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Word Borough-english has
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- subregion
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noun,
a division or subdivision of a region, especially a division of a zoogeographical region.
- Bourgeois
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noun,
a member of the middle class.
- gruelings
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noun,
any trying or exhausting procedure or experience.
- urologies
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noun,
the scientific, clinical, and especially surgical aspects of the study of the urine and the genitourinary tract in health and disease.
- neighbors
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noun,
a person who lives near another.
- Bourgogne
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noun,
French name of Burgundy.
- bourgeons
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noun,
a bud; sprout.
- bungholes
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noun,
a hole in a cask through which it is filled.
- Helsingor
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noun,
a seaport on NE Zealand, in NE Denmark: the scene of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
- longshore
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adjective,
existing, found, or employed along the shore, especially at or near a seaport:
- Bighorns
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noun,
a wild sheep, Ovis canadensis, of the Rocky Mountains, with large, curving horns.
- burgeons
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noun,
a bud; sprout.
- Ginsburg
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noun,
Ruth Bader [bey-der] /ˈbeɪ dər/ (Show IPA), born 1933, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court since 1993.
- grueling
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noun,
any trying or exhausting procedure or experience.
- hurlings
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noun,
the act of throwing or casting, especially with great force or strength.
- higglers
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noun,
a peddler or huckster.
- Burleigh
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noun,
1st Baron, Cecil, William.
- Burleson
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noun,
a city in N Texas.
- roughish
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adjective,
rather rough:
- Ginsberg
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noun,
Allen, 1926–97, U.S. poet associated with the Beat Generation.
- burnoose
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noun,
a hooded mantle or cloak, as that worn by Arabs.
- hourlong
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adjective,
lasting an hour:
- loungers
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noun,
a person or thing that lounges.
- highborn
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adjective,
of high rank by birth.
- Honorius
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noun,
Flavius [fley-vee-uh s] /ˈfleɪ vi əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 384–423, Roman emperor of the West 395–423.
- roughens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rough or rougher.
- bogglers
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noun,
something, as an amazing fact, puzzle, or riddle, that astounds or defeats:
- ghoulish
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adjective,
strangely diabolical or cruel; monstrous:
- blueings
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noun,
bluing.
- in-house
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adjective, adverb,
within, conducted within, or utilizing an organization's own staff or resources rather than external or nonstaff facilities:
- bourgeon
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noun,
a bud; sprout.
- Boulogne
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noun,
a seaport in N France, on the English Channel.
- ligneous
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adjective,
of the nature of or resembling wood; woody.
- boroughs
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noun,
(in certain states of the U.S.) an incorporated municipality smaller than a city.
- glorious
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adjective,
delightful; wonderful; completely enjoyable:
- borneols
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noun,
a white, translucent, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble, solid terpene alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, occurring in various isomeric forms, having a burning, mintlike taste, obtained from the trunk of a tree, Dryobalanops aromatica, or by the reduction of camphor: used in the form of its esters in the manufacture of synthetic camphor and in perfumery.
- shoehorn
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noun,
a shaped piece of horn, metal, or the like, inserted in the heel of a shoe to make it slip on more easily.
- googlies
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noun,
a bowled ball that swerves in one direction and breaks in the other.
- leghorns
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noun,
English name of Livorno.
- gorgeous
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adjective,
splendid or sumptuous in appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificent:
- blungers
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noun,
a large container with rotating arms for mechanical mixing of clay with water.
- Gisborne
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noun,
a seaport on E North Island, in N New Zealand.
- Roebling
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noun,
John Augustus, 1806–69, U.S. engineer, born in Germany: pioneer of wire-rope suspension bridges, designer of the Brooklyn Bridge.
- isologue
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noun,
one of two or more isologous compounds.
- bunghole
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noun,
a hole in a cask through which it is filled.
- neighbor
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noun,
a person who lives near another.
- obligors
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noun,
a person who is bound to another.
- Gobelin
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adjective,
made at the tapestry factory established in Paris in the 15th century by the Gobelins, a French family of dyers and weavers.
- onerous
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adjective,
burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship:
- girosol
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noun,
girasol.
- suberin
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noun,
a waxlike, fatty substance, occurring in cork cell walls and in or between other cells, that on alkaline hydrolysis yields chiefly suberic acid.
- ologies
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noun,
any science or branch of knowledge.
- glories
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noun,
very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown:
- gerbils
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noun,
any of numerous small burrowing rodents of the genus Gerbillus and related genera, of Asia, Africa, and southern Russia, having long hind legs used for jumping.
- globose
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adjective,
having the shape of a globe; globelike.
- subring
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noun,
a subset of a ring that is a subgroup under addition and that is closed under multiplication.
Compare ring1 (def 22).
- gigolos
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noun,
a man living off the earnings or gifts of a woman, especially a younger man supported by an older woman in return for his sexual attentions and companionship.
- gingers
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noun,
a reedlike plant, Zingiber officinale, native to the East Indies but now cultivated in most tropical countries, having a pungent, spicy rhizome used in cookery and medicine.
Compare ginger family.
- girl-os
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noun,
a girl or young woman.
- globins
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noun,
the protein component of hemoglobin, made up of alpha and beta chains.
- lounger
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noun,
a person or thing that lounges.
- rousing
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noun,
a rousing.
- burgles
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verb (used with or without object),
to burglarize.
- borings
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noun,
Machinery.
the act or process of making or enlarging a hole.
the hole so made.
- borneol
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noun,
a white, translucent, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble, solid terpene alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, occurring in various isomeric forms, having a burning, mintlike taste, obtained from the trunk of a tree, Dryobalanops aromatica, or by the reduction of camphor: used in the form of its esters in the manufacture of synthetic camphor and in perfumery.
- borough
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noun,
(in certain states of the U.S.) an incorporated municipality smaller than a city.
- Bourges
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Cher, in central France: cathedral.
- bournes
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noun,
a city in SE Massachusetts.
- brogues
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noun,
an Irish accent in the pronunciation of English.
- roubles
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noun,
ruble.
- unrobes
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verb (used with or without object),
to disrobe; undress.
- buggies
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noun,
a light, four-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage with a single seat and a transverse spring.
- bulgers
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noun,
a wood having a convex face, now rarely used.
- bungles
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noun,
a bungling performance.
- burgeon
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noun,
a bud; sprout.
- burgoos
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noun,
a thick oatmeal gruel, especially as eaten by sailors.
- onshore
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adverb,
onto or in the direction of the shore from a body of water:
- Osborne
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noun,
John (James) 1929–94, English playwright.
- burnish
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noun,
gloss; brightness; luster:
- bushing
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noun,
Electricity. a lining for a hole, intended to insulate and protect from abrasion one or more conductors that pass through it.
- Bushire
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noun,
a seaport in SW Iran, on the Persian Gulf.
- unhorse
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verb (used with object),
to cause to fall from a horse, as in battle; dislodge from the saddle:
- orioles
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noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- surgeon
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noun,
a physician who specializes in surgery.
- eloigns
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verb (used with object),
to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.
- elusion
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noun,
the act of eluding; evasion.
- English
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noun,
the people of England collectively, especially as distinguished from the Scots, Welsh, and Irish.
- roughen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rough or rougher.
- erosion
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noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- unloose
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verb (used with object),
to loosen or relax (the grasp, hold, fingers, etc.).
- Oberlin
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noun,
Jean Frédéric [French zhahn frey-dey-reek] /French ʒɑ̃ freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1740–1826, Alsatian clergyman.
- Goering
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noun,
Hermann Wilhelm [her-mahn vil-helm,, hur-muh n wil-helm;; German her-mahn vil-helm] /ˈhɛr mɑn ˈvɪl hɛlm,, ˈhɜr mən ˈwɪl hɛlm;; German ˈhɛr mɑn ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), Göring, Hermann Wilhelm.
- shoo-in
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noun,
a candidate, competitor, etc., regarded as certain to win.
- niggles
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verb (used without object),
to criticize, especially constantly or repeatedly, in a peevish or petty way; carp:
- Slinger
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noun,
a person or thing that slings.
- Huggins
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noun,
Charles Brenton [bren-tn] /ˈbrɛn tn/ (Show IPA), 1901–97, U.S. surgeon and medical researcher, born in Canada: Nobel Prize 1966.
- niggers
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noun,
Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a member of any dark-skinned people.
- hungers
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noun,
a compelling need or desire for food.
- hurling
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noun,
the act of throwing or casting, especially with great force or strength.
- Niebuhr
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noun,
Barthold Georg [bahr-tawlt gey-awrk] /ˈbɑr tɔlt geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), 1776–1831, German historian.
