Anagrams of cloak-and-dagger
Word cloak-and-dagger has
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- goldarned
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adjective,
goddamned (used as a euphemism in expressions of anger, disgust, surprise, etc.).
- dodecanal
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noun,
lauric aldehyde.
- deadlock
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noun,
a state in which progress is impossible, as in a dispute, produced by the counteraction of opposing forces; standstill; stalemate:
- largando
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adjective,
allargando.
- Conelrad
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noun,
a system formerly used by the U.S. civil defense system to prevent enemy planes or missiles from homing on radio and television frequencies.
- colander
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noun,
a metal or plastic container with a perforated bottom, for draining and straining foods.
- kalendar
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noun,
a calendar, especially of a church:
- langrage
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noun,
a kind of shot consisting of bolts, nails, etc., fastened together or enclosed in a case, formerly used for damaging sails and rigging in sea battles.
- Alcandre
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noun,
the wife of Polybus who received Helen and Menelaus on their way home from Troy.
- dockland
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noun,
the land or area surrounding a commercial port.
- Carolean
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adjective,
characteristic of the time of Charles I and II of England:
- Landrace
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noun,
one of several widely distributed strains of large, white, lop-eared swine of northern European origin.
- lokacara
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noun,
an action in accordance with socially accepted rules.
- Rockland
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noun,
a city in SE Massachusetts.
- Dracaena
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noun,
any treelike tropical plant of the genus Dracaena, many species of which are cultivated as ornamentals for their showy leaves.
- calendar
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noun,
a table or register with the days of each month and week in a year:
- Decadron
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- Glendora
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noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- godendag
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noun,
a medieval Flemish club having a spike at the end.
- Lagrange
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noun,
Joseph Louis [zhaw-zef lwee] /ʒɔˈzɛf lwi/ (Show IPA), Comte, 1736–1813, French mathematician and astronomer.
- decanol
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noun,
a colorless liquid, C 10 H 22 O, insoluble in water and soluble in alcohol: used as a plasticizer, detergent, and in perfumes and flavorings.
- decanal
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adjective,
of or relating to a dean or deanery:
- Oakland
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noun,
a seaport in W California, on San Francisco Bay.
- Alarcon
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noun,
Pedro Antonio [pe-th raw ahn-taw-nyaw] /ˈpɛ ðrɔ ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Pedro Antonio Alarcón y Ariza) 1833–91, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and diplomat.
- decagon
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noun,
a polygon having ten angles and ten sides.
- Caddoan
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noun,
a family of North American Indian languages spoken in the upper Missouri valley in North Dakota, in the Platte valley in Nebraska, in southwestern Arkansas, and in neighboring parts of Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana.
- Delgado
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noun,
Cape, a cape at the NE extremity of Mozambique.
- dendro-
-
- Langreo
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noun,
a city in N Spain.
- dodeca-
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- aggrade
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verb (used with object),
to raise the grade or level of (a river valley, a stream bed, etc.) by depositing detritus, sediment, or the like.
- age-old
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adjective,
ancient; from time immemorial:
- dog-ear
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noun,
(in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place.
- agelong
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adjective,
lasting for an age.
- Donegal
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noun,
a county in the N Republic of Ireland. 1865 sq. mi. (4830 sq. km). County seat: Lifford.
- dockage
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noun,
a charge for the use of a dock.
- Lockean
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noun,
an adherent of the philosophy of Locke.
- Alcoran
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noun,
Alkoran.
- cladode
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noun,
cladophyll.
- Oakdale
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noun,
a town in E Minnesota.
- calando
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adverb,
in a slower, softer manner.
- Caldera
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noun,
a large, basinlike depression resulting from the explosion or collapse of the center of a volcano.
- caldron
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noun,
cauldron.
- candela
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noun,
a basic unit of luminous intensity in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined as the luminous intensity of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540 × 10 12 hertz and that has a radiant intensity of 1/683 watt/steradian: adopted in 1979 as the international standard of luminous intensity. Abbreviation: Cd.
- carload
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noun,
the amount carried by a car, especially a freight car.
- old-age
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noun,
the last period of human life, now often considered to be the years after 65.
- carnage
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noun,
the slaughter of a great number of people, as in battle; butchery; massacre.
- arcaded
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noun,
Architecture.
a series of arches supported on piers or columns.
an arched, roofed-in gallery. Compare colonnade.
- Celadon
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noun,
any of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze.
- clanger
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noun,
a person or thing that clangs.
- Leonard
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noun,
Sugar Ray (Ray Charles Leonard) born 1956, U.S. boxer.
- clangor
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noun,
a loud, resonant sound; clang.
- congeal
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verb (used with or without object),
to change from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state, as by cooling or freezing:
- cordage
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noun,
fiber and wire ropes, lines, hawsers, etc., taken as a whole, especially with reference to the rigging and other equipment of a vessel.
- corkage
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noun,
a fee charged, as in a restaurant, for serving wine or liquor brought in by the patron.
- crankle
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noun, verb (used with or without object),
bend; turn; crinkle.
- Daedala
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noun,
either of two festivals held in ancient Boeotia in honor of the reconciliation of Hera with Zeus, one (Little Daedala) being held every 6 years, the other (Great Daedala) every 59 years.
- anagoge
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noun,
a spiritual interpretation or application of words, as of Scriptures.
- daglock
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noun,
a dangling, matted lock of wool on a sheep.
- lockage
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noun,
the construction, use, or operation of locks, as in a canal or stream.
- Aloadae
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plural noun,
Ephialtes and Otus, the sons of Poseidon and Iphimedia, raised by Aloeus.
- Alkoran
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noun,
the Koran.
- laggard
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noun,
a person or thing that lags; lingerer; loiterer.
- decadal
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adjective,
of or relating to a decade.
