Anagrams of collaborationists

Word collaborationists has 2725 anagrams that can be made by using the letters of collaborationists.

16 letter words you can make with collaborationists

collaborationist
noun, a person who collaborates with an enemy; collaborator.
collaborations
noun, the act or process of collaborating.
collaboration
noun, the act or process of collaborating.
contrabasso
noun, contrabass.
abortionist
noun, a person who performs or induces abortions, especially illegally.
bolt-action
adjective, (of a rifle) equipped with a manually operated sliding bolt.
antiblastic
adjective, antagonistic to growth.
instillator
noun, an apparatus for putting liquid drop by drop into a cavity.
oscillation
noun, an act or instance of oscillating.
abstraction
noun, an abstract or general idea or term.
allocations
noun, the act of allocating; apportionment.
scansorial
adjective, capable of or adapted for climbing, as the feet of certain birds, lizards, etc.
Alcoranist
noun, a person who believes in an absolutely literal interpretation of the Koran.
abolitions
noun, the act of abolishing:
scintillas
noun, a minute particle; spark; trace:
solicitors
noun, a person who solicits.
ballistics
noun, the science or study of the motion of projectiles, as bullets, shells, or bombs.
coalitions
noun, a combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc.
bilocation
noun, the state of being or the ability to be in two places at the same time.
tinctorial
adjective, pertaining to coloring or dyeing.
cotillions
noun, a formal ball given especially for debutantes.
antisocial
noun, a person exhibiting antisocial traits.
biocontrol
noun, biological control.
striations
noun, striated condition or appearance.
contraltos
noun, the lowest female voice or voice part, intermediate between soprano and tenor.
allocation
noun, the act of allocating; apportionment.
anisocoria
noun, inequality in the size of the pupils.
Scottsboro
noun, a town in NE Alabama.
isolations
noun, an act or instance of isolating.
brilliants
noun, Jewelry. a gem, especially a diamond, having any of several varieties of the brilliant cut.
biostatics
noun, the branch of biology dealing with the structure of organisms in relation to their functions (opposed to biodynamics).
contrabass
noun, (in any family of instruments) the member below the bass.
citronalis
noun, lemon verbena.
oscillator
noun, Electronics. a circuit that produces an alternating output current of a certain frequency determined by the characteristics of the circuit components.
coloration
noun, appearance with regard to color arrangement or use of colors; coloring:
lactations
noun, the secretion or formation of milk.
octillions
noun, a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 27 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 48 zeros.
collations
noun, the act of collating.
astrionics
noun, the science dealing with the application of electronics to astronautics.
tonsorial
adjective, of or relating to a barber or barbering:
saltation
noun, a dancing, hopping, or leaping movement.
contralto
noun, the lowest female voice or voice part, intermediate between soprano and tenor.
Collinsia
noun, any plant belonging to the genus Collinsia, of the figwort family, having whorled leaves and usually clusters of variously colored flowers.
cortisols
noun, Biochemistry. one of several steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex and resembling cortisone in its action.
contrails
noun, a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
scallions
noun, any onion that does not form a large bulb; green onion.
biosocial
adjective, of, relating to, or entailing the interaction or combination of social and biological factors.
collation
noun, the act of collating.
collision
noun, the act of colliding; a coming violently into contact; crash:
scalation
noun, an arrangement of scales, as on a fish.
anabiosis
noun, a bringing back to consciousness; reanimation after apparent death.
anaclisis
noun, the choice of an object of libidinal attachment on the basis of a resemblance to early childhood protective and parental figures.
biostatic
noun, the branch of biology dealing with the structure of organisms in relation to their functions (opposed to biodynamics).
consortia
noun, a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
intarsist
noun, a person who creates in or practices intarsia.
intarsias
noun, an art or technique of decorating a surface with inlaid patterns, especially of wood mosaic, developed during the Renaissance.
all-stars
noun, Sports. a player selected for an all-star team.
crossbill
noun, any bird belonging to the genus Loxia, of the finch family, characterized by mandibles curved so that the tips cross each other when the bill is closed.
sibilants
noun, Phonetics. a sibilant consonant.
Cristobal
noun, a seaport in Panama at the Atlantic end of the Panama Canal, adjacent to Colón.
colorists
noun, a person who uses color skillfully.
albatross
noun, any of several large, web-footed sea birds of the family Diomedeidae that have the ability to remain aloft for long periods. Compare wandering albatross.
cilantros
noun, the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
isallobar
noun, a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal pressure changes.
albinotic
adjective, of or relating to albinism.
cabalists
noun, a student of or expert in the cabala.
tractions
noun, the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
contrasts
noun, the act of contrasting; the state of being contrasted.
Scarlatti
noun, Alessandro [ah-luh-sahn-droh;; Italian ah-les-sahn-draw] /ˌɑ ləˈsɑn droʊ;; Italian ˌɑ lɛsˈsɑn drɔ/ (Show IPA), 1659–1725, Italian composer.
orinasals
noun, an orinasal sound.
colonials
noun, an inhabitant of a colony.
last-born
noun, a last-born or youngest child.
allantoic
adjective, of or relating to the allantois.
allantois
noun, a vascular, extraembryonic membrane of birds, reptiles, and certain mammals that develops as a sac or diverticulum from the ventral wall of the hindgut.
croissant
noun, a rich, buttery, crescent-shaped roll of leavened dough or puff paste.
coronitis
noun, inflammation of the coronary cushion of hoofed animals.
littorals
noun, a littoral region.
allobaric
adjective, of or relating to change in atmospheric pressure:
stallions
noun, an uncastrated adult male horse, especially one used for breeding.
braciolas
noun, a flat piece of veal or beef rolled around a filling and baked in stock and wine.
Brilliant
noun, Jewelry. a gem, especially a diamond, having any of several varieties of the brilliant cut.
oblations
noun, the offering to God of the elements of bread and wine in the Eucharist.
rototills
verb (used with object), to break up (soil) with a rototiller.
ostinatos
noun, a constantly recurring melodic fragment.
satirical
adjective, of, pertaining to, containing, or characterized by satire:
ballistic
Idioms, go ballistic, Informal. to become overwrought or irrational:
coattails
noun, the back of the skirt on a man's coat or jacket.
sorbitols
noun, a white, crystalline, sweet, water-soluble powder, C 6 H 8 (OH) 6 , occurring in cherries, plums, pears, seaweed, and many berries, obtained by the breakdown of dextrose and used as a sugar substitute for diabetics and in the manufacture of vitamin C, synthetic resins, candy, varnishes, etc.; sorbol.
sacristan
noun, Also called sacrist [sak-rist, sey-krist] /ˈsæk rɪst, ˈseɪ krɪst/ (Show IPA). an official in charge of the sacred vessels, vestments, etc., of a church or a religious house.
cotillons
noun, cotillion.
Sorbonist
noun, a student or graduate of the Sorbonne.
arcosolia
noun, (in Roman catacombs) an arched recess for a sarcophagus.
locations
noun, a place of settlement, activity, or residence:
illations
noun, the act of inferring.
sortition
noun, the casting or drawing of lots.
sortation
noun, the process or result of sorting things, especially computationally or mechanically.
lobations
noun, lobate formation.
libations
noun, a pouring out of wine or other liquid in honor of a deity.
sailboats
noun, a boat having sails as its principal means of propulsion.
libration
noun, a real or apparent oscillatory motion, especially of the moon.
boltonias
noun, any of several composite plants of the genus Boltonia, of the U.S., having blue, purple, or white asterlike flower heads.
tornillos
noun, screw bean.
bissonata
noun, a coarse woolen cloth constructed in plain weave and dyed black or brown, used in the manufacture of clerical vestments.
Anticosti
noun, an island at the head of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in E Canada, in E Quebec province. 135 miles (217 km) long; 3043 sq. mi. (7880 sq. km).
Stalinist
noun, an advocate or supporter of Stalin or Stalinism.
cloistral
adjective, of, relating to, or living in a cloister.
tortillon
noun, a stump made of paper twisted to a point, used in drawing.
sinistral
adjective, of, relating to, or on the left side; left (opposed to dextral).
tortillas
noun, a thin, round, unleavened bread prepared from cornmeal or sometimes wheat flour, baked on a flat plate of iron, earthenware, or the like.
brasilins
noun, brazilin.
cotillion
noun, a formal ball given especially for debutantes.
Braillist
noun, an expert at writing Braille.
colistins
noun, a toxic antibiotic polypeptide, C 45 H 85 O 10 N 13 , produced by the bacterium Bacillus colistinus, used in sulfate form against a broad spectrum of microorganisms and in the treatment of severe gastroenteritis.
botanical
noun, Pharmacology. a drug made from part of a plant, as from roots, leaves, bark, or berries.
antisolar
adjective, (on the celestial sphere) opposite the sun.
notabilia
plural noun, matters, events, or items worthy of note.
coalition
noun, a combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc.
rotations
noun, the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
inscrolls
verb (used with object), enscroll.
inositols
noun, Biochemistry. a compound, C 6 H 12 O 6 , derivative of cyclohexane, widely distributed in plants and seeds as phytin, and occurring in animal tissue and in urine: an essential growth factor for animal life, present in the vitamin B complex.
sinistro-
botanicas
noun, a shop specializing in herbs, spiritual items, etc.
cabrillas
noun, any of several sea basses, especially Epinephelus analogus, of tropical eastern Pacific seas.
altricial
adjective, helpless at birth or hatching and requiring parental care for a period of time (opposed to precocial. )
Colossian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Colossae.
abattoirs
noun, a slaughterhouse.
ocotillos
noun, a spiny, woody shrub, Fouqueria splendens, of arid regions of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having a tight cluster of red flowers at the tip of each branch.
cassation
noun, annulment; cancellation; reversal.
cornballs
noun, popcorn rolled into a ball and flavored with molasses or caramel.
carbinols
noun, methyl alcohol.
striation
noun, striated condition or appearance.
octillion
noun, a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 27 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 48 zeros.
Octobrist
noun, a member of a Russian political party that advocated constitutional monarchism: so called because it was organized after the Czar's manifesto in October, 1905.
Tillotson
noun, John, 1630–94, English clergyman: archbishop of Canterbury 1691–94.
striction
noun, the act of constricting.
Castilian
noun, the dialect of Spanish spoken in Castile.
trillions
noun, a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 12 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 18 zeros.
basilicas
noun, an early Christian or medieval church of the type built especially in Italy, characterized by a plan including a nave, two or four side aisles, a semicircular apse, a narthex, and often other features, as a short transept, a number of small semicircular apses terminating the aisles, or an atrium. The interior is characterized by strong horizontality, with little or no attempt at rhythmic accents. All spaces are usually covered with timber roofs or ceilings except for the apse or apses, which are vaulted.
basilican
adjective, basilic (def 2).
isostatic
adjective, of, relating to, or characterized by isostasy.
cat-train
noun, a train of sleds and other vehicles mounted on runners, the whole procession drawn by a tractor with caterpillar treads.
isoclinal
noun, isoclinic line.
abolition
noun, the act of abolishing:
socialist
noun, an advocate or supporter of socialism.
ablations
noun, the removal, especially of organs, abnormal growths, or harmful substances, from the body by mechanical means, as by surgery.
carillons
noun, a set of stationary bells hung in a tower and sounded by manual or pedal action, or by machinery.
isolation
noun, an act or instance of isolating.
cantorial
adjective, of or relating to a cantor.
barstools
noun, a stool or seat, usually high and having a round, cushioned top, of a type often used for seating customers at a bar.
scintilla
noun, a minute particle; spark; trace:
solicitor
noun, a person who solicits.
transacts
verb (used with object), to carry on or conduct (business, negotiations, activities, etc.) to a conclusion or settlement. Synonyms: enact, conclude, settle, manage, negotiate.
battalion
noun, Military. a ground force unit composed of a headquarters and two or more companies or similar units.
strontias
noun, Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
lactation
noun, the secretion or formation of milk.
abstracts
noun, a summary of a text, scientific article, document, speech, etc.; epitome.
abstricts
verb (used without object), to undergo abstriction.
rationals
noun, Mathematics. rational number.
tsaristic
adjective, czarist.
cast-iron
noun, an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
sibilant
noun, Phonetics. a sibilant consonant.
abrasion
noun, a scraped spot or area; the result of rubbing or abrading:
Sabatini
noun, Rafael [raf-ee-uh l] /ˈræf i əl/ (Show IPA), 1875–1950, English novelist and short-story writer, born in Italy.
Basilian
noun, a monk or nun following the rule of Saint Basil.
artistic
adjective, conforming to the standards of art; satisfying aesthetic requirements:
libation
noun, a pouring out of wine or other liquid in honor of a deity.
bicolors
noun, a flag divided into two major areas of color.
oscitant
adjective, yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
rototill
verb (used with object), to break up (soil) with a rototiller.
lobation
noun, lobate formation.
oblation
noun, the offering to God of the elements of bread and wine in the Eucharist.
castrato
noun, a male singer, especially in the 18th century, castrated before puberty to prevent his soprano or contralto voice range from changing.
illation
noun, the act of inferring.
Tornillo
noun, screw bean.
botanica
noun, a shop specializing in herbs, spiritual items, etc.
Castilla
noun, Ramón [rah-mawn] /rɑˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), 1797–1867, Peruvian general and statesman: president of Peru 1845–51 and 1855–62.
arsonist
noun, a person who commits arson.
Castillo
noun, Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Antonio Cánovas del Castillo del Rey) 1908–1984, Spanish fashion designer.
sorbitol
noun, a white, crystalline, sweet, water-soluble powder, C 6 H 8 (OH) 6 , occurring in cherries, plums, pears, seaweed, and many berries, obtained by the breakdown of dextrose and used as a sugar substitute for diabetics and in the manufacture of vitamin C, synthetic resins, candy, varnishes, etc.; sorbol.