- igneous
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adjective,
Geology. produced under conditions involving intense heat, as rocks of volcanic origin or rocks crystallized from molten magma.
- ignoble
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adjective,
of low character, aims, etc.; mean; base:
- ignores
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verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- inshore
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adverb,
toward the shore:
- signore
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noun,
a conventional Italian title of respect for a man, usually used separately; signor.
- Senghor
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noun,
Léopold Sédar [French ley-aw-pawld sey-dahr] /French leɪ ɔˈpɔld seɪˈdɑr/ (Show IPA), 1906–2001, African poet, teacher, and statesman: president of the Republic of Senegal 1960–80.
- shoring
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noun,
a number or system of shores for steadying or supporting a wall, a ship in drydock, etc.
- Leghorn
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noun,
English name of Livorno.
- niobous
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adjective,
Chemistry. containing trivalent niobium, as niobous chloride, NbCl 3 .
- legongs
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noun,
an elegant Balinese dance-pantomime performed by several girls in elaborate costumes.
- shingle
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noun,
a thin piece of wood, slate, metal, asbestos, or the like, usually oblong, laid in overlapping rows to cover the roofs and walls of buildings.
- lungers
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noun,
a person who has chronic lung disease, especially tuberculosis.
- ligures
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noun,
a precious stone, probably the jacinth. Ex. 28:19.
- lingers
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- lingoes
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noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- Lugones
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noun,
Leopoldo [le-aw-pawl-daw] /ˌlɛ ɔˈpɔl dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1938, Argentine poet and diplomat.
- luggers
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noun,
a small ship lug-rigged on two or three masts.
- logions
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noun,
a traditional saying or maxim, as of a religious teacher.
- longies
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noun,
long underwear, especially for winter use.
- longish
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adjective,
somewhat long.
- loobies
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noun,
an awkward person, especially one who is lazy or stupid; lout; lubber.
- louring
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adjective,
lowering.
- lounges
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noun,
a sofa for reclining, sometimes backless, having a headrest at one end.
- housing
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noun,
any shelter, lodging, or dwelling place.
- Hoosier
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Indiana (used as a nickname).
- obligor
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noun,
a person who is bound to another.
- nourish
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verb (used with object),
to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
- obliges
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verb (used with object),
to require or constrain, as by law, command, conscience, or force of necessity.
- Goneril
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noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the elder of Lear's two faithless daughters.
- rugbies
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noun,
a city in E Warwickshire, in central England.
- goobers
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noun,
the peanut.
- gorgons
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noun,
Classical Mythology. any of three sister monsters commonly represented as having snakes for hair, wings, brazen claws, and eyes that turned anyone looking into them to stone. Medusa, the only mortal Gorgon, was beheaded by Perseus.
- boonies
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noun,
Informal. boondocks.
- gosling
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noun,
a young goose.
- gringos
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noun,
a term used in Latin America or Spain to refer to a foreigner, especially one of U.S. or British descent (sometimes used facetiously).
- rulings
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noun,
an authoritative decision, as one by a judge on a debated point of law.
- grunges
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noun,
dirt; filth; rubbish.
- grushie
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adjective,
healthy; thriving.
- gung-ho
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adverb,
in a successful manner:
- soilure
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noun,
a stain.
- gurgles
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noun,
the act or noise of gurgling.
- snuggle
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noun,
the act of snuggling.
- honours
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noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- heinous
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adjective,
hateful; odious; abominable; totally reprehensible:
- sniggle
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verb (used with object),
to catch by sniggling.
- snigger
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verb (used with or without object), noun,
snicker.
- hernio-
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- heroins
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noun,
a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
- H-hinge
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noun,
a strap hinge having the form of an H with the joint in the crossbar.
- higgler
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noun,
a peddler or huckster.
- higgles
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verb (used without object),
to bargain, especially in a petty way; haggle.
- slugger
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noun,
a person who strikes hard, especially a boxer noted for the ability to deliver hard punches.
- hoggers
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noun,
a person or thing that hogs.
- hoggish
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adjective,
like or befitting a hog.
- Holbein
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noun,
Hans [hahns] /hɑns/ (Show IPA), ("the elder") 1465?–1524, German painter.
- Holguin
-
noun,
a city in NE Cuba.
- Rushing
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noun,
a sequence of social events sponsored by a fraternity or sorority for prospective members prior to bidding and pledging.
- boorish
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adjective,
of or like a boor; unmannered; crude; insensitive.
- oblongs
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noun,
an oblong figure.
- Bergius
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noun,
Friedrich [free-drik;; German free-drikh] /ˈfri drɪk;; German ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1884–1949, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1931.
- blueing
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noun,
bluing.
- bonsoir
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interjection,
good evening; good night.
- Bighorn
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noun,
a wild sheep, Ovis canadensis, of the Rocky Mountains, with large, curving horns.
- blusher
-
noun,
a person who blushes.
- boggles
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noun,
an act of shying or taking alarm.
- boleros
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noun,
a lively Spanish dance in triple meter.
- Bonheur
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noun,
Rosa [roh-zuh;; French raw-za] /ˈroʊ zə;; French rɔˈza/ (Show IPA), (Maria Rosalie Bonheur) 1822–99, French painter.
- blueish
-
adjective,
bluish.
- Bergson
-
noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1859–1941, French philosopher and writer: Nobel Prize in Literature 1927.
- boilers
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noun,
a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc.
Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
- biogens
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noun,
a hypothetical protein molecule, large and unstable, once assumed to be basic to fundamental biological processes.
- boogers
-
noun,
Informal. any person or thing:
- Robeson
-
noun,
Paul, 1898–1976, U.S. singer and actor.
- bongoes
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noun,
a reddish-brown antelope, Taurotragus eurycerus, of the forests of tropical Africa, having white stripes and large, spirally twisted horns.
- belongs
-
Verb phrases,
belong to,
to be the property of:
to be a part or adjunct of:
- Bolshie
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noun,
Bolshevik.
- Rhenish
-
noun,
British. Rhine wine.
- re-sign
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verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- blunger
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noun,
a large container with rotating arms for mechanical mixing of clay with water.
- roguish
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adjective,
pertaining to, characteristic of, or acting like a rogue; knavish or rascally.
- Behring
-
noun,
Emil von [ey-meel fuh n] /ˈeɪ mil fən/ (Show IPA), 1854–1917, German physician and bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1901.
- blouson
-
noun,
a woman's outer garment having a drawstring, belt, or similar closing, at or below the waist, which causes it to blouse.
- berlins
-
noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- bluings
-
noun,
a substance, as indigo, used to whiten clothes or give them a bluish tinge.
- boggler
-
noun,
something, as an amazing fact, puzzle, or riddle, that astounds or defeats:
- blunges
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verb (used with object),
to mix (clay or the like) with water, so as to form a liquid suspension.
- birles
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verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- suborn
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verb (used with object),
to bribe or induce (someone) unlawfully or secretly to perform some misdeed or to commit a crime.
- grunge
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noun,
dirt; filth; rubbish.
- boggle
-
noun,
an act of shying or taking alarm.
- gruels
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noun,
a light, usually thin, cooked cereal made by boiling meal, especially oatmeal, in water or milk.
- hosier
-
noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- Robson
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in SW Canada, in E British Columbia: highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, 12,972 feet (3954 meters).
- Shrine
-
noun,
a building or other shelter, often of a stately or sumptuous character, enclosing the remains or relics of a saint or other holy person and forming an object of religious veneration and pilgrimage.
- Negros
-
noun,
an island of the central Philippines. 5043 sq. mi. (13,061 sq. km).
- signer
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- ruling
-
noun,
an authoritative decision, as one by a judge on a debated point of law.
- Grison
-
noun,
a weasellike carnivore, Galictis vittata, ranging from southern Mexico to Peru, having a grayish-white upper body, a distinctive white stripe across the forehead and ears, and a dark brown face, chest, and legs.
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- gerous
-
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- gerbil
-
noun,
any of numerous small burrowing rodents of the genus Gerbillus and related genera, of Asia, Africa, and southern Russia, having long hind legs used for jumping.
- houris
-
noun,
one of the beautiful virgins provided in paradise for all faithful Muslims.
- groins
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- Gehrig
-
noun,
Henry Louis ("Lou") 1903–41, U.S. baseball player.
- nebris
-
noun,
a fawn skin worn in Greek mythology by Dionysus and his followers.
- grouse
-
noun,
any of numerous gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae.
Compare black grouse, capercaillie, ruffed grouse, spruce grouse.
