Anagrams of branchiform
Word branchiform has
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that can be made by using the letters of branchiform.
- microbar
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noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure, equal to one millionth of a bar; one dyne per square centimeter.
- brachio-
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- harmonic
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noun,
Music. overtone (def 1).
- arciform
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adjective,
resembling an arch in appearance.
- choriamb
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noun,
a foot of four syllables, two short between two long or two unstressed between two stressed.
- Fairborn
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noun,
a city in W Ohio, near Dayton.
- chamfron
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noun,
chanfron.
- bronchia
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noun,
the ramifications or branches of the bronchi.
- Cimarron
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noun,
bighorn.
- Morbihan
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noun,
a department in W France. 2738 sq. mi. (7090 sq. km). Capital: Vannes.
- Hamborn
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noun,
Duisburg.
- Maribor
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noun,
a city in N Slovenia, on the Drava River.
- Marconi
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noun,
Guglielmo [goo-lyel-maw] /guˈlyɛl mɔ/ (Show IPA), Marchese, 1874–1937, Italian electrical engineer and inventor, especially in the field of wireless telegraphy: Nobel Prize in physics 1909.
- Marcion
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noun,
a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
- branchi
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- Brahmin
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noun,
Hinduism. Brahman1 (def 1).
- bronchi
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noun,
plural of bronchus.
- Minorca
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noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- Formica
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- arcform
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adjective,
noting a type of cargo-ship construction in which the sides have the form of arcs so drawn that the greatest breadth is at load waterline, the purpose being to promote the flow of water to the propeller with an easy bilge and without loss of capacity.
- confirm
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verb (used with object),
to establish the truth, accuracy, validity, or genuineness of; corroborate; verify:
- cranio-
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- Franco-
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- nomarch
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noun,
the governor of a nome or a nomarchy.
- Mohican
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noun,
Mahican.
- craniom
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- Frohman
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noun,
Charles, 1860–1915, U.S. theatrical producer.
- monarch
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noun,
a hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor.
- corbina
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noun,
a game fish, Menticirrhus undulatus, of the croaker family, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
- bronch-
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- Romanic
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noun,
romance1 (def 9).
- fibroma
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noun,
a tumor consisting essentially of fibrous tissue.
- Coimbra
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noun,
a city in central Portugal: noted university founded at Lisbon 1290, transferred here 1537.
- rhombic
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adjective,
having the form of a rhombus.
- carrion
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noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- aciform
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adjective,
needle-shaped; acicular.
- carbo-
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- chroma
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noun,
the purity of a color, or its freedom from white or gray.
- mihrab
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noun,
(in a mosque) a niche or decorative panel designating the kiblah.
- Chiron
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a wise and beneficent centaur, teacher of Achilles, Asclepius, and others.
- biform
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adjective,
having or combining two forms, as a centaur or mermaid.
- chori-
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- Bicorn
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noun,
bicorne.
- Bianco
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noun,
Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
- crambo
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noun,
a game in which one person or side must find a rhyme to a word or a line of verse given by another.
- chrom-
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- Chron.
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- mohair
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noun,
the coat or fleece of an Angora goat.
- chiro-
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- infra-
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- inform
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adjective,
without form; formless.
- Barron
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noun,
Clarence Walker, 1855–1928, U.S. financial publisher.
- barrio
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noun,
(in Spain and countries colonized by Spain) one of the divisions into which a town or city, together with the contiguous rural territory, is divided.
- incorr
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- cirro-
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- Cobham
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noun,
Sir John, Oldcastle, Sir John.
- Monica
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noun,
a female given name.
- Moriah
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noun,
a mountainous region in S Palestine, where Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac. Gen. 22:3.
- harbor
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noun,
a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
- micron
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noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- micro-
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- Chino-
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- bromic
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adjective,
containing pentavalent bromine.
- carbon
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noun,
Chemistry. a widely distributed element that forms organic compounds in combination with hydrogen, oxygen, etc., and that occurs in a pure state as diamond and graphite, and in an impure state as charcoal. Symbol: C; atomic weight: 12.011; atomic number: 6; specific gravity: (of diamond) 3.51 at 20°C; (of graphite) 2.26 at 20°C.
- camion
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noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- cambio
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noun,
a currency exchange.
- manioc
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noun,
cassava.
- corban
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noun,
a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- Corbin
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noun,
Margaret (Cochran) 1751–1800, American Revolutionary military heroine.
- macron
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noun,
a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- carrom
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noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- macro-
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- Marino
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noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- March.