- draggle
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verb (used with object),
to soil by dragging over damp ground or in mud.
- acerola
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noun,
the cherrylike fruit of a small tree, Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and adjacent areas, having a high concentration of vitamin C.
- gangrel
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noun,
a lanky, loose-jointed person.
- Granada
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noun,
a medieval kingdom along the Mediterranean coast of S Spain.
- Graeco-
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- grackle
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noun,
any of several long-tailed American birds of the family Icteridae, especially of the genus Quiscalus, having usually iridescent black plumage.
- karanda
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noun,
an Indian shrub or small tree, Carissa carandas, of the dogbane family, having white or pink flowers and reddish-black berries.
- acrogen
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noun,
a flowerless plant growing and producing its reproductive structures at the apex only, as ferns and mosses.
- red-dog
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noun,
a gambling game played by two to ten persons with a pack of 52 cards, in which players bet in turn that their hands contain a card of the same suit as the top card of the stock and of higher rank.
- adrenal
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noun,
adrenal gland.
- Garland
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noun,
a wreath or festoon of flowers, leaves, or other material, worn for ornament or as an honor or hung on something as a decoration:
- Grenada
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noun,
one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
- gladden
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verb (used with object),
to make glad.
- earlock
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noun,
a lock of hair worn near or in front of the ear.
- goldarn
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noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
goddamn (used as a euphemism in expressions of anger, disgust, surprise, etc.).
- ladrone
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noun,
a thief.
- Gardena
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noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- gnarled
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noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- granola
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noun,
a breakfast food consisting of rolled oats, brown sugar, nuts, dried fruit, etc., usually served with milk.
- corked
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noun,
the outer bark of an oak, Quercus suber, of Mediterranean countries, used for making stoppers for bottles, floats, etc.
- codger
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noun,
an eccentric man, especially one who is old.
- nagger
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noun,
nag1 (def 5).
- logger
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noun,
a person whose work is logging; lumberjack.
- Coggan
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noun,
(Frederick) Donald, 1909–2000, English clergyman: archbishop of Canterbury 1974–80.
- cogged
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noun,
(not in technical use) a gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material.
- Colada
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noun,
piña colada.
- gargle
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noun,
any liquid used for gargling.
- Grande
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noun,
Rio. Rio Grande.
- nacred
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adjective,
lined with or resembling nacre.
- cradle
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noun,
a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
- Colden
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noun,
Cadwallader, 1688–1776, Scottish physician, botanist, and public official in America, born in Ireland.
- cornea
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- Grange
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noun,
Chiefly British. a country house or large farmhouse with its various farm buildings (usually in house names):
- Godard
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noun,
Benjamin Louis Paul [bahn-zha-man lwee pawl] /bɑ̃ ʒaˈmɛ̃ lwi pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1849–95, French violinist and composer.
- grano-
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- Conger
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noun,
a large marine eel, Conger conger, sometimes reaching a length of 10 feet (3 meters), used for food.
- Lorena
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noun,
a female given name.
- conker
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noun,
a horse chestnut.
- Cornel
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noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- Conrad
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noun,
Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
- corded
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noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- corned
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noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- coddle
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verb (used with object),
to treat tenderly; nurse or tend indulgently; pamper:
- Clarke
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noun,
Arthur C(harles) 1917–2008, English science-fiction writer.
- Coanda
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noun,
Henri Marie [ahn-ree ma-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1885–1972, French engineer and inventor.
- Golden
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noun,
a city in central Colorado.
- Godden
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noun,
(Margaret) Rumer [roo-mer] /ˈru mər/ (Show IPA), 1907–1998, English novelist and writer of children's books.
- Calder
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noun,
Alexander, 1898–1976, U.S. sculptor; originator of mobiles.
- Glenda
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noun,
a female given name.
- glance
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noun,
a quick or brief look.
- calgon
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- calker
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noun,
caulker.
- Canad.
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- Canada
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noun,
a dry riverbed.
- Canara
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noun,
Kanara.
- canard
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noun,
a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
- candle
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noun,
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- Candor
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noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- canker
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noun,
a gangrenous or ulcerous sore, especially in the mouth.
- noddle
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noun,
the head or brain.
- Gondar
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noun,
a city in NW Ethiopia, N of Lake Tana: a former capital.
- coaler
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noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- clado-
-
- Naraka
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noun,
a place of torment for the spirits of the wicked.
- narco-
-
- Neckar
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noun,
a river in SW Germany, flowing N and NE from the Black Forest, then W to the Rhine River. 246 miles (395 km) long.
- dacker
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verb (used without object),
to totter or stagger.
- grand-
-
- necro-
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- Nergal
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noun,
(in Akkadian mythology) the god ruling, with Ereshkigal, the world of the dead.
- Gerald
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noun,
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “spear” and “rule.”.
- cedarn
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adjective,
resembling or made of cedar.
- gorged
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noun,
a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, especially one through which a stream runs.
- gelada
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noun,
a large baboonlike cliff-dwelling monkey, Theropithecus gelada, native to mountains of Ethiopia, having a brown coat and, in the male, a luxuriant mane: an endangered species.
- Carole
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noun,
a female given name.
- Carola
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noun,
a female given name, form of Carol.
- carnal
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adjective,
pertaining to or characterized by the flesh or the body, its passions and appetites; sensual:
- lodger
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noun,
a person who lives in rented quarters in another's house; roomer.
- locker
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noun,
a chest, drawer, compartment, closet, or the like, that may be locked, especially one at a gymnasium, school, etc. for storage and safekeeping of clothing and valuables.
- Dacron
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- Laager
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noun,
a camp or encampment, especially within a protective circle of wagons.
- Delano
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noun,
a city in S California.
- kalong
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noun,
a large flying fox of Southeast Asia.
- dendr-
-
- dendra
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noun,
a plural of dendron.