- isogon
-
noun,
a polygon having all angles equal.
- isohel
-
noun,
a line on a weather map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunshine.
- genous
-
- genius
-
noun,
an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.:
Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.
- oligo-
-
- hosing
-
noun,
an act or instance of being taken advantage of or cheated.
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- senhor
-
noun,
a Portuguese term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- Oregon
-
noun,
a state in the NW United States, on the Pacific coast. 96,981 sq. mi. (251,180 sq. km). Capital: Salem.
Abbreviation: Oreg., Ore., OR (for use with zip code).
- Hornie
-
noun,
Satan.
- serbo-
-
- Bohlen
-
noun,
Charles Eustis [yoo-stis] /ˈyu stɪs/ (Show IPA), ("Chip") 1904–74, U.S. diplomat.
- orgies
-
noun,
wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- enough
-
adverb,
in a quantity or degree that answers a purpose or satisfies a need or desire; sufficiently.
- lunies
-
noun,
a lunatic.
- eloign
-
verb (used with object),
to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Origen
-
noun,
(Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254? Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- guiles
-
noun,
insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.
- horol.
-
- shogun
-
noun,
the title applied to the chief military commanders from about the 8th century a.d. to the end of the 12th century, then applied to the hereditary officials who governed Japan, with the emperor as nominal ruler, until 1868, when the shogunate was terminated and the ruling power was returned to the emperor.
- roughs
-
noun,
something that is rough, especially rough ground.
- onrush
-
noun,
a strong forward rush, flow, etc.
- bogles
-
noun,
a bogy; specter.
- LeBrun
-
noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1871–1950, president of France 1932–40.
- housel
-
noun,
the Eucharist.
- bogong
-
noun,
a dark-colored Australian moth, Agrostis infusa, used by Aborigines as food.
- legion
-
noun,
a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers.
- Hosein
-
noun,
Hussein (def 1).
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- legong
-
noun,
an elegant Balinese dance-pantomime performed by several girls in elaborate costumes.
- belong
-
Verb phrases,
belong to,
to be the property of:
to be a part or adjunct of:
- soling
-
noun,
pitching.
- Lehigh
-
noun,
a river in E Pennsylvania, flowing SW and SE into the Delaware River. 103 miles (165 km) long.
- nubile
-
adjective,
(of a young woman) suitable for marriage, especially in regard to age or physical development; marriageable.
- ensoul
-
verb (used with object),
to endow with a soul.
- lusher
-
noun,
lush2 (def 1).
- ghouls
-
noun,
an evil demon, originally of Muslim legend, supposed to feed on human beings, and especially to rob graves, prey on corpses, etc.
- gigolo
-
noun,
a man living off the earnings or gifts of a woman, especially a younger man supported by an older woman in return for his sexual attentions and companionship.
- Olbers
-
noun,
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus [hahyn-rikh vil-helm mah-te-oo s] /ˈhaɪn rɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm mɑˈtɛ ʊs/ (Show IPA), 1758–1840, German astronomer and physician.
- gobies
-
noun,
any small marine or freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae, often having the pelvic fins united to form a suctorial disk.
- Goshen
-
noun,
a pastoral region in Lower Egypt, occupied by the Israelites before the Exodus. Gen. 45:10.
- B-girl
-
noun,
a woman employed by a bar, nightclub, etc., to act as a companion to male customers and induce them to buy drinks.
- oboles
-
noun,
a silver-alloy coin of France issued during the Middle Ages, the 24th part of a sol, or one-half denier.
- igloos
-
noun,
an Eskimo house, being a dome-shaped hut usually built of blocks of hard snow.
- goboes
-
noun,
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
- goblin
-
noun,
a grotesque sprite or elf that is mischievous or malicious toward people.
- obolus
-
noun,
a modern Greek unit of weight equal to 0.1 gram.
- single
-
noun,
one person or thing; a single one.
- bluing
-
noun,
a substance, as indigo, used to whiten clothes or give them a bluish tinge.
- Berlin
-
noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- Bering
-
noun,
Vitus [vee-too s] /ˈvi tʊs/ (Show IPA), 1680–1741, Danish navigator: explorer of the N Pacific.
- ignore
-
verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- gluons
-
noun,
an unobserved massless particle with spin 1 that is believed to transmit the strong force between quarks, binding them together into baryons and mesons.
- gouges
-
noun,
a chisel having a partly cylindrical blade with the bevel on either the concave or the convex side.
- Ogburn
-
noun,
William Fielding, 1886–1959, U.S. sociologist and educator.
- neuro-
-
- neurol
-
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Gorges
-
noun,
a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, especially one through which a stream runs.
- Oberon
-
noun,
(in medieval folklore) the king of the fairies.
- Hunger
-
noun,
a compelling need or desire for food.
- Goober
-
noun,
the peanut.
- blouse
-
noun,
a usually lightweight, loose-fitting garment for women and children, covering the body from the neck or shoulders more or less to the waistline, with or without a collar and sleeves, worn inside or outside a skirt, slacks, etc.
- nigger
-
noun,
Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a member of any dark-skinned people.
- oblige
-
verb (used with object),
to require or constrain, as by law, command, conscience, or force of necessity.
- goners
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- Gorgon
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of three sister monsters commonly represented as having snakes for hair, wings, brazen claws, and eyes that turned anyone looking into them to stone. Medusa, the only mortal Gorgon, was beheaded by Perseus.
- oblong
-
noun,
an oblong figure.
- golosh
-
noun,
galosh.
- urines
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- goings
-
noun,
the act of leaving or departing; departure:
- Goring
-
noun,
the triangular area along a leech of a square sail, created by the presence of a gore.
- Hughie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Hugh.
- Seguin
-
noun,
a city in SE Texas.
- Hughes
-
noun,
Charles Evans, 1862–1948, U.S. jurist and statesman: chief justice of the U.S. 1930–41.
- Singer
-
noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- bluish
-
adjective,
somewhat blue.
- Gibeon
-
noun,
a town in ancient Palestine, NW of Jerusalem. Josh. 9:3.
- Rubens
-
noun,
Peter Paul [pee-ter pawl;; Flemish pey-tuh r poul] /ˈpi tər pɔl;; Flemish ˈpeɪ tər paʊl/ (Show IPA), 1577–1640, Flemish painter.
- sorbol
-
noun,
sorbitol.
- Gilson
-
noun,
Étienne Henry [ey-tyen ahn-ree] /eɪˈtyɛn ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1884–1978, French historian.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- insoul
-
verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- insure
-
verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- gigues
-
noun,
Dance. jig2 (def 1).
- grilse
-
noun,
a young Atlantic salmon as it returns from the sea to fresh water for the first time.
- inures
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- Oriole
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- neighs
-
noun,
the cry of a horse; whinny.
- sorgho
-
noun,
sorgo.
- gringo
-
noun,
a term used in Latin America or Spain to refer to a foreigner, especially one of U.S. or British descent (sometimes used facetiously).
- Gibson
-
noun,
a dry martini cocktail garnished with a pearl onion.
- bhungi
-
noun,
bhangi.
- Signor
-
noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
- Ginger
-
noun,
a reedlike plant, Zingiber officinale, native to the East Indies but now cultivated in most tropical countries, having a pungent, spicy rhizome used in cookery and medicine.
Compare ginger family.
- inrush
-
noun,
a rushing or pouring in.
- obelus
-
noun,
a mark (− or ÷) used in ancient manuscripts to point out spurious, corrupt, doubtful, or superfluous words or passages.
- silure
-
plural noun,
a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
- blunge
-
verb (used with object),
to mix (clay or the like) with water, so as to form a liquid suspension.
- globin
-
noun,
the protein component of hemoglobin, made up of alpha and beta chains.
- rugose
-
adjective,
having wrinkles; wrinkled; ridged.
- Ilheus
-
noun,
a seaport in E Brazil.
- solion
-
noun,
Chemistry, Electricity. a low-frequency amplifying device that operates by controlling the flow of ions in solution: some types, as the micropump, accomplish this by means of electro-osmotic pressure.
- niggle
-
verb (used without object),
to criticize, especially constantly or repeatedly, in a peevish or petty way; carp:
- Sooner
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- gregos
-
noun,
a short, hooded coat of thick, coarse fabric, originally worn in the eastern Mediterranean countries.
- girl-o
-
noun,
a girl or young woman.
- Ingles
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- INGRES
-
noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- Ingush
-
noun,
a member of a Sunni Muslim people living north of the Caucasus Mountains, closely related to the Chechen.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- rubies
-
noun,
a red variety of corundum, used as a gem.
