Anagrams of carbuncles
Word carbuncles has
717 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of carbuncles.
- caruncles
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noun,
Botany. a protuberance at or surrounding the hilum of a seed.
- carbuncle
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noun,
Pathology. a painful circumscribed inflammation of the subcutaneous tissue, resulting in suppuration and sloughing, and having a tendency to spread somewhat like a boil, but more serious in its effects.
- unbraces
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verb (used with object),
to remove the braces of.
- lucarnes
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noun,
a dormer window.
- caruncle
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noun,
Botany. a protuberance at or surrounding the hilum of a seed.
- accuser
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noun,
a person who accuses, especially in a court of law:
- unbrace
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verb (used with object),
to remove the braces of.
- lancers
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noun,
a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
- launces
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noun,
sand lance.
- Laurens
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noun,
Henry, 1724–92, South Carolina and U.S. Revolutionary political leader: president of the Continental Congress 1777–78.
- secular
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noun,
a layperson.
- lucarne
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noun,
a dormer window.
- unlaces
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verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- saccule
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noun,
Anatomy. the smaller of two sacs in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear.
Compare utricle (def 3).
- cancels
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noun,
an act of canceling.
- bascule
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noun,
a device operating like a balance or seesaw, especially an arrangement of a movable bridge (bascule bridge) by which the rising floor or section is counterbalanced by a weight.
- recusal
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noun,
the disqualification of a judge for a particular lawsuit or proceeding, especially due to some possible conflict of interest or prejudice.
- Breslau
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noun,
German name of Wrocław.
- nebulas
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noun,
Astronomy.
Also called diffuse nebula. a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. Compare dark nebula, emission nebula, reflection nebula.
(formerly) any celestial object that appears nebulous, hazy, or fuzzy, and extended in a telescope view.
- branles
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noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- accrues
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verb (used without object),
to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc.
- nuclear
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noun,
nuclear energy:
- Ecclus.
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- curable
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adjective,
capable of being cured.
- unreal
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adjective,
not real or actual.
- lucres
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noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- Launce
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noun,
sand lance.
- brules
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noun,
(in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
- cesura
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noun,
caesura.
- Lauren
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noun,
a female given name.
- cercus
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noun,
one of a pair of appendages at the rear of the abdomen of certain insects and other arthropods, serving as tactile organs.
- Brunel
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noun,
Isambard Kingdom [iz-uh m-bahrd] /ˈɪz əmˌbɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1806–59, English civil engineer and naval architect.
- urbane
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adjective,
having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities:
- usable
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adjective,
available or convenient for use:
- nebula
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noun,
Astronomy.
Also called diffuse nebula. a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. Compare dark nebula, emission nebula, reflection nebula.
(formerly) any celestial object that appears nebulous, hazy, or fuzzy, and extended in a telescope view.
- learns
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verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- cables
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noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- LeBrun
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noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1871–1950, president of France 1932–40.
- Senlac
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noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- clares
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noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- braces
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noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- scaler
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noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- saurel
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noun,
any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
- burans
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noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- scler-
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- sclera
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noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- lunars
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noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- Leucas
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noun,
Levkas.
- Lencas
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- casern
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- saucer
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noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- arsen-
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- buccal
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adjective,
of or relating to the cheek.
- nacres
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- caners
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Rubens
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noun,
Peter Paul [pee-ter pawl;; Flemish pey-tuh r poul] /ˈpi tər pɔl;; Flemish ˈpeɪ tər paʊl/ (Show IPA), 1577–1640, Flemish painter.
- Cancer
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noun,
Pathology.
a malignant and invasive growth or tumor, especially one originating in epithelium, tending to recur after excision and to metastasize to other sites.
any disease characterized by such growths.
- usance
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noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- cruces
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noun,
a plural of crux.
- unseal
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verb (used with object),
to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed:
- accel.
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- accrue
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verb (used without object),
to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc.
- Cuenca
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noun,
a city in SW Ecuador.
