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- re-claim
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verb (used with object),
to claim or demand the return or restoration of, as a right, possession, etc.
- peculiar
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noun,
a property or privilege belonging exclusively or characteristically to a person.
- premium
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noun,
a prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement, as to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests, etc.
- clamper
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noun,
a clamp; pincer.
- crimple
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verb (used with or without object),
to wrinkle.
- crummie
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noun,
a cow with crooked horns.
- auricle
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noun,
Anatomy.
the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna.
Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart.
(loosely) the atrium.
- prelim.
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- miracle
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noun,
an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.
- Rumelia
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noun,
a division of the former Turkish Empire, in the Balkan Peninsula: included Albania, Macedonia, and Thrace.
- replica
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noun,
a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
- impearl
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verb (used with object),
to form into drops resembling pearls.
- Maurice
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noun,
German Moritz. 1521–53, German general: elector of Saxony 1547–53.
- caliper
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noun,
Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
- Primula
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noun,
primrose (def 1).
- claimer
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noun,
a person who makes a claim; claimant.
- crumple
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noun,
an irregular fold or wrinkle produced by crumpling.
- lempira
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Honduras, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: L.
- reclaim
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noun,
reclamation:
- apercu
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noun,
a hasty glance; a glimpse.
- imparl
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verb (used without object),
to confer with the opposing party in a lawsuit with a view to settling the dispute amicably, out of court.
- impure
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adjective,
not pure; mixed with extraneous matter, especially of an inferior or contaminating nature:
- Mariel
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noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- Marcie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- Marcel
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noun,
a marcelling.
- impale
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verb (used with object),
to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
- immure
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verb (used with object),
to enclose within walls.
- imper.
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- lauric
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adjective,
of or derived from lauric acid.
- cerium
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noun,
a steel-gray, ductile metallic element of the rare-earth group found only in combination. Symbol: Ce; atomic weight: 140.12; atomic number: 58.
- Muriel
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noun,
a female given name.
- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- pairle
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noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- Parcel
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noun,
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- camper
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noun,
a person who camps out for recreation, especially in the wilderness.
- Cammie
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noun,
camouflage.
- primal
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adjective,
first; original; primeval:
- Elmira
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noun,
a city in S central New York.
- cummer
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noun,
a godmother.
- Carmel
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noun,
Mount, a mountain range in NW Israel, near the Mediterranean coast. Highest point, 1818 feet (554 meters). 14 miles (23 km) long.
- Murcia
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noun,
a city in SE Spain.
- carpel
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noun,
a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
- Caelum
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noun,
the Sculptor's Tool, or Chisel, a small southern constellation between Columba and Eridanus.
- mulier
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noun,
a woman or wife.
- Mercia
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noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- pummel
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verb (used with object),
to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists.
- pumice
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noun,
Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
- ampule
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noun,
a sealed glass or plastic bulb containing solutions for hypodermic injection.
- malice
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noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- plaice
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noun,
a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
- pileum
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noun,
the top of the head of a bird, from the base of the bill to the nape.
- uremic
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adjective,
pertaining to uremia.
- uremia
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noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- Lamium
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Lamium, of the mint family, some species of which have whitish or variegated leaves and are cultivated as ornamentals or ground cover.
- Uralic
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noun,
a family of languages that comprises Finno-Ugric and Samoyed as subfamilies. Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian belong to Uralic.
- uracil
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noun,
Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
- umpire
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noun,
a person selected to rule on the plays in a game.
- limmer
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noun,
a woman of loose morals; hussy.
- rumple
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noun,
a wrinkle or irregular fold; crease.
- placer
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noun,
a surficial mineral deposit formed by the concentration of small particles of heavy minerals, as gold, rutile, or platinum, in gravel or small sands.
- aecium
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noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- jumper
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noun,
a person or thing that jumps.
- pleura
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a delicate serous membrane investing each lung in mammals and folded back as a lining of the corresponding side of the thorax.
- rimple
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noun,
a wrinkle.
- Crimea
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noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- juicer
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noun,
a kitchen appliance for extracting juice from fruits and vegetables.
- macule
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noun,
mackle.
