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- choriambs
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noun,
a foot of four syllables, two short between two long or two unstressed between two stressed.
- biramous
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adjective,
consisting of or divided into two branches:
- microbus
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noun,
minibus.
- choriamb
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noun,
a foot of four syllables, two short between two long or two unstressed between two stressed.
- brachio-
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- brachium
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noun,
Anatomy. the part of the arm from the shoulder to the elbow.
- Cumbria
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noun,
a county in NW England. 2659 sq. mi. (6886 sq. km).
- chamois
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noun,
an agile, goatlike antelope, Rupicapra rupicapra, of high mountains of Europe: now rare in some areas.
- rhombic
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adjective,
having the form of a rhombus.
- rhombus
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noun,
an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram; any equilateral parallelogram except a square.
- boarish
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adjective,
of or like a boar; swinish.
- chimars
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noun,
chimere.
- rhumbas
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noun,
rumba.
- chrisom
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noun,
chrism.
- carious
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adjective,
having caries, as teeth; decayed.
- chromas
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noun,
the purity of a color, or its freedom from white or gray.
- chamiso
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noun,
a saltbush, Atriplex canescens, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having grayish, scurfy foliage.
- Caribou
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noun,
any of several large, North American deer of the genus Rangifer, related to the reindeer of the Old World.
- Maurois
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), (Émile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog) 1885–1967, French biographer and novelist.
- aurochs
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noun,
a large, black European wild ox, Bos primigenius: extinct since 1627.
- mohairs
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noun,
the coat or fleece of an Angora goat.
- mihrabs
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noun,
(in a mosque) a niche or decorative panel designating the kiblah.
- bariums
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noun,
a whitish, malleable, active, divalent, metallic element, occurring in combination chiefly as barite or as witherite. Symbol: Ba; atomic weight: 137.34; atomic number: 56; specific gravity: 3.5 at 20°C.
- curiosa
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plural noun,
books, pamphlets, etc., dealing with unusual subjects.
- Corumba
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noun,
a city in W Brazil.
- Muscari
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- Coimbra
-
noun,
a city in central Portugal: noted university founded at Lisbon 1290, transferred here 1537.
- 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.
- 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.
- mihrab
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noun,
(in a mosque) a niche or decorative panel designating the kiblah.
- curios
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noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- Brahui
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noun,
a member of a nomadic people of Baluchistan.
- ramous
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adjective,
ramose.
- 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.
- 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.
- Brahms
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noun,
Johannes [yoh-hah-nuh s] /yoʊˈhɑ nəs/ (Show IPA), 1833–97, German composer.
- Icarus
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noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- rhombs
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noun,
rhombus.
- Baruch
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noun,
the amanuensis and friend of Jeremiah and nominal author of the book of Baruch in the Apocrypha. Jer. 32:12.
- sacrum
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noun,
a bone resulting from the fusion of two or more vertebrae between the lumbar and the coccygeal regions, in humans being composed usually of five fused vertebrae and forming the posterior wall of the pelvis.
- sacro-
-
- Maoris
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noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- rumbas
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noun,
a dance, Cuban in origin and complex in rhythm.
- 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.
- Romish
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adjective,
of or relating to Rome as the center of the Roman Catholic Church.
- barium
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noun,
a whitish, malleable, active, divalent, metallic element, occurring in combination chiefly as barite or as witherite. Symbol: Ba; atomic weight: 137.34; atomic number: 56; specific gravity: 3.5 at 20°C.
- Romaic
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noun,
demotic (def 5).
- haoris
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noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- Bochum
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noun,
a city in central North Rhine-Westphalia, in W Germany.
- Baucis
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noun,
an aged Phrygian peasant woman who, with her husband Philemon, offered hospitality to the disguised Zeus and Hermes: they were rewarded by being saved from a flood and changed into trees.
- Marcus
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noun,
Saint. Also, Mark. died a.d. 336, pope 336.
- Habiru
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noun,
a nomadic people mentioned in Assyro-Babylonian literature: possibly the early Hebrews.
- 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.
- marish
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noun,
a marsh.
- Marius
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noun,
Gaius, c155–86 b.c, Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
- bromic
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adjective,
containing pentavalent bromine.
- rhumba
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noun,
rumba.
- rhumbs
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noun,
rhumb line.
