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- brachio-
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- choriamb
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noun,
a foot of four syllables, two short between two long or two unstressed between two stressed.
- boarish
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adjective,
of or like a boar; swinish.
- Coimbra
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noun,
a city in central Portugal: noted university founded at Lisbon 1290, transferred here 1537.
- chamiso
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noun,
a saltbush, Atriplex canescens, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having grayish, scurfy foliage.
- rhombic
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adjective,
having the form of a rhombus.
- chamois
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noun,
an agile, goatlike antelope, Rupicapra rupicapra, of high mountains of Europe: now rare in some areas.
- chimars
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noun,
chimere.
- mihrabs
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noun,
(in a mosque) a niche or decorative panel designating the kiblah.
- mohairs
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noun,
the coat or fleece of an Angora goat.
- chrisom
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noun,
chrism.
- chromas
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noun,
the purity of a color, or its freedom from white or gray.
- Romish
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adjective,
of or relating to Rome as the center of the Roman Catholic Church.
- chairs
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noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- Marcos
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noun,
Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
- chori-
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- chiros
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noun,
the ladyfish, Elops saurus.
- rhombs
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noun,
rhombus.
- Chamos
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noun,
Chemosh.
- Romaic
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noun,
demotic (def 5).
- Charis
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noun,
one of the Graces, married to Hephaestus.
- Maoris
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noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- chimar
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noun,
chimere.
- racism
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noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- chiro-
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- archi-
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- Brahmi
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noun,
a script of India that was probably adapted from the Aramaic alphabet about the 7th century b.c., and from which most of the later Indian scripts developed.
- marish
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noun,
a marsh.
- rachis
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noun,
Botany.
the axis of an inflorescence when somewhat elongated, as in a raceme.
(in a pinnately compound leaf or frond) the prolongation of the petiole along which the leaflets are disposed.
any of various axial structures.
- BSArch
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- mochas
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noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
- Brahms
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noun,
Johannes [yoh-hah-nuh s] /yoʊˈhɑ nəs/ (Show IPA), 1833–97, German composer.
- mohair
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noun,
the coat or fleece of an Angora goat.
- broach
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noun,
Machinery. an elongated, tapered, serrated cutting tool for shaping and enlarging holes.
- Bomarc
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noun,
a winged, surface-to-air interceptor missile.
- Moriah
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noun,
a mountainous region in S Palestine, where Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac. Gen. 22:3.
- Mosaic
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noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- bromic
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adjective,
containing pentavalent bromine.
- MSArch
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- mihrab
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noun,
(in a mosque) a niche or decorative panel designating the kiblah.
- C-bias
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noun,
grid bias.
- micros
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noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- micro-
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- bimahs
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noun,
a platform in a synagogue holding the reading table used when chanting or reading portions of the Torah and the Prophets.
- mbiras
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noun,
a musical instrument of Africa usually made out of a gourd that serves as a resonating box, to which vibrating metal or wooden strips are attached for plucking.
- cambio
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noun,
a currency exchange.
- carbo-
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- Orchis
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noun,
any orchid.
- Caribs
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noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- carobs
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noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- caroms
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noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- sacro-
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- charms
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noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- cobias
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noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- ihrams
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noun,
the dress worn by male Muslims on their pilgrimage to Mecca, consisting of two white cotton cloths, one worn round the waist, the other over the left shoulder.
- smirch
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noun,
a dirty mark or smear, as of soot, dust, dirt, etc.
- Cobham
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noun,
Sir John, Oldcastle, Sir John.
- abmhos
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noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of conductance, equivalent to 10 9mhos.
- ichors
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noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- March.
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- abhors
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verb (used with object),
to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.
- Sirach
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noun,
Son of, Jesus (def 2).
- cobras
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noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- chrism
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noun,
a consecrated oil, usually mixed with balsam or balsam and spices, used by certainchurches in various rites, as in baptism, confirmation, and the like.
- Machos
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noun,
Also, machoism. assertive or aggressive manliness; machismo.
- shamir
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noun,
Yitzhak [yits-hahk] /yɪtsˈhɑk/ (Show IPA), 1915–2012, Israeli political leader: prime minister 1986–92.
- scoria
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noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- haoris
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noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- sarco-
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- macro-
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- chroma
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noun,
the purity of a color, or its freedom from white or gray.
- isobar
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noun,
Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- abohms
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noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of electrical resistance, equivalent to 10 −9 ohm.
- crambo
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noun,
a game in which one person or side must find a rhyme to a word or a line of verse given by another.
- chrom-
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- micra
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noun,
a plural of micron.
- crams
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noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- crash
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noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- Mich.
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- micas
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noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Micah
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noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- mbira
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noun,
a musical instrument of Africa usually made out of a gourd that serves as a resonating box, to which vibrating metal or wooden strips are attached for plucking.
- Cairo
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- masc.
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- Camb.
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- BSCom
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- Chris
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noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- crim.
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- haori
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noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- hoars
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noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- Harms
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noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- Harim
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noun,
harem.
