Anagrams of Brillat-Savarin
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- balistraria
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noun,
(in a medieval fortification) an opening, usually in the form of a cross, through which a crossbow could be fired.
- brilliants
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noun,
Jewelry. a gem, especially a diamond, having any of several varieties of the brilliant cut.
- Bratislava
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noun,
the capital of Slovakia, in the SW part, on the Danube River: a former capital of Hungary.
- artisanal
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adjective,
pertaining to or noting a person skilled in an applied art:
- Braillist
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noun,
an expert at writing Braille.
- librarian
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noun,
a person trained in library science and engaged in library service.
- Transvaal
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- Brilliant
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noun,
Jewelry. a gem, especially a diamond, having any of several varieties of the brilliant cut.
- sanitaria
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noun,
an institution for the preservation or recovery of health, especially for convalescence; health resort.
- arbitral
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adjective,
pertaining to an arbiter or to arbitration.
- ballista
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noun,
an ancient military engine for throwing stones or other missiles.
- Alastair
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noun,
a male given name.
- arabians
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noun,
an inhabitant of Arabia.
- Ballarat
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noun,
a city in S Victoria, in SE Australia.
- vibrants
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noun,
Phonetics. a vibrant sound.
- intarsia
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noun,
an art or technique of decorating a surface with inlaid patterns, especially of wood mosaic, developed during the Renaissance.
- all-star
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noun,
Sports. a player selected for an all-star team.
- Sabatini
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noun,
Rafael [raf-ee-uh l] /ˈræf i əl/ (Show IPA), 1875–1950, English novelist and short-story writer, born in Italy.
- sibilant
-
noun,
Phonetics. a sibilant consonant.
- salariat
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noun,
the class of workers in an economy who receive salaries.
- airbills
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noun,
air waybill.
- travails
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noun,
painfully difficult or burdensome work; toil.
- variants
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noun,
a person or thing that varies.
- latvians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Latvia.
- Basilian
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noun,
a monk or nun following the rule of Saint Basil.
- vanillas
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noun,
any tropical, climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla, especially V. planifolia, bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food, in perfumery, etc.
- barillas
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noun,
either of two European saltworts, Salsola kali or S. soda, whose ashes yield an impure carbonate of soda.
- Brasilia
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Brazil, on the central plateau.
- Larvalia
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- vitrains
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noun,
the material of which the friable, vitreous layers in banded bituminous coal are composed.
- brasilin
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noun,
brazilin.
- Vitalian
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noun,
died a.d. 672, pope 657–672.
- Alsatian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Alsace.
- Bavarian
-
noun,
a native or an inhabitant of Bavaria.
- Varanasi
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noun,
a city in SE Uttar Pradesh, in NE India, on the Ganges River: Hindu holy city.
- Alsatia
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noun,
name formerly given to the Whitefriars district in London, England, which was a sanctuary for debtors and lawbreakers.
- trivial
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adjective,
of very little importance or value; insignificant:
- arrival
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noun,
an act of arriving; a coming:
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- lararia
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noun,
(in an ancient Roman home) a shrine for the Lares.
- labials
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noun,
any labial consonant, especially a bilabial.
- tsarina
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noun,
czarina.
- Arabist
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noun,
a person who specializes in or studies the Arabic language or Arab culture.
- latrias
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noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- vanilla
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noun,
any tropical, climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla, especially V. planifolia, bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food, in perfumery, etc.
- Valiant
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adjective,
boldly courageous; brave; stout-hearted:
- lariats
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noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- Arabian
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noun,
an inhabitant of Arabia.
- antiars
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noun,
the upas tree.
- Latvian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Latvia.
- Sabrina
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noun,
a female given name: from the Latin word for the river Severn.
- barilla
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noun,
either of two European saltworts, Salsola kali or S. soda, whose ashes yield an impure carbonate of soda.
- stibial
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adjective,
of or resembling antimony.
- Britain
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noun,
Great Britain.
- Bavaria
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noun,
a state in SE Germany: formerly a kingdom. 27,239 sq. mi. (70,550 sq. km). Capital: Munich.
- Batavia
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noun,
a city in NW New York.
- Bastian
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noun,
Adolf [ah-dawlf] /ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1826–1905, German anthropologist.