- Kanara
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noun,
a region in SW India, on the Deccan Plateau. About 60,000 sq. mi. (155,400 sq. km).
- deodar
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noun,
a large Himalayan cedar, Cedrus deodara, yielding a durable wood.
- Laredo
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noun,
a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.
- lardon
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noun,
a strip of fat used in larding, especially as drawn through the substance of meat, chicken, etc., with a kind of needle or pin.
- Kedron
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noun,
Kidron.
- Kerala
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noun,
a state in SW India: formerly the regions of Travancore and Cochin. 15,005 sq. mi. (38,836 sq. km). Capital: Thiruvananthapuram.
- Langer
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noun,
Susanne (Knauth) [knout] /knaʊt/ (Show IPA), 1895–1985, U.S. philosopher.
- Konrad
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noun,
a male given name.
- docker
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noun,
a laborer on shipping docks; longshoreman.
- Korean
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of South Korea or North Korea.
- dodger
-
noun,
a person who dodges.
- Kalgan
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noun,
Zhangjiakou.
- dogleg
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noun,
a route, way, or course that turns at a sharp angle.
- lagger
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noun,
a laggard.
- Dragon
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noun,
a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
- lagena
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noun,
an outpocketing of the saccule of birds, reptiles, and bony fishes corresponding to the cochlear duct of mammals.
- Donald
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noun,
a male given name: from Celtic words meaning “world” and “power.”.
- Lanark
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noun,
a historic county in S Scotland.
- lancer
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noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- Dogger
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noun,
a two-masted Dutch fishing vessel with a blunt bow, used in the North Sea.
- Landor
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noun,
Walter Savage, 1775–1864, English poet and prose writer.
- dogged
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noun,
a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- Ladoga
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noun,
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, NE of St. Petersburg: largest lake in Europe. 7000 sq. mi. (18,000 sq. km).
- ladder
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noun,
a structure of wood, metal, or rope, commonly consisting of two sidepieces between which a series of bars or rungs are set at suitable distances, forming a means of climbing up or down.
- landed
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noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- Lander
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noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- lacker
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noun,
a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
- Deland
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noun,
Margaret (Margaretta Wade Campbell Deland) 1857–1945, U.S. novelist.
- Galago
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noun,
bush baby.
- lodged
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noun,
a small, makeshift or crude shelter or habitation, as of boughs, poles, skins, earth, or rough boards; cabin or hut.
- danged
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adjective, adverb,
damned (used euphemistically).
- Daedal
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adjective,
skillful; ingenious.
- Greco-
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- laggen
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noun,
laggin.
- dagger
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noun,
a short, swordlike weapon with a pointed blade and a handle, used for stabbing.
- daggle
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verb (used with or without object),
to drag or trail through mud, water, etc.; draggle; bemire.
- Garden
-
noun,
a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
- Garcon
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noun,
(usually in direct address) a waiter in a restaurant.
- Garand
-
noun,
John C(antius) [French kahn-tsyys] /French ˈkɑ̃ tsyüs/ (Show IPA), 1888–1974, U.S. inventor of M-1 semiautomatic rifle, born in Canada.
- garage
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noun,
a building or indoor area for parking or storing motor vehicles.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- dancer
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noun,
a person who dances.
- dander
-
- dandle
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verb (used with object),
to move (a baby, child, etc.) lightly up and down, as on one's knee or in one's arms.
- loader
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noun,
a person or thing that loads.
- danger
-
noun,
liability or exposure to harm or injury; risk; peril.
- Kagera
-
noun,
a river in equatorial Africa flowing into Lake Victoria from the west: the most remote headstream of the Nile. 430 miles (690 km) long.
- Lenard
-
noun,
Philipp [fee-lip] /ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, German physicist, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize 1905.
- Galena
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noun,
a common, heavy mineral, lead sulfide, PbS, occurring in lead-gray crystals, usually cubes, and cleavable masses: the principal ore of lead.
- galore
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adverb,
in abundance; in plentiful amounts:
- Gander
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noun,
the male of the goose.
Compare goose (def 2).
- ganger
-
noun,
a foreman of a gang of laborers.
- Deacon
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noun,
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- legong
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noun,
an elegant Balinese dance-pantomime performed by several girls in elaborate costumes.
- darnel
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noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- dangle
-
noun,
the act of dangling.
- darned
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Darlan
-
noun,
Jean Louis Xavier François [zhahn lwee gza-vyey frahn-swa] /ʒɑ̃ lwi gzaˈvyeɪ frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1881–1942, French naval officer and politician.
- darkle
-
verb (used without object),
to appear dark; show indistinctly.
- Darken
-
Idioms,
darken someone's door, to come to visit; make an appearance:
- Dardan
-
adjective, noun,
Trojan.
- loaded
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- rondel
-
noun,
Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting usually of 14 lines on two rhymes, of which four are made up of the initial couplet repeated in the middle and at the end, with the second line of the couplet sometimes being omitted at the end.
- goaler
-
noun,
goalkeeper in the game of ice hockey.
- anorak
-
noun,
a hooded pullover jacket originally made of fur and worn in the arctic, now made of any weather-resistant fabric.
- Raglan
-
noun,
a loose overcoat with raglan sleeves.
- Aragon
-
noun,
Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1897–1982, French novelist, poet, and journalist.
- Angela
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “messenger.”.
- Angara
-
noun,
a river in the S Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NW from Lake Baikal to the Yenisei River: called Upper Tunguska in its lower course. 1151 miles (1855 km) long.
- aglare
-
adjective, adverb,
glaring; blazing:
- adeno-
-
- Aranda
-
noun,
a member of an Australian aboriginal people living in the vicinity of Alice Springs, Northern Territory.
- reckon
-
Verb phrases,
reckon with,
to include in consideration or planning; anticipate:
to deal with:
- Angelo
-
noun,
a male given name.