- brash
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noun,
a pile or stack of loose fragments or debris, as of rocks or hedge clippings.
- miso-
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- brims
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noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- misc.
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- Broca
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noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- ichor
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noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- 30-30
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- broch
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noun,
a circular stone tower built around the beginning of the Christian era, having an inner and an outer wall, found on the Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands, the Hebrides, and the mainland of Scotland.
- horas
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noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- Horsa
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noun,
died a.d. 455, Jutish chief (brother of Hengist).
- brom-
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- iambs
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noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- bros.
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noun,
a brother.
- camis
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noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Marsh
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noun,
a tract of low wet land, often treeless and periodically inundated, generally characterized by a growth of grasses, sedges, cattails, and rushes.
- carob
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noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- Maros
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noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- chias
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noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- char-
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- Chari
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noun,
Shari.
- cobia
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noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- charm
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noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- chars
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noun,
a charred material or surface.
- chasm
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noun,
a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge.
- chiao
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noun,
jiao.
- Chiba
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noun,
a city on SE Honshu, in central Japan, near Tokyo.
- chams
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noun,
khan1 .
- mach.
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- macho
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noun,
Also, machoism. assertive or aggressive manliness; machismo.
- machs
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noun,
a number indicating the ratio of the speed of an object to the speed of sound in the medium through which the object is moving. Abbreviation: M.
- Chios
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noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- Maori
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noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- mairs
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adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- choir
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noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- chaos
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noun,
a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.
- Cobra
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noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- carb-
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- Comr.
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- ihram
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noun,
the dress worn by male Muslims on their pilgrimage to Mecca, consisting of two white cotton cloths, one worn round the waist, the other over the left shoulder.
- carbs
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noun,
a carburetor.
- Carib
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noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- corms
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noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- carom
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noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- coria
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noun,
plural of corium.
- Maroc
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noun,
French name of Morocco.
- Combs
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noun,
a toothed strip of plastic, hard rubber, bone, wood, or metal, used for arranging the hair, untangling it, or holding it in place.
- coirs
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noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Maris
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noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- comb.
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- Mario
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noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- marcs
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noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- chair
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noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- COMAS
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noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- chais
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noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Hiram
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noun,
a king of Tyre in the 10th century b.c. I Kings 5.
- brios
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noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Mocha
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noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
- abris
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noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- BArch
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- Shari
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noun,
Also, Chari. a river in N central Africa, flowing NW from the Central African Republic into Lake Chad. 1400 miles (2254 km) long.
- Rashi
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noun,
(Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- Ramos
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noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- Rambo
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noun,
a fanatically militant or violently aggressive person.
- osmic
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adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- OSCAR
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noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Rimas
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noun,
a female given name.
- baris
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noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- barms
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noun,
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
- baro-
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- orch.
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- Orcas
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noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Basho
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noun,
(Basho Matsuo) 1644?–94, Japanese poet.
- BASIC
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noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- acro-
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- scrim
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noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- orach
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noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- Sahib
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noun,
(in India) sir; master: a term of respect used, especially during the colonial period, when addressing or referring to a European.
- ambos
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noun,
(in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.
- amirs
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noun,
emir.
- Sambo
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noun,
a term used to refer to a black person, especially a male.
- Amish
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noun,
the Amish people.
- ambi-
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- AMORC
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- Sabir
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noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- Roach
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noun,
a cockroach.
- roshi
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noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- Arch.
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- Bosch
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noun,
Carl or Karl, 1874–1940, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1931.
- schmo
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noun,
a foolish, boring, or stupid person; a jerk.
- roams
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noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- asco-
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- SCRAM
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noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- abohm
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noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of electrical resistance, equivalent to 10 −9 ohm.
- baric
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adjective,
of or containing barium.
- sarc-
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- bimah
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noun,
a platform in a synagogue holding the reading table used when chanting or reading portions of the Torah and the Prophets.
- boars
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noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- abmho
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noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of conductance, equivalent to 10 9mhos.
- Moshi
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noun,
a city in N Tanzania.
- moras
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noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Birch
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noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood.
Compare birch family.
- Moira
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noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- Sochi
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noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- Bihar
-
noun,
a state in NE India. 38,301 sq. mi. (99,200 sq. km). Capital: Patna.
- Borah
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noun,
William Edgar, 1865–1940, U.S. senator from Idaho 1906–40.
- boric
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adjective,
of or containing boron; boracic.
- simar
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noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Boris
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noun,
a male given name.
- abhor
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verb (used with object),
to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.
- boras
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noun,
a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
- SRAM
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- Sra.
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- HMAS
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- SBIC
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- SRBM
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- scr.
-
- M-16
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noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- hobs
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noun,
a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
- sci.
-
- hoar
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noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- M-14
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noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- sch.
-
- Mac-
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- scar
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noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- scam
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noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- hom-
-
- scab
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noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- iso-
-
- Sima
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noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- Sorb
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noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- Hsia
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noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- SIAM
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noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- ichs
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noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ICSH
-
- ICBM
-
- ICAO
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- Ibos
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noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- shr.