- basilar
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adjective,
pertaining to or situated at the base, especially the base of the skull.
- Basilan
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noun,
an island in the Philippines, SW of Mindanao. 495 sq. mi. (1282 sq. km).
- Sinatra
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noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- Silvana
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noun,
a female given name, form of Silvia or Sylvia.
- Barinas
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noun,
a city in W Venezuela.
- talaria
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plural noun,
the wings or winged sandals on the feet of Hermes, or Mercury.
- Italian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.
- savarin
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noun,
a spongelike cake leavened with yeast, baked in a ring mold, and often soaked with a rum syrup.
- Banaras
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noun,
a former name of Varanasi.
- ballata
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noun,
a 14th-century Italian verse form composed of stanzas beginning and ending with a refrain, often set to music and accompanied by dancing.
- ballast
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noun,
Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
- balatas
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noun,
a nonelastic, rubberlike, water-resistant gum that softens in hot water and is obtained from the latex of a tropical American tree, Manilkara bidentata: used chiefly in the manufacture of machinery belts, golf ball covers, and as a substitute for gutta percha.
Compare bully tree.
- install
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verb (used with object),
to place in position or connect for service or use:
- instill
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verb (used with object),
to infuse slowly or gradually into the mind or feelings; insinuate; inject:
- Tarrasa
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noun,
a city in NE Spain, N of Barcelona.
- Santali
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noun,
the Munda language spoken by the Santal.
- transl.
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- travail
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noun,
painfully difficult or burdensome work; toil.
- avatars
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noun,
Hindu Mythology. the descent of a deity to the earth in an incarnate form or some manifest shape; the incarnation of a god.
- artisan
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noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- villain
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noun,
a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime; scoundrel.
- vibrant
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noun,
Phonetics. a vibrant sound.
- Linaria
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Linaria, of the figwort family, especially of the cultivated species, as L. maroccana or L. aeruginea, having slender clusters of spurred flowers in a variety of colors.
- vitrain
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noun,
the material of which the friable, vitreous layers in banded bituminous coal are composed.
- abstain
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verb (used without object),
to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually followed by from):
- Villars
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noun,
Claude Louis Hector de [klohd lwee ek-tawr duh] /kloʊd lwi ɛkˈtɔr də/ (Show IPA), 1653–1734, marshal of France.
- airbill
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noun,
air waybill.
- Albania
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noun,
a republic in S Europe, in the Balkan Peninsula, W of Macedonia and NW of Greece. 10,632 sq. mi. (27,535 sq. km). Capital: Tirana.
- Visalia
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noun,
a city in central California.
- Liatris
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noun,
any of various composite plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, having long spikes of purplish flowers.
- Lavinia
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noun,
Roman Legend. the daughter of Latinus and second wife of Aeneas.
- variant
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noun,
a person or thing that varies.
- avails
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noun,
advantage; use; efficacy; effective use in the achievement of a goal or objective:
- Saliva
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noun,
a viscid, watery fluid, secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands, that functions in the tasting, chewing, and swallowing of food, moistens the mouth, and starts the digestion of starches.
- Avanti
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noun,
Kingdom of, an ancient Aryan kingdom of W central India, with its capital near modern Ujjain; flourished in the 6th–4th centuries b.c.
- Aintab
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noun,
former name of Gaziantep.
- Salvia
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noun,
any plant of the genus Salvia, comprising the sages, having opposite leaves and whorled flowers.
- Bataan
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noun,
a peninsula on W Luzon, in the Philippines: U.S. troops surrendered to Japanese April 9, 1942.
- Isaian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Isaiah or of the book of the Bible bearing his name.
- Santal
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noun,
sandalwood.
- Bastia
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noun,
a seaport on the NE coast of Corsica: the former capital of Corsica.
- isatin
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noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- Stalin
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noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- Atbara
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noun,
a river in NE Africa, flowing NW from NW Ethiopia to the Nile in E Sudan. About 500 miles (800 km) long.
- Salina
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noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- trails
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noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Salian
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noun,
a Salian Frank.
- trains
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- tra-la
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noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- astral
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adjective,
pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
- trans.
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- aslant
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adverb,
at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
- Istria
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noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- Banias
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noun,
banyan (def 2).
