat
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noun,
Slang. an eccentric, silly, or empty-headed person.
- gnathic
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adjective,
of or relating to the jaw.
- Gnostic
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noun,
(initial capital letter) a member of any of certain sects among the early Christians who claimed to have superior knowledge of spiritual matters, and explained the world as created by powers or agencies arising as emanations from the Godhead.
- abscond
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verb (used without object),
to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution:
- abscind
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verb (used with object),
to sever.
- goatish
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adjective,
of or like a goat.
- gothics
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) the arts and crafts of the Gothic period.
- Ichabod
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “without honor.”.
- hagdons
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noun,
any of various oceanic birds of the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and America, especially the greater shearwater.
- discant
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noun,
Also, discantus [dis-kan-tuh s] /dɪsˈkæn təs/ (Show IPA). Music. a 13th-century polyphonic style with strict mensural meter in all the voice parts, in contrast to the metrically free organum of the period.
- actinon
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noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- tannish
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adjective,
somewhat tan:
- Octans
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noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- shindy
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noun,
a row; rumpus.
- Shandy
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noun,
a mixture of beer and lemonade.
- Inchon
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noun,
a seaport in W South Korea.
- shanny
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noun,
a scaleless blenny, Blennius pholis, living in waters along the coast of Europe, having an olive-green body marked with dark spots.
- shanti
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noun,
peace.
- shanty
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noun,
a crudely built hut, cabin, or house.
- danios
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noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Dayton
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noun,
Jonathan, 1760–1824, U.S. politician, Speaker of the House 1795–99.
- inbond
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adjective,
composed mainly or entirely of headers (opposed to outbond).
- goyish
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adjective,
being, pertaining to, or characteristic of a goy or goys:
- shinny
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noun,
a simple variety of hockey, played with a ball, block of wood, or the like, and clubs curved at one end.
- gonads
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noun,
a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
- Shinto
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noun,
Also, Shintoism. the native religion of Japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship.
- Gothic
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) the arts and crafts of the Gothic period.
- cabots
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noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- Scotia
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noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- no-hit
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adjective,
of, relating to, or noting a game in which a pitcher allows no base hits to the opposing team:
- Canyon
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noun,
a deep valley with steep sides, often with a stream flowing through it.
- Cantos
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noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Canton
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noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- Gibson
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noun,
a dry martini cocktail garnished with a pearl onion.
- gisant
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noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- ingots
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noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- cannot
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verb,
a form of ·can not.
- caning
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noun,
the act of providing chairs or the like with seats made of woven cane.
- Danish
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noun,
a North Germanic language, the language of Denmark, closely related to Norwegian, Swedish, and Icelandic.
- canids
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noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- candys
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noun,
any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
- nocti-
-
- noctis
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adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- dainty
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noun,
something delicious to the taste; a delicacy.
- incogs
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adjective, adverb, noun,
incognita or incognito.
- BSDHyg
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- Sicyon
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noun,
an ancient city in S Greece, near Corinth.
- 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.
- Singan
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noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- boding
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noun,
a foreboding; omen.
- honans
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Henan.
- Hinton
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noun,
Christopher, Baron Hinton of Bankside, 1901–1983, British nuclear engineer.
- syndic
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noun,
a person chosen to represent and transact business for a corporation, as a university.
- hyoids
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noun,
the hyoid bone.
- sindon
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noun,
cloth of fine linen or silk, used especially for shrouds.
- bitchy
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adjective,
characteristic of a bitch; spiteful; malicious.
- hosing
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noun,
an act or instance of being taken advantage of or cheated.
- Biscay
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noun,
Bay of, a bay of the Atlantic between W France and N Spain.
- hogans
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noun,
a Navajo Indian dwelling constructed of earth and branches and covered with mud or sod.
- biotas
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noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- biogas
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noun,
any gas fuel derived from the decay of organic matter, as the mixture of methane and carbon dioxide produced by the bacterial decomposition of sewage, manure, garbage, or plant crops.
- histo-
-
- bingos
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noun,
a form of lotto in which balls or slips, each with a number and one of the letters B, I, N, G, or O, are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers printed on their cards, the winner being the first to cover five numbers in any row or diagonal or, sometimes, all numbers on the card.
- hondas
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noun,
an eye at one end of a lariat through which the other end is passed to form a lasso, noose, etc.
- Sinbad
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noun,
Sindbad the Sailor.
- botchy
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adjective,
poorly made or done; bungled.
- 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.
- botany
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noun,
the science of plants; the branch of biology that deals with plant life.
- Ichang
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Yichang.
- Danton
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noun,
Georges Jacques [zhawrzh zhahk] /ʒɔrʒ ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1759–94, French Revolutionary leader.
- yachts
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noun,
a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.
- hagdon
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noun,
any of various oceanic birds of the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and America, especially the greater shearwater.
- 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.
- nosing
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noun,
a projecting edge, as the part of the tread of a step extending beyond the riser or a projecting part of a buttress.
- bogans
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noun,
a backwater, usually narrow and tranquil.
- Bonita
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noun,
a female given name.
- hagio-
-
- Hsiang
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noun,
a Chinese language spoken in Hunan province in southern China.
- Hanson
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noun,
Duane, 1925–1996, U.S. artist and sculptor.
- bonaci
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noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- Signac
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noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1863–1935, French painter.
- boyish
-
adjective,
of or befitting a boy; engagingly youthful or innocent:
- casing
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noun,
a case or covering; housing.
- Gdynia
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noun,
a seaport in N Poland, on the Gulf of Danzig.