Tantalic
adjective, of or relating to tantalum, especially in the pentavalent state.
borstals
noun, (in England) a school for delinquent boys that provides therapy and vocational training.
carbanil
noun, phenyl isocyanate.
arnattos
noun, annatto (def 2).
ostinato
noun, a constantly recurring melodic fragment.
coattail
noun, the back of the skirt on a man's coat or jacket.
carbinol
noun, methyl alcohol.
ballista
noun, an ancient military engine for throwing stones or other missiles.
carillon
noun, a set of stationary bells hung in a tower and sounded by manual or pedal action, or by machinery.
contorts
verb (used with object), to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.
cotillon
noun, cotillion.
Ossianic
adjective, of, relating to, or characteristic of Ossian, the poetry attributed to him, or the rhythmic prose published by James Macpherson in 1762–63, purporting to be a translation from the Scottish Gaelic.
biracial
adjective, consisting of, representing, or combining members of two separate racial groups:
incisors
noun, any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
abortion
noun, Also called voluntary abortion. the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy.
Ilocanos
noun, a member of a people of Luzon in the Philippines.
ostracon
noun, (in ancient Greece) a potsherd, especially one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed.
biotrons
noun, a controlled laboratory environment designed to provide uniform experimental conditions with the aim of producing uniform organisms for use in experiments.
Scriabin
noun, Aleksandr Nikolaevich [al-ig-zan-der nik-uh-lahy-uh-vich,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahn-dr nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər ˌnɪk əˈlaɪ ə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1872–1915, Russian composer and pianist.
Basilica
noun, an early Christian or medieval church of the type built especially in Italy, characterized by a plan including a nave, two or four side aisles, a semicircular apse, a narthex, and often other features, as a short transept, a number of small semicircular apses terminating the aisles, or an atrium. The interior is characterized by strong horizontality, with little or no attempt at rhythmic accents. All spaces are usually covered with timber roofs or ceilings except for the apse or apses, which are vaulted.
ablation
noun, the removal, especially of organs, abnormal growths, or harmful substances, from the body by mechanical means, as by surgery.
sabatons
noun, a foot defense of mail or of a number of lames with solid toe and heel pieces.
oralists
noun, an advocate of oralism.
orinasal
noun, an orinasal sound.
stallion
noun, an uncastrated adult male horse, especially one used for breeding.
robotics
noun, the use of computer-controlled robots to perform manual tasks, especially on an assembly line.
Atlantic
noun, Atlantic Ocean.
Atlantis
noun, a legendary island, first mentioned by Plato, said to have existed in the Atlantic Ocean west of Gibraltar and to have sunk beneath the sea, but linked by some modern archaeologists with the island of Thera, the surviving remnant of a much larger island destroyed by a volcanic eruption c1500 b.c.
Carniola
noun, a former duchy and crown land of Austria: now part of Slovenia.
Sinclair
noun, Harry Ford, 1876–1956, U.S. oil businessman: a major figure in the Teapot Dome scandal.
orcinols
noun, a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 7 H 8 O 2 , sweet but unpleasant in taste, that reddens on exposure to air: obtained from many lichens or produced synthetically and used chiefly as a reagent for certain carbohydrates.
corantos
noun, courante.
Carolina
noun, a former English colony on the Atlantic coast of North America: officially divided into North Carolina and South Carolina in 1729.
crotalin
noun, a protein in the venom of pit vipers, used as an antigen in the preparation of snake antivenins.
loaiasis
noun, loiasis.
carotins
noun, carotene.
colonial
noun, an inhabitant of a colony.
tsarinas
noun, czarina.
Croatian
noun, a Croat.
strontia
noun, Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
colonist
noun, an inhabitant of a colony.
orbitals
noun, Physics, Chemistry. a wave function describing the state of a single electron in an atom (atomic orbital) or in a molecule (molecular orbital) the electron in that state.
colorant
noun, something used as a coloring matter; pigment; dye.
colorist
noun, a person who uses color skillfully.
criollos
noun, a person born in Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry. Compare Creole (def 1).
colossal
adjective, extraordinarily great in size, extent, or degree; gigantic; huge.
sarcinas
noun, any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
Ocotillo
noun, a spiny, woody shrub, Fouqueria splendens, of arid regions of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having a tight cluster of red flowers at the tip of each branch.
Sorocaba
noun, a city in SE Brazil, W of São Paulo.
oronasal
noun, Phonetics. orinasal (def 2).
coitions
noun, coitus.
sirloins
noun, the portion of the loin of beef in front of the rump.
sailboat
noun, a boat having sails as its principal means of propulsion.
bistorts
noun, Also called snakeweed. a European plant, Polygonum bistorta, of the buckwheat family, having a twisted root, which is sometimes used as an astringent.
abstains
verb (used without object), to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually followed by from):
ortolans
noun, an Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, esteemed as a table delicacy.
titanias
noun, synthetic rutile, TiO 2 , used as a gem.
corbinas
noun, a game fish, Menticirrhus undulatus, of the croaker family, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
Tritonis
noun, (in ancient geography) a mythical lake near the Mediterranean coast of Libya.
location
noun, a place of settlement, activity, or residence:
tonalist
noun, a person who works with or uses tonality, especially one who uses traditional tonality rather than atonality in composing music.
ricottas
noun, a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
Boltonia
noun, any of several composite plants of the genus Boltonia, of the U.S., having blue, purple, or white asterlike flower heads.
abattoir
noun, a slaughterhouse.
S-scroll
noun, an ornamental motif in the form of the letter S .
colistin
noun, a toxic antibiotic polypeptide, C 45 H 85 O 10 N 13 , produced by the bacterium Bacillus colistinus, used in sulfate form against a broad spectrum of microorganisms and in the treatment of severe gastroenteritis.
ocarinas
noun, a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
Silastic
notarial
adjective, of, relating to, or characteristic of a notary public.
astricts
verb (used with object), to bind fast; constrain.
coal-tar
noun, a thick, black, viscid liquid formed during the distillation of coal, that upon further distillation yields compounds, as benzene, anthracene, and phenol, from which are derived a large number of dyes, drugs, and other synthetic compounds, and that yields a final residuum (coal-tar pitch) which is used chiefly in making pavements.
consorts
noun, a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch. Compare prince consort, queen consort.
Carlotta
noun, a female given name, Italian form of Charlotte.
solicits
verb (used with object), to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.:
alastors
noun, (sometimes initial capital letter) an avenging spirit or deity frequently evoked in Greek tragedy; a male Nemesis.
laotians
noun, a native or inhabitant of Laos.
Triassic
noun, Also, Trias [trahy-uh s] /ˈtraɪ əs/ (Show IPA). the Triassic Period or System.
airbills
noun, air waybill.
cornball
noun, popcorn rolled into a ball and flavored with molasses or caramel.
littoral
noun, a littoral region.
Latinist
noun, a specialist in Latin.
all-star
noun, Sports. a player selected for an all-star team.
isobaric
adjective, Meteorology. having or showing equal barometric pressure.
Clairton
noun, a city in SW Pennsylvania.
Talassio
noun, a god invoked at ancient Roman weddings, especially in epithalamions.
cortisol
noun, Biochemistry. one of several steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex and resembling cortisone in its action.
rat-tail
noun, grenadier (def 4).
callants
noun, a lad; boy.
clarinos
noun, a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
allision
noun, the striking of one ship by another.
also-ran
noun, Sports. (in a race) a contestant who fails to win or to place among the first three finishers. an athlete or team whose performance in competition is rarely, if ever, a winning or near-winning one.
contrail
noun, a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
raincoat
noun, a waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.
isobront
noun, a line on a weather map or chart connecting various points where a given phase of thunderstorm activity occurred simultaneously.
abstract
noun, a summary of a text, scientific article, document, speech, etc.; epitome.
introits
noun, Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
scallion
noun, any onion that does not form a large bulb; green onion.
Clarissa
noun, a female given name, form of Clara.
stations
noun, a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
tribasic
adjective, (of an acid) having three atoms of hydrogen replaceable by basic atoms or groups.
altoists
noun, a performer on the alto saxophone.
airboats
noun, Also called swamp boat. a small open boat having a very shallow draft and driven by a caged airplane propeller mounted above the rear transom, capable of traveling at relatively high speeds through shallow water, swamps, etc.
air-cool
verb (used with object), Machinery. to remove the heat of combustion, friction, etc., from (a machine, engine, or device), as by air streams flowing over an engine jacket.
criollas
noun, a woman or girl born in Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
transits
noun, the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
rational
noun, Mathematics. rational number.
cabrilla
noun, any of several sea basses, especially Epinephelus analogus, of tropical eastern Pacific seas.
cilantro
noun, the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
Iscariot
noun, the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
taborins
noun, a small tabor.
corollas
noun, the inner envelope of floral leaves of a flower, usually of delicate texture and of some color other than green; the petals considered collectively.
contrib.
transact
verb (used with object), to carry on or conduct (business, negotiations, activities, etc.) to a conclusion or settlement. Synonyms: enact, conclude, settle, manage, negotiate.
cabalist
noun, a student of or expert in the cabala.
barillas
noun, either of two European saltworts, Salsola kali or S. soda, whose ashes yield an impure carbonate of soda.
salicins
noun, a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
Tacloban
noun, a seaport on NE Leyte, in the central Philippines.
coronals
noun, a crown; coronet.
cistrons
noun, a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
baronial
adjective, pertaining to a baron or barony or to the order of barons.
ironists
noun, a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
contrast
noun, the act of contrasting; the state of being contrasted.
traction
noun, the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
tactions
noun, touch; contact.
ironical
adjective, pertaining to, of the nature of, exhibiting, or characterized by irony or mockery:
Ratisbon
noun, Regensburg.
narcosis
noun, a state of stupor or drowsiness.
Citation
noun, Military. mention of a soldier or a unit in orders, usually for gallantry:
silicons
noun, a nonmetallic element, having amorphous and crystalline forms, occurring in a combined state in minerals and rocks and constituting more than one fourth of the earth's crust: used in steelmaking, alloys, etc. Symbol: Si; atomic weight: 28.086; atomic number: 14; specific gravity: 2.4 at 20°C.
barstool
noun, a stool or seat, usually high and having a round, cushioned top, of a type often used for seating customers at a bar.
Callisto
noun, Also, Kallisto. Classical Mythology. a nymph attendant on Artemis, punished for a love affair with Zeus by being changed into a bear and then transformed into stars as the constellation Ursa Major.
clarions
noun, an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
bristols
noun, a seaport in Avon, in SW England, on the Avon River near its confluence with the Severn estuary.
torsions
noun, the act of twisting.
tortilla
noun, a thin, round, unleavened bread prepared from cornmeal or sometimes wheat flour, baked on a flat plate of iron, earthenware, or the like.
rosolios
noun, a cordial flavored with rose petals, cloves, cinnamon, or the like, popular in southern Europe.
catboats
noun, a boat having one mast set well forward with a single large sail.
brasilin
noun, brazilin.
Brasilia
noun, a city in and the capital of Brazil, on the central plateau.
cattalos
noun, beefalo.
nitrolic
adjective, of or noting a series of acids of the type RC(=NOH)NO 2 , whose salts form deep-red solutions.
coolants
noun, a substance, usually a liquid or a gas, used to reduce the temperature of a system below a specified value by conducting away the heat produced in the operation of the system, as the liquid in an automobile cooling system or the fluid that removes heat from the core of a nuclear reactor.
installs
verb (used with object), to place in position or connect for service or use:
nitroso-
trillion
noun, a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 12 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 18 zeros.
braciola
noun, a flat piece of veal or beef rolled around a filling and baked in stock and wine.
rattoons
noun, a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
cantoris
adjective, of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
aoristic
adjective, Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
coalbins
noun, a bin used for holding coal.
strobila
noun, the body of a tapeworm exclusive of the head and neck region. Compare scolex.
satirist
noun, a writer of satires.
aortitis
noun, inflammation of the aorta.
rotation
noun, the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
abstrict
verb (used without object), to undergo abstriction.
inscroll
verb (used with object), enscroll.
balloons
noun, a bag made of thin rubber or other light material, usually brightly colored, inflated with air or with some lighter-than-air gas and used as a children's plaything or as a decoration.
inositol
noun, Biochemistry. a compound, C 6 H 12 O 6 , derivative of cyclohexane, widely distributed in plants and seeds as phytin, and occurring in animal tissue and in urine: an essential growth factor for animal life, present in the vitamin B complex.
botanist
noun, a specialist in botany.
instills
verb (used with object), to infuse slowly or gradually into the mind or feelings; insinuate; inject:
acrasins
noun, a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
arcanist
noun, a person professing special secret knowledge concerning ceramics, especially concerning the making of porcelain.
Brattain
noun, Walter Houser [hou-zer] /ˈhaʊ zər/ (Show IPA), 1902–1987, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1956.
intarsia
noun, an art or technique of decorating a surface with inlaid patterns, especially of wood mosaic, developed during the Renaissance.
billions
noun, a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 9 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 12 zeros.
ancillas
noun, an accessory; auxiliary or adjunct.
tortonis
noun, ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.
cattails
noun, any tall, reedlike marsh plant of the genus Typha, especially T. latifolia, having long, sword-shaped leaves and dense, cylindrical clusters of minute brown flowers.
Anatolic
adjective, noun, Anatolian.
latosols
noun, a reddish lateritic soil of the tropics, deeply weathered and infertile, characterized by hydroxides of iron and aluminum.
Billiton
noun, an island in Indonesia, between Borneo and Sumatra. 1866 sq. mi. (4833 sq. km).
isocolon
noun, a figure of speech or sentence having a parallel structure formed by the use of two or more clauses, or cola, of similar length, as “The bigger they are, the harder they fall.”.
clitoris
noun, the erectile organ of the vulva, homologous to the penis of the male.
Brassica
noun, any plant belonging to the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, including many economically important vegetables, as cabbage, kale, broccoli, cauliflower, turnip, and mustard.
isotonic
adjective, Also, isosmotic. Physical Chemistry. noting or pertaining to solutions characterized by equal osmotic pressure. Compare hypertonic (def 2), hypotonic (def 2).