- tablas
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noun,
an island in the Sibuyan Sea, Philippines, one of the Romblon Islands. 265 sq. mi. (686 sq. km).
- Italia
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noun,
Italian name of Italy.
- tribal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a tribe:
- avatar
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noun,
Hindu Mythology. the descent of a deity to the earth in an incarnate form or some manifest shape; the incarnation of a god.
- invars
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- all-in
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adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- instal
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verb (used with object),
install.
- Talara
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noun,
a seaport in NW Peru.
- abatis
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noun,
an obstacle or barricade of trees with bent or sharpened branches directed toward an enemy.
- savant
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noun,
a person of profound or extensive learning; learned scholar.
- Tallis
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noun,
Thomas, c1505–85, English organist and composer, especially of church music.
- Savaii
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noun,
an island in Western Samoa: largest of the Samoa group. 703 sq. mi. (1821 sq. km).
- abasia
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noun,
inability to walk due to a limitation or absence of muscular coordination.
- Silvan
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noun,
a person dwelling in a woodland region.
- barit.
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- Silvia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “forest.”.
- ballas
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noun,
a spherical aggregate of small diamond crystals used for drilling and for various industrial purposes.
- raisin
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noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- balata
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noun,
a nonelastic, rubberlike, water-resistant gum that softens in hot water and is obtained from the latex of a tropical American tree, Manilkara bidentata: used chiefly in the manufacture of machinery belts, golf ball covers, and as a substitute for gutta percha.
Compare bully tree.
- basalt
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noun,
the dark, dense igneous rock of a lava flow or minor intrusion, composed essentially of labradorite and pyroxene and often displaying a columnar structure.
- instar
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- santir
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- instil
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verb (used with object),
instill.
- bairns
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noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- instr.
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- Sarnia
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noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- tarsal
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noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- tarsia
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noun,
intarsia.
- Tarvia
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- aaliis
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noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- intra-
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- tiaras
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noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- sit-in
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noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- tibias
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noun,
Anatomy. the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle and articulate with the femur and the talus; shinbone.
- brills
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noun,
a European flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus, closely related to the turbot.
- ratals
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- Travis
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noun,
William Barret, 1809–36, U.S. soldier: commander during the battle of the Alamo.
- natals
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noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- larvas
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noun,
Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- vitals
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plural noun,
those bodily organs that are essential to life, as the brain, heart, liver, lungs, and stomach.
- Antlia
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noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- lanais
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noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Vasari
-
noun,
Giorgio [jawr-jaw] /ˈdʒɔr dʒɔ/ (Show IPA), 1511–74, Italian painter, architect, and art historian.
- ratans
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noun,
rattan.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- Brasil
-
noun,
Brazil.
- blains
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- lariat
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- Ravana
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the king of Ceylon who abducts Sita, the wife of Ramachandra, and is later defeated by Ramachandra.
- brants
-
noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- Blairs
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- larval
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adjective,
of, relating to, or in the form of a larva.
- lianas
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noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Arabia
-
noun,
a peninsula in SW Asia, including Saudi Arabia, Yemen Arab Republic, People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Kuwait: divided in ancient times into Arabia Deserta, Arabia Petraea, and Arabia Felix. About 1,000,000 sq. mi. (2,600,000 sq. km).
- Valais
-
noun,
a canton in SW Switzerland. 2021 sq. mi. (5235 sq. km). Capital: Sion.
- brains
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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.
- Anabas
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noun,
any small fish of the genus Anabas, of ponds and swamps in Africa and southeastern Asia.
- Alvira
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elvira.
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- blinis
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plural noun,
pancakes made with yeast and either white or buckwheat flour and traditionally served during Shrovetide with caviar and sour cream.
- latria
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noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- ravins
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verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- Altair
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- Latvia
-
noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of Estonia, an independent state 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 25,395 sq. mi. (63,700 sq. km). Capital: Riga.
- brails
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- Braila
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noun,
a port in E Romania, on the Danube River. 203,983.
- al-Lat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying the sun and considered to be a daughter of Allah.
- araban
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noun,
a pentosan, found chiefly in vegetable gums, that yields arabinose upon hydrolysis.
- rabats
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noun,
a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
- Arabis
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noun,
any plant of the genus Arabis, including the rock cresses.