- scato-
-
- coatis
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noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- doings
-
noun,
action; performance; execution:
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- coding
-
noun,
the transforming of a variate into a more convenient variate.
- dongas
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noun,
(in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
- cobias
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- donnas
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- coigns
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noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- dyings
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noun,
the act or process of ceasing to live, ending, or drawing to a close.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- Dothan
-
noun,
a city in SE Alabama.
- cysto-
-
- cysti-
-
- Saigon
-
noun,
former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
- nicads
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- nycti-
-
- doting
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- congas
-
noun,
a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line.
- cosign
-
verb (used with or without object),
to sign as a cosigner.
- contin
-
- contd.
-
- dinghy
-
noun,
any small boat designed as a tender or lifeboat, especially a small ship's boat, rowed, sailed, or driven by a motor.
- ninths
-
noun,
a ninth part, especially of one (1/9).
- nitons
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- disco-
-
- nycto-
-
- Bigtha
-
noun,
one of the seven eunuchs who served in the court of King Ahasuerus. Esther 1:10.
- nights
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noun,
the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
- onding
-
noun,
the act of continued outpouring or falling; a continuing torrent, as of rain.
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- octads
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- nighty
-
noun,
nightie.
- saying
-
noun,
something said, especially a proverb or apothegm.
- nanoid
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adjective,
dwarfish.
- dynast
-
noun,
a ruler or potentate, especially a hereditary ruler.
- scanty
-
noun,
scanties, very brief underpants, especially for women.
- chants
-
noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- dicho-
-
- chanty
-
noun,
chantey.
- ganoin
-
noun,
a hard, shiny, enamellike substance secreted by the corium, composing the outer layer of the scales of certain fishes.
- dhotis
-
noun,
a long loincloth worn by many Hindu men in India.
- chains
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- dacoit
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- Chasid
-
noun,
Hasid.
- C-bias
-
noun,
grid bias.
- Gascon
-
noun,
a native of Gascony, France, the inhabitants of which were reputedly very boastful.
- dicast
-
noun,
(in ancient Athens) a citizen eligible to sit as a judge.
- Gaston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Gathic
-
noun,
an ancient Iranian language of the Indo-European family; the language in which the Gathas were written.
Compare Avestan.
- satiny
-
adjective,
satinlike; smooth; glossy.
- ganoid
-
noun,
a ganoid fish.
- sandhi
-
noun,
morphophonemic alternation, especially as determined by phonetic environment, as in dontcha for don't you.
- sanity
-
noun,
the state of being sane; soundness of mind.
- nachos
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- cyano-
-
- gabion
-
noun,
a cylinder of wickerwork filled with earth, used as a military defense.
- dights
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to dress; adorn.
- Naboth
-
noun,
the owner of a vineyard coveted by Ahab, slain by the scheming of Jezebel so that Ahab could secure the vineyard. I Kings 21.
- chiton
-
noun,
Also called sea cradle. a mollusk of the class Amphineura, having a mantle covered with calcareous plates, found adhering to rocks.
- chinos
-
noun,
a tough, twilled cotton cloth used for uniforms, sports clothes, etc.
- Gandhi
-
noun,
Indira [in-deer-uh] /ɪnˈdɪər ə/ (Show IPA), 1917–84, Indian political leader: prime minister 1966–77 and 1980–84 (daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru).
- Chino-
-
- chinas
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- Chinan
-
noun,
Jinan.
- gainst
-
preposition,
against.
- obtain
-
verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- dicots
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- Tsonga
-
noun,
a Bantu language spoken in Mozambique, Zambia, and South Africa.
- chaton
-
noun,
Also called chaton foil. an imitation gem of paste that has its pavilion backed with metal foil or silver to reflect light.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- bathy-
-
- aniso-
-
- Adonis
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
- Tongas
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- Tongan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Tonga.
- tachy-
-
- Adonic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- bandit
-
noun,
a robber, especially a member of a gang or marauding band.
- bandog
-
noun,
any dog, as a mastiff or bloodhound, kept tied or chained.
- bating
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- Taisho
-
noun,
the designation of the period of the reign of Emperor Yoshihito, 1912–26.
- Abydos
-
noun,
an ancient ruined city in central Egypt, near Thebes: temples and necropolis.
- bathos
-
noun,
a ludicrous descent from the exalted or lofty to the commonplace; anticlimax.
- batho-
-
- stingy
-
adjective,
reluctant to give or spend; not generous; niggardly; penurious:
- angio-
-
- Sontag
-
noun,
Susan, 1933–2004, U.S. critic, novelist, and essayist.
- tangos
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- stingo
-
noun,
strong beer.
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- stodgy
-
adjective,
heavy, dull, or uninteresting; tediously commonplace; boring:
- actin-
-
- acting
-
noun,
the art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.
- banish
-
verb (used with object),
to expel from or relegate to a country or place by authoritative decree; condemn to exile:
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- todays
-
noun,
this present day:
- Tobias
-
noun,
the son of Tobit.
- basion
-
noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- aching
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- sonant
-
noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Ashton
-
noun,
Sir Frederick (William) 1906–1988, English dancer and choreographer, born in Ecuador.
- bacons
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- agonic
-
adjective,
not forming an angle.
- antho-
-
- Bichat
-
noun,
Marie François Xavier [ma-ree frahn-swa gza-vyey] /maˈri frɑ̃ˈswa gzaˈvyeɪ/ (Show IPA), 1771–1802, French physician.
- thingy
-
noun,
Facetious. any small item whose name is unknown or forgotten.