Cotabato
noun, a city on W central Mindanao, in the S Philippines.
actinias
noun, a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
Conrail
noun, a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
blasto-
bistros
noun, a small, modest, European-style restaurant or café.
bicolor
noun, a flag divided into two major areas of color.
biotron
noun, a controlled laboratory environment designed to provide uniform experimental conditions with the aim of producing uniform organisms for use in experiments.
obtains
verb (used with object), to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
oblasts
noun, (in Russia and the Soviet Union) an administrative division corresponding to an autonomous province.
blatant
adjective, brazenly obvious; flagrant:
bistort
noun, Also called snakeweed. a European plant, Polygonum bistorta, of the buckwheat family, having a twisted root, which is sometimes used as an astringent.
control
noun, the act or power of controlling; regulation; domination or command:
blastic
contort
verb (used with object), to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.
constr.
saltant
adjective, dancing; leaping; jumping.
billons
noun, an alloy used in coinage, consisting of gold or silver with a larger amount of base metal.
ocarina
noun, a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
billion
noun, a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 9 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 12 zeros.
contra-
coolant
noun, a substance, usually a liquid or a gas, used to reduce the temperature of a system below a specified value by conducting away the heat produced in the operation of the system, as the liquid in an automobile cooling system or the fluid that removes heat from the core of a nuclear reactor.
contras
noun, (often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
consort
noun, a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch. Compare prince consort, queen consort.
consist
noun, Railroads. the rolling stock, exclusive of the locomotive, making up a train. a record made of this rolling stock.
silicas
noun, the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
biotins
noun, a crystalline, water-soluble vitamin, C 10 H 16 O 3 N 2 S, of the vitamin B complex, that is present in all living cells and functions as a growth factor and as a catalyst in carboxylation reactions.
consols
plural noun, the funded government securities of Great Britain that originated in the consolidation in 1751 of various public securities, chiefly in the form of annuities, into a single debt issue without maturity.
bionics
noun, the study of how humans and animals perform certain tasks and solve certain problems, and of the application of the findings to the design of electronic devices and mechanical parts.
Stilton
oboists
noun, a player of the oboe.
bitonal
adjective, marked by or using bitonality.
Salinas
noun, a city in W California.
no-ball
noun, an unfairly bowled ball.
lobolos
noun, a bride price, typically of cattle, paid to a bride's father among Bantu-speaking tribes of southern Africa.
Ciliata
noun, the class comprising the ciliate protozoans, considered as belonging in the kingdom Animalia.
Caliban
noun, the ugly, beastlike slave of Prospero in Shakespeare's The Tempest.
strato-
taborin
noun, a small tabor.
Caitlin
noun, a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
caisson
noun, a structure used in underwater work, consisting of an airtight chamber, open at the bottom and containing air under sufficient pressure to exclude the water.
cibaria
noun, Entomology. a food pouch in front of the mouth in certain insects.
ciboria
noun, a permanent canopy placed over an altar; baldachin.
cabrito
noun, the meat of a young goat.
Cabrini
noun, Saint Frances Xavier ("Mother Cabrini") 1850–1917, U.S. nun, born in Italy; founder of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
lotions
noun, Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
strati-
cattalo
noun, beefalo.
stratas
noun, a plural of stratum.
stratal
adjective, of a stratum or strata.
cistron
noun, a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
taction
noun, touch; contact.
straits
noun, Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
scarabs
noun, any scarabaeid beetle, especially Scarabaeus sacer, regarded as sacred by the ancient Egyptians.
tailors
noun, a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
BSTrans
citrals
noun, a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
natator
noun, a swimmer.
citrins
noun, bioflavonoid.
callant
noun, a lad; boy.
cattail
noun, any tall, reedlike marsh plant of the genus Typha, especially T. latifolia, having long, sword-shaped leaves and dense, cylindrical clusters of minute brown flowers.
strains
noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
scolion
noun, a song sung at banquets in ancient Greece.
carotin
noun, carotene.
scotias
noun, a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
casinos
noun, a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
casitas
noun, a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
strolls
noun, a leisurely walk; ramble; saunter:
Carlton
noun, Stephen Norman ("Steve"; "Lefty") born 1944, U.S. baseball player.
Carlson
noun, Anton Julius [an-tohn,, -ton] /ˈæn toʊn,, -tɒn/ (Show IPA), 1875–1956, U.S. physiologist, born in Sweden.
Carlota
noun, 1840–1927, wife of Maximillian: empress of Mexico 1864–67 (daughter of Leopold I of Belgium).
Cassatt
noun, Mary, 1845–1926, U.S. painter.
Carlita
noun, a female given name.
Carlist
noun, a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
Tabasco
noun, a state in SE Mexico, on the Gulf of Campeche. 9783 sq. mi. (25,338 sq. km). Capital: Villahermosa.
Canossa
noun, a ruined castle in N Italy: scene of the penance of Emperor Henry IV of the Holy Roman Empire before Pope Gregory VII in 1077.
caritas
noun, charity.
carinas
noun, Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
cassina
noun, dahoon.
Cassini
noun, Oleg [oh-leg] /ˈoʊ lɛg/ (Show IPA), (Oleg Cassini-Loiewski) 1913–2006, U.S. fashion designer and businessman, born in France.
Cassino
noun, casino (def 3).
scillas
noun, modern name of Scylla.
castors
noun, Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
Catalin
catboat
noun, a boat having one mast set well forward with a single large sail.
cations
noun, a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
Nairobi
noun, a city in and the capital of Kenya, in the SW part.
citrons
noun, a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
clarain
noun, the coal forming the bright layers in banded bituminous coal.
Santali
noun, the Munda language spoken by the Santal.
Locarno
noun, a town in S Switzerland, on Lake Maggiore: Locarno Pact 1925.
nostocs
noun, any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
Tarasco
noun, Tarascan.
coition
noun, coitus.
Bontocs
noun, Bontok.
bonsoir
interjection, good evening; good night.
Tarlton
noun, Richard, died 1588, English actor.
bonitos
noun, any mackerellike fish of the genus Sarda, as S. sarda, of the Atlantic Ocean.
locator
noun, a person who locates something.
bonitas
noun, a female given name.
bonacis
noun, any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
nostril
noun, either of the two external openings of the nose.
bolsons
noun, a desert valley, the level of which has been raised by aggradation, usually draining into a playa.
loiasis
noun, infestation with the parasitic eye worm, Loa loa, of the subcutaneous tissues and orbit: endemic in West Africa.
colitis
noun, inflammation of the colon.
Sarcina
noun, any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
collars
noun, the part of a shirt, coat, dress, blouse, etc., that encompasses the neckline of the garment and is sewn permanently to it, often so as to fold or roll over.
collat.
tarsals
noun, a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
Collins
noun, a tall drink made with gin, whiskey, rum, or vodka, and lemon or lime juice, soda water, and sugar.
tarsias
noun, intarsia.
lobtail
verb (used without object), (of a whale) to slap the flukes against the surface of the water.
santirs
noun, a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
tartans
noun, a woolen or worsted cloth woven with stripes of different colors and widths crossing at right angles, worn chiefly by the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own distinctive plaid.
Tartini
noun, Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1692–1770, Italian violinist and composer.
Taranto
noun, Ancient Tarentum. a fortified seaport in SE Italy, on the Gulf of Taranto: founded by the Greeks in the 8th century b.c.; naval base.
stoical
adjective, impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
clarino
noun, a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
Sno-Cat
broncos
noun, a range pony or mustang of the western U.S., especially one that is not broken or is imperfectly broken.
Clarion
noun, an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
Nicolai
noun, (Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) [kahrl awt-oh ey-ruh n-freet] /kɑrl ˈɔt oʊ ˈeɪ rənˌfrit/ (Show IPA), 1810–49, German composer.
Britton
noun, Nathaniel Lord, 1859–1934, U.S. botanist.
Nicosia
noun, a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
Britain
noun, Great Britain.
Bristol
noun, a seaport in Avon, in SW England, on the Avon River near its confluence with the Severn estuary.
talions
noun, lex talionis.
Nilotic
noun, a group of languages belonging to the Eastern Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan, and including Dinka, Luo, Masai, and Nandi.
brasils
noun, Brazil.
stolons
noun, Botany. a prostrate stem, at or just below the surface of the ground, that produces new plants from buds at its tips or nodes.
coalbin
noun, a bin used for holding coal.
tantras
noun, (italics) Hinduism. any of several books of esoteric doctrine regarding rituals, disciplines, meditation, etc., composed in the form of dialogues between Shiva and his Shakti; Agama.
satoris
noun, sudden enlightenment.
silicon
noun, a nonmetallic element, having amorphous and crystalline forms, occurring in a combined state in minerals and rocks and constituting more than one fourth of the earth's crust: used in steelmaking, alloys, etc. Symbol: Si; atomic weight: 28.086; atomic number: 14; specific gravity: 2.4 at 20°C.
tanists
noun, the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
bostons
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Massachusetts, in the E part.
coastal
adjective, of, relating to, bordering on, or located near a coast:
scrinia
noun, a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
borstal
noun, (in England) a school for delinquent boys that provides therapy and vocational training.
cobalts
noun, a silver-white metallic element with a faint pinkish tinge, occurring in compounds whose silicates afford important blue coloring substances for ceramics. Symbol: Co; atomic weight: 58.933; atomic number: 27; specific gravity: 8.9 at 20°C.
satanic
adjective, of Satan.
borasca
noun, (especially in the Mediterranean) a squall, usually accompanied by thunder and lightning.
scrolls
noun, a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, especially one with writing on it:
Batista
noun, Fulgencio [fool-hen-syaw] /fulˈhɛn syɔ/ (Show IPA), (Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar) 1901–73, Cuban military leader: dictator of Cuba 1934–40; president 1940–44, 1952–59.
Ontario
noun, a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
latrias
noun, the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
arnatto
noun, annatto (def 2).
tricots
noun, a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
Ilocano
noun, a member of a people of Luzon in the Philippines.
actinal
adjective, having tentacles or rays.
Actinia
noun, a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
actino-
rattoon
noun, a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
Sorbian
noun, Also called Lusatian, Wendish. a Slavic language spoken by an isolated group in E Germany.
rattons
noun, a rat.
arnicas
noun, any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
Liatris
noun, any of various composite plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, having long spikes of purplish flowers.
rattans
noun, Also called rattan palm. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera.
acrobat
noun, a skilled performer of gymnastic feats, as walking on a tightrope or swinging on a trapeze.
aristos
noun, aristocrat.
aristo-
incisor
noun, any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
isobars
noun, Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
Ariosto
noun, Ludovico [loo-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.
ariosos
noun, an arioso composition or section.
Trianta
noun, Trianda.
liaison
noun, the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
incross
noun, a mating between organisms that are both homozygous for the same allele.
Otranto
noun, Strait of, a strait between SE Italy and Albania, connecting the Adriatic and the Mediterranean. 44 miles (71 km) wide.
Larissa
noun, a city in E Thessaly, in E Greece.
sabalos
noun, the tarpon.
artisan
noun, a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
solaria
noun, a glass-enclosed room, porch, or the like, exposed to the sun's rays, as at a seaside hotel or for convalescents in a hospital.
iatrics
Orinoco
noun, a river in N South America, flowing N from the border of Brazil, along the E border of Colombia, and NE through Venezuela to the Atlantic. 1600 miles (2575 km) long.
orisons
noun, a prayer.
Italian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.
astrol.
astrict
verb (used with object), to bind fast; constrain.
Linaria
noun, any of various plants belonging to the genus Linaria, of the figwort family, especially of the cultivated species, as L. maroccana or L. aeruginea, having slender clusters of spurred flowers in a variety of colors.
abstain
verb (used without object), to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually followed by from):
Astolat
noun, a place in the Arthurian romances, possibly in Surrey, England.
Latinic
adjective, of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
Rollins
noun, Theodore Walter ("Sonny") born 1930, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
lariats
noun, a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
sabaton
noun, a foot defense of mail or of a number of lames with solid toe and heel pieces.
sirloin
noun, the portion of the loin of beef in front of the rump.
lictors
noun, (in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
ortolan
noun, an Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, esteemed as a table delicacy.
asocial
adjective, not sociable or gregarious; withdrawn from society.
acrasin
noun, a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
Acrilan
Icarian
noun, an inhabitant of Icaria.
tonsils
noun, a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
Asiatic
noun, an Asian person.
soroban
noun, a Japanese abacus of Chinese derivation.
Ascaris
noun, any parasitic roundworm of the genus Ascaris, found in the human small intestine and causing colic and diarrhea.
Toronto
noun, a city in and the capital of Ontario, in SE Canada, on Lake Ontario.
Arabist
noun, a person who specializes in or studies the Arabic language or Arab culture.
Stalino
noun, a former name of Donetsk.
Sollars
noun, solar2 .
solions
noun, Chemistry, Electricity. a low-frequency amplifying device that operates by controlling the flow of ions in solution: some types, as the micropump, accomplish this by means of electro-osmotic pressure.
anattos
noun, annatto.
Toscana
noun, Italian name of Tuscany.
racoons
noun, raccoon.
rosolio
noun, a cordial flavored with rose petals, cloves, cinnamon, or the like, popular in southern Europe.
Altoona
noun, a city in central Pennsylvania.
soliton
latosol
noun, a reddish lateritic soil of the tropics, deeply weathered and infertile, characterized by hydroxides of iron and aluminum.
altoist
noun, a performer on the alto saxophone.
Alcoran
noun, Alkoran.
rascals
noun, a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
albinos
noun, a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
Introit
noun, Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
lascars
noun, an East Indian sailor.
alinota
noun, the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
Latitia
noun, a female given name.
ironist
noun, a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
latinos
noun, a person of Latin-American descent:
soloist
noun, a person who performs a solo.
sonatas
noun, a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
raisins
noun, a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
Allston
noun, Washington, 1799–1843, U.S. painter, novelist, and poet.