- Strain
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- trivia
-
noun,
(in Roman religion) Hecate: so called because she was the goddess of the crossroads.
- Sabina
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “a Sabine woman.”.
- arrant
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adjective,
downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious:
- alalia
-
noun,
an inability to speak.
- bravas
-
noun,
a shout of “brava!”.
- arbtrn
-
- varnas
-
noun,
Hinduism. class (def 13).
- labial
-
noun,
any labial consonant, especially a bilabial.
- narial
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adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- rivals
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- trills
-
noun,
the act or sound of trilling.
- libras
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- Aralia
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Aralia and related genera, several of which are cultivated as houseplants or have been used medicinally.
- Ararat
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noun,
a mountain in E Turkey, near the borders of Iran and Armenia: traditionally considered the landing place of Noah's Ark. 16,945 feet (5165 meters).
- Libava
-
noun,
Russian name of Liepāja.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- Brit.
-
- Rabat
-
noun,
a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
- Narva
-
noun,
a city in NE Estonia: Swedish defeat of Russians 1700.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- nival
-
adjective,
of or growing in snow:
- rabal
-
noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds aloft by theodolitic tracking of a radiosonde.
- brain
-
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.
- natl.
-
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- sinal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Silva
-
noun,
the forest trees of a particular area.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Brans
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- brits
-
noun,
the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Brava
-
noun,
a shout of “brava!”.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- Srta.
-
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Naval
-
adjective,
of or relating to warships:
- Nabal
-
noun,
a wealthy Calebite, husband of Abigail, who refused rightful tribute to King David for protecting Nabal's flocks. I Sam. 25.
- Brant
-
noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- nitr-
-
- briar
-
noun,
brier1 .
- nills
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Nabis
-
- Brill
-
noun,
a European flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus, closely related to the turbot.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- Sivan
-
noun,
the ninth month of the Jewish calendar.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Rabin
-
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.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Ital.
-
- brail
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- libri
-
noun,
plural of liber2 .
- Sabra
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a person born in Israel.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- Laban
-
noun,
the father of Leah and Rachel and the father-in-law of Jacob. Gen. 24:29; 29:16–30.
- labia
-
noun,
plural of labium.
- Libia
-
noun,
Libya.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- rival
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- lalia
-
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Saiva
-
noun,
Shaiva.
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- rills
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- larva
-
noun,
Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- ravin
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- lavas
-
noun,
the molten, fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent.
- Laval
-
noun,
Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), 1883–1945, French lawyer and politician: premier 1931–32, 1935–36; premier of the Vichy government 1942–44; executed for treason 1945.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- Iblis
-
noun,
an evil spirit or devil, the chief of the wicked jinn.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- savin
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus sabina, of Europe and Asia.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- Illia
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1900–83, Argentine physician and statesman: president 1963–66.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Rains
-
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).
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- init.
-
- in-lb
-
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- inst.
-
- rall.
-
- Lilas
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- intr.
-
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- Invar
-
- invt.
-
- Iran.
-
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lilts
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- sanit
-
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- salal
-
noun,
an evergreen shrub, Gaultheria shallon, of the heath family, native to the western coast of North America, having leathery, oblong leaves and clusters of pink or white flowers and purplish-black fruit.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Arab.
-
- Arras
-
noun,
a rich tapestry.
- Arran
-
noun,
an island in SW Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde. 166 sq. mi. (430 sq. km).
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- anvil
-
noun,
a heavy iron block with a smooth face, frequently of steel, on which metals, usually heated until soft, are hammered into desired shapes.
- Trill
-
noun,
the act or sound of trilling.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- anti-
-
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Vaasa
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- vails
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- anis-
-
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- vairs
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Avila
-
noun,
a city in central Spain, a religious and academic center.
- avian
-
adjective,
of or relating to birds.
- tills
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- avast
-
verb (imperative),
(used as a command to stop or cease):
- Avars
-
noun,
a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
- avail
-
noun,
advantage; use; efficacy; effective use in the achievement of a goal or objective:
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- asana
-
noun,
any of the postures in a yoga exercise.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- astr.
-
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anat.
-
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- vinas
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Vilas
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- Villa
-
noun,
a country residence or estate.
- abstr
-
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abrin
-
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.