- Jacmel
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noun,
a seaport in S Haiti.
- jailer
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noun,
a person who is in charge of a jail or section of a jail.
- Jaipur
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noun,
a former state in NW India, now part of Rajasthan.
- Laurie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- jam-up
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noun,
a stoppage or slowing of motion, work, or the like, due to obstruction, overloading, malfunction, or inefficiency; jam:
- almuce
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noun,
a furred hood or hooded cape with long ends hanging down in front, formerly worn by the clergy.
- Mailer
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noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- Claire
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- Palmer
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noun,
a pilgrim, especially of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token.
- Jemima
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noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “dove.”.
- pleur-
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- lumper
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noun,
a day laborer employed to handle cargo, as fish or timber.
- crump
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noun,
a crunching sound.
- Pamir
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noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- picul
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noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to 100 catties, or from about 133 to about 143 pounds avoirdupois (60–64 kg).
- cramp
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noun,
Often, cramps.
a sudden, involuntary, spasmodic contraction of a muscle or group of muscles, especially of the extremities, sometimes with severe pain.
a piercing pain in the abdomen.
an intermittent, painful contraction of structures of a wall containing involuntary muscle, as in biliary colic or in the uterine contractions of menstruation or of labor.
- crimp
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noun,
the act of crimping.
- pareu
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noun,
lavalava.
- cruel
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adjective,
willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- culpa
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noun,
Roman and Civil Law. negligence; neglect (distinguished from dolus):
- Cumae
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Italy, on the coast of Campania: believed to be the earliest Greek colony in Italy or in Sicily.
- crape
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Pauli
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noun,
Wolfgang [woo lf-gang;; German vawlf-gahng] /ˈwʊlf gæŋ;; German ˈvɔlf gɑŋ/ (Show IPA), 1900–58, Austrian physicist in the U.S.: Nobel prize 1945.
- pari-
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- cream
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noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- cupel
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noun,
a small, cuplike, porous container, usually made of bone ash, used in assaying, as for separating gold and silver from lead.
- parle
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noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Crile
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noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- Pearl
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noun,
a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.
Compare cultured pearl.
- crime
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noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- Parl.
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- peri-
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- Curie
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noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- Curia
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noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- crim.
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- Merci
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interjection,
thank you.
- pale-
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- Julie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Julia.
- Jamie
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noun,
a male given name, form of James.
- Jammu
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Jammu and Kashmir, in the SW part, in N India.
- maile
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noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- macle
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noun,
chiastolite.
- macer
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noun,
macebearer.
- juice
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noun,
the natural fluid, fluid content, or liquid part that can be extracted from a plant or one of its parts, especially of a fruit:
- julep
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noun,
mint julep.
- Julia
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noun,
a female given name: derived from Julius.
- lucre
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noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- malic
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- jural
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adjective,
pertaining to law; legal.
- jurel
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noun,
any of several carangid food fishes, especially of the genus Caranx, found in warm seas.
- Lucia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- 30-30
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- leuc-
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- lemur
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noun,
any of various small, arboreal, chiefly nocturnal mammals of the family Lemuridae, of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands, especially of the genus Lemur, usually having large eyes, a foxlike face, and woolly fur: most lemurs are endangered.
- lemma
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noun,
a subsidiary proposition introduced in proving some other proposition; a helping theorem.
- larum
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noun,
alarum.
- male-
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- Mamie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Ecua.
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- pilau
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noun,
pilaf.
- pacer
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noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- Elura
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noun,
Ellora.
- EMAIL
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noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- mural
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noun,
a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.
- ERICA
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- milpa
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noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- miler
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noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- micra
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noun,
a plural of micron.
- Merca
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noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- maple
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noun,
any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer, species of which are grown as shade or ornamental trees, for timber, or for sap.
Compare maple family.
- Icel.
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- melic
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adjective,
intended to be sung.
- Melia
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- ileac
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adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- ileum
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noun,
Anatomy. the third and lowest division of the small intestine, extending from the jejunum to the cecum.
- McRae
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noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- impar
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adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- impel
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verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- Marie
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noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Pilar
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adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- Urmia
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noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- clump
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noun,
a small, close group or cluster, especially of trees or other plants.