- Murcia
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noun,
a city in SE Spain.
- BSArch
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- Moriah
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noun,
a mountainous region in S Palestine, where Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac. Gen. 22:3.
- chorus
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noun,
Music.
a group of persons singing in unison.
(in an opera, oratorio, etc.) such a group singing choral parts in connection with soloists or individual singers.
a piece of music for singing in unison.
a part of a song that recurs at intervals, usually following each verse; refrain.
- MSArch
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- 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.
- chrom-
-
- chroma
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noun,
the purity of a color, or its freedom from white or gray.
- 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.
- Mosaic
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noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- mohurs
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noun,
any of various gold coins of India, introduced in the 16th century by various Mogul princes and later used by the British as the standard gold coin of India.
- chiros
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noun,
the ladyfish, Elops saurus.
- mohair
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noun,
the coat or fleece of an Angora goat.
- mochas
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noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
- Mobius
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noun,
August Ferdinand [ou-goo st fer-di-nahnt] /ˈaʊ gʊst ˈfɛr dɪˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1790–1868, German mathematician.
- Cobham
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noun,
Sir John, Oldcastle, Sir John.
- 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.
- 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.
- micro-
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- micros
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noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- chori-
-
- chiro-
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- Orchis
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noun,
any orchid.
- caroms
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noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- Cubism
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noun,
a style of painting and sculpture developed in the early 20th century, characterized chiefly by an emphasis on formal structure, the reduction of natural forms to their geometrical equivalents, and the organization of the planes of a represented object independently of representational requirements.
- 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.
- crumbs
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noun,
a small particle of bread, cake, etc., that has broken off.
- carbo-
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- 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.
- Caruso
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noun,
Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
- chimar
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noun,
chimere.
- C-bias
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noun,
grid bias.
- mucosa
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noun,
mucous membrane.
- mucors
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noun,
any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
- 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.
- Chamos
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noun,
Chemosh.
- Charis
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noun,
one of the Graces, married to Hephaestus.
- charms
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noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- chiaus
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noun,
(in the Ottoman Empire) a court official who served as an ambassador, emissary, or member of a ceremonial escort.
- macro-
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- corium
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- sarco-
-
- abmhos
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noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of conductance, equivalent to 10 9mhos.
- abhors
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verb (used with object),
to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.
- soucar
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noun,
a Hindu banker.
- airbus
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noun,
a short-range or medium-range commercial passenger airplane, especially one that is part of a frequent shuttlelike service between two popular destinations.
- scoria
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noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Huambo
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noun,
a city in central Angola.
- Umbria
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noun,
an ancient district in central and N Italy.
- umbras
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noun,
shade; shadow.
- amours
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noun,
a love affair.
- 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.
- abohms
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noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of electrical resistance, equivalent to 10 −9 ohm.
- hubris
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noun,
excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance.
- Subroc
-
noun,
a rocket that contains a nuclear depth charge and that can be launched underwater from a submarine torpedo tube.
- humors
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noun,
a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement:
- acious
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- 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.
- archi-
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- March.
-
- Sirach
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noun,
Son of, Jesus (def 2).
- shamir
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noun,
Yitzhak [yits-hahk] /yɪtsˈhɑk/ (Show IPA), 1915–2012, Israeli political leader: prime minister 1986–92.
- ichors
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noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- Machos
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noun,
Also, machoism. assertive or aggressive manliness; machismo.
- amicus
-
noun,
a philanthropist.
- houris
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noun,
one of the beautiful virgins provided in paradise for all faithful Muslims.
- ambush
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noun,
an act or instance of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise:
- smirch
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noun,
a dirty mark or smear, as of soot, dust, dirt, etc.
- iambus
-
noun,
iamb.
- chams
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noun,
khan1 .
- houri
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noun,
one of the beautiful virgins provided in paradise for all faithful Muslims.
- chais
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noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- mucor
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noun,
any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
- Busra
-
noun,
Basra.
- Sumac
-
noun,
any of several shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Rhus of the cashew family, having milky sap, compound leaves, and small, fleshy fruit.
- Sumba
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noun,
one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, in Indonesia, S of Flores. 4306 sq. mi. (11,153 sq. km).
- camis
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noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Auric
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adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- chaos
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noun,
a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.