- hubris
-
noun,
excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance.
- inorg.
-
- Elbrus
-
noun,
a mountain in the S Russian Federation, in the Caucasus range: the highest peak in Europe, 18,465 feet (5628 meters).
- orihon
-
noun,
a manuscript scroll having columns running across the width, folded in accordion fashion along the separating margins.
- lungis
-
noun,
a cloth used as a turban, scarf, sarong, etc., in India, Pakistan, and Burma.
- longes
-
noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- broils
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- bingle
-
noun,
base hit.
- Brogue
-
noun,
an Irish accent in the pronunciation of English.
- rouble
-
noun,
ruble.
- loners
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- hogger
-
noun,
a person or thing that hogs.
- longi-
-
- helio-
-
- brings
-
Verb phrases,
bring about, to accomplish; cause:
- Hoenir
-
noun,
a god, one of the Aesir, companion of Odin and Loki, hostage to the Vanir.
- brines
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- Hering
-
noun,
Ewald [ey-vahlt] /ˈeɪ vɑlt/ (Show IPA), 1834–1918, German physiologist and psychologist.
- Briggs
-
noun,
Henry, 1561–1630, English mathematician.
- Hobson
-
noun,
Laura Z(ametkin) [zuh-met-kin] /zəˈmɛt kɪn/ (Show IPA), 1900–86, U.S. novelist.
- reboso
-
noun,
rebozo.
- Helios
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of the sun, represented as driving a chariot across the heavens; identified by the Romans with Sol.
- brough
-
noun,
broch.
- hoboes
-
noun,
a tramp or vagrant.
- logion
-
noun,
a traditional saying or maxim, as of a religious teacher.
- Nobile
-
noun,
Umberto [oo m-ber-taw] /ʊmˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and arctic explorer.
- unrigs
-
verb (used with object),
to strip of rigging, as a ship.
- unrobe
-
verb (used with or without object),
to disrobe; undress.
- boners
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- ribose
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble, slightly sweet solid, C 5 H 10 O 5 , a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of RNA.
- Hebron
-
noun,
an ancient city of Palestine, formerly in W Jordan; occupied by Israel 1967–97; since 1997 under Palestinian self-rule.
- logins
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- nobles
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- Bruges
-
noun,
a city in NW Belgium: connected by canal with its seaport, Zeebrugge.
- Brunel
-
noun,
Isambard Kingdom [iz-uh m-bahrd] /ˈɪz əmˌbɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1806–59, English civil engineer and naval architect.
- Brunei
-
noun,
a sultanate under British protection on the NW coast of Borneo: formerly a British protectorate; gained independence 1984. 2220 sq. mi. (5750 sq. km). Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan.
- brules
-
noun,
(in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
- Rhines
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- bruise
-
noun,
an injury due to bruising; contusion.
- bruins
-
noun,
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
- bingos
-
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.
- binges
-
noun,
a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
- Bourse
-
noun,
a stock exchange, especially the stock exchange of certain European cities.
- bugger
-
noun,
Informal. a fellow or lad (used affectionately or abusively):
- sheugh
-
noun,
a furrow, ditch, or trench.
- Borneo
-
noun,
an island in the Malay Archipelago, politically divided among Indonesia, Malaysia, and the British-protected sultanate of Brunei. 290,000 sq. mi. (750,000 sq. km).
- hiero-
-
- losing
-
noun,
losings, losses.
- boogie
-
noun,
Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
- Boring
-
noun,
Machinery.
the act or process of making or enlarging a hole.
the hole so made.
- Borges
-
noun,
Jorge Luis [hawr-he lwees] /ˈhɔr hɛ lwis/ (Show IPA), 1899–1986, Argentine poet, short-story writer, and philosophical essayist.
- hieron
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a temple or a sacred place.
- robles
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- loughs
-
noun,
a lake.
- reigns
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- higgle
-
verb (used without object),
to bargain, especially in a petty way; haggle.
- louies
-
noun,
looie.
- rhinos
-
noun,
a rhinoceros.
- Louise
-
noun,
Lake, a glacial lake in W Canada, in SW Alberta in the Canadian Rockies: resort. 5670 feet (1728 meters) above sea level.
- Lounge
-
noun,
a sofa for reclining, sometimes backless, having a headrest at one end.
- booger
-
noun,
Informal. any person or thing:
- hinges
-
noun,
a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- bourns
-
noun,
burn2 .
- loosen
-
verb (used with object),
to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- looies
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- Bourne
-
noun,
a city in SE Massachusetts.
- Heroin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
- bourgs
-
noun,
a town.
- bongos
-
noun,
a reddish-brown antelope, Taurotragus eurycerus, of the forests of tropical Africa, having white stripes and large, spirally twisted horns.
- relish
-
noun,
liking or enjoyment of the taste of something.
- boules
-
noun,
Also called birne. a cylindrical lump of material for synthetic gems, made by the Verneuil process.
- bougie
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical.
a slender, flexible instrument introduced into passages of the body, especially the urethra, for dilating, examining, medicating, etc.
a suppository.
- Loring
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Lorens
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- region
-
noun,
an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body:
- rhino-
-
- regius
-
adjective,
of or belonging to a king.
- lories
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- H-hour
-
noun,
the time, usually unspecified, set for the beginning of a planned attack.
- borons
-
noun,
a nonmetallic element occurring naturally only in combination, as in borax or boric acid, and obtained in either an amorphous or a crystalline form when reduced from its compounds. Symbol: B; atomic weight: 10.811; atomic number: 5.
- lobose
-
adjective,
having broad, thick pseudopodia, as certain ameboid protozoans.
- logger
-
noun,
a person whose work is logging; lumberjack.
- holies
-
noun,
a place of worship; sacred place; sanctuary.
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- lignes
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- ligno-
-
- Osborn
-
noun,
Henry Fairfield [fair-feeld] /ˈfɛərˌfild/ (Show IPA), 1857–1935, U.S. paleontologist and author.
- ligure
-
noun,
a precious stone, probably the jacinth. Ex. 28:19.
- resign
-
verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- bolero
-
noun,
a lively Spanish dance in triple meter.
- burins
-
noun,
a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
- buries
-
noun,
Nautical. housing1 (def 8a, b).
- Bushel
-
noun,
a unit of dry measure containing 4 pecks, equivalent in the U.S. (and formerly in England) to 2150.42 cubic inches or 35.24 liters (Winchester bushel) and in Great Britain to 2219.36 cubic inches or 36.38 liters (Imperial bushel) Abbreviation: bu., bush.
- Gusher
-
noun,
a flowing oil well, usually of large capacity.
- linger
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- Burgos
-
noun,
a city in N Spain: Gothic cathedral.
- Bolger
-
noun,
James Brendan, born 1935, prime minister of New Zealand 1990–97.
- burgoo
-
noun,
a thick oatmeal gruel, especially as eaten by sailors.
- soigne
-
adjective,
carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed.
- burgle
-
verb (used with or without object),
to burglarize.
- orogen
-
noun,
an extensive belt of rocks deformed by orogeny, associated in places with plutonic and metamorphic rocks.
- busher
-
noun,
bush leaguer (def 1).
- biogen
-
noun,
a hypothetical protein molecule, large and unstable, once assumed to be basic to fundamental biological processes.
- beings
-
noun,
the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
- Honshu
-
noun,
an island in central Japan: chief island of the country. 88,851 sq. mi. (230,124 sq. km).
- riboso
-
noun,
rebozo.
- gunsel
-
noun,
a criminal armed with a gun.
- orison
-
noun,
a prayer.
- libers
-
noun,
phloem.
- lunges
-
noun,
a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife; stab.
- Honour
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- lunger
-
noun,
a person who has chronic lung disease, especially tuberculosis.
- Gursel
-
noun,
Cemal [je-mahl] /dʒɛˈmɑl/ (Show IPA), 1895–1966, Turkish army officer and statesman: president 1961–66.
- honors
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- gurges
-
noun,
a whirlpool.
- gurgle
-
noun,
the act or noise of gurgling.
- ligers
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- boiler
-
noun,
a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc.
Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
- Busoni
-
noun,
Ferruccio (Benvenuto) [fer-root-chaw ben-ve-noo-taw] /fɛrˈrut tʃɔ ˌbɛn vɛˈnu tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1924, Italian composer and pianist.
- busing
-
noun,
the transporting of students by bus to schools outside their neighborhoods, especially as a means of achieving socioeconomic or racial diversity among students in a public school.
- burghs
-
noun,
(in Scotland) an incorporated town having its own charter and some degree of political independence from the surrounding area.