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- Bianco
-
noun,
Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
- Antons
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- bagnio
-
noun,
a brothel.
- thongs
-
noun,
a strip of material, especially of leather or hide, used to fasten or secure something.
- anodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- stanch
-
noun,
Also called flash-lock, navigation weir. a lock that, after being partially emptied, is opened suddenly to send a boat over a shallow place with a rush of water.
- anting
-
noun,
the placing of ants among the feathers, done by certain birds apparently to kill parasites.
- Antony
-
noun,
Mark (Marcus Antonius) 83?–30 b.c, Roman general: friend of Caesar; member of the second triumvirate and rival of Octavian.
- tacho-
-
- snitch
-
noun,
Also called snitcher. an informer.
- bhangs
-
noun,
a mild preparation of marijuana made from young leaves and stems of the Indian hemp plant, Cannabis sativa, drunk with milk or water as a fermented brew or smoked for its hallucinogenic effects.
- bancos
-
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.
- annoys
-
noun,
Archaic. an annoyance.
- bhangi
-
noun,
a Hindu scavenger who belongs to one of the untouchable castes.
- things
-
noun,
a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object.
- thio-
-
- dicta
-
noun,
a plural of dictum.
- ditch
-
noun,
a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench.
- Tansy
-
noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- dict.
-
- ditsy
-
adjective,
flighty and easily confused; mildly or harmlessly eccentric.
- Digby
-
noun,
Sir Kenelm, 1603–65, English writer, naval commander, and diplomat.
- night
-
noun,
the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
- dicot
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- dich-
-
- aitch
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- noct-
-
- Tchad
-
noun,
Chad.
- disty
-
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- thing
-
noun,
a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object.
- dings
-
noun,
a ringing sound.
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- dingo
-
noun,
a wolflike, wild dog, Canis familiaris dingo, of Australia, having a reddish- or yellowish-brown coat.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- dingy
-
adjective,
of a dark, dull, or dirty color or aspect; lacking brightness or freshness.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- disc.
-
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- dist.
-
- Dinah
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Dina. the daughter of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 30:21.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- ayins
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- thins
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- dying
-
noun,
the act or process of ceasing to live, ending, or drawing to a close.
- ninth
-
noun,
a ninth part, especially of one (1/9).
- dight
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to dress; adorn.
- Nihon
-
noun,
a Japanese name of Japan.
- dishy
-
adjective,
Chiefly British. very attractive; pretty or beautiful:
- bight
-
noun,
the middle part of a rope, as distinguished from the ends.
- tango
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- Cosby
-
noun,
William Henry (Bill) born 1937, U.S. comedian and actor.
- Obad.
-
- obdt.
-
- obits
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- annoy
-
noun,
Archaic. an annoyance.
- octa-
-
- octad
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- annot
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- anon.
-
- contg
-
- 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.:
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- cont.
-
- Const
-
- anth-
-
- Cons.
-
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- Conn.
-
- conga
-
noun,
a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line.
- Cong.
-
- anti-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Bigot
-
noun,
a person who is utterly intolerant of any differing creed, belief, or opinion.
- anis-
-
- diag.
-
- tangy
-
adjective,
having a tang.
- tangs
-
- dhoti
-
noun,
a long loincloth worn by many Hindu men in India.
- NoibN
-
- noisy
-
adjective,
making much noise:
- nona-
-
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- datos
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- dashy
-
adjective,
showy; stylish; dashing.
- dashi
-
noun,
a clear fish and kelp broth, used in Japanese cookery.
- Nydia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Danny
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Daniel.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- angi-
-
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- dangs
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- dancy
-
adjective,
suitable for or conducive to dancing; danceable.
- notch
-
noun,
an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- Daisy
-
noun,
any of various composite plants the flowers of which have a yellow disk and white rays, as the English daisy and the oxeye daisy.
- anhyd
-
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- dagos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- Dagon
-
noun,
a Phoenician and Philistine god of agriculture and the earth: the national god of the Philistines.
- anigh
-
adverb,
nearby; close by.
- nighs
-
adverb,
near in space, time, or relation:
- dongs
-
noun,
a deep sound like that of a large bell.
- doats
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- Goth.
-
- yacht
-
noun,
a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.
- Haydn
-
noun,
Franz Joseph [franz joh-zuh f,, -suh f,, frants;; German frahnts yoh-zef] /frænz ˈdʒoʊ zəf,, -səf,, frænts;; German frɑnts ˈyoʊ zɛf/ (Show IPA), 1732–1809, Austrian composer.
- tongs
-
noun,
any of various implements consisting of two arms hinged, pivoted, or otherwise fastened together, for seizing, holding, or lifting something (usually used with pair of).
- Tonga
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- hadst
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- habit
-
noun,
an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary:
- yangs
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- Yasht
-
noun,
a hymn to a deity.
- goths
-
noun,
one of a Teutonic people who in the 3rd to 5th centuries invaded and settled in parts of the Roman Empire.
- Abdon
-
noun,
one of the minor judges of Israel. Judges 12:13–15.
- togas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- Gotha
-
noun,
a city in S Thuringia, in central Germany.
- icons
-
- Handy
-
noun,
W(illiam) C(hristopher) 1873–1958, U.S. blues composer.
- gonna
-
- gonys
-
noun,
the ridge along the tip of the lower mandible of a bird's bill at the junction of the two joined halves, especially prominent in gulls.
- Idaho
-
noun,
a state in the NW United States. 83,557 sq. mi. (216,415 sq. km). Capital: Boise.