- subch
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- char-
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- Chari
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noun,
Shari.
- charm
-
noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- acro-
-
- chars
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noun,
a charred material or surface.
- Busch
-
noun,
Adolf Georg Wilhelm [German gey-awrk] /German geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), 1891–1952, Swiss violinist, conductor, and composer, born in Germany.
- chair
-
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.
- music
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noun,
an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
- crush
-
noun,
the act of crushing; state of being crushed.
- muco-
-
- Camus
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noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1913–60, French novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and essayist: Nobel Prize 1957.
- Hours
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noun,
a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes:
- carb-
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- ambi-
-
- carbs
-
noun,
a carburetor.
- ambos
-
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.
- Carib
-
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.
- carob
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- Camb.
-
- mucro
-
noun,
a short point projecting abruptly, as at the end of a leaf.
- Musca
-
noun,
the Fly, a small southern constellation between Crux and Chamaeleon.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- muras
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- Micah
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- caus.
-
- crumb
-
noun,
a small particle of bread, cake, etc., that has broken off.
- 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.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- 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.
- chasm
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noun,
a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge.
- Cobra
-
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.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- abhor
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verb (used with object),
to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.
- mohur
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noun,
any of various gold coins of India, introduced in the 16th century by various Mogul princes and later used by the British as the standard gold coin of India.
- 30-30
-
- Uriah
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noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Urias [yoo-rahy-uh s] /yʊˈraɪ əs/ (Show IPA). Also called Uriah the Hittite. the husband of Bathsheba, and an officer in David's army. II Sam. 11.
- Mocha
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noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
- ihram
-
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.
- cobia
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- Urmia
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noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- chums
-
noun,
a close or intimate companion:
- coirs
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noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- miso-
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- misc.
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- 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.
- comb.
-
- 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.
- Comr.
-
- 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.
- Comus
-
noun,
an ancient Greek and Roman god of drinking and revelry.
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Abihu
-
noun,
a son of Aaron who, with Nadab, was destroyed by fire from heaven for disobeying the Lord. Lev. 10:1–5.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- Mich.
-
- crim.
-
- chiao
-
noun,
jiao.
- Bursa
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- humic
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adjective,
of or noting a substance, as an acid, obtained from humus.
- Chiba
-
noun,
a city on SE Honshu, in central Japan, near Tokyo.
- Suomi
-
noun,
Finnish name of Finland.
- Chimu
-
noun,
a member of an Amerindian people inhabiting the northern coast of Peru and having a highly developed urban culture that lasted until its destruction by the Incas.
- Chios
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- humor
-
noun,
a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement:
- chiru
-
noun,
a goat antelope, Pantholops hodgsoni, of Tibet, the male of which has very long, straight horns.
- crash
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- chubs
-
noun,
a common freshwater fish, Leuciscus cephalus, of European waters, having a thick, fusiform body.
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- surah
-
noun,
a soft, twilled silk or rayon fabric.
- umbos
-
noun,
a boss on a shield, as one at the center of a circular shield.
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- abohm
-
noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of electrical resistance, equivalent to 10 −9 ohm.
- Umbra
-
noun,
shade; shadow.
- abmho
-
noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of conductance, equivalent to 10 9mhos.
- mouch
-
noun,
Also, moocher. a person who mooches.
- Moshi
-
noun,
a city in N Tanzania.
- orach
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- cubas
-
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.
- Sochi
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- scrub
-
noun,
an act or instance of scrubbing.
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- Robus
-
noun,
Hugo, 1885–1963, U.S. sculptor.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Roach
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Bihar
-
noun,
a state in NE India. 38,301 sq. mi. (99,200 sq. km). Capital: Patna.
- bimah
-
noun,
a platform in a synagogue holding the reading table used when chanting or reading portions of the Torah and the Prophets.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- scrum
-
noun,
a Rugby play in which, typically, three members of each team line up opposite one another with a group of two and a group of three players behind them, making an eight-person, three-two-three formation on each side; the ball is then rolled between the opposing front lines, the players of which stand with arms around a teammate's waist, meeting the opponent shoulder to shoulder, and attempt to kick the ball backward to a teammate.
- Basho
-
noun,
(Basho Matsuo) 1644?–94, Japanese poet.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- Birch
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood.