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- broach
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noun,
Machinery. an elongated, tapered, serrated cutting tool for shaping and enlarging holes.
- Bomarc
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noun,
a winged, surface-to-air interceptor missile.
- Marion
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noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- Marron
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noun,
a large European chestnut, especially as used in cookery: candied or preserved in syrup.
- Charon
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx.
- charro
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noun,
a Mexican horseman or cowboy, typically one wearing an elaborate outfit, often with silver decorations, of tight trousers, ruffled shirt, short jacket, and sombrero.
- branch
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noun,
a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- McNair
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noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- Corfam
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- Brahmi
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noun,
a script of India that was probably adapted from the Aramaic alphabet about the 7th century b.c., and from which most of the later Indian scripts developed.
- chimar
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noun,
chimere.
- Borman
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noun,
Frank, born 1928, U.S. astronaut.
- bonaci
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noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- confab
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noun,
a confabulation.
- Harbin
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Heilongjiang province, in NE China.
- inarch
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verb (used with object),
to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
- amino-
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- rancor
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noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- Forman
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noun,
Milos [mee-lawsh] /ˈmi lɔʃ/ (Show IPA), (Jan Tomas Forman) born 1932, U.S. film director, born in the former Czechoslovakia.
- rancho
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noun,
a ranch.
- archon
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noun,
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
- Ranchi
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noun,
a city in and capital of Jharkhand state, in E India.
- fabric
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noun,
a cloth made by weaving, knitting, or felting fibers:
- anchor
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noun,
any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- archi-
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- rhino-
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- fibro-
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- Firman
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noun,
an edict or administrative order issued by or in the name of a Middle Eastern sovereign (formerly by an Ottoman Turkish sultan).
- formic
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adjective,
of or relating to ants.
- Namhoi
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noun,
Nanhai.
- Romaic
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noun,
demotic (def 5).
- narco-
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- carob
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noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- carom
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noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- conf.
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- acro-
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- mafic
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adjective,
of or relating to rocks rich in dark, ferromagnesian minerals.
Compare basic (def 4), ultramafic.
- Carin
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noun,
a female given name.
- macho
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noun,
Also, machoism. assertive or aggressive manliness; machismo.
- Carib
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noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- acron
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noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- mach.
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- Macon
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noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- Bacon
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noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- carb-
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- manic
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adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- racon
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noun,
radar beacon.
- Rambo
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noun,
a fanatically militant or violently aggressive person.
- Maori
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noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- manor
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noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- cabin
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noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- Ramon
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noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- cairn
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noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- comb.
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- Cairo
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Camb.
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- ranch
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noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- Afro-
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- Afric
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adjective,
African.
- Mahon
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noun,
a seaport on E Minorca, in the Balearic Islands.
- Comr.
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- char-
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- acorn
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noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- Cohan
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noun,
George M(ichael) 1878–1942, U.S. actor, playwright, and producer.
- Roach
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noun,
a cockroach.
- ichor
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noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- Robin
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noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- Ciano
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noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- finca
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noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- ihram
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noun,
the dress worn by male Muslims on their pilgrimage to Mecca, consisting of two white cotton cloths, one worn round the waist, the other over the left shoulder.
- incr.
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- choir
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noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- finch
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noun,
any of numerous small passerine birds of the family Fringillidae, including the buntings, sparrows, crossbills, purple finches, and grosbeaks, most of which have a short, conical bill adapted for eating seeds.
- Cimon
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noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- incor
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- Cobra
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noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- cobia
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noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- Roman
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noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- abhor
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verb (used with object),
to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.
- Iran.
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- Chain
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noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- charr
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noun,
char2 .
- chair
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noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- rhin-
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- Marin
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noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Chari
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noun,
Shari.
- charm
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noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- abrin
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noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- Chian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- chirr
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noun,
the sound of chirring.
- chiao
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noun,
jiao.
- Chiba
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noun,
a city on SE Honshu, in central Japan, near Tokyo.
- abohm
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noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of electrical resistance, equivalent to 10 −9 ohm.
- Chin.
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- China
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noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- fibr-
-
- abmho
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noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of conductance, equivalent to 10 9mhos.
- Hanoi
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.
- Rabin
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noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- ambi-
-
- Minho
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noun,
a river in SW Europe, flowing SSW from NW Spain along the N boundary of Portugal into the Atlantic. 171 miles (275 km) long.
- Bihar
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noun,
a state in NE India. 38,301 sq. mi. (99,200 sq. km). Capital: Patna.