Abbreviation: ID (for use with zip code), Id., Ida.
- Gondi
-
noun,
a Dravidian language, the language of the Gonds.
- gonad
-
noun,
a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
- Igbos
-
noun,
Ibo.
- Goias
-
noun,
a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- go-by
-
noun,
a going by without notice; an intentional passing by; snub:
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Gobat
-
noun,
Albert [French al-ber] /French alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1843–1914, Swiss lawyer and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1902.
- incog
-
adjective, adverb, noun,
incognita or incognito.
- goads
-
noun,
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
- Hayti
-
noun,
former name of Haiti (def 1).
- Hands
-
noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- Tobin
-
noun,
James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
- hying
-
verb,
past participle of hie.
- Hogan
-
noun,
a Navajo Indian dwelling constructed of earth and branches and covered with mud or sod.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- hist.
-
- hyson
-
noun,
a Chinese green tea dried and prepared from twisted leaves, especially of the early crop (young hyson)
- 30-30
-
- hyoid
-
noun,
the hyoid bone.
- hints
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- hoyas
-
noun,
any shrubby climbing plant of the genus Hoya, of the milkweed family, especially the wax plant, H. carnosa, a pot plant with waxy white flowers.
- hinny
-
noun,
the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey.
Compare mule1 (defs 1, 2).
- hinds
-
noun,
Zoology. the female of the deer, chiefly the red deer, especially in and after the third year.
- Hind.
-
- Honan
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Henan.
- hangs
-
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Hond.
-
- Honda
-
noun,
an eye at one end of a lariat through which the other end is passed to form a lasso, noose, etc.
- hongs
-
noun,
(in China) a group of rooms or buildings forming a warehouse, factory, etc.
- Hasty
-
adjective,
moving or acting with haste; speedy; quick; hurried.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Hasid
-
noun,
a member of a sect founded in Poland in the 18th century by Baal Shem-Tov and characterized by its emphasis on mysticism, prayer, ritual strictness, religious zeal, and joy.
Compare Mitnagged.
- Hosta
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- Hants
-
noun,
Hampshire (def 1).
- tonia
-
- Hanoi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.
- Hanno
-
noun,
Carthaginian statesman, fl. 3rd century b.c.
- today
-
noun,
this present day:
- Indo-
-
- agony
-
noun,
extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering.
- Donna
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- tinny
-
adjective,
of or like tin.
- Gabon
-
noun,
Official name Gabonese Republic. a republic in W equatorial Africa: formerly a part of French Equatorial Africa; member of the French Community. 102,290 sq. mi. (264,931 sq. km). Capital: Libreville.
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- nacho
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- Nancy
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- Nandi
-
noun,
a member of an agricultural people of southwestern Kenya.
- nano-
-
- Nasby
-
noun,
Petroleum V. pen name of David Ross Locke.
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- agcy.
-
- naso-
-
- tying
-
noun,
that with which anything is tied.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- itchy
-
adjective,
having or causing an itching sensation.
- donga
-
noun,
(in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- nasty
-
noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- agios
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- doits
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- natch
-
adverb,
of course; naturally.
- Doisy
-
noun,
Edward Adelbert [ad-l-bert,, uh-del-] /ˈæd l bərt,, əˈdɛl-/ (Show IPA), 1893–1986, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1943.
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- doing
-
noun,
action; performance; execution:
- Tycho
-
noun,
a prominent crater in the third quadrant of the face of the moon, about 56 miles (90 km) in diameter.
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- thong
-
noun,
a strip of material, especially of leather or hide, used to fasten or secure something.
- Nabis
-
- gains
-
- gnash
-
noun,
an act of gnashing.
- yogas
-
noun,
a school of Hindu philosophy advocating and prescribing a course of physical and mental disciplines for attaining liberation from the material world and union of the self with the Supreme Being or ultimate principle.
- ingot
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- acidy
-
adjective,
of the nature of or resembling acid; sharp; sour:
- acids
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- gyno-
-
- inst.
-
- Ginny
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Virginia or Genevieve.
- acity
-
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- ghost
-
noun,
the soul of a dead person, a disembodied spirit imagined, usually as a vague, shadowy or evanescent form, as wandering among or haunting living persons.
- Ghats
-
noun,
Eastern Ghats.
- ghast
-
adjective,
ghastly.
- ghain
-
noun,
the nineteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- yoghs
-
noun,
the letter used in the writing of Middle English to represent a palatal fricative, as in ung (Modern English young) or a velar fricative, as in litliche (Modern English lightly).
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- toady
-
noun,
an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
- yogis
-
noun,
a person who practices yoga.
- yonis
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- actg.
-
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Gaons
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- actos
-
- Tyson
-
noun,
Michael Gerald ("Mike"; "Iron Mike") born 1966, U.S. boxer.
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Isth.
-
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- hoagy
-
noun,
a hero sandwich.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- shady
-
Idioms,
on the shady side of, Informal. beyond (the specified age); more than:
- canny
-
adverb,
in a canny manner.
- Banco
-
noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Candy
-
noun,
any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
- Canby
-
noun,
Henry Seidel [sahyd-l] /ˈsaɪd l/ (Show IPA), 1878–1961, U.S. author and critic.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- bandy
-
noun,
an early form of tennis.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Scot.
-
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- bands
-
noun,
a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop:
- cadgy
-
adjective,
cheerful; merry.
- Sonny
-
noun,
little son (often used as a familiar term of address to a boy).