- cabers
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noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- accuse
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verb (used with object),
to charge with the fault, offense, or crime (usually followed by of):
- branle
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noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- unlace
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verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- calces
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noun,
a plural of calx.
- uncase
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verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- cuneal
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adjective,
wedgelike; wedge-shaped.
- blears
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noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- suable
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adjective,
liable to be sued; capable of being sued.
- unbars
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verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- scarce
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Idioms,
make oneself scarce, Informal.
to depart, especially suddenly.
to stay away; avoid.
- unable
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adjective,
lacking the necessary power, competence, etc., to accomplish some specified act:
- lances
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- clause
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noun,
Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
- cancel
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noun,
an act of canceling.
- cleans
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- blancs
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noun,
a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
- clears
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noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- blares
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noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- neural
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adjective,
of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.
- Albers
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noun,
Josef, 1888–1976, U.S. painter, born in Germany.
- Elbrus
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noun,
a mountain in the S Russian Federation, in the Caucasus range: the highest peak in Europe, 18,465 feet (5628 meters).
- Barnes
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noun,
Albert Coombs [koomz] /kumz/ (Show IPA), 1873–1951, U.S. inventor and art collector.
- lancer
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noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- Creusa
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noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- caber
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noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- lunas
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noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- luces
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noun,
plural of lux.
- Ecua.
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- lucre
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noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- Busra
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noun,
Basra.
- lunes
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noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- lunar
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noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- Nebr.
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- burse
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noun,
a pouch or case for some special purpose.
- Brusa
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noun,
Bursa.
- Brale
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- 30-30
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- Brans
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noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Braun
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noun,
Eva [ee-vuh;; German ey-vah] /ˈi və;; German ˈeɪ vɑ/ (Show IPA), 1912–45, mistress of Adolf Hitler.
- neur-
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- neral
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noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- cusec
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noun,
a unit of flow of one cubic foot per second.
- Bruce
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noun,
Blanche Kelso, 1841–98, U.S. politician: first black to serve a full term as U.S. senator 1875–81.
- Brule
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noun,
(in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
- nears
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- Bursa
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- nares
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plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- narcs
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noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- curse
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noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- nacre
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- nabes
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noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Buran
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noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- lures
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noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- burls
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noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- Burns
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noun,
Arthur F(rank) 1904–1987, U.S. economist, born in Austria: chairman of the Federal Reserve Board 1970–78.
- Cable
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noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- Caren
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noun,
a female given name.
- Lucca
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noun,
a city in NW Italy, W of Florence.
- clear
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noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Lenca
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- lears
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noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- learn
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verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- leans
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noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- ceras
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noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- clans
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noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Clare
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noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- clase
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- LASER
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noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- Clerc
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noun,
Laurent [loh-rahn] /loʊˈrɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1785–1869, French educator of the deaf, in the U.S. after 1816.
- curbs
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noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- Lares
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Crane
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noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- LANCE
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- laces
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noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- cruel
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adjective,
willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- Cunas
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noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cruse
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noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- cubas
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noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- Elura
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noun,
Ellora.
- cubes
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noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- Lerna
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noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- cause
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noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- calc-
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- elans
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noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Caleb
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noun,
a Hebrew leader, sent as a spy into the land of Canaan. Num. 13:6.
- Lucas
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noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- curns
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noun,
a grain.
- canc.
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- curls
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noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- caner
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canes
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noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Lucan
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noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- carb-
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- carbs
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noun,
a carburetor.
- lubra
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noun,
an Aborigine girl or woman.
- caus.
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- encl.
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- cares
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noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- lubes
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noun,
lubricant.
- carls
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noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- carne
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noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- carns
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noun,
cairn.
- carse
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noun,
bottom land.
- cures
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noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- leuc-
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- cauls
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noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- eccl.
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- earns
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verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Brace
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noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- Sable
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noun,
an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- ulnas
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noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- scale
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noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- unbar
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verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- acnes
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noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- sauce
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noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- sarc-
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- UNCLE
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noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- SABRE
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noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Saber
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noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Auber
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noun,
Daniel François Esprit [da-nyel frahn-swa es-pree] /daˈnyɛl frɑ̃ˈswa ɛsˈpri/ (Show IPA), 1782–1871, French composer.