Roscian
adjective, of, relating to, or involving acting.
ancilla
noun, an accessory; auxiliary or adjunct.
tortoni
noun, ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.
airbill
noun, air waybill.
solicit
verb (used with object), to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.:
bastion
noun, Fortification. a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work.
aorists
noun, a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
airboat
noun, Also called swamp boat. a small open boat having a very shallow draft and driven by a caged airplane propeller mounted above the rear transom, capable of traveling at relatively high speeds through shallow water, swamps, etc.
torsion
noun, the act of twisting.
install
verb (used with object), to place in position or connect for service or use:
Rossini
noun, Gioacchino Antonio [jaw-ahk-kee-naw ahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌdʒɔ ɑkˈki nɔ ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1792–1868, Italian composer.
ratoons
noun, a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
antiars
noun, the upas tree.
solatia
noun, something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
instals
verb (used with object), install.
transl.
racists
noun, a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
instars
noun, an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
Transit
noun, the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
rations
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
Alarcon
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.
Alastor
noun, (sometimes initial capital letter) an avenging spirit or deity frequently evoked in Greek tragedy; a male Nemesis.
rabatos
noun, a wide, stiff collar of the 17th century, worn flat over the shoulders or open in front and standing at the back.
isation
instill
verb (used with object), to infuse slowly or gradually into the mind or feelings; insinuate; inject:
Tortola
noun, the principal island of the British Virgin Islands, in the NE West Indies. 9730; 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
instils
verb (used with object), instill.
isatins
noun, a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
rialtos
noun, an exchange or mart.
astatic
adjective, unstable; unsteady.
italics
noun, Often, italics. italic type.
ballons
noun, the lightness and grace of movement that make a dancer appear buoyant.
Cortona
noun, Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
stators
noun, Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine. Compare rotor (def 1).
lacinia
noun, Botany. a jagged or irregular part of a leaf or petal.
Costain
noun, Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
costars
noun, a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
station
noun, a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
sailors
noun, a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
labials
noun, any labial consonant, especially a bilabial.
cartoon
noun, a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
balloon
noun, a bag made of thin rubber or other light material, usually brightly colored, inflated with air or with some lighter-than-air gas and used as a children's plaything or as a decoration.
ballast
noun, Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
coronas
noun, a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
ricotta
noun, a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
Aaronic
adjective, of or relating to Aaron.
cottons
noun, a soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of plants belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family, used in making fabrics, thread, wadding, etc.
Balaton
noun, a lake in W Hungary: the largest lake in central Europe. About 50 miles (80 km) long; 230 sq. mi. (596 sq. km).
abacist
noun, a person skilled in using an abacus.
ooblast
noun, a primordial cell from which the ovum is developed.
statics
noun, the branch of mechanics that deals with bodies at rest or forces in equilibrium.
2,4,5-t
noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
Titania
noun, synthetic rutile, TiO 2 , used as a gem.
cranial
adjective, of or relating to the cranium or skull.
cranio-
cortina
noun, a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
coronal
noun, a crown; coronet.
craniol
corbina
noun, a game fish, Menticirrhus undulatus, of the croaker family, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
Bastian
noun, Adolf [ah-dawlf] /ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1826–1905, German anthropologist.
coranto
noun, courante.
tsarist
noun, an adherent of a czar or of czarism.
bassoon
noun, a large woodwind instrument of low range, with a doubled tube and a curved metal crook to which a double reed is attached.
corbans
noun, a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
Bassano
noun, Jacopo [yah-kaw-paw] /ˈyɑ kɔ pɔ/ (Show IPA), (Giacomo da Ponte) 1510–92, Italian painter.
tsarina
noun, czarina.
risotto
noun, a dish of rice cooked with broth and flavored with grated cheese and other ingredients.
octants
noun, the eighth part of a circle.
robalos
noun, snook2 (def 1).
basions
noun, the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
basilic
adjective, kingly; royal.
salicin
noun, a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
basilar
adjective, pertaining to or situated at the base, especially the base of the skull.
Basilan
noun, an island in the Philippines, SW of Mindanao. 495 sq. mi. (1282 sq. km).
tincals
noun, a former name for crude native borax.
basalts
noun, the dark, dense igneous rock of a lava flow or minor intrusion, composed essentially of labradorite and pyroxene and often displaying a columnar structure.
Laconia
noun, an ancient country in the S part of Greece. Capital: Sparta.
Corliss
noun, George Henry, 1817–88, U.S. engineer and inventor.
stibial
adjective, of or resembling antimony.
Corolla
noun, the inner envelope of floral leaves of a flower, usually of delicate texture and of some color other than green; the petals considered collectively.
oilcans
noun, a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
Barinas
noun, a city in W Venezuela.
barilla
noun, either of two European saltworts, Salsola kali or S. soda, whose ashes yield an impure carbonate of soda.
bailors
noun, a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
Allison
noun, Donald ("Donnie") born 1939, and his brother, Robert, (Bobby), born 1937, U.S. racing-car drivers.
Titanic
noun, a British luxury liner that sank after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage in April, 1912, with a loss of 1517 lives.
sociol.
Tristan
noun, a male given name, form of Tristram.
crissal
adjective, of or relating to the crissum.
orbital
noun, Physics, Chemistry. a wave function describing the state of a single electron in an atom (atomic orbital) or in a molecule (molecular orbital) the electron in that state.
attrib.
Croatia
noun, a republic in SE Europe: includes the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia; formerly a part of Yugoslavia. 21,835 sq. mi. (56,555 sq. km) Capital: Zagreb.
Sinaloa
noun, a state in W Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of California. 22,582 sq. mi. (58,485 sq. km). Capital: Culiacán.
socials
noun, a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
attains
verb (used with object), to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
crotons
noun, any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
criollo
noun, a person born in Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry. Compare Creole (def 1).
Socotra
noun, an island in the Indian Ocean, S of Arabia: a part of the Republic of Yemen. 1382 sq. mi. (3579 sq. km).
Laotian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Laos.
tocsins
noun, a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
atonics
noun, Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
starlit
adjective, lighted by the stars:
Sinatra
noun, Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
orcinol
noun, a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 7 H 8 O 2 , sweet but unpleasant in taste, that reddens on exposure to air: obtained from many lichens or produced synthetically and used chiefly as a reagent for certain carbohydrates.
atlatls
noun, spear-thrower (def 2).
oration
noun, a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
attorns
verb (used with object), to turn over to another; transfer.
tritons
noun, a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
abiosis
noun, the absence or lack of life; a nonviable state.
ribosos
noun, rebozo.
criolla
noun, a woman or girl born in Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
ablator
noun, See under ablation (def 3).
Sabrina
noun, a female given name: from the Latin word for the river Severn.
Bactria
noun, an ancient country in W Asia, between the Oxus River and the Hindu Kush Mountains. Capital: Bactra.
abiotic
adjective, of or characterized by the absence of life or living organisms.
cratons
noun, a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
titians
noun, (Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
Laocoon
noun, Classical Mythology. a priest of Apollo at Troy who warned the Trojans of the Trojan Horse, and who, with his two sons, was killed by two huge serpents sent by Athena or Apollo.
bacilli
noun, any rod-shaped or cylindrical bacterium of the genus Bacillus, comprising spore-producing bacteria.
oralist
noun, an advocate of oralism.
strata
noun, a plural of stratum.
Castro
noun, Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
Catton
noun, (Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
Istria
noun, a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
sollar
noun, solar2 .
scoto-
labio-
isobar
noun, Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
Italia
noun, Italian name of Italy.
Castor
noun, Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
ironic
adjective, using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
lanais
noun, a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
Italic
noun, Often, italics. italic type.
lacto-
solons
noun, c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
slants
noun, slanting or oblique direction; slope:
Latina
noun, a woman of Latin-American descent.
citral
noun, a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
Casals
noun, Pablo [pah-bloh;; Spanish pah-vlaw] /ˈpɑ bloʊ;; Spanish ˈpɑ vlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1973, Spanish cellist, conductor, and composer; in France after 1936; in Puerto Rico after 1956.
socio-
lascar
noun, an East Indian sailor.
casita
noun, a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
Catlin
noun, George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
Labors
noun, productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
Caslon
noun, William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
Cibola
noun, the Seven Cities of, legendary cities of great wealth believed by earlier Spanish explorers to exist in the SW United States.
snorts
noun, the act or sound of snorting.
snarls
noun, the act of snarling.
solans
noun, a gannet.
cation
noun, a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
isotac
noun, a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
social
noun, a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
stroll
noun, a leisurely walk; ramble; saunter:
strict
adjective, characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
lariat
noun, a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
isatin
noun, a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
C-bias
noun, grid bias.
solion
noun, Chemistry, Electricity. a low-frequency amplifying device that operates by controlling the flow of ions in solution: some types, as the micropump, accomplish this by means of electro-osmotic pressure.
Catano
noun, a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
Isaian
adjective, of, relating to, or characteristic of Isaiah or of the book of the Bible bearing his name.
Laclos
noun, Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de [pyer ahn-brwaz frahn-swa shaw der-loh duh] /pyɛr ɑ̃ˈbrwaz frɑ̃ˈswa ʃɔ dɛrˈloʊ də/ (Show IPA), 1741–1803, French general and writer.
lotion
noun, Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
Cassia
noun, Also called cassia bark, Chinese cinnamon. a variety of cinnamon derived from the cassia-bark tree.
casino
noun, a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
Isaacs
noun, Sir Isaac Alfred, 1855–1948, Australian jurist: governor general of Australia 1931–36.
Itasca
noun, Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
labial
noun, any labial consonant, especially a bilabial.
corals
noun, the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
citrin
noun, bioflavonoid.
Collar
noun, the part of a shirt, coat, dress, blouse, etc., that encompasses the neckline of the garment and is sewn permanently to it, often so as to fold or roll over.
colors
noun, the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
crisis
noun, a stage in a sequence of events at which the trend of all future events, especially for better or for worse, is determined; turning point.
snoots
noun, Slang. the nose.
Crista
noun, a crest or ridge.
croons
noun, the act or sound of crooning.
cross-
Croton
noun, any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
collo-
starts
noun, a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
C-star
noun, carbon star.
stalls
noun, a compartment in a stable or shed for the accommodation of one animal.
Stalin
noun, Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
Colton
noun, a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
collab
locals
noun, a local train, bus, etc.
stains
noun, a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
Stacia
noun, a female given name.
linacs
noun, linear accelerator.
iatric
adjective, of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
colins
noun, any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
iatro-
sotols
noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.
lictor
noun, (in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
Icaria
noun, Also, Ikaria. a Greek island in the Aegean Sea: a part of the Southern Sporades group. 99 sq. mi. (256 sq. km).
lobolo
noun, a bride price, typically of cattle, paid to a bride's father among Bantu-speaking tribes of southern Africa.
Lobito
noun, a seaport in W Angola.
icono-
costal
adjective, Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
corban
noun, a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
stills
noun, stillness or silence:
Corbin
noun, Margaret (Cochran) 1751–1800, American Revolutionary military heroine.
silica
noun, the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
stilts
noun, one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
llanos
noun, an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
corita
noun, a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
stints
noun, a period of time spent doing something:
coroll
corona
noun, a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
stator
noun, Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine. Compare rotor (def 1).
COSTAR
noun, a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
craton
noun, a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
costo-
contr.
contos
noun, a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
cottas
noun, a surplice.
Cotton
noun, a soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of plants belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family, used in making fabrics, thread, wadding, etc.
Lisbon
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Portugal, in the SW part, on the Tagus estuary.
craals
noun, kraal.
Crania
noun, the skull of a vertebrate.
crasis
noun, composition; constitution; makeup.
Li-sao
noun, a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
static
noun, Electricity. static or atmospheric electricity. interference due to such electricity.
consol
noun, singular of consols.
stoats
noun, the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
libras
noun, the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
Citron
noun, a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
claros
noun, such a cigar.
instr.
latria
noun, the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
Strabo
noun, 63? b.c.–a.d. 21? Greek geographer and historian.
clints
noun, a male given name, form of Clinton.
clino-
intact
adjective, not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
Strain
noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
clasts
noun, a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
Sonora
noun, a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
Scotts
noun, Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
class.
Scotti
noun, Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
Cloots
noun, Jean Baptiste du Val-de-Grâce [zhahn ba-teest dy val duh-grahs] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist dü val dəˈgrɑs/ (Show IPA), Baron de ("Anacharsis Clootz") 1755–94, Prussian leader in the French Revolution.
intra-
intro.
intros
noun, an introduction.
sonics
noun, the branch of science that deals with the practical applications of sound.
Latona
noun, the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
latins
noun, an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
ionics
noun, Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
Latino
noun, a person of Latin-American descent:
Strait
noun, Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
sonata
noun, a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
sonars
noun, a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
instil
verb (used with object), instill.
Cloris
noun, a male or female given name.
Locris
noun, either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
coatis
noun, any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
Lolita
noun, (italics) a novel (1955) by Vladimir Nabokov.
cobras
noun, any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
sorbol
noun, sorbitol.
scrota
noun, the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
cobias
noun, a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
Iloilo
noun, a seaport on S Panay, in the central Philippines.
Ilorin
noun, a town in W central Nigeria.
scroll
noun, a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, especially one with writing on it:
cobalt
noun, a silver-white metallic element with a faint pinkish tinge, occurring in compounds whose silicates afford important blue coloring substances for ceramics. Symbol: Co; atomic weight: 58.933; atomic number: 27; specific gravity: 8.9 at 20°C.
stoics
noun, a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
Sorata
noun, Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
coasts
noun, the land next to the sea; seashore:
stools
noun, a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
Lorain
noun, a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
lianas
noun, any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
sitars
noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
sit-in
noun, any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
insist
verb (used with object), to assert or maintain firmly:
instal
verb (used with object), install.
coalas
noun, koala.
lorans
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.
stolas
noun, a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
stolon
noun, Botany. a prostrate stem, at or just below the surface of the ground, that produces new plants from buds at its tips or nodes.
instar
noun, an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
lorica
noun, Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
Scotia
noun, a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
brains
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
carton
noun, a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
octroi
noun, (formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
barit.
oilcan
noun, a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
Barolo
noun, a dry red wine from the Piedmont region of Italy.
Barsac
noun, a village and winegrowing district in Gironde, in SW France.