- Cabot
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- cabin
-
noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- Bangs
-
noun,
John Kendrick [ken-drik] /ˈkɛn drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1862–1922, U.S. humorist.
- Shang
-
noun,
a Chinese dynasty whose dates are usually given as 1766–1122 b.c. and sometimes as 1523–1027 b.c.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- banns
-
noun,
notice of an intended marriage, given three times in the parish church of each of the betrothed.
- Banon
-
noun,
a small, round goat cheese from Provence, France, that is dipped in brandy before being wrapped in chestnut leaves.
- Sonya
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Stacy
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- baits
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- shiny
-
adjective,
bright or glossy in appearance.
- scat-
-
- chant
-
noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- Bacon
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- Chany
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in SW Siberia, in the W Russian Federation in Asia. About 1300 sq. mi. (3365 sq. km).
- chays
-
noun,
chaise; shay.
- chais
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Chain
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- chads
-
noun,
a small paper disk or square formed when a hole is punched in a punch card or paper tape.
- Scand
-
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- bact.
-
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- BAgSc
-
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Cathy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- Cath.
-
- bahts
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Thailand, equal to 100 satangs.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- stagy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or suggestive of the stage.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- baith
-
adjective, pronoun,
both.
- Canty
-
adjective,
cheerful; lively.
- Cant.
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- shoad
-
noun,
float (def 43).
- chaos
-
noun,
a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.
- bison
-
noun,
Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- Bogan
-
noun,
a backwater, usually narrow and tranquil.
- bodhi
-
noun,
supreme knowledge or enlightenment.
- boats
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- bhang
-
noun,
a mild preparation of marijuana made from young leaves and stems of the Indian hemp plant, Cannabis sativa, drunk with milk or water as a fermented brew or smoked for its hallucinogenic effects.
- synd.
-
- boast
-
noun,
a thing boasted of; a cause for pride:
- sing.
-
- bitsy
-
adjective,
tiny; itty-bitty.
- bitch
-
noun,
a female dog:
- Singh
-
- snath
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- Sochi
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- Biota
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- biont
-
- Sino-
-
- biog.
-
- synod
-
noun,
an assembly of ecclesiastics or other church delegates, convoked pursuant to the law of the church, for the discussion and decision of ecclesiastical affairs; ecclesiastical council.
- bints
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- sito-
-
- bingo
-
noun,
a form of lotto in which balls or slips, each with a number and one of the letters B, I, N, G, or O, are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers printed on their cards, the winner being the first to cover five numbers in any row or diagonal or, sometimes, all numbers on the card.
- bingy
-
noun,
belly.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- synth
-
noun,
Informal. synthesizer (def 2).
- binds
-
noun,
the act or process of binding; the state or instance of being bound.
- Boyds
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Gaelic word meaning “light.”.
- Signy
-
noun,
the daughter of Volsung and mother, by her brother, Sigmund, of Sinfjotli, with whose help she kills her husband (Siggeir) to avenge his murder of Volsung.
- shoat
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- bason
-
noun,
a basin.
- BSHyg
-
- shogi
-
noun,
the Japanese version of chess.
- Basho
-
noun,
(Basho Matsuo) 1644?–94, Japanese poet.
- Shona
-
noun,
Also called Mashona. a member of a group of peoples constituting more than two thirds of the population of Zimbabwe.
- shtg.
-
- BASIC
-
noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- bothy
-
noun,
a hut or small cottage.
- Botha
-
noun,
Louis [loo-ee] /luˈi/ (Show IPA), 1862–1919, South African general and statesman.
- 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.
- 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).
- Sycon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having a thick body wall that is folded to form many short canals leading to the spongocoel.
- sodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or containing sodium:
- batch
-
noun,
a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together:
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- Bosch
-
noun,
Carl or Karl, 1874–1940, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1931.
- Bonns
-
noun,
a city in W Germany, on the Rhine: seat of the government; former capital of West Germany.
- Bonny
-
noun,
Scot. and North England Archaic. a pretty girl or young woman.
- sight
-
noun,
the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
- Sigyn
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. wife of Loki, who held a cup over Loki after his imprisonment in order to spare him the pain of the drops of poison with which he was punished.
- bongs
-
noun,
a dull, resonant sound, as of a large bell.
- bonds
-
noun,
something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
- baths
-
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- Baton
-
noun,
Music. a wand used by a conductor.
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- BANCS
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- cyst-
-
- 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.
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- stony
-
adjective,
full of or abounding in stones or rock:
- atony
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- asco-
-
- ation
-
- Chios
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- cobia
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- Chita
-
noun,
a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.
- 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.
- stogy
-
noun,
a long, slender, roughly made, inexpensive cigar.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- Cindy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cynthia.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Chin.
-
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- cyan-
-
- Sandy
-
noun,
a male given name.
- cyans
-
noun,
cyan blue.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- Sango
-
noun,
a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- 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.
- sanit
-
- chits
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- saith
-
verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- chats
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- tabis
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- Cohan
-
noun,
George M(ichael) 1878–1942, U.S. actor, playwright, and producer.
- antsy
-
adjective,
unable to sit or stand still; fidgety:
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- cyto-
-
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Hoban
-
noun,
James, c1762–1831, U.S. architect, born in Ireland: designed the White House.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- coign
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- Stich
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- chiao
-
noun,
jiao.
- Sahib
-
noun,
(in India) sir; master: a term of respect used, especially during the colonial period, when addressing or referring to a European.
- Chiba
-
noun,
a city on SE Honshu, in central Japan, near Tokyo.
- Othin
-
noun,
Odin.