Compare birch family.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- arium
-
- SCUBA
-
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.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- rhumb
-
noun,
rhumb line.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- Burma
-
noun,
a republic in SE Asia, on the Bay of Bengal. 261,789 sq. mi. (678,034 sq. km). Capital: Yangon.
- boars
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- Arch.
-
- Rashi
-
noun,
(Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- BASIC
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noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- haori
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- Marsh
-
noun,
a tract of low wet land, often treeless and periodically inundated, generally characterized by a growth of grasses, sedges, cattails, and rushes.
- hoars
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- sarc-
-
- Hiram
-
noun,
a king of Tyre in the 10th century b.c. I Kings 5.
- Sambo
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a black person, especially a male.
- BArch
-
- sauch
-
noun,
saugh.
- Sahib
-
noun,
(in India) sir; master: a term of respect used, especially during the colonial period, when addressing or referring to a European.
- machs
-
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.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- macho
-
noun,
Also, machoism. assertive or aggressive manliness; machismo.
- rumba
-
noun,
a dance, Cuban in origin and complex in rhythm.
- Harim
-
noun,
harem.
- mach.
-
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- Harms
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Ashur
-
noun,
Assur.
- schmo
-
noun,
a foolish, boring, or stupid person; a jerk.
- asco-
-
- barms
-
noun,
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
- baro-
-
- hocus
-
verb (used with object),
to play a trick on; hoax; cheat.
- Shari
-
noun,
Also, Chari. a river in N central Africa, flowing NW from the Central African Republic into Lake Chad. 1400 miles (2254 km) long.
- boric
-
adjective,
of or containing boron; boracic.
- ramus
-
noun,
a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- Brush
-
noun,
an implement consisting of bristles, hair, or the like, set in or attached to a handle, used for painting, cleaning, polishing, grooming, etc.
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- curbs
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- Broca
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- brom-
-
- Amish
-
noun,
the Amish people.
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- Bruch
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1838–1920, German composer and conductor.
- Brusa
-
noun,
Bursa.
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- AMORC
-
- BSCom
-
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- Ishum
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of fire and the companion of Irra.
- orch.
-
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- buhrs
-
noun,
burr1 (def 1).
- mbira
-
noun,
a musical instrument of Africa usually made out of a gourd that serves as a resonating box, to which vibrating metal or wooden strips are attached for plucking.
- brios
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- broch
-
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.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- Houma
-
noun,
a city in S Louisiana.
- horas
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- Bosch
-
noun,
Carl or Karl, 1874–1940, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1931.
- brims
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- masc.
-
- Bouar
-
noun,
a city in the W Central African Republic.
- Rambo
-
noun,
a fanatically militant or violently aggressive person.
- Horsa
-
noun,
died a.d. 455, Jutish chief (brother of Hengist).
- Horus
-
noun,
a solar deity, regarded as either the son or the brother of Isis and Osiris, and usually represented as a falcon or as a man with the head of a falcon.
- shrub
-
noun,
a woody plant smaller than a tree, usually having multiple permanent stems branching from or near the ground.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- brash
-
noun,
a pile or stack of loose fragments or debris, as of rocks or hedge clippings.
- boras
-
noun,
a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
- amour
-
noun,
a love affair.
- Borah
-
noun,
William Edgar, 1865–1940, U.S. senator from Idaho 1906–40.
- Boris
-
noun,
a male given name.
- mhos
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- ICBM
-
- Mic.
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- ious
-
- mibs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- 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.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ICSH
-
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- IMHO
-
- 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.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- IRBM
-
- iso-
-
- Mar.
-
- Mac-
-
- IMCO
-
- MASH
-
noun,
a soft, pulpy mass.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- 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.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- 1080
-
- 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.
- sch.
-
- Sima
-
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.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- shr.
-
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- shmo
-
noun,
schmo.
- 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.
- Sham
-
noun,
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- scum
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- scr.
-
- sci.
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- SBIC
-
- saur
-
- 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.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Sam.
-
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Sab.
-
- Rush
-
noun,
the act of rushing; a rapid, impetuous, or violent onward movement.
- Rus.
-
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- urbs
-
noun,
an urban area.
- USMC
-
- USMA
-
- USIA
-
- USHA
-
noun,
Dawn, a Vedic deity, daughter of Sky and sister of Night.