- sleigh
-
noun,
a light vehicle on runners, usually open and generally horse-drawn, used especially for transporting persons over snow or ice.
- Lisbon
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Portugal, in the SW part, on the Tagus estuary.
- Slough
-
noun,
an area of soft, muddy ground; swamp or swamplike region.
- Bulger
-
noun,
a wood having a convex face, now rarely used.
- nosher
-
noun,
Informal. a person who snacks, especially one who does so often or continuously.
- bulges
-
noun,
a rounded projection, bend, or protruding part; protuberance; hump:
- lingoe
-
noun,
a metal weight attached to the cords of a Jacquard harness, for lowering the warp threads after they have been raised and for keeping the harness cords taut.
- Shiloh
-
noun,
a national park in SW Tennessee: Civil War battle 1862.
- rouges
-
noun,
any of various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips.
- luggie
-
noun,
any wooden container with a lug, or handle, as a mug, a pail, or a dish with a handle on the side.
- Shiner
-
noun,
a person or thing that shines.
- bunger
-
noun,
a firecracker.
- begins
-
verb (used with object),
to proceed to perform the first or earliest part of (some action):
- bugong
-
noun,
bogong.
- rouens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- bugles
-
noun,
a brass wind instrument resembling a cornet and sometimes having keys or valves, used typically for sounding military signals.
- urino-
-
- Beguin
-
noun,
a Beghard.
- lugger
-
noun,
a small ship lug-rigged on two or three masts.
- bungle
-
noun,
a bungling performance.
- bolson
-
noun,
a desert valley, the level of which has been raised by aggradation, usually draining into a playa.
- House
-
noun,
a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
- Biggs
-
noun,
E(dward George) Power [pou-er] /ˈpaʊ ər/ (Show IPA), 1906–77, English organist in the U.S.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- Hoogh
-
noun,
Pieter de [Dutch pee-ter duh] /Dutch ˈpi tər də/ (Show IPA), Hooch, Pieter de.
- Noble
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- Hugli
-
noun,
a river in NE India, in W Bengal: the westernmost channel by which the Ganges enters the Bay of Bengal. 160 miles (258 km) long.
- hinge
-
noun,
a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- Horne
-
noun,
Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
- Horeb
-
noun,
a mountain sometimes identified with Mount Sinai.
- holes
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- holo-
-
- Hugin
-
noun,
one of the two ravens of Odin that brought him news from the whole world.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- horns
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- Niobe
-
noun,
the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- hosel
-
noun,
the socket in the club head of an iron that receives the shaft.
- no-go
-
adjective,
inoperative; canceled:
- houri
-
noun,
one of the beautiful virgins provided in paradise for all faithful Muslims.
- Honor
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- Sligo
-
noun,
a county in Connaught province, in the NW Republic of Ireland. 694 sq. mi. (1795 sq. km).
- hoggs
-
noun,
hog (def 5).
- hones
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Rigel
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- Hugel
-
noun,
Baron Friedrich von, 1852–1925, English theologian and writer.
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- Hours
-
noun,
a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes:
- Hogue
-
noun,
La [la] /la/ (Show IPA), La Hogue.
- Robus
-
noun,
Hugo, 1885–1963, U.S. sculptor.
- hongs
-
noun,
(in China) a group of rooms or buildings forming a warehouse, factory, etc.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- nighs
-
adverb,
near in space, time, or relation:
- Nobel
-
noun,
Alfred Bernhard [ahl-fred ber-nahrd] /ˈɑl frɛd ˈbɛr nɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- Biles
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- Horus
-
noun,
a solar deity, regarded as either the son or the brother of Isis and Osiris, and usually represented as a falcon or as a man with the head of a falcon.
- slung
-
noun,
a device for hurling stones or other missiles that consists, typically, of a short strap with a long string at each end and that is operated by placing the missile in the strap, and, holding the ends of the strings in one hand, whirling the instrument around in a circle and releasing one of the strings to discharge the missile.
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Hough
-
noun,
Scot. hock1 (defs 1, 2).
- horse
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- noggs
-
noun,
a shave for shaping dowels and handles.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- shrug
-
noun,
the movement of raising and contracting the shoulders.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Begin
-
noun,
Menachem [muh-nah-khuh m] /məˈnɑ xəm/ (Show IPA), 1913–92, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1977–83; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
- login
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- loges
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- Luger
-
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- lobus
-
noun,
a lobe.
- luges
-
noun,
a one- or two-person sled for coasting or racing down a chute, used especially in Europe.
- lobos
-
noun,
the gray or timber wolf of the western U.S.
- Shilh
-
noun,
a member of a mountain people of Morocco.
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- Luing
-
noun,
one of a breed of beef cattle developed on Luing Island off Scotland by interbreeding Shorthorn bulls and purebred West Highland cows.
- lings
-
noun,
an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- logo-
-
- lingo
-
noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- begun
-
verb,
past participle of begin.
- ling.
-
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- being
-
noun,
the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
- ligne
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- lign-
-
- liger
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- lunge
-
noun,
a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife; stab.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- robes
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- logis
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- Logos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Philosophy. the rational principle that governs and develops the universe.
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- loons
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- Louie
-
noun,
looie.
- Louhi
-
noun,
a sorceress, the mistress of Pohjola and an enemy of the Finns, eventually defeated by Vainamoinen.
- Lough
-
noun,
a lake.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lours
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- loose
-
Idioms,
break loose, to free oneself; escape:
- louse
-
noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- Sheol
-
noun,
the abode of the dead or of departed spirits.
- logue
-
- looie
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- Usher
-
noun,
a person who escorts people to seats in a theater, church, etc.
- sero-
-
- roble
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- Longs
-
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- Usbeg
-
noun,
Uzbek.
- longe
-
noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- shiel
-
noun,
shieling.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- lubes
-
noun,
lubricant.
- lungi
-
noun,
a cloth used as a turban, scarf, sarong, etc., in India, Pakistan, and Burma.
- Shluh
-
noun,
plural of Shilh.
- Hung.
-
- ileo-
-
- Bergh
-
noun,
Henry, 1811–88, U.S. social reformer: founder of A.S.P.C.A.
- 30-30
-
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- insol
-
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- in-lb
-
- bergs
-
noun,
iceberg.
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- sing.
-
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- Singh
-
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- neur-
-
- igloo
-
noun,
an Eskimo house, being a dome-shaped hut usually built of blocks of hard snow.
- Igbos
-
noun,
Ibo.
- Ibsen
-
noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- Sino-
-
- segno
-
noun,
a sign.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- sebi-
-
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Huron
-
noun,
a member of an Indian tribe, the northwestern member of the Iroquoian family, living west of Lake Huron.
- hurls
-
noun,
a forcible or violent throw; fling.
- Berns
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- rogue
-
noun,
a dishonest, knavish person; scoundrel.
- rings
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- neigh
-
noun,
the cry of a horse; whinny.
- lungs
-
noun,
either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates.
- shone
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- Belg.
-
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- lures
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Leigh
-
noun,
Vivien (Vivian Mary Hartley) 1913–67, English actress.
- shogi
-
noun,
the Japanese version of chess.
- lehrs
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- Seoul
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Legis
-
- shoon
-
noun,
plural of shoe.
- Irgun
-
noun,
a militant Zionist underground group, active chiefly during the period (1917–48) of British control by mandate of Palestine.
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- Beng.
-
- shorn
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- shrub
-
noun,
a woody plant smaller than a tree, usually having multiple permanent stems branching from or near the ground.
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- bilge
-
noun,
Nautical.
either of the rounded areas that form the transition between the bottom and the sides on the exterior of a hull.
Also, bilges. (in a hull with a double bottom) an enclosed area between frames at each side of the floors, where seepage collects.
Also called bilge well. a well into which seepage drains to be pumped away.
Also called bilge water. seepage accumulated in bilges.
- Nebr.
-
- Negro
-
noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Negus
-
noun,
a title of Ethiopian royalty.
- Nehru
-
noun,
Jawaharlal [juh-wah-her-lahl] /dʒəˈwɑ hər lɑl/ (Show IPA), 1889–1964, Hindu political leader in India: first prime minister of the republic of India 1947–64 (father of Indira Gandhi).
- highs
-
noun,
Automotive. high gear:
- Boone
-
noun,
Daniel, 1734–1820, American pioneer, especially in Kentucky.
- guige
-
noun,
a shoulder strap attached to the inner side of a shield.
- Elihu
-
noun,
a young man who entered into discourse with Job. Job. 32–37.