- tachs
-
noun,
tachometer.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- chias
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- ICAO
-
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- toys
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- Indy
-
noun,
Indianapolis, Ind.
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- togs
-
noun,
a coat.
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- 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.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- ICSH
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Inc.
-
- TODS
-
- Sig.
-
- yins
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- yids
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Jew.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- Igbo
-
noun,
Ibo.
- obit
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- Oct.
-
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- tody
-
noun,
any of several small West Indian birds of the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, having brightly colored green and red plumage.
- obs.
-
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- sigh
-
noun,
the act or sound of sighing.
- ign.
-
- stg.
-
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- hoys
-
noun,
a heavy barge used in harbors.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Hos.
-
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Hong
-
noun,
(in China) a group of rooms or buildings forming a warehouse, factory, etc.
- tonn
-
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- Hoyt
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “glee.”.
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- Hoya
-
noun,
any shrubby climbing plant of the genus Hoya, of the milkweed family, especially the wax plant, H. carnosa, a pot plant with waxy white flowers.
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- Ont.
-
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- hods
-
noun,
a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.
- hobs
-
noun,
a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
- std.
-
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- syn-
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Yang
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- IADB
-
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- tong
-
noun,
tongs.
- Sab.
-
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- sync
-
noun,
synchronization:
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- Ind.
-
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- Tony
-
noun,
one of a group of awards made annually by the American Theatre Wing, a professional school for the performing arts, for achievements in theatrical production and performance.
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- shog
-
noun,
a shake; jolt.
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- NDAC
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- stay
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- tanh
-
- stob
-
noun,
a post, stump, or stake.
- non-
-
- sch.
-
- tidy
-
noun,
any of various articles for keeping things tidy, as a box having small drawers and compartments.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- nong
-
noun,
a foolish, incompetent person.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- NASD
-
- nos-
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- sci.
-
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- nays
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- stbd
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- Nysa
-
noun,
the mountain where Zeus sent the infant Dionysus to protect him from the vindictive wrath of Hera.
- 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.
- SBIC
-
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- scag
-
noun,
heroin.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- SATB
-
- Sat.
-
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- nigh
-
adverb,
near in space, time, or relation:
- nosy
-
adjective,
unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying; meddlesome.
- Nah.
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Soni
-
- Yogi
-
noun,
a person who practices yoga.
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- yogh
-
noun,
the letter used in the writing of Middle English to represent a palatal fricative, as in ung (Modern English young) or a velar fricative, as in litliche (Modern English lightly).
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- NTIA
-
- NTSB
-
- Yoga
-
noun,
a school of Hindu philosophy advocating and prescribing a course of physical and mental disciplines for attaining liberation from the material world and union of the self with the Supreme Being or ultimate principle.
- shod
-
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.
- yods
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- yond
-
adverb, adjective,
yonder.
- iod-
-
- Tob.
-
- yobs
-
noun,
a teenage lout or hooligan.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- int.
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- 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.:
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- ins.
-
- Toby
-
noun,
Also, Toby, Toby jug. a mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- yoni
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- Nagy
-
noun,
Imre [im-re] /ˈɪm rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1958, Hungarian political leader: premier 1953–55, 1956.
- Shay
-
noun,
a chaise.
- NADH
-
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- Tiny
-
adjective,
very small; minute; wee.
- not-
-
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- sgd.
-
- shad
-
noun,
a deep-bodied herring, Alosa sapidissima, of Europe and North America, that migrates up streams to spawn, used for food.
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- shag
-
noun,
rough, matted hair, wool, or the like.
- tion
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- thi-
-
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- iso-
-
- tab.
-
- ISBN
-
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- 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 = .
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 1080
-
- cog.
-
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- bin-
-
- Din.
-
- Dyna
-
- biga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by two horses harnessed abreast.
- ding
-
noun,
a ringing sound.
- Dino
-
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- Bing
-
noun,
a heap or pile.
- dioc
-
- dis-
-
- dys-
-
- dish
-
noun,
an open, relatively shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for various purposes, especially for holding or serving food.
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- BIND
-
noun,
the act or process of binding; the state or instance of being bound.
- digs
-
noun,
thrust; poke:
- doby
-
noun,
adobe.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- dat.
-
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- bods
-
noun,
body:
- Body
-
noun,
the physical structure and material substance of an animal or plant, living or dead.
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- dia-
-
- Byng
-
noun,
Julian Hedworth George [hed-werth] /ˈhɛd wərθ/ (Show IPA), (Viscount Byng of Vimy) 1862–1935, English general: governor general of Canada 1921–26.
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- bio-
-
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- dibs
-
noun,
money in small amounts.
- dig.
-
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- bogy
-
noun,
a hobgoblin; evil spirit.
- Gabo
-
noun,
Naum [noum] /naʊm/ (Show IPA), (Naum Pevsner) 1890–1977, U.S. sculptor, born in Russia (brother of Antoine Pevsner).
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- Bays
-
noun,
a body of water forming an indentation of the shoreline, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- baht
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Thailand, equal to 100 satangs.
- Gaby
-
noun,
a fool.
- gabs
-
noun,
idle talk; chatter.
- Bang
-
noun,
a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
- bads
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- BACH
-
noun,
a bachelor.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- gads
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- atic
-
- Gays
-
noun,
Sometimes Offensive. a homosexual person, especially a male.
- band
-
noun,
a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop:
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- DOHC
-
- dogy
-
noun,
dogie.
- BDSA
-
- bchs
-
plural,
bunch.