- bimah
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noun,
a platform in a synagogue holding the reading table used when chanting or reading portions of the Torah and the Prophets.
- Arch.
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- Birch
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noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood.
Compare birch family.
- Minor
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noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- corr.
-
- Minch
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noun,
a sea channel between mainland Scotland and the Outer Hebrides islands. 25–45 miles (40–70 km) wide.
See also Little Minch.
- Arion
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noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- minah
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noun,
myna.
- arbor
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noun,
a leafy, shady recess formed by tree branches, shrubs, etc.
- 30-30
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- Omani
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- anim.
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- micra
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noun,
a plural of micron.
- noria
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- armor
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noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- Micah
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noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- monic
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adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- haori
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noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- bairn
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noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- nacho
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noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- Naomi
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noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- Banco
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noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- crim.
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- baric
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adjective,
of or containing barium.
- Mocha
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noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
- Harim
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noun,
harem.
- baro-
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- Baron
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noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- BArch
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- friar
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a member of a religious order, especially the mendicant orders of Franciscans, Dominicans, Carmelites, and Augustinians.
- Moira
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noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- franc
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noun,
an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: F., f., Fr, fr.
- Mich.
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- Norma
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noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- Borah
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noun,
William Edgar, 1865–1940, U.S. senator from Idaho 1906–40.
- Orrin
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noun,
a male given name.
- Brian
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noun,
a male given name.
- briar
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noun,
brier1 .
- amin-
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- Maroc
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noun,
French name of Morocco.
- Farro
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noun,
emmer.
- Mario
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noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Broca
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noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- orch.
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- broch
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noun,
a circular stone tower built around the beginning of the Christian era, having an inner and an outer wall, found on the Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands, the Hebrides, and the mainland of Scotland.
- brom-
-
- foram
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noun,
foraminifer.
- bronc
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noun,
bronco:
- Ambon
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noun,
ambo.
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mbira
-
noun,
a musical instrument of Africa usually made out of a gourd that serves as a resonating box, to which vibrating metal or wooden strips are attached for plucking.
- maror
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noun,
a portion of horseradish or other bitter herb that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover.
- Hiram
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noun,
a king of Tyre in the 10th century b.c. I Kings 5.
- orach
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noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- coria
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noun,
plural of corium.
- omni-
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- farci
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adjective,
filled with with seasoned bread crumbs or other savory matter; stuffed.
- Hoban
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noun,
James, c1762–1831, U.S. architect, born in Ireland: designed the White House.
- boric
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adjective,
of or containing boron; boracic.
- brain
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- AMORC
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- Horn
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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.
- fora
-
noun,
a plural of forum.
- hair
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noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- hom-
-
- Hab.
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- fohn
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noun,
foehn.
- for.
-
- from
-
preposition,
(used to specify a starting point in spatial movement):
- FOIA
-
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- ICAO
-
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- FNMA
-
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- iamb
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noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- hoar
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noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- Foch
-
noun,
Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahn] /fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1851–1929, French marshal.
- IMCO
-
- Fri.
-
- hor.
-
- ICBM
-
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- HARM
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- forb
-
noun,
any herb that is not a grass or grasslike.
- foam
-
noun,
a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.:
- 1080
-
- IMHO
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Oman
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noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- NRAB
-
- Norm
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noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nor.
-
- Orca
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noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nom.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- NIRA
-
- NIMH
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rom.
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- RCAF
-
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- RIBA
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Nah.
-
- Inc.
-
- 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.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Mac-
-
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- IRBM
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- info
-
noun,
information.
- Inf.
-
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Man.
-
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- mRNA
-
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mon.
-
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Moab
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of the Dead Sea, in what is now Jordan.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Mar.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- min.
-
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Mic.
-
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- firm
-
noun,
a partnership or association for carrying on a business.
- RONA
-
- BMOC
-
- cir.
-
- Can.
-
- CanF
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Cham
-
noun,
khan1 .
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- chm.
-
- chmn
-
- ano-
-
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- Chr.
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cmon
-
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Cobh
-
noun,
a seaport in S Republic of Ireland: port for Cork.
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- ambo
-
noun,
(in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.
- Com.
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Con.
-
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Boma
-
noun,
a city in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Zaire (Congo) River.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- barm
-
noun,
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- barf
-
verb, noun,
vomit.
- bar.
-
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- bin-
-
- bio-
-
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- birr
-
noun,
force; energy; vigor.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- Bohm
-
noun,
Dominikus [doh-mee-nee-koo s] /doʊˈmi niˌkʊs/ (Show IPA), 1880–1955, German architect.