- raggle
-
noun,
a groove cut in masonry to receive flashing.
- agonal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or symptomatic of agony, especially paroxysmal distress, as the death throes.
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- ragged
-
noun,
British. an act of ragging.
- arcked
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- agron.
-
- raddle
-
noun,
ruddle.
- onager
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- agenda
-
noun,
a list, plan, outline, or the like, of things to be done, matters to be acted or voted upon, etc.:
- Andrea
-
noun,
a male or female given name, Latinized form of Andrew.
- aeron.
-
- Anlage
-
noun,
Embryology. an embryonic area capable of forming a structure: the primordium, germ, or bud.
- anlace
-
noun,
anelace.
- Ankara
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Turkey, in the central part.
- Reagan
-
noun,
Nancy Davis (Anne Francis Robbins Davis) born 1921, U.S. First Lady 1981–89 (wife of Ronald Reagan).
- Angora
-
noun,
Angora cat.
- adreno
-
- adren-
-
- Angkor
-
noun,
a vast assemblage of ruins of the Khmer empire, near the modern city of Siem Reap in NW Cambodia: many elaborately carved and decorated temples, stone statues, gateways, and towers.
- rankle
-
verb (used with object),
to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment in:
- Angola
-
noun,
a republic in SW Africa: formerly an overseas province of Portugal; gained independence Nov. 11, 1975. 481,226 sq. mi. (1,246,375 sq. km). Capital: Luanda.
- ranged
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- Anglo-
-
- angler
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a hook and line.
- oracle
-
noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- angled
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- andro-
-
- arcade
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noun,
Architecture.
a series of arches supported on piers or columns.
an arched, roofed-in gallery. Compare colonnade.
- Oradea
-
noun,
a city in NW Romania.
- analog
-
noun,
analogue.
- rackle
-
adjective,
headstrong; rash.
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- organa
-
noun,
a plural of organon.
- Rockne
-
noun,
Knute (Kenneth) [noot] /nut/ (Show IPA), 1888–1931, U.S. football coach, born in Norway.
- areola
-
noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- ordeal
-
noun,
any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
- Roland
-
noun,
Italian Orlando. the greatest of the paladins in the Charlemagne cycle of the chansons de geste, renowned for his prowess and the manner of his death in the battle of Roncesvalles (a.d. 778), also for his five days' combat with Oliver in which neither was the victor.
- Ogaden
-
noun,
an arid region in SE Ethiopia.
- alkane
-
noun,
any member of the alkane series.
- Ronald
-
noun,
a male given name: from Scandinavian words meaning “counsel” and “rule.”.
- Arnold
-
noun,
Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
- alegar
-
noun,
vinegar made from ale; sour ale.
- Orange
-
noun,
a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- regnal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sovereign, sovereignty, or reign:
- Algren
-
noun,
Nelson, 1909–81, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- Agana
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Guam.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- dolce
-
noun,
an instruction to the performer that the music is to be executed softly and sweetly.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- Agade
-
noun,
Akkad (def 2).
- Oreg.
-
- laker
-
noun,
a person associated with a lake, as a resident, visitor, or worker.
- donga
-
noun,
(in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- agada
-
noun,
Aggadah.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- danke
-
interjection,
thank you.
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- Lager
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- aero-
-
- Drago
-
noun,
Luis María [loo-is muh-ree-uh;; Spanish loo-ees mah-ree-ah] /ˈlu ɪs məˈri ə;; Spanish luˈis mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1921, Argentine jurist and statesman.
- Drake
-
noun,
a male duck.
Compare duck1 (def 2).
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- Agena
-
noun,
a U.S. upper stage, with a restartable liquid-propellant engine, used with various booster stages to launch satellites into orbit around the earth and send probes to the moon and planets: also used as a docking target in the Gemini program.
- deka-
-
- Aldan
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from the Yabloni Mountains to the Lena. about 1500 miles (2415 km) long.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- agora
-
noun,
a popular political assembly.
- decd.
-
- Laoag
-
noun,
a seaport on NW Luzon, in the N Philippines.
- decl.
-
- agro-
-
- decor
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- akala
-
noun,
a Hawaiian shrub or climber, Rubus macraei, bearing a large, red, edible raspberry.
- Lange
-
noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- radek
-
noun,
Karl [kahrl] /kɑrl/ (Show IPA), 1885–1939? Russian writer and politician.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- dedal
-
adjective,
daedal.
- large
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- Akela
-
noun,
(in the Cub Scouts) a pack leader.
- Akron
-
noun,
a city in NE Ohio.
- drang
-
noun,
a narrow lane or alleyway.
- lang.
-
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Largo
-
noun,
a largo movement.
- raked
-
noun,
an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
- agger
-
noun,
Also called double tide. Oceanography.
a high tide in which the water rises to a certain level, recedes, then rises again.
a low tide in which the water recedes to a certain level, rises slightly, then recedes again.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- Lando
-
noun,
died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
- aggro
-
noun,
aggressiveness, especially that of an urban youth gang or gang member.
- Dodge
-
noun,
a quick, evasive movement, as a sudden jump away to avoid a blow or the like.
- agone
-
adverb, adjective,
ago.
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- decal
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- alack
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of sorrow, regret, or dismay.)
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Alcor
-
- conge
-
noun,
leave-taking; farewell.
- drank
-
noun,
any liquid that is swallowed to quench thirst, for nourishment, etc.; beverage.
- Garda
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy: the largest lake in Italy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 143 sq. mi. (370 sq. km).
- grade
-
noun,
a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity:
- Grana
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) plural of granum.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- g-cal
-
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- regal
-
noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- acold
-
adjective,
being cold or chilled.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- grego
-
noun,
a short, hooded coat of thick, coarse fabric, originally worn in the eastern Mediterranean countries.