- bales
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noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- BALUN
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noun,
a device for converting a balanced line into an unbalanced line and vice versa.
- snarl
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noun,
the act of snarling.
- runes
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noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- banes
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noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- acerb
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adjective,
acerbic.
- Rules
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noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- bares
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verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- accus
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- scare
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noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- ulcer
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noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- Abner
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noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- arces
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noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- snare
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noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- slurb
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noun,
a shabby, ill-planned suburban area.
- alure
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noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- Aleus
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noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- alecs
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noun,
a herring.
- suber
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noun,
cork (def 6).
- seral
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adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- serac
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noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Sucre
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noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- ulans
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noun,
uhlan.
- arcus
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noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- Arlen
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noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Arles
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noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Arnel
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- sural
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adjective,
of or relating to the calf of the leg.
- Asben
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noun,
Aïr.
- SCUBA
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noun,
a portable breathing device for free-swimming divers, consisting of a mouthpiece joined by hoses to one or two tanks of compressed air that are strapped on the back.
- scrub
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noun,
an act or instance of scrubbing.
- scena
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noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- abuse
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noun,
wrong or improper use; misuse:
- BANCS
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noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- ancre
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adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- rebus
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noun,
a representation of a word or phrase by pictures, symbols, etc., that suggest that word or phrase or its syllables:
- Nurse
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noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- bears
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noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- blear
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noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- races
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noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Blase
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adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- ureas
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noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- blare
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noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- Urena
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noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- Urban
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 222–230.
- ruble
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noun,
a silver or copper-alloy coin and monetary unit of Russia, the Soviet Union, and its successor states, equal to 100 kopecks.
- reals
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noun,
real number.
- Blanc
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noun,
a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
- USECC
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- Blaeu
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noun,
Willem Janszoon [vil-uh m yahn-suh n,, -sohn] /ˈvɪl əm ˈyɑn sən,, -soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1571–1638, Dutch cartographer, geographer, astronomer, and mathematician.
- Berns
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- rales
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noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- blues
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noun,
the blues, (used with a plural verb) depressed spirits; despondency; melancholy:
- renal
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adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- beans
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noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- rubes
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noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- Basel
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- Beals
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noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Usnea
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noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- Basle
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noun,
Basel.
- ables
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- nurls
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noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- uran-
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- Bauer
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noun,
Georg [gey-awrk] /geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), Agricola, Georgius.
- urase
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noun,
urease.
- Ruben
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noun,
Douay Bible. Reuben (defs 1, 2).
- ears
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noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Lars
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noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lase
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verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- SNCC
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noun,
a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
- sur-
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- USNA
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- Sra.
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- Laue
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noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- Ecru
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noun,
an ecru color.
- sub-
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- Sura
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noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- enc.
-
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- enl.
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Ens.
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- Eur.
-
- Lab.
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- urbs
-
noun,
an urban area.
- ELAS
-
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- USAR
-
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- USCA
-
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- rubs
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Rube
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- RNAS
-
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- rel.
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- NLRB
-
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- Rus.
-
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- slub
-
noun,
the fibers produced by slubbing.
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- lea.
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- sec.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- nubs
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Luba
-
noun,
a member of any of various groups of agricultural and hunting people inhabiting the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo, some of whom are famous for their wood carvings.
- scr.
-
- ScBE
-
- lube
-
noun,
lubricant.
- ScBC
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- saur
-
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Sab.
-
- NRAB
-
- 1080
-
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Blue
-
noun,
the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- Benu
-
noun,
the sacred bird of ancient Egypt, corresponding to the phoenix.
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Beau
-
noun,
a male lover or sweetheart.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Baul
-
noun,
a member of a nonconformist Bengalese sect having gurus but no dogmas, rituals, religious institutions, or scriptures.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- BASc
-
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- bar.