- prime
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noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- Apure
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- arium
-
- Purim
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noun,
a Jewish festival celebrated on the 14th day of the month of Adar in commemoration of the deliverance of the Jews in Persia from destruction by Haman.
- aulic
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adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- Auric
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adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- Calpe
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noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- Camel
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noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- ramie
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noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- prim.
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- Price
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noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- caper
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noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- Capri
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noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- Priam
-
noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- Carie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- prem.
-
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- April
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noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- carpi
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noun,
plural of carpus.
- Alice
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noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- ulcer
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noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- rumal
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noun,
a kerchief worn as a headdress by men in India.
- aeri-
-
- Ajmer
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noun,
a city in central Rajasthan, in NW India.
- re-up
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verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- repic
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noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- ample
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adjective,
fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough:
- alum.
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- alure
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noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- Amer.
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- AMICE
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noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- recip
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- recap
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noun,
a recapped tire.
- Reaum
-
- carp-
-
- peril
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noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- plica
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noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- place
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noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- plier
-
noun,
pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- pilum
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noun,
a javelin used in ancient Rome by legionaries, consisting of a three-foot-long shaft with an iron head of the same length.
- Plume
-
noun,
a feather.
- plur.
-
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- Piura
-
noun,
a city in N Peru.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- claim
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noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- ceria
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Clair
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noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- Ceram
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noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- Clare
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noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- prae-
-
- clamp
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noun,
a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- Celia
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noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Pilea
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noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- Rep.
-
- Peul
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noun,
Fulani.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- pial
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adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- repl
-
- Pica
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noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- maim
-
noun,
a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
- prec
-
- Peru
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noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- Pima
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- rel.
-
- 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.
- mal-
-
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- malm
-
noun,
an artificial mixture of chalk and clay for making into bricks.
- Mame
-
noun,
a female given name.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- Mar.
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- MARC
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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.
- Mac-
-
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- 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.
- Ural
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noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- urea
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noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- uria
-
- pil-
-
- uric
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- Lear
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noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAP
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noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- lea.
-
- lime
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noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- limp
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noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- rime
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noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Lupe
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- lump
-
noun,
a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape:
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- lip-
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- RIPE
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adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- rump
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lipa
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noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- MIME
-
noun,
the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- 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.
- Pula
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- mrem
-
- muc-
-
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- mule
-
noun,
the sterile offspring of a female horse and a male donkey, valued as a work animal, having strong muscles, a body shaped like a horse, and donkeylike long ears, small feet, and sure-footedness.
Compare hinny.
- puja
-
noun,
the worship of a particular god.
- mump
-
verb (used with object),
to mumble; mutter.
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- puce
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- puca
-
noun,
(in folklore) an Irish spirit, mischievous but not malevolent, corresponding to the English Puck.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- pule
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- Palm
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- Paul
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles.
Compare Saul (def 2).
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- pam.
-
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- Pal.
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- MILR
-
- puli
-
noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- 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.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- RCMP
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- maul
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- PERL
-
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- pre-
-
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- Pulj
-
noun,
Pula.
- per.
-
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- mil.
-
- puma
-
noun,
cougar.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Mic.
-
- plum
-
noun,
the drupaceous fruit of any of several trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, having an oblong stone.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- MEPA
-
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- mem.
-
- purl
-
noun,
a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle.
Compare knit (def 11).
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- 1080
-
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- emia
-
- ile-
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- 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.
- imam
-
noun,
the officiating priest of a mosque.
- Imp.
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- amp.
-
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- Ire.
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- cir.
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Cal.
-
- jail
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- Aire
-
- Jam.
-
- Jap.
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- Apr.
-
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- epi-
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- aur-
-
- CAMP
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- cap.
-
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- Eur.
-
- ijma
-
noun,
the consensus of all believers on the rightness of a belief or practice.
- Arm.
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- Emp.
-
- Emma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- ical
-
- Ice.
-
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- jape
-
noun,
a joke; jest; quip.