-
- iamb
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- 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.
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- Hos.
-
- Homs
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noun,
a city in W Syria.
- IMCO
-
- shmo
-
noun,
schmo.
- IMHO
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IRBM
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- shim
-
noun,
a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- hor.
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- Sham
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noun,
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- MASH
-
noun,
a soft, pulpy mass.
- Omar
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noun,
a male given name.
- OHMS
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noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- mhos
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noun,
See under siemens.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- mias
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plural,
missing in action.
- mibs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- Mic.
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- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- MARS
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noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- obs.
-
- obis
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noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- MSHA
-
- MSBC
-
- MSBA
-
- Mrs.
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plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- Miro
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noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mis-
-
- Hims
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- Moab
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of the Dead Sea, in what is now Jordan.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Sam.
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Sab.
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rom.
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- Mar.
-
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- RIBA
-
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- 1080
-
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Boma
-
noun,
a city in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Zaire (Congo) River.
- chs.
-
- bosh
-
noun,
absurd or foolish talk; nonsense.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- Bors
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
- cir.
-
- cis-
-
- Bahr
-
noun,
Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1863–1934, Austrian playwright and critic.
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- bor.
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- chm.
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Cobh
-
noun,
a seaport in S Republic of Ireland: port for Cork.
- Bohr
-
noun,
Aage Niels [aw-guh neels] /ˈɔ gə nils/ (Show IPA), 1922–2009, Danish physicist: Nobel Prize 1975 (son of Niels Bohr).
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- Bohm
-
noun,
Dominikus [doh-mee-nee-koo s] /doʊˈmi niˌkʊs/ (Show IPA), 1880–1955, German architect.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- Chr.
-
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- asc-
-
- BSIR
-
- BSHA
-
- BRCS
-
- BSCh
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- brim
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- BACH
-
noun,
a bachelor.
- 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.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- Bram
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- Arm.
-
- ARIS
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Cham
-
noun,
khan1 .
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- Com.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- bar.
-
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- acr-
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- barm
-
noun,
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
- abs-
-
- ambo
-
noun,
(in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.
- abr.
-
- bio-
-
- Ahom
-
noun,
an extinct Thai language of Assam.
- BASc
-
- BASH
-
noun,
a crushing blow.
- bchs
-
plural,
bunch.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- HARM
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- Hab.
-
- BMOC
-
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- bams
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- 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.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Br.
-
- Bac
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- OMB
-
- BHC
-
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- bi-
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- RBC
-
- BSC
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- BHA
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RMA
-
- RCA
-
- BAM
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- RCS
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- BCS
-
- bah
-
interjection,
(an exclamation of contempt or annoyance):
- RBI
-
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- rhb
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Amb
-
- 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.
- SCB
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- SCM
-
- AIC
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- SHA
-
- ACS
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- sho
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- SBA
-
- ABM
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SMA
-
- SMB
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- Ar.
-
- ac-
-
- Sr.
-
- ab-
-
- Am.
-
- SRB
-
- sc.
-
- sb.
-
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- BCh
-
plural,
bunch.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- ASR
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASM
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RMC
-
- ROA
-
- ASI
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- asb
-
- AMC
-
- ROI
-
- ARS
-
- OIr
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- aor
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- AMS
-
- SAR
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Om.
-
- OSB
-
- oic
-
- CIM
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ish
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISR
-
- Mc-
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mo.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSC
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- Mab
-
noun,
Queen Mab.
- CMA
-
- CIB
-
- IRO
-
- CIA
-
- Mao
-
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- ChB
-
- CBS
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- CAI
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- cs.
-
- MBO
-
- IRS
-
- IRC
-
- MCR
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- HCR
-
- HCM
-
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- HBO
-
- HBM
-
- Hob
-
noun,
a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- HAM
-
noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- HSM
-
- hr.
-
- hrs
-
- HMS
-
- ics
-
- io-
-
- Ir.
-
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ior
-
- IOC
-
- IHS
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CRS
-
- CSA
-
- Ia.
-
- CSO
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- CSR
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- ib.
-
- IAS
-
- MCI
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- MSH
-
- mob
-
noun,
a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- MOI
-
- MOR
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- MHA
-
- MSA
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- BMS
-
- BMR
-
- MSI
-
- BRM
-
- ob.
-
- Oc.
-
- OSA
-
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAS
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- BMI
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- OCR
-
- OCS
-
- Ohm
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- MRI
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- mho
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- Co.
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
-
- MHR
-
- ch.
-
- cr.
-
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- ca.
-
- bsh
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- BSA
-
- BSO
-
- BSM
-
- i.
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- 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.
- RO
-
- HB
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- AO
-
- BH
-
- 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.
- B-
-
- CM
-
- OA
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- M.
-
- ic
-
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- MB
-
- BO
-
- CB
-
- RI
-
- RH
-
- RC
-
- SM
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- SA
-
- S.
-
- BM
-
- O.
-
- h.
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- BC
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- MH
-