- acro-
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- adage
-
noun,
a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation; proverb.
- Ganda
-
noun,
Luganda.
- Kadar
-
noun,
János [yah-nawsh] /ˈyɑ nɔʃ/ (Show IPA), 1912–89, Hungarian political leader: general secretary of the Communist Party 1956–88.
- Adana
-
noun,
a city in S Turkey, on the Seyhan River.
- gecko
-
noun,
any of numerous small, mostly nocturnal tropical lizards of the family Gekkonidae, usually having toe pads that can cling to smooth surfaces: the largest species, Gekko gecko, is sometimes kept as a pet.
- Grace
-
noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- Glace
-
noun,
ice placed in a drink to cool it.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- Godel
-
noun,
Kurt [kurt] /kɜrt/ (Show IPA), 1906–78, U.S. mathematician and logician, born in Austria-Hungary.
- 30-30
-
- gnarl
-
noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- Golda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- glare
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- gland
-
noun,
Anatomy.
a cell, group of cells, or organ producing a secretion.
any of various organs or structures resembling the shape but not the function of true glands.
- glade
-
noun,
an open space in a forest.
- gonad
-
noun,
a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
- gorge
-
noun,
a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, especially one through which a stream runs.
- goner
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- geol.
-
- geog.
-
- geod.
-
- goral
-
noun,
a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.
- genro
-
noun,
any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
- Genoa
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- Genl.
-
- Goren
-
noun,
Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- galea
-
noun,
Botany. a part of the calyx or corolla having the form of a helmet, as the upper lip of the corolla of the monkshood.
- dread
-
noun,
terror or apprehension as to something in the future; great fear.
- krona
-
noun,
a silver and cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Sweden, equal to 100 öre. Abbreviation: Kr., kr.
- Kolar
-
noun,
a city in SE Karnataka, in S India: rich mining district.
- Koner
-
noun,
Pauline, 1905–2000, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- Koran
-
noun,
the sacred text of Islam, divided into 114 chapters, or suras: revered as the word of God, dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel, and accepted as the foundation of Islamic law, religion, culture, and politics.
- econ.
-
- ecol.
-
- Korea
-
noun,
a former country in E Asia, on a peninsula SE of Manchuria and between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea: a kingdom prior to 1910; under Japanese rule 1910–45; now divided at 38° N into North Korea and South Korea.
Compare Korean War.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- kraal
-
noun,
an enclosure for cattle and other domestic animals in southern Africa.
- krone
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Denmark, equal to 100 öre. Abbreviation: Kr., kr.
- koala
-
noun,
a sluggish, tailless, gray, furry, arboreal marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, of Australia.
- Eagan
-
noun,
a town in SE Minnesota.
- Algar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- Ladon
-
noun,
a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- lagan
-
noun,
anything sunk in the sea, but attached to a buoy or the like so that it may be recovered.
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- dreck
-
noun,
excrement; dung.
- EDGAR
-
noun,
an award given annually in various categories of mystery writing.
- knead
-
verb (used with object),
to work (dough, clay, etc.) into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching.
- adder
-
noun,
the common European viper, Vipera berus.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- addle
-
adjective,
mentally confused; muddled.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- addnl
-
- aden-
-
- Karen
-
noun,
a group of people of eastern and southern Burma (Myanmar).
- Karla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- ergo-
-
- Karol
-
noun,
a female given name.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- engr.
-
- klong
-
noun,
(in Thailand) a canal.
- Kedar
-
noun,
the second son of Ishmael. Gen. 25:13.
- endo-
-
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- kendo
-
noun,
a Japanese form of fencing using bamboo staves, with the contestants wearing head guards and protective garments.
- Elgon
-
noun,
an extinct volcano in E Africa, on the boundary between Uganda and Kenya. 14,176 feet (4321 meters).
- Elgar
-
noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- algae
-
plural noun,
any of numerous groups of chlorophyll-containing, mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms ranging from microscopic single-celled forms to multicellular forms 100 feet (30 meters) or more long, distinguished from plants by the absence of true roots, stems, and leaves and by a lack of nonreproductive cells in the reproductive structures: classified into the six phyla Euglenophyta, Crysophyta, Pyrrophyta, Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta, and Rhodophyta.
- deca-
-
- Alger
-
noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- Nolde
-
noun,
Emil (Emil Hansen) 1867–1956, German painter.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- angor
-
noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- ankle
-
noun,
(in humans) the joint between the foot and the leg, in which movement occurs in two planes.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- Coker
-
noun,
Often, cokers. an inhabitant of the mountains of the coal-mining regions of West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- coel-
-
- naked
-
adjective,
being without clothing or covering; nude:
- coder
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- Anoka
-
noun,
a city in E Minnesota.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- coala
-
noun,
koala.
- Okla.
-
- Angel
-
noun,
one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- argal
-
noun,
argol.
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- areo-
-
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Angl.
-
- Angle
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- conga
-
noun,
a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line.
- Cong.
-
- Conde
-
noun,
Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Card.
-
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Clara
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- encl.
-
- clank
-
noun,
a sharp, hard, nonresonant sound, like that produced by two pieces of metal striking, one against the other:
- Onega
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
- clang
-
noun,
a clanging sound.
- Clark
-
noun,
Alvan, 1804–87, and his son Alvan Graham, 1832–97, U.S. astronomers and telescope-lens manufacturers.
- clade
-
noun,
a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.
- Nedda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Negro
-
noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- cero-
-
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Older
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- clonk
-
noun,
a low, dull sound of impact, as of a heavy object striking against another.
- Clerk
-
noun,
a person employed, as in an office, to keep records, file, type, or perform other general office tasks.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cargo
-
noun,
the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- Oland
-
noun,
an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
- cloak
-
noun,
a loose outer garment, as a cape or coat.