- vills
-
noun,
a territorial division under the feudal system; township.
- vini-
-
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- viral
-
Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- aalii
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- virls
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- visit
-
noun,
the act of or an instance of visiting:
- VISTA
-
noun,
a view or prospect, especially one seen through a long, narrow avenue or passage, as between rows of trees or houses.
- vital
-
adjective,
of or relating to life:
- 30-30
-
- Alala
-
noun,
a dull, brownish-tinged crow that occurs only in Hawaii.
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- anal.
-
- Allan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Alvin
-
noun,
a town in S Texas.
- Alvar
-
noun,
a holy person of the Vaishnava sect.
- alti-
-
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- Alta.
-
- Vanir
-
noun,
a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- Varna
-
noun,
Hinduism. class (def 13).
- varas
-
noun,
a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- alibi
-
noun,
Law. the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- vari-
-
- varia
-
noun,
a variant reading.
- albas
-
noun,
a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
- Alban
-
noun,
Saint, 3rd century a.d, first English martyr.
- Alas.
-
- tibia
-
noun,
Anatomy. the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle and articulate with the femur and the talus; shinbone.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- birls
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- banal
-
adjective,
devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite:
- Banat
-
noun,
a fertile low-lying region extending through parts of Hungary, Romania, and Serbia.
- stilb
-
noun,
a unit of luminance, equal to one candle per square centimeter.
- bania
-
noun,
banyan (def 2).
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- bavin
-
noun,
a piece of kindling wood.
- Blain
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Still
-
noun,
stillness or silence:
- birrs
-
noun,
force; energy; vigor.
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- balsa
-
noun,
a tropical American tree, Ochroma pyramidale (lagopus), of the bombax family, yielding an exceedingly light wood used for life preservers, rafts, toy airplanes, etc.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Bart.
-
- basal
-
adjective,
of, at, or forming the base.
- bints
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- Basil
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- Basra
-
noun,
a port in SE Iraq, N of the Persian Gulf.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- basta
-
interjection,
enough; stop.
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- Bills
-
noun,
a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied:
- Batna
-
noun,
a city in NE Algeria.
- tabis
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- Balt.
-
- tabla
-
noun,
a small drum or pair of drums of India tuned to different pitches and played with the hands.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- baits
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- Balas
-
noun,
a rose-red variety of spinel.
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Balla
-
noun,
Giacomo [jah-kaw-maw] /ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1871?–1958, Italian painter.
- balls
-
noun,
a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere:
- blini
-
plural noun,
pancakes made with yeast and either white or buckwheat flour and traditionally served during Shrovetide with caviar and sour cream.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- stall
-
noun,
a compartment in a stable or shed for the accommodation of one animal.
- blats
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- vas-
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Sra.
-
- vil.
-
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- VLBI
-
- vars
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- nav.
-
- Vat.
-
- tab.
-
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- VLSI
-
- VAST
-
noun,
Literary. an immense or boundless expanse or space.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- NLRB
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- NTIA
-
- NTSB
-
- RIBA
-
- Raab
-
noun,
broccoli rabe.
- NIRA
-
- Vins
-
noun,
wine.
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Vina
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- vin-
-
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- 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).
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- visa
-
noun,
an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- str.
-
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- NRAB
-
- vill
-
noun,
a territorial division under the feudal system; township.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- tri-
-
- tRNA
-
- RNAS
-
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- Sab.
-
- Saba
-
noun,
an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the N Leeward Islands. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
- SBLI
-
- tall
-
adverb,
in a proud, confident, or erect manner:
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sava
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Slovenia, through Croatia to the Danube at Belgrade, Serbia. 450 miles (725 km) long.
- TRIB
-
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- SATB
-
- trav
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Sat.
-
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Till
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- RIIA
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- vara
-
noun,
a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- var.
-
- Slav
-
noun,
one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs) the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs) and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs)
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- tavs
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- Vala
-
noun,
a prophetess.
- val.
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- riv.
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rill
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- rit.
-
- Vaal
-
noun,
a river in S Africa, in the Republic of South Africa, flowing SW from the Transvaal to the Orange River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- 1080
-
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- baas
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- ant.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- Baal
-
noun,
any of numerous local deities among the ancient Semitic peoples, typifying the productive forces of nature and worshiped with much sensuality.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- itis
-
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- ANSI
-
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- Lab.