- Bohr
-
noun,
Aage Niels [aw-guh neels] /ˈɔ gə nils/ (Show IPA), 1922–2009, Danish physicist: Nobel Prize 1975 (son of Niels Bohr).
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- Arm.
-
- bor.
-
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- Bram
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Bahr
-
noun,
Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1863–1934, Austrian playwright and critic.
- BACH
-
noun,
a bachelor.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- brim
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- arr.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Cor.
-
- Barr
-
- Faro
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- FICA
-
- farm
-
noun,
a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- fam.
-
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- acr-
-
- afr-
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- ABFM
-
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- Fin.
-
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- Fahr
-
- abr.
-
- fac.
-
- corf
-
noun,
Mining.
a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.
a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
- Ahom
-
noun,
an extinct Thai language of Assam.
- NMR
-
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- NBC
-
- NFC
-
- NHA
-
- NHI
-
- NIA
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIH
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NMI
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ABM
-
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- NOC
-
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- NBA
-
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- BCh
-
plural,
bunch.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Br.
-
- NCO
-
- Am.
-
- ab-
-
- MOR
-
- ac-
-
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- Af.
-
- ROI
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- MRI
-
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- an.
-
- Bac
-
- Ar.
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- ROA
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- RNR
-
- RNA
-
- RMC
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- BAM
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- bah
-
interjection,
(an exclamation of contempt or annoyance):
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- abn
-
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- nr.
-
- AFC
-
- ANC
-
- RCA
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- BFA
-
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- RBI
-
- RBC
-
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- AFB
-
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- AFM
-
- OMB
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- AMC
-
- RMA
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- Amb
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- RAF
-
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- AIC
-
- ANF
-
- RCN
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- NRA
-
- 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.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- NRC
-
- ob.
-
- Oc.
-
- OFM
-
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCR
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- of-
-
- OFr
-
- Ohm
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- oic
-
- OIr
-
- rhb
-
- Om.
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- RFI
-
- aor
-
- RFC
-
- rfb
-
- RFA
-
- ONF
-
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- MOI
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- IMF
-
- IFC
-
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- CNM
-
- IBN
-
- ib.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- CNO
-
- CMA
-
- Hob
-
noun,
a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
- IRC
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- Mo.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mc-
-
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- IRO
-
- Ir.
-
- CIM
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IOF
-
- IOC
-
- INH
-
- CIA
-
- CIB
-
- CIF
-
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- ChB
-
- FCA
-
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- FAO
-
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- FBI
-
- FBO
-
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- FHA
-
- FRB
-
- Fia
-
- foh
-
interjection,
faugh.
- FIB
-
noun,
a small or trivial lie; minor falsehood.
- fic
-
- FMC
-
- FMB
-
- fm.
-
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- FRC
-
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- FBA
-
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- hf.
-
- HCR
-
- HCM
-
- HBO
-
- HBM
-
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- HAM
-
noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- fo.
-
- FOB
-
noun,
a small pocket just below the waistline in trousers for a watch, keys, change, etc.
Compare watch pocket.
- hr.
-
- HCF
-
- FAB
-
adjective,
fabulous (def 2).
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- ior
-
- Mab
-
noun,
Queen Mab.
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- MBO
-
- Mcf
-
- MCI
-
- MCR
-
- CFR
-
- MFA
-
- MFH
-
- MFR
-
- MHA
-
- mho
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- MHR
-
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- BHA
-
- BHC
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- mob
-
noun,
a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
- bi-
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- MNA
-
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- BMI
-
- FIO
-
- BMR
-
- Bn.
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- BRM
-
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- brr
-
interjection,
(used to express sensations of cold).
- cf.
-
- CFO
-
- cfm
-
- CFI
-
- cfh
-
- CFA
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- CAI
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- Mao
-
- Co.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- ch.
-
- cr.
-
- ca.
-
- CAF
-
- MF
-
- AO
-
- N.
-
- BM
-
- RN
-
- FB
-
- BF
-
- O.
-
- RO
-
- M.
-
- MN
-
- MB
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- NB
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
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- AH
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- RI
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- RH
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- OA
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
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adverb,
no1 .
- BH
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- NC
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- CM
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- NH
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- BC
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- BA
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noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- MH
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- BO
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- B-
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- HB
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- f.
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noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
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- RF
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- CB
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- FC
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- FI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- RC
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- IF
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- R.
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- HI
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- NI
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- h.
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- FA
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noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- NF
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- HO
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noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.