- nodal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- Ndola
-
noun,
a city in N Zambia.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Carla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- olden
-
adjective,
of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- craal
-
noun,
kraal.
- Dagon
-
noun,
a Phoenician and Philistine god of agriculture and the earth: the national god of the Philistines.
- cadge
-
noun,
a frame on which hawks are carried to the field.
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- andr-
-
- Dacko
-
noun,
David, 1930–2003, African statesman: president of the Central African Republic 1960–66, 1979–81.
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- dalan
-
noun,
(in Persian and Indian architecture) a veranda or open hall for reception of visitors.
- Lodge
-
noun,
a small, makeshift or crude shelter or habitation, as of boughs, poles, skins, earth, or rough boards; cabin or hut.
- Ogden
-
noun,
Charles Kay, 1889–1957, British psychologist and linguist, inventor of Basic English.
- loden
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- Dakar
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Senegal; capital of former French West Africa. 68 sq. mi. (176 sq. km).
- Locke
-
noun,
Alain LeRoy [al-in luh-roi,, lee-roi] /ˈæl ɪn ləˈrɔɪ,, ˈli rɔɪ/ (Show IPA), 1886–1954, U.S. educator and author.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Arnel
-
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- along
-
Idioms,
all along, all the time; throughout:
- Dagan
-
noun,
the Mesopotamian god of agriculture and the earth: a counterpart of the Phoenician and Philistine Dagon.
- cakra
-
noun,
any of the points of spiritual power located along the body, usually given as six in number. The points are personified by gods and can be released through the proper exercises.
- anal.
-
- Norge
-
noun,
Norwegian name of Norway.
- Dagda
-
noun,
a god, the chief of the Tuatha De Danann, the father of Angus Og and Brigit, and the leader of the battle against the Fomorians.
- Caddo
-
noun,
a member of any of several North American Indian tribes formerly located in Arkansas, Louisiana, and eastern Texas, and now living in Oklahoma.
- oaken
-
adjective,
made of oak:
- cager
-
noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- dagga
-
noun,
marijuana.
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- Logan
-
noun,
pokelogan.
- Ocala
-
noun,
a city in central Florida.
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- longe
-
noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- crake
-
noun,
any of several short-billed rails, especially the corn crake.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- algo-
-
- crank
-
noun,
Machinery. any of several types of arms or levers for imparting rotary or oscillatory motion to a rotating shaft, one end of the crank being fixed to the shaft and the other end receiving reciprocating motion from a hand, connecting rod, etc.
- Orang
-
noun,
orangutan.
- creak
-
noun,
a creaking sound.
- Credo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- ordn.
-
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- argol
-
noun,
a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers.
- Danae
-
noun,
a daughter of the king of Argos and mother, by Zeus disguised as a shower of gold, of Perseus.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- argon
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- longa
-
noun,
the second longest note in medieval mensural notation.
- croak
-
noun,
the act or sound of croaking.
- cronk
-
adjective,
sick or feeble.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Ocker
-
noun,
an uncultured Australian male.
- kana
-
noun,
a Japanese syllabic script consisting of 71 symbols and having two written varieties.
- Kano
-
noun,
a city in N Nigeria.
- kang
-
noun,
(especially in northern Chinese houses) a masonry or earthen platform at one end of a room, heated in winter by fires underneath and spread with mats for sleeping.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- OECD
-
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Kane
-
noun,
cain.
- kago
-
noun,
(in Japan) a small basketwork palanquin strung from a pole each end of which rests on the shoulder of a bearer.
- NOAA
-
- RONA
-
- Gold
-
noun,
a precious yellow metallic element, highly malleable and ductile, and not subject to oxidation or corrosion. Symbol: Au; atomic weight: 196.967; atomic number: 79; specific gravity: 19.3 at 20°C.
- ole-
-
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- grog
-
noun,
a mixture of rum and water, often flavored with lemon, sugar, and spices and sometimes served hot.
- Greg
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gregory.
- nock
-
noun,
a metal or plastic piece at the end of an arrow, having a notch for the bowstring.
- regd
-
- Oken
-
noun,
Lorenz (Lorenz Ockenfuss) 1779–1851, German naturalist and philosopher.
- Nor.
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- kaon
-
noun,
a meson with strangeness +1 and either positive or zero electric charge, or its antiparticle, with strangeness −1 and either negative or zero electric charge. Symbol: K.
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- ogle
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- gong
-
noun,
a large bronze disk, of Asian origin, having an upturned rim, that produces a vibrant, hollow tone when struck, usually with a stick or hammer that has a padded head.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- rel.
-
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- roke
-
noun,
a seam or scratch filled with scale or slag on the surface of an ingot or bar.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- Redd
-
noun,
the spawning area or nest of trout or salmon.
- gro.
-
- Rock
-
noun,
a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- gon-
-
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- nogg
-
noun,
a shave for shaping dowels and handles.
- Reg.
-
- Gond
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal people of Dravidian stock, in central India and the Deccan.
- okra
-
noun,
a shrub, Abelmoschus esculentus, of the mallow family, bearing beaked pods.
- grad
-
noun,
a graduate.
- NDAC
-
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- lea.
-
- Lark
-
noun,
any of numerous, chiefly Old World oscine birds, of the family Alaudidae, characterized by an unusually long, straight hind claw, especially the skylark, Alauda arvensis.
- log-
-
- rad.
-
- loge
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- lond
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- raga
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- leak
-
noun,
an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes:
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- lank
-
adjective,
(of plants) unduly long and slender:
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- rake
-
noun,
an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Lord
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- lock
-
noun,
a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- org.
-
- clar
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- leg.
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- rack
-
noun,
a framework of bars, wires, or pegs on which articles are arranged or deposited:
- ord.
-
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Karl
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Charles.