- Jael
-
noun,
a woman who killed Sisera by hammering a tent pin into his head as he slept. Judges 4:17–22.
- Jarl
-
noun,
a chieftain; earl.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- jaup
-
noun,
a splash, spurt, or drop of water.
- ACLU
-
- clep
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- Culm
-
noun,
coal dust; slack.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- cule
-
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Jul.
-
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Lam.
-
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- cml.
-
- Lamp
-
noun,
any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- Jura
-
noun,
plural of jus.
- cur.
-
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- Jer.
-
- aer-
-
- clar
-
- jimp
-
adjective,
slender; trim; delicate.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- Jeri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Geraldine.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- AIME
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- CPI
-
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- PLC
-
- 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.
- pli
-
- CPA
-
- PUC
-
- CMA
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CLU
-
- CIP
-
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CIA
-
- pl.
-
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- PLA
-
- CIE
-
- CLI
-
- PRA
-
- PRC
-
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- CIM
-
- cle
-
- plu
-
noun,
plew.
- CEA
-
- PLR
-
- CLR
-
- LCA
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- CAI
-
- AEC
-
- UAM
-
- UAE
-
- UAR
-
- ACP
-
- ae.
-
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- RPM
-
- RMC
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- AIC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- UCR
-
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ure
-
- Am.
-
- ap-
-
- ac-
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- al.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Ar.
-
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- AUC
-
- ur-
-
- UPI
-
- UPC
-
- up-
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ump
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- ALC
-
- cl.
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- RMA
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- RCP
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- Raj
-
noun,
(in India) rule, especially the British rule prior to 1947.
- ARU
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- ca.
-
- cp.
-
- cr.
-
- Pul
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- CPM
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALM
-
- ALU
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- AMC
-
- AME
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Apl
-
- AMU
-
- APC
-
- REA
-
- RCA
-
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- CPL
-
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- CPR
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- IRL
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- ipr
-
- IPM
-
- IPA
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- MCI
-
- MCJ
-
- MCP
-
- MCR
-
- ILP
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- il-
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- ier
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- MEP
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- MIE
-
- eu-
-
- ium
-
- Ja.
-
- MIM
-
noun,
the twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- lpm
-
- LCM
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- lep
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- LIM
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- La.
-
- Mam
-
noun,
British Informal. mother.
- JRC
-
- Jr.
-
- Mc-
-
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MM.
-
- 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.
- JIM
-
noun,
the fifth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Jeu
-
noun,
a game.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- jar
-
noun,
a broad-mouthed container, usually cylindrical and of glass or earthenware:
- Maj
-
- JAC
-
noun,
jacket.
- JCL
-
- ERP
-
- ICJ
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Pa.
-
- pc.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pm.
-
- Pr.
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- eir
-
- MIP
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- ECM
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- EAM
-
- 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.
- ea.
-
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- cup
-
noun,
a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- LCI
-
- PCI
-
- PCM
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- cuj
-
- 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.
- cue
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noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cru
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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)
- CRP
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- PIA
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noun,
a female given name.
- CPU
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- ELM
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noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- Lia
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noun,
Leah (def 1).
- MRA
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- MRP
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- MLA
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- MRE
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- MLR
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- Ep.
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- MPA
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- MRI
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- MUP
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- MPE
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- Mr.
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plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- ml.
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- MME
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- EMU
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noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- MIR
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noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- EMR
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- mum
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noun,
chrysanthemum.
- EPA
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- IP
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- LP
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- L2
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- L1
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LC
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- LM
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- UL
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- RI
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- ic
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- MJ
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noun,
marijuana. Abbreviation: MJ.
- RC
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- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- CU
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- R.
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- i.
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- CM
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- le
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- CE
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- UI
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- EI
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- LR
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- RJ
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- P.
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noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- J.
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- MU
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noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- JC
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- JP
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- CJ
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- Ij
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noun,
an inland arm of the Ijsselmeer in the Netherlands: Amsterdam located on its S side.
- Jl
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- MP
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- LU
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- PU
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- RP
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- RU
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- M.
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- Ju
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noun,
Confucian (def 2).
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- U.
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- UC
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- Je
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