-
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- blur
-
noun,
a smudge or smear that obscures:
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- burs
-
noun,
a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Cal.
-
- cac-
-
- bus.
-
- Burl
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- 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.
- Bur.
-
- Buna
-
- bul.
-
- BSNA
-
- BSEc
-
- BSCE
-
- BSAE
-
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- bal.
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aer-
-
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- ACLU
-
- ACLS
-
- acc.
-
- 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.
- abs-
-
- abr.
-
- ABLS
-
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- abl.
-
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Alb.
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- BAcc
-
- BRCS
-
- Aus.
-
- aur-
-
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Aube
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the Seine. 125 miles (200 km) long.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- asc-
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ance
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- Cres
-
- Cels
-
- cen.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CERN
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clar
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- club
-
noun,
a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the other, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- 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.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- Cebu
-
noun,
an island in the S central Philippines. 1703 sq. mi. (4411 sq. km).
- Cuba
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- cube
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cule
-
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cur.
-
- curb
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- USRC
-
- CCls
-
- CBEL
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- Esc
-
- CSR
-
- eu-
-
- ESU
-
- SCB
-
- ESR
-
- ESL
-
- ASU
-
- ASR
-
- ASN
-
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- ase
-
- EbN
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- asb
-
- ARU
-
- ESA
-
- ARS
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- CSC
-
- sc.
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- CSA
-
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ure
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- La.
-
- SAE
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Bac
-
- Br.
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- SAR
-
- BSC
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- CCU
-
- bl.
-
- be-
-
- BCL
-
- BCE
-
- sb.
-
- SBA
-
- SBE
-
- Cub
-
noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- uns
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- abn
-
- UAR
-
- ur-
-
- USA
-
- UAE
-
- ECA
-
- Ube
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- UCC
-
- UCR
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Les
-
- lub
-
- AEC
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- ae.
-
- ea.
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- ACS
-
- LSC
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Une
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ALC
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- SLA
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- SLE
-
- SLR
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- EBS
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- ANC
-
- SNU
-
- Sr.
-
- ALU
-
- SRB
-
- ec-
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- en-
-
- CBC
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- AUC
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- NRC
-
- NEC
-
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- NES
-
- BRE
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- cc.
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- an.
-
- NSA
-
- BSL
-
- NSC
-
- NSU
-
- USC
-
- nub
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- BNS
-
- NUL
-
- Bn.
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- LCA
-
- BSA
-
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- ca.
-
- USR
-
- ab-
-
- USN
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- CEA
-
- CCR
-
- bun
-
noun,
any of a wide variety of variously shaped bread rolls, usually leavened and slightly sweetened or plain, sometimes containing spices, dried currants, etc.
- CEC
-
- bu.
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- BSN
-
- al.
-
- ac-
-
- NBA
-
- NBC
-
- NbE
-
- NBS
-
- NCC
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- BSE
-
- CBE
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- USB
-
- Ar.
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- RNA
-
- CNC
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- BCS
-
- ean
-
- BCC
-
verb (used with object),
to send (a duplicate of a document, email, or the like) to (someone whose name is not visible to the primary addressee).
- CNS
-
- CRC
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- CCA
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- CRS
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- CBS
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- CAB
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noun,
a taxicab.
- bec
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- Bel
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noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- ear
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noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- RCS
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- Re.
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- Rab
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noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- BLS
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- ble
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- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- cle
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- BLA
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- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RBC
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- RCA
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- RCN
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- REA
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- cl.
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- CLR
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- Reb
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noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- Ben
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noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Las
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noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- CLU
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- unc
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- Eb
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- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- 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.
- L.
-
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- CE
-
- RU
-
- RN
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- RC
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- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
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- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NL
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- SA
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- le
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- CB
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- NC
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- NB
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- N.
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- S.
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- SL
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- ln
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- U.
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- LR
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- LU
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- UL
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- UB
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- UC
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- SU
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- L1
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- SN
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- CU
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- B-
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- BA
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noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- BC
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- LC
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- L2
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