Salina
noun, a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
Barton
noun, Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
tinct.
basalt
noun, the dark, dense igneous rock of a lava flow or minor intrusion, composed essentially of labradorite and pyroxene and often displaying a columnar structure.
barcas
noun, an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
basils
noun, any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
basion
noun, the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
tincal
noun, a former name for crude native borax.
octant
noun, the eighth part of a circle.
Octans
noun, the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
roosts
noun, a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
Bastia
noun, a seaport on the NE coast of Corsica: the former capital of Corsica.
salols
noun, a white, crystalline, aromatic powder, C 13 H 10 O 3 , produced by the interaction of salicylic acid and phenol, used as a preservative, a light absorber in suntan preparations, and in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and as an antiseptic.
tincts
noun, tint; tinge; coloring.
Salian
noun, a Salian Frank.
Alissa
noun, a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
saints
noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
ballon
noun, the lightness and grace of movement that make a dancer appear buoyant.
ballot
noun, a slip or sheet of paper, cardboard, or the like, on which a voter marks his or her vote.
Alston
noun, a male given name.
balsas
noun, Río, Río Balsas.
totals
noun, the total amount; sum; aggregate:
raisin
noun, a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
Baltic
noun, the Baltic branch of the Indo-European family of languages.
Alonso
noun, Alicia (Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martínez Hoyo) born 1921, Cuban ballerina.
aloins
noun, an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
al-Lat
noun, a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying the sun and considered to be a daughter of Allah.
Alnico
noun, a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
Olonos
noun, Erymanthus.
bancos
noun, a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
allots
verb (used with object), to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion:
Olcott
noun, Chauncey (Chancellor John Olcott) 1860–1932, U.S. tenor, actor, and songwriter.
Banias
noun, banyan (def 2).
all-in
adjective, Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
salals
noun, an evergreen shrub, Gaultheria shallon, of the heath family, native to the western coast of North America, having leathery, oblong leaves and clusters of pink or white flowers and purplish-black fruit.
Tilsit
noun, former name of Sovetsk.
Bianca
noun, a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “white.”.
Rosina
noun, a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
blasts
ratals
noun, the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
trails
noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
Alboin
noun, died a.d. 573? king of the Langobards 561?–573?
blains
noun, an inflammatory swelling or sore.
Blairs
noun, Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
Torino
noun, Turin.
blancs
noun, a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
tatars
noun, a member of a modern Turkic people living in the Tatar Autonomous Republic and adjacent regions of eastern European Russia and in widely scattered communities in western Siberia and central Asia.
bistro
noun, a small, modest, European-style restaurant or café.
albino
noun, a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
sancta
noun, a sacred or holy place.
ratans
noun, rattan.
blinis
plural noun, pancakes made with yeast and either white or buckwheat flour and traditionally served during Shrovetide with caviar and sour cream.
trains
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
ration
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
bloats
noun, Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes.
Santal
noun, sandalwood.
oblast
noun, (in Russia and the Soviet Union) an administrative division corresponding to an autonomous province.
birota
noun, a two-wheeled cart, usually drawn by three mules, used for transporting commercial goods and one or two passengers.
Bianco
noun, Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
obtain
verb (used with object), to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
Alison
noun, a female given name, form of Alice.
Bicols
noun, Bikol.
Bicorn
noun, bicorne.
Alicia
noun, a female given name, form of Alice.
billon
noun, an alloy used in coinage, consisting of gold or silver with a larger amount of base metal.
Rascal
noun, a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
saloon
noun, a place for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks.
Ticino
noun, a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
ticals
noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
tiaras
noun, a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
Alcott
noun, (Amos) Bronson [bron-suh n] /ˈbrɒn sən/ (Show IPA), 1799–1888, U.S. educator and philosopher.
bionic
adjective, utilizing electronic devices and mechanical parts to assist humans in performing difficult, dangerous, or intricate tasks, as by supplementing or duplicating parts of the body:
tibias
noun, Anatomy. the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle and articulate with the femur and the talus; shinbone.
biosis
biotas
noun, the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
biotic
adjective, pertaining to life.
biotin
noun, a crystalline, water-soluble vitamin, C 10 H 16 O 3 N 2 S, of the vitamin B complex, that is present in all living cells and functions as a growth factor and as a catalyst in carboxylation reactions.
oboist
noun, a player of the oboe.
ballas
noun, a spherical aggregate of small diamond crystals used for drilling and for various industrial purposes.
Altaic
noun, the Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic language families collectively, spoken over a broad expanse of Eurasia, from southeastern Europe to the Pacific: variously considered to be a single, genetically related family, with Japanese and Korean sometimes also included, or a group of languages with shared typologies and histories, but not genetically akin.
santir
noun, a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
assoil
verb (used with object), to absolve; acquit; pardon.
asonia
noun, tone deafness.
Asosan
noun, a volcano in SW Japan, in central Kyushu. 5225 feet (1593 meters); crater 12 miles (19 km) across.
Sabina
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “a Sabine woman.”.
assail
verb (used with object), to attack vigorously or violently; assault.
aortas
noun, the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
assoc.
aorist
noun, a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
assort
verb (used with object), to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
Arabis
noun, any plant of the genus Arabis, including the rock cresses.
Antlia
noun, Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
antiar
noun, the upas tree.
sabins
noun, Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
rabato
noun, a wide, stiff collar of the 17th century, worn flat over the shoulders or open in front and standing at the back.
torsos
noun, the trunk of the human body.
rabats
noun, a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
astral
adjective, pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
astro-
Arabic
noun, a Semitic language that developed out of the language of the Arabians of the time of Muhammad, now spoken in countries of the Middle East and North Africa. Abbreviation: Ar.
tonsil
noun, a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
orison
noun, a prayer.
arsons
noun, Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
Arista
noun, Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
Arliss
noun, George, 1868–1946, English actor.
otitis
noun, inflammation of the ear.
arnica
noun, any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
aroint
verb (imperative), begone:
Ossian
noun, a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
arsino
adjective, containing the arsino group.
sabalo
noun, the tarpon.
Osorno
noun, a city in S Chile.
aslant
adverb, at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
artist
noun, a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
Artois
noun, a former province in N France: artesian wells.
Osiris
noun, the king and judge of the dead, the husband and brother of Isis, and father (or brother) of Horus, killed by Set but later resurrected (after Horus killed Set): usually depicted as a man, partly wrapped as a mummy, having a beard and wearing the atef-crown.
oscars
noun, a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
ottars
noun, attar (def 1).
ascots
noun, a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
Osborn
noun, Henry Fairfield [fair-feeld] /ˈfɛərˌfild/ (Show IPA), 1857–1935, U.S. paleontologist and author.
asians
noun, a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
astron
tolans
noun, a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
Baliol
noun, John de, 1249–1315, king of Scotland 1292–96.
bacons
noun, the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
Altona
noun, a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
toasts
noun, sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
Rosita
noun, a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
sabras
noun, (sometimes initial capital letter) a person born in Israel.
rosins
noun, Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
Titian
noun, (Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
Altair
noun, a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
Bactra
noun, ancient name of Balkh.
tobira
noun, a shrub, Pittosporum tobira, of China and Japan, having leathery leaves, fragrant, greenish-white flower clusters, densely hairy fruit, and lemon-scented foliage.
titans
noun, Classical Mythology. any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus. Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia. any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
bailor
noun, a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
sacral
adjective, of or relating to sacred rites or observances.
bairns
noun, a child; son or daughter.
sacro-
Tissot
noun, James Joseph Jacques [zham zhaw-zef zhahk,, zheymz] /ʒam ʒɔˈzɛf ʒɑk,, ʒeɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1836–1902, French painter.
balaos
noun, a halfbeak, Hemiramphus balao, of tropical western Atlantic seas.
sailor
noun, a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
Tobias
noun, the son of Tobit.
racoon
noun, raccoon.
oribis
noun, a small tan-colored antelope, Ourebia ourebi , of south and east Africa, with spikelike horns.
Tocsin
noun, a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
racial
adjective, of or relating to the social construct of race:
aniso-
atlatl
noun, spear-thrower (def 2).
sabirs
noun, lingua franca (def 2).
atonal
adjective, of, relating to, or marked by atonality.
racist
noun, a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
atonic
noun, Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
racons
noun, radar beacon.
attain
verb (used with object), to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
Anatol
noun, a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sunrise.”.
sabora
noun, one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Babylonia during the 6th century a.d., whose editing of the work of the Babylonian amoraim constituted the final stage in the preparation of the Babylonian Gemara.
attars
noun, Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
anatto
noun, annatto.
Attica
noun, a region in SE Greece, surrounding Athens: under Athenian rule in ancient times.
Attila
noun, ("Scourge of God") a.d. 406?–453, king of the Huns who invaded Europe: defeated by the Romans and Visigoths in 451 at Châlons-sur-Marne in France.
sabots
noun, a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
orbits
noun, the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
attorn
verb (used with object), to turn over to another; transfer.
Alaric
noun, a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.
Albion
noun, Alebion.
blotto
adjective, very drunk; so drunk as to be unconscious or not know what one is doing.
NASCAR
noun, National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
taints
noun, a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
scarab
noun, any scarabaeid beetle, especially Scarabaeus sacer, regarded as sacred by the ancient Egyptians.
Triton
noun, a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
tainos
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
natals
noun, a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
Tailor
noun, a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
nastic
adjective, of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
abatis
noun, an obstacle or barricade of trees with bent or sharpened branches directed toward an enemy.
scants
adverb, Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
nasals
noun, Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
cabals
noun, a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority.
Cabiri
noun, a group of gods, probably of Eastern origin, worshiped in mysteries in various parts of ancient Greece, the cult centers being at Samothrace and Thebes.
scarts
verb (used with or without object), to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
cabots
noun, John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
Cabral
noun, Pedro Álvares [pe-droo awl-vuh-ruh sh] /ˈpɛ drʊ ˈɔl və rəʃ/ (Show IPA), c1460–c1520, Portuguese navigator.
tabors
noun, a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
riboso
noun, rebozo.
riatas
noun, a lariat.
ricins
noun, a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
Briton
noun, a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England.
Brasso
noun, Hungarian name of Braşov.
triols
noun, a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
Tallis
noun, Thomas, c1505–85, English organist and composer, especially of church music.
niobic
adjective, of or relating to niobium; columbic.
aborts
noun, a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
scalar
noun, Mathematics, Physics. a quantity possessing only magnitude. Compare vector (def 1a).
brills
noun, a European flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus, closely related to the turbot.
britts
noun, a turbot of northeastern Atlantic seas.
abolla
noun, a woolen cloak worn by men in ancient Rome.
talion
noun, lex talionis.
Tartan
noun, a woolen or worsted cloth woven with stripes of different colors and widths crossing at right angles, worn chiefly by the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own distinctive plaid.
broils
noun, the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
bronco
noun, a range pony or mustang of the western U.S., especially one that is not broken or is imperfectly broken.
broncs
noun, bronco:
scalls
noun, dandruff.
aboral
adjective, opposite to or away from the mouth.
Talbot
noun, a hound with long pendent ears.
narial
adjective, of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
Cairns
noun, a seaport in NE Australia.
Brasil
noun, Brazil.
Carlos
noun, Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
carbon
noun, Chemistry. a widely distributed element that forms organic compounds in combination with hydrogen, oxygen, etc., and that occurs in a pure state as diamond and graphite, and in an impure state as charcoal. Symbol: C; atomic weight: 12.011; atomic number: 6; specific gravity: (of diamond) 3.51 at 20°C; (of graphite) 2.26 at 20°C.
robalo
noun, snook2 (def 1).
Carian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Caria.
scions
noun, a descendant.
Caribs
noun, a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
Scioto
noun, a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
Carina
noun, Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
roasts
noun, roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
carats
noun, a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
scoots
noun, a swift, darting movement or course.
carnal
adjective, pertaining to or characterized by the flesh or the body, its passions and appetites; sensual:
Carnot
noun, Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
scoria
noun, Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
carobs
noun, a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
scorns
noun, open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
Carola
noun, a female given name, form of Carol.
Carson
noun, Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
carbo-
Scilla
noun, modern name of Scylla.
Calais
noun, the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
tablas
noun, an island in the Sibuyan Sea, Philippines, one of the Romblon Islands. 265 sq. mi. (686 sq. km).
Robson
noun, Mount, a mountain in SW Canada, in E British Columbia: highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, 12,972 feet (3954 meters).
narcos
noun, narc.
Callao
noun, a seaport in W Peru, near Lima.
Callas
noun, Maria Meneghini [men-i-gee-nee] /ˌmɛn ɪˈgi ni/ (Show IPA), 1923–77, U.S. soprano.
calli-
Callot
noun, Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1592?–1635, French engraver and etcher.
narco-
scato-
scatts
noun, scat5 .
aaliis
noun, a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
cansos
noun, Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
Cantab
Cantal
noun, a department in S central France. 2231 sq. mi. (5780 sq. km). Capital: Aurillac.
cantar
noun, a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
tronas
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
Cantor
noun, the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
Cantos
noun, one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
Rialto
noun, an exchange or mart.
Nicias
noun, died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
arioso
noun, an arioso composition or section.
boosts
noun, an upward shove or raise; lift.
bonito
noun, any mackerellike fish of the genus Sarda, as S. sarda, of the Atlantic Ocean.
bonsai
noun, a tree or shrub that has been dwarfed, as by pruning the roots and pinching, and is grown in a pot or other container and trained to produce a desired shape or effect.
Bontoc
noun, Bontok.
Tarlac
noun, a city on N central Luzon, in the N Philippines.
Nostoc
noun, any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
Aintab
noun, former name of Gaziantep.
Rattan
noun, Also called rattan palm. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera.
ratton
noun, a rat.
bonaci
noun, any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
norias
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
action
noun, the process or state of acting or of being active:
actins
noun, a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
borals
noun, a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
actin-
tribo-
Tantra
noun, (italics) Hinduism. any of several books of esoteric doctrine regarding rituals, disciplines, meditation, etc., composed in the form of dialogues between Shiva and his Shakti; Agama.
tricot
noun, a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
Bonita
noun, a female given name.