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- BASH
-
noun,
a crushing blow.
- Doha
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the state of Qatar, on the Persian Gulf.
- BASc
-
- Doty
-
adjective,
(of wood) decayed.
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Dong
-
noun,
a deep sound like that of a large bell.
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- doth
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Dash
-
noun,
a small quantity of anything thrown into or mixed with something else:
- Dang
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Cobh
-
noun,
a seaport in S Republic of Ireland: port for Cork.
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- Can.
-
- cays
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- Cody
-
noun,
William Frederick ("Buffalo Bill") 1846–1917, U.S. Army scout and showman.
- cat.
-
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Hoad
-
noun,
Lew(is Alan) 1934–94, Australian tennis player.
- cogs
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material.
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- 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.
- coys
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- chay
-
noun,
chaise; shay.
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- chs.
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- City
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Chad
-
noun,
a small paper disk or square formed when a hole is punched in a punch card or paper tape.
- CIGS
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Con.
-
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- bony
-
adjective,
of or like bone.
- 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).
- bot.
-
- bosh
-
noun,
absurd or foolish talk; nonsense.
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Bonn
-
noun,
a city in W Germany, on the Rhine: seat of the government; former capital of West Germany.
- bong
-
noun,
a dull, resonant sound, as of a large bell.
- Dago
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- Bond
-
noun,
something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
- dags
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- Boyd
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Gaelic word meaning “light.”.
- dahs
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- both
-
pronoun,
the one as well as the other:
- dabs
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- Cond
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Cony
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- cagy
-
adjective,
cagey.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- cosy
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- Coty
-
noun,
René Jules Gustave [ruh-ney zhyl gys-tav] /rəˈneɪ ʒül güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1882–1962, president of France 1954–59.
- 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.
- BTCh
-
- BSOT
-
- cts.
-
- BSNA
-
- BSIT
-
- BSHA
-
- BSCh
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Gand
-
noun,
French name of Ghent.
- goby
-
noun,
any small marine or freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae, often having the pelvic fins united to form a suctorial disk.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- gosh
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation or mild oath):
- ayin
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- gony
-
- Gond
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal people of Dravidian stock, in central India and the Deccan.
- gon-
-
- goys
-
noun,
a term used by a Jew to refer to someone who is not Jewish.
- Goya
-
noun,
Francisco de [fran-sis-koh duh;; Spanish frahn-thees-kaw de,, -sees-] /frænˈsɪs koʊ də;; Spanish frɑnˈθis kɔ dɛ,, -ˈsis-/ (Show IPA), (Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes) 1746–1828, Spanish painter.
- AInd
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- gobs
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Gobi
-
noun,
a desert in E Asia, mostly in Mongolia. About 500,000 sq. mi. (1,295,000 sq. km).
- agst
-
- Goat
-
noun,
any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- goad
-
noun,
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- ancy
-
- Gish
-
noun,
Dorothy, 1898–1968, and her sister Lillian, 1896–1993, U.S. film actresses.
- Andy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Andrew.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ahoy
-
interjection,
(used as a call to hail another ship, attract attention, etc.)
- gtd.
-
- ands
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- hgt.
-
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- abs-
-
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- Hand
-
noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- achy
-
adjective,
having or causing an aching sensation:
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- ACTH
-
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- Hays
-
noun,
Will (Harrison) 1879–1954, U.S. lawyer, politician, and official of the motion-picture industry.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Haig
-
noun,
Douglas, 1st Earl, 1861–1928, British field marshal: commander in chief of the British forces in France 1915–18.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- hags
-
noun,
an ugly old woman, especially a vicious or malicious one.
- Hag.
-
- Hab.
-
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- agit
-
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- gyn-
-
- chg.
-
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- asgd
-
- ghat
-
noun,
a wide set of steps descending to a river, especially a river used for bathing.
- ann.
-
- ANSI
-
- 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-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- ant.
-
- gds.
-
- gibs
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- ano-
-
- gash
-
noun,
a long, deep wound or cut; slash.
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- ashy
-
adjective,
ash-colored; pale; wan:
- gids
-
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- ct.
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- SDI
-
- sty
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- STB
-
- STI
-
- ADB
-
- CAI
-
- BDS
-
plural,
board.
- Tng
-
- SHA
-
- TNB
-
- Sgt
-
- ANG
-
- cs.
-
- ca.
-
- AGC
-
- BSO
-
- sho
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- BST
-
- Bt.
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- BTh
-
- shy
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- CBD
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- ch.
-
- Bac
-
- 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.
- BSC
-
- SDA
-
- BOD
-
noun,
body:
- Co.
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ACS
-
- ag-
-
- ASN
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- ChB
-
- an.
-
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- sc.
-
- SBA
-
- TOY
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- sb.
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ADC
-
- ad-
-
- ac-
-
- ab-
-
- TSH
-
- TSI
-
- at.
-
- CGS
-
- bd.
-
plural,
board.
- ATC
-
- BCh
-
plural,
bunch.
- cay
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- acy
-
- BSN
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- abt
-
- ASI
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ScD
-
- CGI
-
- SCB
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- ATB
-
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- abn
-
- aby
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to pay the penalty of.
- abd
-
- CBS
-
- CDT
-
- Agh
-
- TID
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- big
-
noun,
the bigs, Sports Slang. the highest level of professional competition, as the major leagues in baseball.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ays
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Tay
-
noun,
a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
- 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.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- St.
-
- TBA
-
- TBD
-
- Tbi
-
- TBO
-
- TCA
-
- BID
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- by-
-
- TCS
-
- BDA
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- soy
-
noun,
soy sauce.