- ergo-
-
- Erbil
-
noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- Bogor
-
noun,
a city on W Java, in Indonesia.
Formerly dutch Buitenzorg.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Bogue
-
noun,
a bayou, stream, or waterway.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- bogus
-
noun,
Printing, Journalism. matter set, by union requirement, by a compositor and later discarded, duplicating the text of an advertisement for which a plate has been supplied or type set by another publisher.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Oreg.
-
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- engr.
-
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Bohol
-
noun,
an island in the S central Philippines. 1492 sq. mi. (3864 sq. km).
- orig.
-
- Elgon
-
noun,
an extinct volcano in E Africa, on the boundary between Uganda and Kenya. 14,176 feet (4321 meters).
- esrog
-
noun,
etrog.
- orlos
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- Boise
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
- boils
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- uglis
-
- Orlon
-
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- hobos
-
noun,
a tramp or vagrant.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- surge
-
noun,
a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep:
- surg.
-
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- bogle
-
noun,
a bogy; specter.
- Burns
-
noun,
Arthur F(rank) 1904–1987, U.S. economist, born in Austria: chairman of the Federal Reserve Board 1970–78.
- gigue
-
noun,
Dance. jig2 (def 1).
- sorgo
-
noun,
any of several varieties of sorghum grown chiefly for the sweet juice yielded by the stems, used in making sugar and syrup and also for fodder.
- gibes
-
noun,
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
- Ruben
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Reuben (defs 1, 2).
- gibus
-
noun,
opera hat.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- Giles
-
noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- ghoul
-
noun,
an evil demon, originally of Muslim legend, supposed to feed on human beings, and especially to rob graves, prey on corpses, etc.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- Giono
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1895–1970, French novelist.
- rubes
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- blush
-
noun,
a reddening, as of the face.
- ohone
-
interjection,
alas!
- boers
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- Bogie
-
noun,
Automotive. (on a truck) a rear-wheel assembly composed of four wheels on two axles, either or both driving axles, so mounted as to support the rear of the truck body jointly.
- Genl.
-
- Euro-
-
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- eusol
-
noun,
an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
- suber
-
noun,
cork (def 6).
- Olson
-
noun,
Charles, 1910–70, U.S. poet and essayist.
- olios
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- genro
-
noun,
any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
- oleo-
-
- olig-
-
- genus
-
noun,
Biology. the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of more than one species.
- geog.
-
- geol.
-
- oleos
-
noun,
margarine.
- urges
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- burse
-
noun,
a pouch or case for some special purpose.
- burls
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- giros
-
noun,
autogiro.
- Bough
-
noun,
a branch of a tree, especially one of the larger or main branches.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- brios
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- Bring
-
Verb phrases,
bring about, to accomplish; cause:
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- Brig.
-
- rebus
-
noun,
a representation of a word or phrase by pictures, symbols, etc., that suggest that word or phrase or its syllables:
- Bouse
-
noun,
liquor or drink.
- Bongo
-
noun,
a reddish-brown antelope, Taurotragus eurycerus, of the forests of tropical Africa, having white stripes and large, spirally twisted horns.
- Bourn
-
noun,
burn2 .
- bongs
-
noun,
a dull, resonant sound, as of a large bell.
- Bourg
-
noun,
a town.
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- Boule
-
noun,
Also called birne. a cylindrical lump of material for synthetic gems, made by the Verneuil process.
- bosun
-
noun,
boatswain.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Boris
-
noun,
a male given name.
- boons
-
noun,
something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
- Boole
-
noun,
George, 1815–64, English mathematician and logician.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Borel
-
noun,
Félix Édouard Émile [fey-leeks ey-dwar ey-meel] /feɪˈliks eɪˈdwar eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1871–1956, French mathematician.
- Bores
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- borne
-
noun,
a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
- boson
-
noun,
any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics: bosons have integral spins: 0, 1, 2, ….
- Bornu
-
noun,
a former sultanate in Africa, SW of Lake Chad: now largely a province in Nigeria.
- boro-
-
- boron
-
noun,
a nonmetallic element occurring naturally only in combination, as in borax or boric acid, and obtained in either an amorphous or a crystalline form when reduced from its compounds. Symbol: B; atomic weight: 10.811; atomic number: 5.
- relig
-
- bonus
-
noun,
something given or paid over and above what is due.
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- reni-
-
- Boles
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- bungs
-
noun,
a stopper for the opening of a cask.
- buhrs
-
noun,
burr1 (def 1).
- rouge
-
noun,
any of various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips.
- Bulg.
-
- Bulge
-
noun,
a rounded projection, bend, or protruding part; protuberance; hump:
- Urgel
-
noun,
a town in NE Spain, SSW of Andorra: cathedral.
- bolus
-
noun,
Pharmacology, Veterinary Medicine. a round mass of medicinal material, larger than an ordinary pill. Abbreviation: bol.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- buhls
-
noun,
elaborate inlaid work of woods, metals, tortoiseshell, ivory, etc.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- bolos
-
noun,
a large, heavy, single-edged knife or machete for hacking, used in the Philippines and by the U.S. Army.
- burgh
-
noun,
(in Scotland) an incorporated town having its own charter and some degree of political independence from the surrounding area.
- burgs
-
noun,
Informal. a city or town.
- rough
-
noun,
something that is rough, especially rough ground.
- burin
-
noun,
a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- bugle
-
noun,
a brass wind instrument resembling a cornet and sometimes having keys or valves, used typically for sounding military signals.
- broil
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- Bruno
-
noun,
Giordano [jawr-dah-naw] /dʒɔrˈdɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1548?–1600, Italian philosopher.
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- Brose
-
noun,
a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
- Broun
-
noun,
(Matthew) Heywood (Campbell) 1888–1939, U.S. journalist, essayist, and novelist.
- Bruhn
-
noun,
Erik (Belton Evers) 1928–86, Danish ballet dancer.
- Bruin
-
noun,
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
- Brule
-
noun,
(in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
- Brush
-
noun,
an implement consisting of bristles, hair, or the like, set in or attached to a handle, used for painting, cleaning, polishing, grooming, etc.
- boner
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- bones
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- ousel
-
noun,
ouzel.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- Bueno
-
interjection,
good; all right.
- unrig
-
verb (used with object),
to strip of rigging, as a ship.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- sough
-
noun,
a sighing, rustling, or murmuring sound.
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- Goren
-
noun,
Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- grego
-
noun,
a short, hooded coat of thick, coarse fabric, originally worn in the eastern Mediterranean countries.
- biog.
-
- gouge
-
noun,
a chisel having a partly cylindrical blade with the bevel on either the concave or the convex side.
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- 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.
- gorse
-
noun,
any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
- Bligh
-
noun,
William, 1754–1817, British naval officer: captain of H.M.S. Bounty, the crew of which mutinied 1789.
- gorge
-
noun,
a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, especially one through which a stream runs.
- gores
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- Solon
-
noun,
c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- sober
-
adjective,
not intoxicated or drunk.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- goose
-
noun,
any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- Rugen
-
noun,
an island in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, off the NE coast, in the Baltic Sea. 358 sq. mi. (926 sq. km).
- goons
-
noun,
Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Norge
-
noun,
Norwegian name of Norway.
- heigh
-
interjection,
(an exclamation used to call attention, give encouragement, etc.)
- heli-
-
- Blois
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
- noso-
-
- Sobor
-
noun,
a council, synod, or convention.
- gono-
-
- gruel
-
noun,
a light, usually thin, cooked cereal made by boiling meal, especially oatmeal, in water or milk.
- Guise
-
noun,
general external appearance; aspect; semblance:
- guiro
-
noun,
a South American musical instrument consisting of a hollow gourd with serrated surface that is scraped with a stick.
- Guin.
-
- guile
-
noun,
insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.
- gunge
-
noun,
soft, sticky matter; goo.
- boong
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a native of New Guinea.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- rhin-
-
- Grues
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- biol.
-
- Grieg
-
noun,
Edvard [ed-vahrd;; Norwegian ed-vahrt] /ˈɛd vɑrd;; Norwegian ˈɛd vɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1843–1907, Norwegian composer.
- nurls
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- groin
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- gurge
-
noun,
a whirlpool.
- grogs
-
noun,
a mixture of rum and water, often flavored with lemon, sugar, and spices and sometimes served hot.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- birls
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- girsh
-
noun,
qirsh.
- gursh
-
noun,
qirsh.
- Rules
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- grigs
-
noun,
a cricket or grasshopper.
- 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.
- gules
-
noun,
the tincture red.