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Lani
-
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- all-
-
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- Bala
-
noun,
Bilhah.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- alt.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- bal.
-
- Alva
-
noun,
Also, Alba. Fernando Alvarez de Toledo [fer-nahn-daw ahl-vah-reth th e taw-le-th aw] /fɛrˈnɑn dɔ ˈɑl vɑˌrɛθ ðɛ tɔˈlɛ ðɔ/ (Show IPA), Duke of, 1508–82, Spanish general who suppressed a Protestant rebellion in the Netherlands in 1567.
- Anas
-
- anba
-
noun,
father: a title of a clergyman or saint in the Coptic Church.
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- ISBN
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- IATA
-
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ibis
-
noun,
any of several large wading birds of the family Threskiornithidae, of warm temperate and tropical regions, related to the herons and storks, and characterized by a long, thin, downward-curved bill.
Compare sacred ibis.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- BSAA
-
- BSIR
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- BSIT
-
- iana
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- BSNA
-
- BSRT
-
- Avar
-
noun,
a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- avn.
-
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- ARIS
-
- arr.
-
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- art.
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- inv.
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- intl
-
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- INRI
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- Ill.
-
- Alis
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- abs-
-
- Abas
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- abl.
-
- ABLS
-
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- abr.
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- birr
-
noun,
force; energy; vigor.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Ball
-
noun,
a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere:
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- biri
-
noun,
bidi.
- AAAS
-
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- bin-
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Barr
-
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- Bill
-
noun,
a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied:
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Bara
-
noun,
Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
- bar.
-
- AAAL
-
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- blat
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- LitB
-
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- Lib.
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Ala.
-
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alb.
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- lavs
-
noun,
lavatory.
- lava
-
noun,
the molten, fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent.
- Alba
-
noun,
a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- lit.
-
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- Lili
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- AISI
-
- btl.
-
- lin.
-
- lilt
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- BLit
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Tbi
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAL
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- TBA
-
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- Avi
-
- a-v
-
- Br.
-
- TIA
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- Ava
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- bl.
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- ATV
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- vb.
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- 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.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- abv
-
- abt
-
- abn
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- Aar
-
- VAN
-
noun,
the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- av.
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- al.
-
- AIA
-
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- ab-
-
- VLA
-
- AAA
-
- Vt.
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ASN
-
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- tlr
-
- TNB
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- ATB
-
- ATA
-
- at.
-
- ASV
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- ASI
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- asb
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- ARS
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- TSI
-
- TVA
-
- Va.
-
- vs.
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- La.
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- RNA
-
- RNR
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSV
-
- rt.
-
- RTS
-
- SAA
-
- Lt.
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- ITV
-
- ITA
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- ISV
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- Isl
-
- ISA
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRL
-
- SAR
-
- 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.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- LTL
-
- NBA
-
- NBS
-
- NIA
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- NAA
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- lv.
-
- NSA
-
- ltr
-
- LTA
-
- RBI
-
- LST
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- LSI
-
- LLB
-
- ll.
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- Ir.
-
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- in.
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- Bt.
-
- BST
-
- SLA
-
- BSN
-
- SLR
-
- BSA
-
- BSL
-
- ILS
-
- brr
-
interjection,
(used to express sensations of cold).
- Sr.
-
- SRB
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- BNS
-
- bvt
-
- Bn.
-
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- BLS
-
- BLL
-
- STB
-
- STI
-
- BLA
-
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- STL
-
- STV
-
- SVR
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- bi-
-
- Bav
-
- BVA
-
- BRT
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- sb.
-
- SBA
-
- IBN
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- ib.
-
- IAS
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ial
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- t.
-
- SV
-
- N.
-
- NL
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- NB
-
- NI
-
- SL
-
- TB
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- VL
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- VN
-
- RV
-
- i.
-
- SN
-
- BV
-
noun,
Elihu, 1853–1937, U.S. inventor, born in England.
- LR
-
- L.
-
- TN
-
- VR
-
- VI
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- V.
-
- TL
-
- ln
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- B-
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- L1
-
- RN
-
- L2
-
- RI
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- NV
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- TV
-
noun,
television.