Sarton
noun, May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
borons
noun, a nonmetallic element occurring naturally only in combination, as in borax or boric acid, and obtained in either an amorphous or a crystalline form when reduced from its compounds. Symbol: B; atomic weight: 10.811; atomic number: 5.
tarsal
noun, a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
tarso-
tra-la
noun, nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
Santos
noun, a seaport in S Brazil: world's largest coffee-exporting port.
boarts
noun, bort.
tarsia
noun, intarsia.
trans.
boasts
noun, a thing boasted of; a cause for pride:
sarans
noun, a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
roncos
noun, any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
Bolton
noun, a borough in Greater Manchester, in NW England.
tarots
noun, any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
sarco-
ratoon
noun, a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
bolita
noun, a form of numbers pool.
Sarnia
noun, a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
triacs
noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
aiolis
noun, a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
bolson
noun, a desert valley, the level of which has been raised by aggradation, usually draining into a playa.
across
adverb, from one side to another.
tribal
adjective, of, relating to, or characteristic of a tribe:
Boston
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Massachusetts, in the E part.
Braila
noun, a port in E Romania, on the Danube River. 203,983.
nitro-
talons
noun, a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
bracts
noun, a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
bosons
noun, any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics: bosons have integral spins: 0, 1, 2, ….
nitric
adjective, containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
satins
noun, a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
trinal
adjective, threefold; triple; trine.
Bosnia
noun, a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
brails
noun, Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
tanist
noun, the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
nocti-
trills
noun, the act or sound of trilling.
noctis
adjective, (in prescriptions) of the night.
satori
noun, sudden enlightenment.
brants
noun, any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
roils
verb (used with object), to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
rosin
noun, Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
slain
noun, sley.
Rains
noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
slabs
noun, a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
snobs
noun, a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
lalia
snarl
noun, the act of snarling.
lanas
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
Latin
noun, an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
sito-
ottos
noun, a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “rich.”.
rotls
noun, a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
rooti
noun, rooty2 .
ratan
noun, rattan.
Rolla
noun, a city in S central Missouri.
ottar
noun, attar (def 1).
ratio
noun, the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
riant
adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
roast
noun, roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
rotos
noun, rotogravure.
Larsa
noun, an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
Sloan
noun, John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
Liana
noun, any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
rall.
snail
noun, any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
rotas
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
riots
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
rabot
noun, a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
Roost
noun, a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
snibs
noun, a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
lasso
noun, a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
Lanai
noun, a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
ricin
noun, a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
lansa
noun, langsat.
Ronco
noun, any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
Laris
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
racon
noun, radar beacon.
raias
noun, rayah.
rails
noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
rials
noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
rills
noun, a small rivulet or brook.
ribat
noun, a building housing a community of Sufis.
rants
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
slobs
noun, a slovenly or boorish person.
Rollo
noun, Also called Rolf, Roy, Hrolf, Rolf the Ganger. a.d. c860–931? Norse chieftain: 1st duke of Normandy 911?.
slant
noun, slanting or oblique direction; slope:
ratos
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
Lassa
noun, Older Spelling. Lhasa.
Robin
noun, any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
rabal
noun, the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds aloft by theodolitic tracking of a radiosonde.
robot
noun, a machine that resembles a human and does mechanical, routine tasks on command.
Rabat
noun, a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
lasts
noun, a person or thing that is last.
riata
noun, a lariat.
ratal
noun, the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
Rabin
noun, Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
snits
noun, an agitated or irritated state.
rolls
noun, a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll.
rason
noun, a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
ranis
noun, ranee.
Olson
noun, Charles, 1910–70, U.S. poet and essayist.
sitar
noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
satin
noun, a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
sasin
noun, blackbuck.
noria
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
Norco
noun, a town in S California.
Satan
noun, the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
nolos
noun, nolo contendere.
noils
noun, a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
noct-
noso-
loons
noun, any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
loots
noun, spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
Loral
adjective, of or relating to lore, knowledge, learning, etc.
satis
noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
Nitti
noun, Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
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.
sials
noun, the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
locos
noun, locoweed.
nitr-
lobos
noun, the gray or timber wolf of the western U.S.
salts
noun, a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
oasts
noun, a kiln for drying hops or malt.
sanit
oasis
noun, a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
Sans.
Santa
noun, Santa Claus.
Santo
noun, a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
Sarto
noun, Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
local
noun, a local train, bus, etc.
Saran
noun, a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
sarc-
saris
noun, a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
Saros
noun, the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
noto-
Lorca
noun, García Lorca.
Lorin
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
Salto
noun, a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
scatt
noun, scat5 .
narcs
noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
lotos
noun, lotus.
Lotta
noun, a female given name, form of Charlotte.
scat-
scats
noun, scat singing.
naira
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
nails
noun, a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
lotic
adjective, pertaining to or living in flowing water.
lotto
noun, a game of chance in which a leader draws numbered disks at random from a stock and the players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards, the winner being the first to cover a complete row.
Nabis
Nabal
noun, a wealthy Calebite, husband of Abigail, who refused rightful tribute to King David for protecting Nabal's flocks. I Sam. 25.
scion
noun, a descendant.
scoot
noun, a swift, darting movement or course.
scorn
noun, open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
nasal
noun, Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
Nasca
adjective, Nazca.
scabs
noun, the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
Scott
noun, Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
Loris
noun, Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
Niort
noun, a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
Lorna
noun, a female given name.
nills
verb (used with object), to refuse or reject.
scall
noun, dandruff.
scans
noun, an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
SCOTS
noun, Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland. Compare Scots Gaelic.
scart
verb (used with or without object), to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
scant
adverb, Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
lotas
noun, (in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
Natta
noun, Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1903–79, Italian chemist and engineer: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1963.
natl.
Natal
noun, a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
naso-
Silas
noun, a male given name.
obiit
SISAL
noun, Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
orial
linac
noun, linear accelerator.
orlos
noun, a plinth supporting the base of a column.
Orlon
Sabir
noun, lingua franca (def 2).
Linos
noun, linoleum.
oribi
noun, a small tan-colored antelope, Ourebia ourebi , of south and east Africa, with spikelike horns.
lints
noun, minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
Sino-
Sinas
noun, a female given name.
Orcas
noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
sabot
noun, a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
sinal
adjective, of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
liras
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
orbit
noun, the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
ornis
noun, an avifauna.
lilts
noun, rhythmic swing or cadence.
orant
noun, a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
Sabin
noun, Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
Ostia
noun, a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
ossia
conjunction, (indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
OSCAR
noun, a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
Libia
noun, Libya.
Libra
noun, the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
Oscan
noun, one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
libri
noun, plural of liber2 .
Orono
noun, a town in S Maine.
Orton
noun, Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
licit
adjective, legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
Orson
noun, a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
Lilac
noun, any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers: the state flower of New Hampshire.
Lilas
noun, creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
siris
noun, lebbek (def 1).
Sabra
noun, (sometimes initial capital letter) a person born in Israel.
orans
noun, orant.
Salta
noun, a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
salon
noun, a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
Llano
noun, an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
octo-
octan
noun, an octan fever.
octal
noun, octonary (def 6).
octa-
Salol
noun, a white, crystalline, aromatic powder, C 13 H 10 O 3 , produced by the interaction of salicylic acid and phenol, used as a preservative, a light absorber in suntan preparations, and in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and as an antiseptic.
loans
noun, the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
salat
noun, prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
lobar
adjective, of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
Ocala
noun, a city in central Florida.
OBrit
obols
noun, a silver coin of ancient Greece, the sixth part of a drachma.
salsa
noun, a lively, vigorous type of contemporary Latin American popular music, blending predominantly Cuban rhythms with elements of jazz, rock, and soul music.
obits
noun, Informal. an obituary.
Salic
adjective, of or relating to the Salian Franks.
Salas
noun, a large hall, living room, or reception room.
Sinai
noun, Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
lists
noun, an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
orals
noun, an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
onto-
ontic
adjective, possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
silts
noun, earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
sails
noun, an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
sains
verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
onco-
silos
noun, a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
Saint
noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
Scot.
litas
noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
ollas
noun, a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
olios
noun, a dish of many ingredients.
salal
noun, an evergreen shrub, Gaultheria shallon, of the heath family, native to the western coast of North America, having leathery, oblong leaves and clusters of pink or white flowers and purplish-black fruit.
Orion
noun, Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
bason
noun, a basin.
laics
noun, one of the laity.
basin
noun, a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
bania
noun, banyan (def 2).
tints
noun, a color or a variety of a color; hue.
Tinia
noun, the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
Barca
noun, an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
baric
adjective, of or containing barium.
baris
noun, a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
baro-
Baron
noun, a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
Bart.
basal
adjective, of, at, or forming the base.
BASIC
noun, Military. basic training. a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
Basil
noun, any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
basis
noun, the bottom or base of anything; the part on which something stands or rests.
BANCS
noun, the seat on which judges sit in court.
Basra
noun, a port in SE Iraq, N of the Persian Gulf.
Basso
noun, a person who sings bass; a bass.
basta
interjection, enough; stop.
basts
noun, Botany. phloem.
tilts
noun, an act or instance of tilting.
Batna
noun, a city in NE Algeria.
Baton
noun, Music. a wand used by a conductor.
batts
noun, a sheet of matted cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers.
tills
noun, a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
Bicol
noun, Bikol.
Bills
noun, a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied:
binal
adjective, double; twofold.
Tiran
noun, Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
Banco
noun, a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
biol.
bact.
atria
noun, Architecture. Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water. a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church. a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
attar
noun, Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
Attic
noun, the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
Tobol
noun, a river rising in Kazakhstan, flowing NE through the Russian Federation in Asia to the Irtysh River. 800 miles (1290 km) long.
atto-
Tobit
noun, a book of the Apocrypha.
Tobin
noun, James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
BLitt
toast
noun, sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
Titos
noun, Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
titis
noun, any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
Bacon
noun, the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
bails
noun, property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
Banat
noun, a fertile low-lying region extending through parts of Hungary, Romania, and Serbia.
bairn
noun, a child; son or daughter.
baits
noun, food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
Balao
noun, a halfbeak, Hemiramphus balao, of tropical western Atlantic seas.
Balas
noun, a rose-red variety of spinel.
TIROS
noun, one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
Tirol
noun, Tyrol.
Balla
noun, Giacomo [jah-kaw-maw] /ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1871?–1958, Italian painter.
balls
noun, a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere:
balon
noun, ballon.
balsa
noun, a tropical American tree, Ochroma pyramidale (lagopus), of the bombax family, yielding an exceedingly light wood used for life preservers, rafts, toy airplanes, etc.
Balt.
tirls
noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
banal
adjective, devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite:
bints
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
tical
noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
toils
noun, hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
boron
noun, a nonmetallic element occurring naturally only in combination, as in borax or boric acid, and obtained in either an amorphous or a crystalline form when reduced from its compounds. Symbol: B; atomic weight: 10.811; atomic number: 5.
bolos
noun, a large, heavy, single-edged knife or machete for hacking, used in the Philippines and by the U.S. Army.
bolts
noun, a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
tarns
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
boons
noun, something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
Tarai
noun, Terai.
boost
noun, an upward shove or raise; lift.
Boots
noun, a servant, as at a hotel, who blacks or polishes shoes and boots.
boral
noun, a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
boras
noun, a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
boric
adjective, of or containing boron; boracic.
Boris
noun, a male given name.
boro-
tanto
adverb, (of a musical direction) too much; so much.
bolls
noun, a rounded seed vessel or pod of a plant, as of flax or cotton.
borts
noun, low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
Tanta
noun, a city in N Egypt, in the Nile delta.
boson
noun, any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics: bosons have integral spins: 0, 1, 2, ….
botas
noun, Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
Tanis
noun, an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
botts
noun, bot2 .
Talos
noun, a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
labia
noun, plural of labium.
bract
noun, a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
brail
noun, Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
brain
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
Brans
noun, the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
snoot
noun, Slang. the nose.
tarot
noun, any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
biont
Tatar
noun, a member of a modern Turkic people living in the Tatar Autonomous Republic and adjacent regions of eastern European Russia and in widely scattered communities in western Siberia and central Asia.
Biota
noun, the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
tibia
noun, Anatomy. the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle and articulate with the femur and the talus; shinbone.
birls
noun, British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
bison
noun, Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
bisso
noun, bis2 .
tiara
noun, a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
T-bar
noun, a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
bitts
noun, Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
Blain
noun, an inflammatory swelling or sore.
Blair
noun, Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
Blanc
noun, a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
blats
noun, bleat (def 4).
blini
plural noun, pancakes made with yeast and either white or buckwheat flour and traditionally served during Shrovetide with caviar and sour cream.
bolas
noun, bola (def 1).
Bliss
noun, supreme happiness; utter joy or contentment:
ta-ta
interjection, goodbye.
Tasso
noun, Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
bloat
noun, Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes.
Blois
noun, a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
tarts
noun, a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
boars
noun, the uncastrated male swine.
boart
noun, bort.
boast
noun, a thing boasted of; a cause for pride:
boats
noun, a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
boils
noun, the act or an instance of boiling.
Boito
noun, Arrigo [uh-ree-goh;; Italian ahr-ree-gaw] /əˈri goʊ;; Italian ɑrˈri gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1842–1918, Italian opera composer, poet, and novelist.
bolar
adjective, of or relating to bole or clay.
atoll
noun, a ring-shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands, enclosing or nearly enclosing a shallow lagoon.
ATLAS
noun, a bound collection of maps.
Brass
noun, any of various metal alloys consisting mainly of copper and zinc.
Alcor
triac
noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
airts
noun, a direction.
trass
noun, a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
alani
plural noun, a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
Alans
noun, a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
Alas.
trait
noun, a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
Alban
noun, Saint, 3rd century a.d, first English martyr.
albas
noun, a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
train
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
trail
noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
Alcon
noun, a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
alias
noun, a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
trial
noun, Law. the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact. the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
alibi
noun, Law. the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed.
alist
adjective, inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
Tract
noun, an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
Allan
noun, a male given name.
allo-
allot
verb (used with object), to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion:
toti-
Aloin
noun, an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
Alost
noun, a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
total
noun, the total amount; sum; aggregate:
Alta.