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- Heron
-
noun,
any of numerous long-legged, long-necked, usually long-billed birds of the family Ardeidae, including the true herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- goers
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- bines
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- blues
-
noun,
the blues, (used with a plural verb) depressed spirits; despondency; melancholy:
- obole
-
noun,
a silver-alloy coin of France issued during the Middle Ages, the 24th part of a sol, or one-half denier.
- gobos
-
noun,
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
- obols
-
noun,
a silver coin of ancient Greece, the sixth part of a drachma.
- binge
-
noun,
a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- herls
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- ogres
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- OBulg
-
- hier-
-
- slurb
-
noun,
a shabby, ill-planned suburban area.
- gluon
-
noun,
an unobserved massless particle with spin 1 that is believed to transmit the strong force between quarks, binding them together into baryons and mesons.
- glugs
-
noun,
such a sound.
- glues
-
noun,
a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
- ogles
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- globs
-
noun,
a drop or globule of a liquid.
- herns
-
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Globe
-
noun,
the planet Earth (usually preceded by the).
- gogos
-
noun,
à gogo.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Going
-
noun,
the act of leaving or departing; departure:
- go-go
-
adverb,
as much as you like; to your heart's content; galore:
- Soong
-
noun,
Charles Jones, 1866–1918, Chinese merchant (father of Ai-ling, Ch'ing-ling, Mei-ling, and Tse-ven Soong).
- ruble
-
noun,
a silver or copper-alloy coin and monetary unit of Russia, the Soviet Union, and its successor states, equal to 100 kopecks.
- Gogol
-
noun,
Nikolai Vasilievich [nik-uh-lahy vuh-seel-yuh-vich;; Russian nyi-kuh-lahy vuh-syee-lyi-vyich] /ˈnɪk əˌlaɪ vəˈsil yə vɪtʃ;; Russian nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ vʌˈsyi lyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1809–52, Russian novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- nolos
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- goner
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- Golgi
-
noun,
Camillo [kah-meel-law] /kɑˈmil lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1843?–1926, Italian physician and histologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1906.
- rel.
-
- rung
-
noun,
one of the crosspieces, usually rounded, forming the steps of a ladder.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- Rus.
-
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- luge
-
noun,
a one- or two-person sled for coasting or racing down a chute, used especially in Europe.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- NLRB
-
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- lube
-
noun,
lubricant.
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- Nor.
-
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- nos-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- Rush
-
noun,
the act of rushing; a rapid, impetuous, or violent onward movement.
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- nogg
-
noun,
a shave for shaping dowels and handles.
- Reg.
-
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- obs.
-
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Oboe
-
noun,
a woodwind instrument having a slender conical, tubular body and a double-reed mouthpiece.
- obol
-
noun,
a silver coin of ancient Greece, the sixth part of a drachma.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- Rube
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- Neh.
-
- ole-
-
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ogle
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- rubs
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- neo-
-
- Ohio
-
noun,
a state in the NE central United States: a part of the Midwest. 41,222 sq. mi. (106,765 sq. km). Capital: Columbus.
Abbreviation: OH (for use with zip code), O.
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- oohs
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- Lugo
-
noun,
a city in NW Spain.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Oslo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
- lugs
-
noun,
an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- nubs
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- lung
-
noun,
either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- oro-
-
- nigh
-
adverb,
near in space, time, or relation:
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- orlo
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- org.
-
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- lush
-
noun,
drunkard; alcoholic; sot.
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- SBLI
-
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- 1080
-
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- sugh
-
noun, verb (used with object),
sough2 .
- eso-
-
- Eur.
-
- sub-
-
- Gen.
-
- ergs
-
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- genu
-
noun,
the knee.
- geo-
-
- Ger.
-
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- eous
-
- Gibe
-
noun,
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- eggs
-
noun,
the roundish reproductive body produced by the female of certain animals, as birds and most reptiles, consisting of an ovum and its envelope of albumen, jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to species.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- egos
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- sur-
-
- Sung
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, a.d. 960–1279, characterized by a high level of achievement in painting, ceramics, and philosophy: overthrown by the Mongols.
- sugi
-
noun,
Japan cedar.
- Eng.
-
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- gibs
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- ugli
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- gobs
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- Gogh
-
noun,
Vincent van [vin-suh nt van;; Dutch vin-sent vahn] /ˈvɪn sənt væn;; Dutch vɪnˈsɛnt vɑn/ (Show IPA), van Gogh, Vincent.
- Gogo
-
noun,
à gogo.
- gon-
-
- Gobi
-
noun,
a desert in E Asia, mostly in Mongolia. About 500,000 sq. mi. (1,295,000 sq. km).
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- gong
-
noun,
a large bronze disk, of Asian origin, having an upturned rim, that produces a vibrant, hollow tone when struck, usually with a stick or hammer that has a padded head.
- goog
-
noun,
an egg.
- goon
-
noun,
Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
- goos
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- gosh
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation or mild oath):
- gobo
-
noun,
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
- Soni
-
- GIGO
-
noun,
a rule of thumb stating that when faulty data are fed into a computer, the information that emerges will also be faulty.
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- gigs
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled one-horse carriage.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- Gish
-
noun,
Dorothy, 1898–1968, and her sister Lillian, 1896–1993, U.S. film actresses.
- gleg
-
adjective,
quick; keen.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- glib
-
adjective,
readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so:
- glob
-
noun,
a drop or globule of a liquid.
- glue
-
noun,
a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
- glug
-
noun,
such a sound.
- ughs
-
noun,
the sound of a cough, grunt, or the like.
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- soln
-
- blur
-
noun,
a smudge or smear that obscures:
- bio-
-
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- Blue
-
noun,
the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Bogo
-
noun,
buy one, get one: an offer to a customer to buy an item and receive a second item at a discount.
- boho
-
noun,
bohemian (def 2):
- Bohr
-
noun,
Aage Niels [aw-guh neels] /ˈɔ gə nils/ (Show IPA), 1922–2009, Danish physicist: Nobel Prize 1975 (son of Niels Bohr).
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Bol.
-
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- Bolo
-
noun,
a large, heavy, single-edged knife or machete for hacking, used in the Philippines and by the U.S. Army.
- Bing
-
noun,
a heap or pile.
- bin-
-
- bong
-
noun,
a dull, resonant sound, as of a large bell.
- Berg
-
noun,
iceberg.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- begs
-
noun,
bey.
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Benu
-
noun,
the sacred bird of ancient Egypt, corresponding to the phoenix.
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- Bglr
-
- Bhil
-
noun,
a people inhabiting the hills of west central India.
- uro-
-
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Bigg
-
noun,
four-rowed barley.
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- bung
-
noun,
a stopper for the opening of a cask.
- BSHE
-
- BSIE
-
- BSIR
-
- Buhl
-
noun,
elaborate inlaid work of woods, metals, tortoiseshell, ivory, etc.
- buhr
-
noun,
burr1 (def 1).
- bul.
-
- Bur.
-
- urbs
-
noun,
an urban area.
- Burg
-
noun,
Informal. a city or town.
- Buri
-
noun,
the first of the gods, revealed when the cow Audhumla licked away the salty ice that covered him.
- Burl
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- burs
-
noun,
a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.
- bus.
-
- Bush
-
noun,
a low plant with many branches that arise from or near the ground.
- uni-
-
- BSGE
-
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- urge
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- boon
-
noun,
something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
- Boor
-
noun,
a churlish, rude, or unmannerly person.
- boos
-
noun,
an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
- bor.
-
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Borg
-
noun,
Björn [byawrn] /byɔrn/ (Show IPA), born 1956, Swedish tennis player.
- Bors
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- Bose
-
noun,
Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
- bosh
-
noun,
absurd or foolish talk; nonsense.
- boun
-
verb (used with or without object),
to prepare; make ready.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Solo
-
noun,
a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment:
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- Greg
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gregory.
- sigh
-
noun,
the act or sound of sighing.
- ins.
-
- 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 = .
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- ious
-
- Ire.
-
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- Sig.
-
- ISBN
-
- shul
-
noun,
a synagogue.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- iso-
-
- shr.
-
- shoo
-
interjection,
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- LEGO
-
noun,
one of these blocks, usually as part of a set.
- hush
-
noun,
silence or quiet, especially after noise.
- Hugh
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “heart, mind.”.
- Hugi
-
noun,
a young man, a personification of thought, who defeated Thialfi in a race.
- Hugo
-
noun,
Victor (Marie, Viscount) [vik-ter muh-ree;; French veek-tawr ma-ree] /ˈvɪk tər məˈri;; French vikˈtɔr maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1802–85, French poet, novelist, and dramatist.