- USCA
-
- USAR
-
- uro-
-
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- uria
-
- umbo
-
noun,
a boss on a shield, as one at the center of a circular shield.
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sur-
-
- Sumo
-
noun,
a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- such
-
Idioms,
as such. as1 (def 28).
- sub-
-
- SRBM
-
- SRAM
-
- Sra.
-
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- rubs
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mus.
-
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ICAO
-
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- obs.
-
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Oahu
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii: third largest and most important island of the state; location of Honolulu. 589 sq. mi. (1525 sq. km).
- mush
-
noun,
meal, especially cornmeal, boiled in water or milk until it forms a thick, soft mass, or until it is stiff enough to mold into a loaf for slicing and frying.
- MusB
-
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- much
-
noun,
a great quantity, measure, or degree:
- muc-
-
- MSHA
-
- MSBC
-
- MSBA
-
- Mrs.
-
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.
- 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.
- Moab
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of the Dead Sea, in what is now Jordan.
- mis-
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- 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.
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- 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.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- 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.
- 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.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- 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.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- RIBA
-
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ouch
-
noun,
a clasp, buckle, or brooch, especially one worn for ornament.
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- OHMS
-
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.
- USRC
-
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- chub
-
noun,
a common freshwater fish, Leuciscus cephalus, of European waters, having a thick, fusiform body.
- 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.
- cis-
-
- cir.
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Chur
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Grisons, in E Switzerland.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- chum
-
noun,
a close or intimate companion:
- chs.
-
- asc-
-
- Chr.
-
- Chou
-
noun,
a cabbage-shaped decoration, as a rosette or knot on a woman's dress, hat, etc.
- chm.
-
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- 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.
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- Cham
-
noun,
khan1 .
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- Cobh
-
noun,
a seaport in S Republic of Ireland: port for Cork.
- aur-
-
- Arm.
-
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- ARIS
-
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- bor.
-
- 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.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Com.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Aus.
-
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- Bohr
-
noun,
Aage Niels [aw-guh neels] /ˈɔ gə nils/ (Show IPA), 1922–2009, Danish physicist: Nobel Prize 1975 (son of Niels Bohr).
- BSHA
-
- bio-
-
- BSCh
-
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- BMOC
-
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- Bohm
-
noun,
Dominikus [doh-mee-nee-koo s] /doʊˈmi niˌkʊs/ (Show IPA), 1880–1955, German architect.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- brim
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- 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.
- Boma
-
noun,
a city in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Zaire (Congo) River.
- Bram
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Bomu
-
noun,
a river in central Africa, forming part of the boundary between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic, flowing N and W into the Uele River to form the Ubangi River. About 500 miles (805 km) long.
- bosh
-
noun,
absurd or foolish talk; nonsense.
- 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.
- BSIR
-
- buhr
-
noun,
burr1 (def 1).
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- bar.
-
- BMus
-
- 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.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- BRCS
-
- BACH
-
noun,
a bachelor.
- Bahr
-
noun,
Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1863–1934, Austrian playwright and critic.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- bams
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Bur.
-
- barm
-
noun,
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
- BASc
-
- BASH
-
noun,
a crushing blow.
- Baum
-
noun,
L(yman) Frank [lahy-muh n] /ˈlaɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1856–1919, U.S. journalist, playwright, and author of children's books.
- bchs
-
plural,
bunch.
- Bush
-
noun,
a low plant with many branches that arise from or near the ground.
- bus.
-
- burs
-
noun,
a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.
- Buri
-
noun,
the first of the gods, revealed when the cow Audhumla licked away the salty ice that covered him.
- amus
-
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- acr-
-
- hom-
-
- Hums
-
noun,
the act or sound of humming; an inarticulate or indistinct murmur; hem.
- 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.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Hims
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- HMAS
-
- Abiu
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Abihu.
- huia
-
noun,
an apparently extinct, crowlike bird, Heteralocha acutirostris, of New Zealand, noted for the completely different bill shapes of the male and female.
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- hobs
-
noun,
a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
- HUAC
-
noun,
House Un-American Activities Committee.
- Homs
-
noun,
a city in W Syria.
- HARM
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- Ahom
-
noun,
an extinct Thai language of Assam.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- abr.