Altai
noun, a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
aioli
noun, a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
actos
alti-
trios
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
30-30
tsars
noun, czar.
Tsana
noun, Lake. Tana, Lake.
trots
noun, the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
Trona
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
aalii
noun, a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
Aalst
noun, Flemish name of Alost.
Aalto
noun, Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
troll
noun, a song whose parts are sung in succession; a round.
Aaron
noun, the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
trois
noun, the number 3.
Abaco
noun, two islands (Great Abaco and Little Abaco) in the N Bahamas. 776 sq. mi. (2010 sq. km).
aboil
adverb, adjective, boiling:
Actor
noun, a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
aboon
adverb, preposition, above.
abort
noun, a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
triol
noun, a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
abrin
noun, a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
abris
noun, a shelter, especially a dugout.
abstr
acari
noun, plural of acarus.
acorn
noun, the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
Trill
noun, the act or sound of trilling.
acro-
acron
noun, the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
Actis
noun, a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
Acton
noun, a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
altar
noun, an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
alto-
ation
tonia
artal
noun, plural of rotl.
toran
noun, (in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
toots
noun, an affectionate or familiar term of address; honey; baby (sometimes offensive when used to strangers, casual acquaintances, subordinates, etc., especially by a male to a female).
toons
noun, an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
ASCII
noun, a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
asco-
ascon
noun, a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
Ascot
noun, a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
tools
noun, an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
Asian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
tono-
tonic
noun, a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
assai
noun, any of several slender Brazilian palms of the genus Euterpe, especially E. edulis, a species bearing a purple fruit from which a beverage is made by infusion.
arsis
noun, Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat. Compare thesis (def 4).
assn.
asst.
tonal
adjective, pertaining to or having tonality.
astir
adjective, moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
Aston
noun, Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
Astor
noun, John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
astr.
tolls
noun, a payment or fee exacted by the state, the local authorities, etc., for some right or privilege, as for passage along a road or over a bridge.
tolas
noun, a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
Tolar
noun, the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
tolan
noun, a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
atilt
adjective, adverb, with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
arson
noun, Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
torcs
noun, torque (def 4).
Alton
noun, a city in SW Illinois.
anti-
anal.
anat.
Tosca
noun, an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
torts
noun, a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
anils
noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
anis-
Anita
noun, a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
anoas
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.
anoia
noun, extreme mental deficiency.
Ansar
noun, the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
torso
noun, the trunk of the human body.
antas
noun, a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
antic
noun, Usually, antics. a playful trick or prank; caper. a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
toric
adjective, noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
antis
noun, a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
aorta
noun, the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
torsi
noun, a plural of torso.
Arab.
toros
noun, a bull.
Arbil
noun, Erbil.
Arcas
noun, a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
arian
noun, an adherent of Arianism.
arias
noun, an air or melody.
Arica
noun, a seaport in N Chile.
arils
noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
Arion
noun, flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
torii
noun, (in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
Brant
noun, any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
taros
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
talon
noun, a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
Corti
noun, Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
cools
noun, something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
stilt
noun, one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
coots
noun, any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
Still
noun, stillness or silence:
Coral
noun, the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
stilb
noun, a unit of luminance, equal to one candle per square centimeter.
coria
noun, plural of corium.
corns
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.
Corot
noun, Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
stats
noun, Also, 'stat. thermostat.
Costa
noun, a rib or riblike part.
conto
noun, a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
costs
noun, the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
cotta
noun, a surplice.
craal
noun, kraal.
crass
adjective, without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
stat.
crit.
Croat
noun, a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
croon
noun, the act or sound of crooning.
start
noun, a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
Stans
noun, a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
stall
noun, a compartment in a stable or shed for the accommodation of one animal.
stint
noun, a period of time spent doing something:
cont.
stain
noun, a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
coins
noun, a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
coala
noun, koala.
coals
noun, a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
coast
noun, the land next to the sea; seashore:
coati
noun, any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
Coats
noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
cobia
noun, a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
COBOL
noun, a programming language particularly suited for writing programs to process large files of data, using a vocabulary of common English words, phrases, and sentences.
Cobra
noun, any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
Stoic
noun, a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
coils
noun, a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
stobs
noun, a post, stump, or stake.
coirs
noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
Brian
noun, a male given name.
Stoat
noun, the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
Colas
noun, a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
colat
Colin
noun, any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
coll.
stoas
noun, Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
Colo.
Colon
noun, the sign (:) used to mark a major division in a sentence, to indicate that what follows is an elaboration, summation, implication, etc., of what precedes; or to separate groups of numbers referring to different things, as hours from minutes in 5:30; or the members of a ratio or proportion, as in 1 : 2 = 3 : 6.
color
noun, the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
stirs
noun, the act of stirring or moving.
Cons.
stair
noun, one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
stabs
noun, the act of stabbing.
clots
noun, a mass or lump.
solar
noun, Informal. solar energy.
SONAR
noun, a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
iotas
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
Solti
noun, Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
Iran.
Irina
noun, a female given name.
Solon
noun, c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
Irons
noun, Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
Isaac
noun, a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
isbas
noun, izba.
Isiac
adjective, of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
solan
noun, a gannet.
Ionia
noun, an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
istic
soils
noun, the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
Ital.
ition
Sobor
noun, a council, synod, or convention.
soars
noun, an act or instance of soaring.
snots
noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
Laban
noun, the father of Leah and Rachel and the father-in-law of Jacob. Gen. 24:29; 29:16–30.
labor
noun, productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
snort
noun, the act or sound of snorting.
lact-
Ionic
noun, Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
Sonia
noun, a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
Srta.
Illia
noun, Arturo [ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1900–83, Argentine physician and statesman: president 1963–66.
iasis
noun, Romanian name of Jassy.
Iblis
noun, an evil spirit or devil, the chief of the wicked jinn.
sotol
noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.
so-so
adverb, in an indifferent or passable manner; indifferently; tolerably.
sorts
noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
ician
icons
Iliac
adjective, of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
ilio-
Ilion
noun, Greek name of ancient Troy.
sorbs
noun, a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
Inari
noun, Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
sonic
adjective, of or relating to sound.
incas
noun, a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
incl.
incor
incr.
init.
in-lb
soras
noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
soots
noun, a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
insol
inst.
intr.
stola
noun, a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
Const
stool
noun, a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
canto
noun, one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
Cairo
noun, a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
Tabor
noun, a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
calls
noun, a cry or shout.
taboo
noun, a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice: Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no.
tabla
noun, a small drum or pair of drums of India tuned to different pitches and played with the hands.
canal
noun, an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
Canso
noun, Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
canst
noun, a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
Cant.
cants
noun, insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
cairn
noun, a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
tabis
noun, a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
Caras
noun, a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
carat
noun, a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
carb-
carbs
noun, a carburetor.
Caria
noun, an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
Carib
noun, a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
Carin
noun, a female given name.
Carla
noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
carls
noun, Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
cloot
noun, a cloven hoof; one of the divisions of the cloven hoof of the swine, sheep, etc.
cains
noun, Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
carob
noun, a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
Talca
noun, a city in central Chile.
Brill
noun, a European flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus, closely related to the turbot.
brios
noun, vigor; vivacity.
Brit.
brits
noun, the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales.
Britt
noun, a turbot of northeastern Atlantic seas.
talcs
noun, Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
Broca
noun, Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
broil
noun, the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
bronc
noun, bronco:
bros.
noun, a brother.
talas
noun, a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
Cabot
noun, John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
Taira
noun, a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
taint
noun, a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
tains
noun, a thin tin plate.
Taino
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
tails
noun, tail1 (def 6).
tacts
noun, a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
tacos
noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
tacit
adjective, understood without being openly expressed; implied:
Cabal
noun, a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority.
cabin
noun, a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
carns
noun, cairn.
roans
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
cists
noun, a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
carts
noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
stria
noun, a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
clast
noun, a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
Ciano
noun, Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
cata-
claro
noun, such a cigar.
cilia
plural noun, Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
Cilla
noun, a sister of Priam who, with her infant son, was slain by Priam because it had been prophesied that a mother and child of the royal house would cause the destruction of Troy.
Clint
noun, a male given name, form of Clinton.
Clara
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
clans
noun, a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
casas
noun, Bartolomé de las [bahr-taw-law-me th e lahs] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ ðɛ lɑs/ (Show IPA), Las Casas, Bartolomé de.
cions
noun, scion (def 2).
Clair
noun, René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
Carol
noun, a song, especially of joy.
tots
noun, a small child.
Tala
noun, a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
SLIC
soln
Solo
noun, a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment:
tri-
slat
noun, a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
SCAN
noun, an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
STOL
noun, a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
tain
noun, a thin tin plate.
tost
noun, an act or instance of tossing.
sols
noun, the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
talc
noun, Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
tirl
noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
sati
noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
Tara
noun, a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
Root
noun, a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
Soni
SATB
sits
verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
slab
noun, a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
sora
noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
'roo
noun, kangaroo.
Sais
noun, an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
scar
noun, a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
Rosa
noun, Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
Taos
noun, a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
Sat.
soon
Idioms, sooner or later, eventually:
Soot
noun, a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
TRIB
Stir
noun, the act of stirring or moving.
tans
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
tall
adverb, in a proud, confident, or erect manner:
rocs
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
tint
noun, a color or a variety of a color; hue.
SOAR
noun, an act or instance of soaring.
Roca
noun, Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
str.
robs
noun, a male given name, form of Robert.
snot
noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
tron
tRNA
snit
noun, an agitated or irritated state.
Trot
noun, the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
stot
noun, a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
SBLI
tsar
noun, czar.
snob
noun, a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
scab
noun, the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
snib
noun, a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
trit
slit
noun, a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
roll
noun, a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll.
scr.
sala
noun, a large hall, living room, or reception room.
tail
noun, the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
RONA
Tana
noun, thana.
Sato
noun, Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
Sola
noun, an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
Sol.
sobs
noun, the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
slot
noun, a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
Trio
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
roan
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
tion
soil
noun, the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
SBIC
roil
verb (used with object), to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
slob
noun, a slovenly or boorish person.
Sorb
noun, a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
Tarn
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
tilt
noun, an act or instance of tilting.
scil
tool
noun, an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
sci.
tils
noun, the sesame plant.
titi
noun, any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
Sina
noun, a female given name.
toon
noun, an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
toot
noun, an act or sound of tooting.
Tito
noun, Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
Saco
noun, a city in SW Maine.
TASS
noun, a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
torc
noun, torque (def 4).
Star
noun, any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
Saba
noun, an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the N Leeward Islands. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
Stan
noun, a male given name, form of Stanley.
Tori
noun, plural of torus.
silt
noun, earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
tabi
noun, a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
tart
noun, a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
sibs
noun, a kinsman; relative.
sals
noun, salt1 .
stoa
noun, Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
tab.
tics
noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
tola
noun, a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
sics
adverb, so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
Taal
noun, Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
Toll
noun, a payment or fee exacted by the state, the local authorities, etc., for some right or privilege, as for passage along a road or over a bridge.
silo
noun, a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
Tob.
Till
noun, a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
SALT
noun, a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
tits
noun, a titmouse.
Sill
noun, a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
Toni
noun, a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
tats
verb (used with or without object), to do, or make by, tatting.
Sian
noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
Sacs
noun, a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
sain
verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
TINA
noun, a female given name.
sort
noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
sial
noun, the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
Sari
noun, a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
tort
noun, a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
sori
noun, plural of sorus.
SCSI
noun, a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
tabs
noun, a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
taco
noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
Ross
noun, the rough exterior of bark.
Tiro
noun, tyro.
sirs
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
Taro
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
toil
noun, hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
SITA
noun, (in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
toss
noun, an act or instance of tossing.
tact
noun, a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
tars
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
Rota
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
sail
noun, an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
sris
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
Sab.
Saar
noun, Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
ROTS
noun, the process of rotting.
stab
noun, the act of stabbing.
SARA
noun, a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
Tit.
torn
noun, a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
roto
noun, rotogravure.
sots
noun, a drunkard.
toro
noun, a bull.
stob
noun, a post, stump, or stake.
Sra.
tors
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
ROTL
noun, a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
Roti
noun, roast.
ROTC
noun, a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
Sion
noun, a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
1080
Iasi
noun, Romanian name of Jassy.
Barn
noun, a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
Isin
noun, an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
ISIS
noun, a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
isls
iso-
ISSN
batt
noun, a sheet of matted cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers.
itis
Bast
noun, Botany. phloem.
itol
Bass
noun, the bass part.
BASc
Bari
noun, a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
isba
noun, izba.
Bara
noun, Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
bar.
bant
verb (used without object), to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
bani
noun, plural of ban4 .
Lab.
banc
noun, the seat on which judges sit in court.
lacs
noun, a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter. Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
laic
noun, one of the laity.
lain
noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
lair
noun, a den or resting place of a wild animal:
LAIS
noun, (in medieval French literature)
ISBN
Isar
noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
Lana
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
birl
noun, British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
bitt
noun, Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
Inc.
Inca
noun, a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
INRI
inro
noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
ins.
int.
intl
into
adjective, Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
Iona
noun, an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
ions
noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
biri
noun, bidi.
Isai
noun, Jesse.
IOTA
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
BIOS
noun, computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
IRAS
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
Bion
noun, flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
Iris
noun, Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
bio-
bint
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
iron
noun, Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
bin-
Bill
noun, a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied:
Bias
noun, a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
Lalo
noun, (Victor Antoine) Edouard [veek-tawr ahn-twan ey-dwar] /vikˈtɔr ɑ̃ˈtwan eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–92, French composer.
Lani
Ill.
loan
noun, the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
lin.
Lina
noun, a female given name.
lino
noun, linoleum.
Lins
noun, a city in E Brazil.
lint
noun, minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
Lion
noun, a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
Lira
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
LIST
noun, a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
lit.
LitB
lits
noun, litas.
lobi
noun, plural of lobus.
BRCS
lobo
noun, the gray or timber wolf of the western U.S.
lobs
attn
loca
noun, a plural of locus.
loci
noun, plural of locus.
Loco
noun, locoweed.
loin
noun, Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
Lois
noun, a female given name.
ator
Lola
noun, a female given name, form of Charlotte or Dolores.
Aton
noun, a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
lilt
noun, rhythmic swing or cadence.
Lili
noun, a female given name.
bals
noun, Balmoral (def 2).
last
noun, a person or thing that is last.
Laon
noun, a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
Laos
noun, a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
Ball
noun, a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere:
Bali
noun, an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
Bala
noun, Bilhah.
LARC
noun, long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
Lari
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
Lars
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
bal.
lasa
noun, Lhasa.
LASS
noun, a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
Lat.
Lila
noun, creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
lats
noun, a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
bait
noun, food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
Bais
noun, a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
Bail
noun, property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
baas
noun, the bleating cry of a sheep.
Baal
noun, any of numerous local deities among the ancient Semitic peoples, typifying the productive forces of nature and worshiped with much sensuality.
Liao
noun, a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
liar
noun, a person who tells lies.
Lias
noun, Leah (def 1).
Lib.
libs
noun, liberation (def 2):
ills
noun, an unfavorable opinion or statement:
Ilia
noun, the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
Atli
noun, Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
brio
noun, vigor; vivacity.
cis-
cist
noun, a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
cit.
clan
noun, a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
clar
Clio
noun, Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
clit
noun, clitoris.
Brno
noun, a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
CLOS
noun, a walled vineyard.
clot
noun, a mass or lump.
bris
noun, Brith.
BRCA
noun, either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
cion
noun, scion (def 2).
coal
noun, a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
coat
noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
BRAT
noun, a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
cobs
noun, a corncob.
coil
noun, a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
coin
noun, a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
coir
noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
Col.
COLA
noun, a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
Coln
noun, former German name of Cologne.
cols
noun, Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
cir.
ciao
interjection, (used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
COLT
noun, a young male animal of the horse family.
Cara
noun, a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
btl.
BSSA
BSRT
BSOT
BSNA
Cain
noun, Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
Cal.
Call
noun, a cry or shout.
CALS
noun, a male given name, form of Calvin.
Can.
Cana
noun, an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
Carl
noun, Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
Catt
noun, Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
Carn
noun, cairn.
CART
noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
BSLS
BSIT
BSIR
BSAA
Casa
noun, a house.
Cass
noun, Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
cast
noun, act of casting or throwing.
cat.
Cato
noun, Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
Bran
noun, the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
Con.
blat
noun, bleat (def 4).
boat
noun, a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
Boor
noun, a churlish, rude, or unmannerly person.
boon
noun, something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
bons
noun, Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
iana
Bona
noun, Bône, the former name of Annaba.
Bolt
noun, a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
Bolo
noun, a large, heavy, single-edged knife or machete for hacking, used in the Philippines and by the U.S. Army.
Boll
noun, a rounded seed vessel or pod of a plant, as of flax or cotton.
bola
noun, Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
Bol.
boil
noun, the act or an instance of boiling.
Boas
noun, Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
Boot
noun, a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and all or part of the leg.
Boar
noun, the uncastrated male swine.
IATA
blot
noun, a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
Iban
noun, Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
ibis
noun, any of several large wading birds of the family Threskiornithidae, of warm temperate and tropical regions, related to the herons and storks, and characterized by a long, thin, downward-curved bill. Compare sacred ibis.
bloc
noun, a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.
BLit
Ibos
noun, a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
blin
noun, singular of blini.
ical
ICAO
boos
noun, an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
bor.
cool
noun, something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
Cost
noun, the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
coon
noun, raccoon.
Coos
noun, a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
coot
noun, any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
Cor.
Cora
noun, Classical Mythology. Kore.
Cori
noun, Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
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.
bott
noun, bot2 .
Cort
bots
noun, a disease affecting various mammals, especially horses, caused by the attachment of the parasitic larvae of botflies to the stomach of the host.
coss
noun, kos.
bota
noun, Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
cts.
Crab
noun, any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
crat
crib
noun, a child's bed with enclosed sides.
bot.
BOSS
noun, a person who employs or superintends workers; manager.
Bosc
noun, a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
bort
noun, low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
Bors
noun, Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
Born
noun, Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
Bora
noun, (on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
ctr.
Lolo
noun, Also called Yi. a member of a people inhabiting the mountainous regions of southwestern China near the eastern borders of Tibet and Burma.
LISA
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
atic
obol
noun, a silver coin of ancient Greece, the sixth part of a drachma.
Raab
noun, broccoli rabe.
alts
noun, in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
obis
noun, a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
abl.
ABLS
obit
noun, Informal. an obituary.
RIBA
alt.
obs.
OATS
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
ocas
noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
Also
adverb, in addition; too; besides; as well:
abos
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
Loon
noun, any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
Oct.
abr.
alls
noun, one's whole interest, energy, or property:
all-
oils
noun, any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
Anas
anba
noun, father: a title of a clergyman or saint in the Coptic Church.
Otto
noun, attar (def 1).
rail
noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
rant
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
NRAB
Rani
noun, ranee.
ails
verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
Aras
noun, Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
Rais
noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
NTIA
NTSB
rain
noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
ANTA
noun, a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
ABCs
noun, ABC's (defs 1, 3).
ant.
ANSI
ansa
noun, Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
Raia
noun, rayah.
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.
ano-
Anil
noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
oast
noun, a kiln for drying hops or malt.
Rabi
noun, Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
abri
noun, a shelter, especially a dugout.
abs-
raob
noun, Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
Orca
noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
Ala.
oral
noun, an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
aits
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
Oran
noun, a seaport in NW Algeria.
oras
noun, plural of os2 .
Acta
plural noun, official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
ACTS
noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
orbs
noun, a sphere or globe:
AISI
orcs
noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
Oost
noun, Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
orlo
noun, a plinth supporting the base of a column.
oro-
orts
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
osar
noun, plural of os3 .
osis
Oslo
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
airt
noun, a direction.
airs
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
OSSA
noun, plural of os1 .
Alai
noun, a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
o-os
noun, any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
Oita
noun, a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
Acis
noun, the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
ALIT
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
Alis
Olin
noun, a male given name.
oto-
Otis
noun, Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
olio
noun, a dish of many ingredients.
Alco
OLLA
noun, a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
otic
adjective, of or relating to the ear; auricular.
Onas
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
Oona
noun, a female given name.
ACLS
acr-
albs
noun, a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
Albi
noun, a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
Alba
noun, a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
Ont.
Alb.
Alar
adjective, pertaining to or having wings; alary.
Alan
noun, a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
arbs
noun, an arbitrager.
Abas
noun, a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
ains
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
Naos
noun, a temple.
asis
Asir
noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
nabs
verb (used with object), to arrest or capture.
NACA
Asia
noun, a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
nail
noun, a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
Nair
noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
RIAS
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
RIIA
Nara
noun, a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
rial
noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
narc
noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
rasa
noun, (in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
Nasi
noun, the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
Nast
noun, Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
NATO
noun, an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
NATS
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
Rico
noun, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
Riis
noun, Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
asc-
Loti
noun, a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
Loos
noun, Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
loot
noun, spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
Lorn
noun, Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
Loss
noun, detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
lost
Idioms, get lost, Slang. to absent oneself: to stop being a nuisance:
RNAS
Lota
noun, (in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
atar
noun, attar (def 1).
rill
noun, a small rivulet or brook.
RITA
noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
att.
rit.
RISC
noun, reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
riot
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
Rina
noun, a female given name.
Asti
noun, a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
ASSR
asci
noun, plural of ascus.
NASA
noun, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
noil
noun, a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
Aron
noun, a male given name.
arca
noun, a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
nobs
noun, Slang. the head.
ARCO
adverb, (of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
nolo
noun, nolo contendere.
Nor.
NOAA
Aria
noun, an air or melody.
ARCS
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
NLRB
Nora
noun, a female given name, form of Honora.
aril
noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
ARIS
noir
adjective, black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
nits
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
Arno
noun, Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
nori
noun, a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
RATO
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
nos-
nota
noun, a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
nisi
adjective, not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
nibs
noun, his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
nots
noun, a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
art.
not-
nill
verb (used with object), to refuse or reject.
Nils
noun, nothing; naught; zero.
NCAA
NIRA
Asat
noun, (in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons. Compare sat2 (def 1).
Tan
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
TSR
noun, a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
AAS
noun, basaltic lava having a rough surface.
TSS
BRT
AIC
BST
Bro
noun, a brother.
ail
verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
Bt.
Abo
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
BSN
BSO
abt
abn
Ar.
an.
al.
Aar
AIA
BSA
Bra
noun, brassiere.
ACT
noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
TAL
ac-
ABA
noun, a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
ABC
noun, ABC's (defs 1, 3).
ab-
BSL
ACS
TSI
Tro
Tbi
Ain
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
Bai
noun, a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
ASN
too
Idioms, only too. only (def 10).
BSS
BSC
Br.
Bac
ASI
ASR
asb
Tor
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
ASA
noun, a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
ARS
Ban
noun, the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
BAO
noun, an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
BAS
noun, an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
Aso
noun, Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
TLC
tin
noun, Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
BCL
ATC
ATS
noun, a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
ATB
BAA
noun, the bleating cry of a sheep.
ATA
at.
bl.
ASS
noun, a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
TNT
TNB
ton
noun, a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
ast
tlr
Tai
noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
tlo
ARC
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
Bat
noun, Sports. the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball. a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis. a whip used by a jockey. the act of using a club or racket in a game. the right or turn to use a club or racket.
AIR
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
Bn.
tra
TAT
verb (used with or without object), to do, or make by, tatting.
BLL
ALC
BLS
BLT
plural, a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
BNS
BLA
boa
noun, any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
Bon
noun, Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
boo
noun, an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
TAR
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
ait
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
TAO
noun, (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
AIS
noun, a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
tr.
TBA
BCS
ANI
noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
bi-
arb
noun, an arbitrager.
Bia
noun, the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
ARA
noun, the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
aor
AOA
ans
noun, the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
TIC
noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
TBO
ANC
BIT
noun, Machinery. a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like. a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill. a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
TIA
TCS
TCA
tot
noun, a small child.
ALS
noun, Indian mulberry.
ca.
ROA
TTS
NAA
Lot
noun, one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
LSC
LSI
LSS
LST
LTA
LTL
ltr
RCS
NCO
OTS
NAB
verb (used with object), to arrest or capture.
LON
SCB
Nat
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
NBA
NBC
NBS
NIA
nib
noun, the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
NIC
noun, a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
Nil
noun, nothing; naught; zero.
sc.
nit
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
loo
noun, a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
SCS
sb.
lis
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
LBS
plural, pound.
SLA
LCA
LCI
LCT
Lia
noun, Leah (def 1).
SIT
verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
sis
noun, sister.
SIR
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
RBC
Lir
noun, Ler.
Sin
noun, transgression of divine law:
Sib
noun, a kinsman; relative.
rat
noun, any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
ll.
LLB
RAS
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
RAN
noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
CIO
noun, a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
Rai
noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
SIC
adverb, so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
Rab
noun, a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
ROT
noun, the process of rotting.
LOC
SBA
OTB
Las
noun, the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
OOT
OIt
rt.
Ola
Sal
noun, salt1 .
ONA
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
ONI
ONR
ons
oo-
o-o
noun, any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
oon
Ora
noun, plural of os2 .
oil
noun, any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
SAC
noun, a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
ORB
noun, a sphere or globe:
orc
noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
ORT
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
OSO
OSS
ot-
OTA
SAA
SRO
So.
OIr
oic
Rs.
OSA
nob
noun, Slang. the head.
NOC
nr.
NRA
NRC
NSA
NSC
RSA
ob.
SAR
Oc.
OSB
OCS
OTC
RSS
OAO
oar
noun, a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
OAS
OAT
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
San
noun, a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
Oba
noun, a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
obi
noun, a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
obl
Oca
noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
OCR
lb.
plural, pound.
LBO
SLR
Ia.
CRT
CSA
CSO
CSR
CST
CTA
ctn
plural, carton.
ROC
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
ics
IRA
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
io-
ial
COT
noun, a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
ian
noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
Sta
St.
SST
SSR
SSN
SSI
IAS
SSC
SSB
SSA
ss.
CRS
COS
noun, romaine.
SRS
rin
noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
Co.
cr.
cs.
ct.
cl.
CAA
CAB
noun, a taxicab.
CAI
CAR
noun, an automobile.
RNA
ROB
noun, a male given name, form of Robert.
CAS
verb (used with or without object), to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
STB
CBS
CIA
CIB
CLI
Clo
CLR
CNO
CNS
COB
noun, a corncob.
STL
COO
noun, a cooing sound.
STI
ROI
SRI
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
SRB
RCT
IRO
IRS
Is.
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
ISA
Isl
ISR
ist
Ria
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
ITA
ITC
ITO
noun, Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
La.
Ir.
RCN
SOC
noun, sociology or a class or course in sociology.
LCL
RCA
SOB
noun, the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
Lt.
RBI
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).
Lai
noun, (in medieval French literature)
LAO
noun, a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
LAR
noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
IRL
IRC
Son
noun, a male child or person in relation to his parents.
IOT
ib.
Sr.
IBN
sot
noun, a drunkard.
Ibo
noun, a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
SOS
noun, any call for help:
ICA
noun, Portuguese name of Putumayo.
il-
ILA
noun, a town in SW Nigeria.
ILO
ILS
in.
RTS
ion
noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
Ios
noun, a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
ina
noun, a female given name.
rib
noun, one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
Soo
noun, the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
IOC
ior
AA
noun, basaltic lava having a rough surface.
S.
RN
RI
RA
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
AO
RC
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.
TT
AI
noun, a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
R.
CB
SA
TI
noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
L2
L1
LI
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
LC
L.
IT
noun, (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
TC
TL
RO
ic
i.
t.
TB
T1
TA
noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
SN
TN
SL
NB
ol
OA
O.
No
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
NL
NI
NC
NA
adverb, no1 .
BO
N.
LR
SI
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
B-
BA
noun, an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
BC
ln
LO
adjective, an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
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