- hugs
-
noun,
a tight clasp with the arms; embrace.
- huns
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
- hurl
-
noun,
a forcible or violent throw; fling.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- gres
-
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- Igbo
-
noun,
Ibo.
- ign.
-
- ile-
-
- leg.
-
- legs
-
noun,
either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- slob
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- loge
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- lobo
-
noun,
the gray or timber wolf of the western U.S.
- lobs
-
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- log-
-
- Logi
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Loos
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- Lehr
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- shog
-
noun,
a shake; jolt.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Lib.
-
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- lin.
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- HUGE
-
adjective,
extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent:
- ible
-
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- High
-
noun,
Automotive. high gear:
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- her.
-
- Herb
-
noun,
a flowering plant whose stem above ground does not become woody.
- herl
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- Hilo
-
noun,
a seaport on E Hawaii island, in SE Hawaii.
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- slog
-
noun,
a long, tiring walk or march.
- slug
-
noun,
any of various snaillike terrestrial gastropods having no shell or only a rudimentary one, feeding on plants and a pest of leafy garden crops.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- hobo
-
noun,
a tramp or vagrant.
- hobs
-
noun,
a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
- hehs
-
noun,
he2 .
- Hebr
-
- Hogg
-
noun,
hog (def 5).
- Grus
-
noun,
the Crane, a southern constellation between Indus and Piscis Austrinus.
- grig
-
noun,
a cricket or grasshopper.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- gro.
-
- grog
-
noun,
a mixture of rum and water, often flavored with lemon, sugar, and spices and sometimes served hot.
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- grue
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- guib
-
noun,
bushbuck.
- Heb.
-
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- guls
-
noun,
a large octagonal design derived from the shape of a rose, a motif on Oriental rugs.
- Sol.
-
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- gush
-
noun,
a sudden, copious outflow of a fluid.
- SOHO
-
noun,
a district in London, England, including Soho Square: a predominantly foreign section since 1685; noted for its restaurants.
- snug
-
noun,
British. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- slub
-
noun,
the fibers produced by slubbing.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- hol-
-
- Holi
-
noun,
the Hindu spring festival.
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- Hong
-
noun,
(in China) a group of rooms or buildings forming a warehouse, factory, etc.
- hor.
-
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- Hos.
-
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- hour
-
noun,
a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes:
- hols
-
plural noun,
Sometimes, hol. British Informal. holiday (def 5).
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- Hole
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- sb.
-
- SBE
-
- SRO
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- USO
-
- se-
-
- USN
-
- ROI
-
- ugh
-
noun,
the sound of a cough, grunt, or the like.
- SLE
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- SUG
-
- USB
-
- shh
-
interjection,
sh.
- Ube
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- ROG
-
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- SNU
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- SLR
-
- ur-
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ure
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- uns
-
- Shu
-
noun,
the Confucian principle of refraining from actions toward others that would be disagreeable if done to oneself.
- Sr.
-
- SRB
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- UNO
-
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- So.
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- RSE
-
- Rs.
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- SEI
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noun,
sei whale.
- sho
-
- Rue
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noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ung
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- Uri
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noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Une
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- urb
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noun,
an urban area.
- rug
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noun,
a thick fabric for covering part of a floor, often woven of wool and often having an oblong shape with a border design.
Compare carpet.
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- ion
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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 = .
- ROE
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noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- hr.
-
- hog
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noun,
a hoofed mammal of the family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine.
- Hoe
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noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- Hob
-
noun,
a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- Hen
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noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- heh
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noun,
he2 .
- HBO
-
- HSH
-
- HRH
-
- HIH
-
- HRE
-
- GUS
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noun,
a male given name, form of Augustus or Gustave.
- Gur
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noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, including Mossi and other languages spoken in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, and Mali.
- Gun
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noun,
a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- gul
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noun,
a large octagonal design derived from the shape of a rose, a motif on Oriental rugs.
- GUI
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noun,
graphical user interface.
- GSR
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- gre
-
- GRB
-
- Gr.
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- Gor
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interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- goo
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noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- goi
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noun,
goy.
- Gog
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noun,
a chief prince of Meshech and Tubal who came from Magog. Ezek. 38–39.
- Hon
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noun,
honey (def 6).
- hrs
-
- GNU
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noun,
either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
- in.
-
- ise
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- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
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- IRO
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- IRL
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- Ir.
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- IOU
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- Ios
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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.
- ior
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- INH
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- ing
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- ine
-
- ILS
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- hub
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noun,
the central part of a wheel, as that part into which the spokes are inserted.
- ROB
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noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- il-
-
- IHS
-
- ier
-
- Ibo
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noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- IBN
-
- ib.
-
- io-
-
- Hus
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noun,
Jan [jan;; Czech yahn] /dʒæn;; Czech yɑn/ (Show IPA), Huss, John.
- Hun
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noun,
a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
- huh
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation of surprise, bewilderment, disbelief, contempt, or interrogation.)
- hug
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noun,
a tight clasp with the arms; embrace.
- Hue
-
noun,
a gradation or variety of a color; tint:
- gob
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noun,
a mass or lump.
- glb
-
- Isl
-
- bog
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noun,
wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
- bun
-
noun,
any of a wide variety of variously shaped bread rolls, usually leavened and slightly sweetened or plain, sometimes containing spices, dried currants, etc.
- Bug
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noun,
Also called true bug, hemipteran, hemipteron. a hemipterous insect.
- bu.
-
- BSO
-
- BSN
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- bsh
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- BSE
-
- BSL
-
- Bro
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noun,
a brother.
- BRE
-
- boo
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noun,
an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
- Bon
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noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- BNS
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- eo-
-
- Bn.
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- BLS
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- ble
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- big
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noun,
the bigs, Sports Slang. the highest level of professional competition, as the major leagues in baseball.
- BIE
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- bi-
-
- BHL
-
- Ben
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noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Bel
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noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- beg
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noun,
bey.
- Br.
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- bl.
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- be-
-
- Eg.
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- EbN
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- gl.
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- eu-
-
- GIs
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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.
- GIN
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noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- Gil
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noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- gig
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noun,
a light, two-wheeled one-horse carriage.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Gib
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noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- ggr
-
- Ges
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- Gel
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noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- Geb
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noun,
the god of the earth and the father of Osiris and Isis.
- gi.
-
- GBE
-
- ESU
-
- EBS
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- ESR
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- ESL
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- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- EOS
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noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- eon
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noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- en-
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- els
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Eli
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noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- EIS
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- eir
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- Ehr
-
- EGO
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noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- egg
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noun,
the roundish reproductive body produced by the female of certain animals, as birds and most reptiles, consisting of an ovum and its envelope of albumen, jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to species.
- ish
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- ILO
-
- ISR
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- nub
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noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- OHG
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- OGO
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- OES
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noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OEO
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- obl
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- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- OBE
-
- OSB
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- ob.
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- NUS
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NUL
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- IUS
-
- oil
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noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- nr.
-
- Noh
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noun,
Nō.
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- nob
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noun,
Slang. the head.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIH
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- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- nib
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noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NHS
-
- NHL
-
- oho
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to express surprise, taunting, exultation, etc.)
- OIr
-
- NHG
-
- our
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- rho
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- rhe
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noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- rhb
-
- RGB
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- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Reb
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noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- RBI
-
- Re.
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- oui
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adverb, noun,
yes.
- OLG
-
- OSO
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- ose
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- oon
-
- ooh
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- o-o
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noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oo-
-
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
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- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- NHI
-
- NSU
-
- USR
-
- lhb
-
- lub
-
- LSI
-
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- LON
-
- LNG
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lg.
-
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- Les
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- LBO
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- LUG
-
noun,
an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- ne-
-
- NbE
-
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- NBS
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- NES
-
- NB
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- HB
-
- NL
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- IG
-
- SL
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- SG
-
- EI
-
- R.
-
- RI
-
- RH
-
- L1
-
- B-
-
- RO
-
- L.
-
- BO
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- LH
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- BG
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- BH
-
- L2
-
- NH
-
- rg
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- le
-
- RN
-
- S.
-
- UL
-
- Eb
-
- SU
-
- SN
-
- NG
-
- G.
-
- GB
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- OG
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- GU
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- O.
-
- GG
-
- HL
-
- GH
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- HG
-
- N.
-
- UB
-
- UI
-
- UH
-
interjection,
(used to indicate hesitation, doubt, or a pause).
- ln
-
- RU
-
- i.
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- U.
-
- LR
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ol
-
- h.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- GN
-
- NI
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- HH
-