- Klan
-
noun,
Ku Klux Klan.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Kona
-
noun,
a southwesterly winter wind in Hawaii, often strong and bringing rain.
- Koln
-
noun,
German name of Cologne.
- neck
-
noun,
the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- Kola
-
noun,
kola nut.
- koel
-
noun,
any of several cuckoos of the genus Eudynamys, of India, the Malay Archipelago, and Australia.
- koan
-
noun,
a nonsensical or paradoxical question to a student for which an answer is demanded, the stress of meditation on the question often being illuminating.
- knar
-
noun,
a knot on a tree or in wood.
- kero
-
noun,
a wooden container, as a beaker, made by the Incas.
- Kore
-
noun,
Greek Antiquity. a sculptured representation of a young woman, especially one produced prior to the 5th century b.c.
- Kern
-
noun,
a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters.
- reck
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to have regard for; mind; heed.
- keno
-
noun,
a game of chance, adapted from lotto for gambling purposes.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Olga
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 968? regent of Kiev until 955: saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- Kean
-
noun,
Edmund, 1787–1833, English actor, especially known for performance of Shakespearean roles.
- kcal
-
- karo
-
noun,
a shrub or small tree, Pittosporum crassifolium, of New Zealand, having shiny leaves with a white, felty underside, red flowers, and densely hairy fruit.
- neo-
-
- NDak
-
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lake
-
noun,
a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.
- Rank
-
noun,
a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
- NACA
-
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- rcd.
-
- Naga
-
noun,
a member of any of the disparate tribal peoples of Nagaland and bordering areas of Burma.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- RdAc
-
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- NCAA
-
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- lack
-
noun,
deficiency or absence of something needed, desirable, or customary:
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- nark
-
noun,
British Slang. a stool pigeon or informer.
- kran
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Iran.
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- 1080
-
- LEGO
-
noun,
one of these blocks, usually as part of a set.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- DEng
-
- Crag
-
noun,
a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cork
-
noun,
the outer bark of an oak, Quercus suber, of Mediterranean countries, used for making stoppers for bottles, floats, etc.
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- goal
-
noun,
the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Cond
-
- Con.
-
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Cold
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- Col.
-
- Dada
-
noun,
the style and techniques of a group of artists, writers, etc., of the early 20th century who exploited accidental and incongruous effects in their work and who programmatically challenged established canons of art, thought, morality, etc.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- CERN
-
- clad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- clod
-
noun,
a lump or mass, especially of earth or clay.
- clog
-
noun,
anything that impedes motion or action; an encumbrance; a hindrance.
- Coke
-
noun,
the solid product resulting from the destructive distillation of coal in an oven or closed chamber or by imperfect combustion, consisting principally of carbon: used chiefly as a fuel in metallurgy to reduce metallic oxides to metals.
- coak
-
noun,
(in a scarf joint) a tenon in one member fitting into a corresponding recess of the other.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- cog.
-
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- dado
-
noun,
Also called die. Architecture. the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice or cap.
- cen.
-
- der.
-
- Dec.
-
- Deck
-
noun,
Nautical.
a floorlike surface wholly or partially occupying one level of a hull, superstructure, or deckhouse, generally cambered, and often serving as a member for strengthening the structure of a vessel.
the space between such a surface and the next such surface above:
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- deg.
-
- Del.
-
- Den.
-
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- dlr.
-
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- dock
-
noun,
a landing pier.
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- Doge
-
noun,
the chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa.
- dol.
-
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Dago
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- dank
-
noun,
Slang. high-quality marijuana:
- Dak.
-
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Dang
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- Danl
-
- dead
-
noun,
the period of greatest darkness, coldness, etc.:
- Dard
-
noun,
Also, Dardic. a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir, northern Pakistan, and eastern Afghanistan, and including Kashmiri.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- darg
-
noun,
Scot. and North England. a day's work.
- dark
-
noun,
the absence of light; darkness:
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- DCNL
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Agar
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- Alda
-
noun,
Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
- Ald.
-
- Alco
-
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Ala.
-
- Akan
-
noun,
a language of the Kwa branch of Niger-Congo spoken in much of Ghana and parts of the Ivory Coast.
- Agra
-
noun,
a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in N India: site of the Taj Mahal.
- agr.
-
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- agog
-
adverb,
in a state of eager desire; excitedly.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- aged
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old people collectively (usually preceded by the):
- agal
-
noun,
(among Arabs) a cord wound around a kaffiyeh to hold it in place.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- AAAL
-
- ACAA
-
- acad
-
- ACDA
-
- acea
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- acr-
-
- Agag
-
noun,
an Amalekite king who was captured and spared by Saul but later killed by Samuel. I Sam. 15.
- 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.
- Adad
-
noun,
Babylonian god of storms and wind.
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- addn
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aer-
-
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Alg.
-
- Cdr.
-
- Can.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- Cage
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- cake
-
noun,
a sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring.
- Cal.
-
- calk
-
noun,
Also, calkin. a projection on a horseshoe to prevent slipping on ice, pavement, etc.
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cark
-
noun,
care or worry.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Ark.
-
- alk.
-
- A-OK
-
adjective, adverb,
Informal. OK; perfect:
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- ance
-
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- anga
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- ano-
-
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- Arak
-
noun,
arrack.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- 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.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Arg.
-
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- conk
-
noun,
the head.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- enl.
-
- Gala
-
noun,
a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment:
- Gal.
-
- Gage
-
noun,
something, as a glove, thrown down by a medieval knight in token of challenge to combat.
- gaga
-
adjective,
excessively and foolishly enthusiastic:
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Dong
-
noun,
a deep sound like that of a large bell.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Eng.
-
- Gand
-
noun,
French name of Ghent.
- end-
-
- enc.