-
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- hor.
-
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- hour
-
noun,
a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes:
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- Hos.
-
- abs-
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- 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.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- 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.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- curb
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Cush
-
noun,
money, especially when reserved for some special use.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- cur.
-
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- Hab.
-
- USR
-
- BCS
-
- RMC
-
- ROA
-
- UCR
-
- BHC
-
- BHA
-
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- RBC
-
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- UAM
-
- USO
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ac-
-
- USA
-
- ROI
-
- UAR
-
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- USM
-
- Am.
-
- ab-
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- BMI
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- 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.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- BAM
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- BMR
-
- RCA
-
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- ur-
-
- rhb
-
- RBI
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- BMS
-
- ABM
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- bi-
-
- Ar.
-
- AUC
-
- USB
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- USC
-
- AMS
-
- Rs.
-
- ARS
-
- SCB
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ASI
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- Sr.
-
- SCM
-
- 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.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- Amb
-
- asb
-
- AMC
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ASM
-
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- SMB
-
- SMA
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SHA
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- AOU
-
- aor
-
- sho
-
- 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).
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- AMU
-
- SRB
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- RSA
-
- BCh
-
plural,
bunch.
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- bah
-
interjection,
(an exclamation of contempt or annoyance):
- Bac
-
- Br.
-
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- BSC
-
- Shu
-
noun,
the Confucian principle of refraining from actions toward others that would be disagreeable if done to oneself.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ACS
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- sc.
-
- SAR
-
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- ahu
-
noun,
a stone heap or platform used by the Polynesians as a marker or memorial.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- ASU
-
- AIC
-
- sb.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SBA
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ASR
-
- ARU
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- Cub
-
noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- mho
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- MHA
-
- MCR
-
- MCI
-
- MBO
-
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- mi.
-
- HMS
-
- hr.
-
- HSM
-
- HAM
-
noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- HBM
-
- HBO
-
- MHR
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- Mao
-
- mob
-
noun,
a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
- CIA
-
- MOR
-
- CIB
-
- MOI
-
- CIM
-
- CMA
-
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- 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)
- CSA
-
- CSO
-
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- CSR
-
- HCM
-
- HCR
-
- Chu
-
noun,
a river in SE Kazakhstan, flowing NE from the Tian Shan, near the Kyrgyz border, into the desert. 700 miles (1126 km) long.
- Hus
-
noun,
Jan [jan;; Czech yahn] /dʒæn;; Czech yɑn/ (Show IPA), Huss, John.
- Ir.
-
- Hum
-
noun,
the act or sound of humming; an inarticulate or indistinct murmur; hem.
- IOU
-
- 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
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- IHS
-
- IRC
-
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- 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.
- IAS
-
- ib.
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- hub
-
noun,
the central part of a wheel, as that part into which the spokes are inserted.
- IRO
-
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- Hob
-
noun,
a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
- Mab
-
noun,
Queen Mab.
- 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.
- MSC
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- Mo.
-
- Mc-
-
- IRS
-
- IUS
-
- ium
-
- ISR
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ish
-
- hrs
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- 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.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- 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
-
- OAU
-
- 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.
- BRM
-
- Co.
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- 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.
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- ch.
-
- OCR
-
- OCS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- cr.
-
- BSM
-
- bu.
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- 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.
- OMB
-
- ca.
-
- BSO
-
- bsh
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- BSA
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Om.
-
- OIr
-
- oic
-
- 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.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- RMA
-
- CAI
-
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- ChB
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- OSB
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- 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.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- CBS
-
- cs.
-
- MSI
-
- RCS
-
- MSH
-
- MSA
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- ob.
-
- Oc.
-
- MRI
-
- OSA
-
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- UI
-
- UH
-
interjection,
(used to indicate hesitation, doubt, or a pause).
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- 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.
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- RI
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- RH
-
- 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.
- ic
-
- RC
-
- R.
-
- AO
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- UB
-
- MH
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- B-
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- BC
-
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- BM
-
- BO
-
- CU
-
- O.
-
- SM
-
- SA
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- S.
-
- OA
-
- UC
-
- h.
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- RU
-
- HB
-
- CM
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- SU
-
- CB
-
- BH
-
- MB
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- M.
-
- RO
-
- U.
-
- i.
-