- 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.
- BCD
-
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- BCS
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- bi-
-
- BHA
-
- BHC
-
- bhd
-
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- Any
-
Idioms,
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
- BHT
-
- ANC
-
- Ayn
-
noun,
ʿain.
- TDY
-
- bad
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- TIA
-
- AIC
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- Agt
-
- bah
-
interjection,
(an exclamation of contempt or annoyance):
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- BAg
-
noun,
a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- BSA
-
- sht
-
- BSD
-
- bsh
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Sta
-
- ThB
-
- TGN
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- Bn.
-
- BNS
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- th-
-
- ThD
-
- thy
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou (used as an attributive adjective before a noun beginning with a consonant sound):
- bog
-
noun,
wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ast
-
- asb
-
- AYH
-
- Bay
-
noun,
a body of water forming an indentation of the shoreline, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.
- Boy
-
noun,
a male child, from birth to full growth, especially one less than 18 years of age.
- THC
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Hob
-
noun,
a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- 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 = .
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- ish
-
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- IOT
-
- 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.
- GCA
-
- GCD
-
- GCI
-
- yon
-
pronoun,
that or those yonder.
- GCT
-
- ist
-
- GHA
-
- Gib
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- yod
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- IOC
-
- YOB
-
noun,
a teenage lout or hooligan.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- INH
-
- ing
-
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- gob
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- ITA
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- doh
-
interjection,
(used to express dismay when one has said or done something stupid or when something has gone wrong.)
Compare duh.
- NBS
-
- NBC
-
- NBA
-
- Doi
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- DSA
-
- DST
-
- DTh
-
- Ga.
-
- Nay
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- ITC
-
- GCB
-
- gi.
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- NAD
-
- GAB
-
noun,
idle talk; chatter.
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- NYC
-
- NCO
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ity
-
- YTD
-
- Gay
-
noun,
Sometimes Offensive. a homosexual person, especially a male.
- God
-
noun,
the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
- in.
-
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- yad
-
noun,
a tapered, usually ornamented rod, usually of silver, with the tip of the tapered part forming a fist with the index finger extended, used by the reader of a scroll of the Torah as a place marker.
- Hay
-
noun,
grass, clover, alfalfa, etc., cut and dried for use as forage.
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- id.
-
- ics
-
- Hts
-
- ht.
-
- HST
-
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- yah
-
interjection,
an exclamation of impatience or derision.
- HBO
-
- hd.
-
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- hid
-
noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- hyd
-
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- Hoy
-
noun,
a heavy barge used in harbors.
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- hog
-
noun,
a hoofed mammal of the family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine.
- hod
-
noun,
a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.
- Had
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- yis
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- Yin
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- goy
-
noun,
a term used by a Jew to refer to someone who is not Jewish.
- Yid
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Jew.
- IHS
-
- YHA
-
- IGY
-
- yds
-
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- IDB
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- icy
-
adjective,
made of, full of, or covered with ice:
- Yao
-
noun,
Wade-Giles, Pinyin. a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor (Shun) was a paragon of good government.
- GSA
-
- GSC
-
- gt.
-
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- GTC
-
- 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
-
- GTO
-
- ib.
-
- GTS
-
- yas
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- IAS
-
- NGC
-
- Gad
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- NHA
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CSA
-
- CSO
-
- CST
-
- OCS
-
- CTA
-
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- OCD
-
- ctg
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- do.
-
- DOA
-
- DSC
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- DSO
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- DAB
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- Dag
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAS
-
- OTC
-
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- OSB
-
- OSA
-
- Oc.
-
- ob.
-
- dah
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- ODT
-
- NSC
-
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- CIA
-
- CIB
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- Cyd
-
noun,
a female given name.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- CYO
-
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- CNN
-
- CNO
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- CNS
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- So.
-
- OHG
-
- sd.
-
- OTS
-
- OTB
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- Coy
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- ons
-
- ONI
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- OIt
-
- Oys
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- oid
-
- oic
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- OSD
-
- NSA
-
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- dog
-
noun,
a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- dha
-
- di.
-
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- DNB
-
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- DNA
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- DIB
-
verb (used without object),
to fish by letting the bait bob lightly on the water.
- NOC
-
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- NIH
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- dyn
-
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- DIY
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- DOB
-
- dh-
-
- NIA
-
- NHI
-
- DBS
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DCS
-
- DBA
-
- NHS
-
- NHG
-
- NYA
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- DAY
-
noun,
the interval of light between two successive nights; the time between sunrise and sunset:
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Y.
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- TN
-
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- YT
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- SN
-
- GB
-
- ic
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- i.
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- AO
-
- 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.
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- Hy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Hiram.
- HG
-
- BG
-
- HB
-
- DN
-
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- G.
-
- SG
-
- 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.
- SA
-
- BH
-
- S.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- h.
-
- T1
-
- TC
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- t.
-
- TB
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NH
-
- TG
-
- GN
-
- TD
-
- OA
-
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- yo
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- DG
-
- OG
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- GH
-
- GD
-
- O.
-
- DB
-
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- cy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- BO
-
- NY
-
- oy
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- YB
-
- ty
-
- GC
-
- NI
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- NG
-
- ND
-
- NC
-
- D.
-
- NB
-
- CB
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- yd
-
noun,
a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one yard on each side; 0.8361 square meters. 2 , sq. yd. Abbreviation: yd.
- BC
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- B-
-
- IG
-
- sy
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noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.