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- egad
-
interjection,
(used as an expletive or mild oath):
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- eddo
-
noun,
the edible root of the taro or of any of several related plants.
- Edda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- eco-
-
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- gang
-
noun,
a group or band:
- 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.
- geo-
-
- goad
-
noun,
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- gleg
-
adjective,
quick; keen.
- Glad
-
noun,
gladiolus (def 1).
- Gerd
-
noun,
the daughter of a giant and the consort of Frey, who wooed her through his servant Skirnir.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Ger.
-
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- gaol
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- Gen.
-
- geld
-
noun,
a payment; tax.
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- garg
-
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- Gard
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2271 sq. mi. (5882 sq. km). Capital: Nîmes.
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- gaea
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the earth, mother of the Titans.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- drek
-
noun,
dreck.
- dreg
-
noun,
dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
- drag
-
noun,
Nautical.
a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel.
resistance to the movement of a hull through the water.
any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed.
any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor.
any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
- dork
-
noun,
Slang. a silly, out-of-touch person who tends to look odd or behave ridiculously around others; a social misfit:
Synonyms: jerk, schmo; nerd, geek.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- AOA
-
- dkg
-
- Lek
-
noun,
a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- dkl
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ONR
-
- aor
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANG
-
- GCD
-
- Rd.
-
- ALC
-
- Gde
-
- GCR
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- GCE
-
- GCA
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- ANC
-
- gre
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- DLC
-
- dk.
-
- kg.
-
- OLG
-
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- DRG
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- 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.
- CAA
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- cl.
-
- OCD
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- ock
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- OCR
-
- Co.
-
- ODD
-
noun,
something that is odd.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- ca.
-
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Kal
-
- Oka
-
noun,
Also called old oka. a former measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, equal to about 2.75 pounds (1.25 kilograms).
Also called new oka. a modern measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, standarized as equal to the kilogram.
- oke
-
noun,
oka1 .
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- ka-
-
- Ola
-
- 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.
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- ard
-
- GDR
-
- Re.
-
- Ged
-
noun,
any fish of the pike family.
- DLO
-
- rnd
-
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- dog
-
noun,
a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- Gld
-
- ACK
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Gog
-
noun,
a chief prince of Meshech and Tubal who came from Magog. Ezek. 38–39.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- Aar
-
- AAE
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- RLD
-
- RNA
-
- ROA
-
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- al.
-
- ag-
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- ADC
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROG
-
- ROK
-
noun,
a soldier in the army of the Republic of Korea.
- ad-
-
- ac-
-
- AAA
-
- gl.
-
- ggr
-
- DRE
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- OED
-
- ake
-
verb (used without object),
ache.
- AKC
-
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- AKA
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Gr.
-
- DNA
-
- DNR
-
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- Dr.
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- AGC
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- DOD
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- aga
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- RDA
-
- RDC
-
- REA
-
- AEC
-
- AEA
-
- ae.
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- OAK
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit.
- cr.
-
- God
-
noun,
the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
- NCO
-
- dd.
-
- LON
-
- DCL
-
- kor
-
noun,
homer2 .
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- EDC
-
- EDD
-
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- ea.
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- eo-
-
- NAA
-
- do.
-
- Koa
-
noun,
a Hawaiian acacia, Acacia koa, of the legume family, characterized by spreading branches and gray bark.
- egg
-
noun,
the roundish reproductive body produced by the female of certain animals, as birds and most reptiles, consisting of an ovum and its envelope of albumen, jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to species.
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- NAD
-
- EKG
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- Eg.
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- elk
-
noun,
Also called European elk. the moose, Alces alces.
- Ker
-
- en-
-
- ed.
-
- DOA
-
- CLR
-
- La.
-
- DDR
-
- ead
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- ean
-
- 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).
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- 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.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- DAR
-
- lg.
-
- LGk
-
- LNG
-
- de-
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- DEA
-
- LOC
-
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Kra
-
noun,
Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Siam. 35 miles (56 km) wide.
- kr.
-
- Dag
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- DAE
-
- ECG
-
- Eck
-
noun,
Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), (Johann Mayer) 1486–1543, German Roman Catholic theologian: opponent of Martin Luther.
- DAD
-
noun,
father.
- EAA
-
- CNO
-
- kn.
-
- Ken
-
noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- Ga.
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- CED
-
- CEA
-
- Keg
-
noun,
a small cask or barrel, usually holding from 5 to 10 gallons (19 to 38 liters).
- NGk
-
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- NOC
-
- erk
-
noun,
an aircraftsman of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force.
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- Ld.
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- LDC
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Gad
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- LCD
-
- LCA
-
- Gag
-
noun,
something put into a person's mouth to prevent speech, shouting, etc.
- Kan
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- Oc.
-
- CEO
-
- NGC
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- Ldg
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- clk
-
- NDE
-
- Clo
-
- Kea
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- DEd
-
- cle
-
- ked
-
noun,
sheeptick.
- NEC
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- LC
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- L.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- RO
-
- le
-
- rg
-
- NC
-
- ln
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AO
-
- GD
-
- L1
-
- L2
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- O.
-
- GC
-
- OA
-
- OG
-
- 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.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- R.
-
- CE
-
- RC
-
- D.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- LR
-
- KD
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- DG
-
- AK
-
- ck
-
- K.
-
- KC
-
- KO
-
noun,
a knockout in boxing.
- ND
-
- NG
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- GN
-
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- GG
-
- ol
-
- K2
-
noun,
Also called Godwin Austen [god-win aw-stin] /ˈgɒd wɪn ˈɔ stɪn/ (Show IPA), Dapsang [duh p-suhng] /dəpˈsʌŋ/ (Show IPA). a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
- dl
-
- NL
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- OK
-
noun,
an approval, agreement, or endorsement:
- Gk
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- RN
-
- DN
-
- G.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .