Anagrams of collaborationists
Word collaborationists has
2725 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of collaborationists.
- contrabasso
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noun,
contrabass.
- abortionist
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noun,
a person who performs or induces abortions, especially illegally.
- bolt-action
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adjective,
(of a rifle) equipped with a manually operated sliding bolt.
- antiblastic
-
adjective,
antagonistic to growth.
- instillator
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noun,
an apparatus for putting liquid drop by drop into a cavity.
- oscillation
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noun,
an act or instance of oscillating.
- abstraction
-
noun,
an abstract or general idea or term.
- allocations
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noun,
the act of allocating; apportionment.
- scansorial
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adjective,
capable of or adapted for climbing, as the feet of certain birds, lizards, etc.
- Alcoranist
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noun,
a person who believes in an absolutely literal interpretation of the Koran.
- abolitions
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noun,
the act of abolishing:
- scintillas
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noun,
a minute particle; spark; trace:
- solicitors
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noun,
a person who solicits.
- ballistics
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noun,
the science or study of the motion of projectiles, as bullets, shells, or bombs.
- coalitions
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noun,
a combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc.
- bilocation
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noun,
the state of being or the ability to be in two places at the same time.
- tinctorial
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adjective,
pertaining to coloring or dyeing.
- cotillions
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noun,
a formal ball given especially for debutantes.
- antisocial
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noun,
a person exhibiting antisocial traits.
- biocontrol
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noun,
biological control.
- striations
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noun,
striated condition or appearance.
- contraltos
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noun,
the lowest female voice or voice part, intermediate between soprano and tenor.
- allocation
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noun,
the act of allocating; apportionment.
- anisocoria
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noun,
inequality in the size of the pupils.
- Scottsboro
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noun,
a town in NE Alabama.
- isolations
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noun,
an act or instance of isolating.
- brilliants
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noun,
Jewelry. a gem, especially a diamond, having any of several varieties of the brilliant cut.
- biostatics
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noun,
the branch of biology dealing with the structure of organisms in relation to their functions (opposed to biodynamics).
- contrabass
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noun,
(in any family of instruments) the member below the bass.
- citronalis
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noun,
lemon verbena.
- oscillator
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noun,
Electronics. a circuit that produces an alternating output current of a certain frequency determined by the characteristics of the circuit components.
- coloration
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noun,
appearance with regard to color arrangement or use of colors; coloring:
- lactations
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noun,
the secretion or formation of milk.
- octillions
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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
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noun,
the act of collating.
- astrionics
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noun,
the science dealing with the application of electronics to astronautics.
- tonsorial
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adjective,
of or relating to a barber or barbering:
- saltation
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noun,
a dancing, hopping, or leaping movement.
- contralto
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noun,
the lowest female voice or voice part, intermediate between soprano and tenor.
- Collinsia
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Collinsia, of the figwort family, having whorled leaves and usually clusters of variously colored flowers.
- cortisols
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noun,
Biochemistry. one of several steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex and resembling cortisone in its action.
- contrails
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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
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noun,
any onion that does not form a large bulb; green onion.
- biosocial
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adjective,
of, relating to, or entailing the interaction or combination of social and biological factors.
- collation
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noun,
the act of collating.
- collision
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noun,
the act of colliding; a coming violently into contact; crash:
- scalation
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noun,
an arrangement of scales, as on a fish.
- anabiosis
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noun,
a bringing back to consciousness; reanimation after apparent death.
- anaclisis
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noun,
the choice of an object of libidinal attachment on the basis of a resemblance to early childhood protective and parental figures.
- biostatic
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noun,
the branch of biology dealing with the structure of organisms in relation to their functions (opposed to biodynamics).
- consortia
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noun,
a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
- intarsist
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noun,
a person who creates in or practices intarsia.
- intarsias
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noun,
an art or technique of decorating a surface with inlaid patterns, especially of wood mosaic, developed during the Renaissance.
- all-stars
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noun,
Sports. a player selected for an all-star team.
- crossbill
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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
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noun,
Phonetics. a sibilant consonant.
- Cristobal
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noun,
a seaport in Panama at the Atlantic end of the Panama Canal, adjacent to Colón.
- colorists
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noun,
a person who uses color skillfully.
- albatross
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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
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noun,
the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
- isallobar
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noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal pressure changes.
- albinotic
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adjective,
of or relating to albinism.
- cabalists
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noun,
a student of or expert in the cabala.
- tractions
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- contrasts
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noun,
the act of contrasting; the state of being contrasted.
- Scarlatti
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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
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noun,
an orinasal sound.
- colonials
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noun,
an inhabitant of a colony.
- last-born
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noun,
a last-born or youngest child.
- allantoic
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adjective,
of or relating to the allantois.
- allantois
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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
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noun,
a rich, buttery, crescent-shaped roll of leavened dough or puff paste.
- coronitis
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noun,
inflammation of the coronary cushion of hoofed animals.
- littorals
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noun,
a littoral region.
- allobaric
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adjective,
of or relating to change in atmospheric pressure:
- stallions
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noun,
an uncastrated adult male horse, especially one used for breeding.
- braciolas
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noun,
a flat piece of veal or beef rolled around a filling and baked in stock and wine.
- Brilliant
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noun,
Jewelry. a gem, especially a diamond, having any of several varieties of the brilliant cut.
- oblations
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noun,
the offering to God of the elements of bread and wine in the Eucharist.
- rototills
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verb (used with object),
to break up (soil) with a rototiller.
- ostinatos
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noun,
a constantly recurring melodic fragment.
- satirical
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, containing, or characterized by satire:
- ballistic
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Idioms,
go ballistic, Informal. to become overwrought or irrational:
- coattails
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noun,
the back of the skirt on a man's coat or jacket.
- sorbitols
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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
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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
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noun,
cotillion.
- Sorbonist
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noun,
a student or graduate of the Sorbonne.
- arcosolia
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noun,
(in Roman catacombs) an arched recess for a sarcophagus.
- locations
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noun,
a place of settlement, activity, or residence:
- illations
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noun,
the act of inferring.
- sortition
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noun,
the casting or drawing of lots.
- sortation
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noun,
the process or result of sorting things, especially computationally or mechanically.
- lobations
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noun,
lobate formation.
- libations
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noun,
a pouring out of wine or other liquid in honor of a deity.
- sailboats
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noun,
a boat having sails as its principal means of propulsion.
- libration
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noun,
a real or apparent oscillatory motion, especially of the moon.
- boltonias
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Boltonia, of the U.S., having blue, purple, or white asterlike flower heads.
- tornillos
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noun,
screw bean.
- bissonata
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noun,
a coarse woolen cloth constructed in plain weave and dyed black or brown, used in the manufacture of clerical vestments.
- Anticosti
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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
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noun,
an advocate or supporter of Stalin or Stalinism.
- cloistral
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adjective,
of, relating to, or living in a cloister.
- tortillon
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noun,
a stump made of paper twisted to a point, used in drawing.
- sinistral
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adjective,
of, relating to, or on the left side; left (opposed to dextral).
- tortillas
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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
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noun,
brazilin.
- cotillion
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noun,
a formal ball given especially for debutantes.
- Braillist
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noun,
an expert at writing Braille.
- colistins
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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
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noun,
Pharmacology. a drug made from part of a plant, as from roots, leaves, bark, or berries.
- antisolar
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adjective,
(on the celestial sphere) opposite the sun.
- notabilia
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plural noun,
matters, events, or items worthy of note.
- coalition
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noun,
a combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc.
- rotations
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noun,
the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
- inscrolls
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verb (used with object),
enscroll.
- inositols
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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-
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- botanicas
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noun,
a shop specializing in herbs, spiritual items, etc.
- cabrillas
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noun,
any of several sea basses, especially Epinephelus analogus, of tropical eastern Pacific seas.
- altricial
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adjective,
helpless at birth or hatching and requiring parental care for a period of time (opposed to precocial. )
- Colossian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Colossae.
- abattoirs
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noun,
a slaughterhouse.
- ocotillos
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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
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noun,
annulment; cancellation; reversal.
- cornballs
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noun,
popcorn rolled into a ball and flavored with molasses or caramel.
- carbinols
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noun,
methyl alcohol.
- striation
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noun,
striated condition or appearance.
- octillion
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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
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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
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noun,
John, 1630–94, English clergyman: archbishop of Canterbury 1691–94.
- striction
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noun,
the act of constricting.
- Castilian
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noun,
the dialect of Spanish spoken in Castile.
- trillions
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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
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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
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adjective,
basilic (def 2).
- isostatic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characterized by isostasy.
- cat-train
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noun,
a train of sleds and other vehicles mounted on runners, the whole procession drawn by a tractor with caterpillar treads.
- isoclinal
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noun,
isoclinic line.
- abolition
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noun,
the act of abolishing:
- socialist
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noun,
an advocate or supporter of socialism.
- ablations
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noun,
the removal, especially of organs, abnormal growths, or harmful substances, from the body by mechanical means, as by surgery.
- carillons
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noun,
a set of stationary bells hung in a tower and sounded by manual or pedal action, or by machinery.
- isolation
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noun,
an act or instance of isolating.
- cantorial
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adjective,
of or relating to a cantor.
- barstools
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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
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noun,
a minute particle; spark; trace:
- solicitor
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noun,
a person who solicits.
- transacts
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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
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noun,
Military. a ground force unit composed of a headquarters and two or more companies or similar units.
- strontias
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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
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noun,
the secretion or formation of milk.
- abstracts
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noun,
a summary of a text, scientific article, document, speech, etc.; epitome.
- abstricts
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verb (used without object),
to undergo abstriction.
- rationals
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noun,
Mathematics. rational number.
- tsaristic
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adjective,
czarist.
- cast-iron
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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
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noun,
a scraped spot or area; the result of rubbing or abrading:
- Sabatini
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noun,
Rafael [raf-ee-uh l] /ˈræf i əl/ (Show IPA), 1875–1950, English novelist and short-story writer, born in Italy.
- Basilian
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noun,
a monk or nun following the rule of Saint Basil.
- artistic
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adjective,
conforming to the standards of art; satisfying aesthetic requirements:
- libation
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noun,
a pouring out of wine or other liquid in honor of a deity.
- bicolors
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noun,
a flag divided into two major areas of color.
- oscitant
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adjective,
yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- rototill
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verb (used with object),
to break up (soil) with a rototiller.
- lobation
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noun,
lobate formation.
- oblation
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noun,
the offering to God of the elements of bread and wine in the Eucharist.
- castrato
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noun,
a male singer, especially in the 18th century, castrated before puberty to prevent his soprano or contralto voice range from changing.
- illation
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noun,
the act of inferring.
- Tornillo
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noun,
screw bean.
- botanica
-
noun,
a shop specializing in herbs, spiritual items, etc.
- Castilla
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noun,
Ramón [rah-mawn] /rɑˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), 1797–1867, Peruvian general and statesman: president of Peru 1845–51 and 1855–62.
- arsonist
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noun,
a person who commits arson.
- Castillo
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noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Antonio Cánovas del Castillo del Rey) 1908–1984, Spanish fashion designer.
- sorbitol
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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
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adjective,
of or relating to tantalum, especially in the pentavalent state.
- borstals
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noun,
(in England) a school for delinquent boys that provides therapy and vocational training.
- carbanil
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noun,
phenyl isocyanate.
- arnattos
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noun,
annatto (def 2).
- ostinato
-
noun,
a constantly recurring melodic fragment.
- coattail
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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
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noun,
a set of stationary bells hung in a tower and sounded by manual or pedal action, or by machinery.
- contorts
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verb (used with object),
to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.
- cotillon
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noun,
cotillion.
- Ossianic
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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
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adjective,
consisting of, representing, or combining members of two separate racial groups:
- incisors
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noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- abortion
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noun,
Also called voluntary abortion. the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy.
- Ilocanos
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noun,
a member of a people of Luzon in the Philippines.
- ostracon
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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
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noun,
a controlled laboratory environment designed to provide uniform experimental conditions with the aim of producing uniform organisms for use in experiments.
- Scriabin
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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
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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
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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
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noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- orinasal
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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
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noun,
Atlantic Ocean.
- Atlantis
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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
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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
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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
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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
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noun,
czarina.
- Croatian
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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
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noun,
a person born in Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
Compare Creole (def 1).
- colossal
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adjective,
extraordinarily great in size, extent, or degree; gigantic; huge.
- sarcinas
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noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- Ocotillo
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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
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noun,
a city in SE Brazil, W of São Paulo.
- oronasal
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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
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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
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verb (used without object),
to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually followed by from):
- ortolans
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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
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noun,
(in ancient geography) a mythical lake near the Mediterranean coast of Libya.
- location
-
noun,
a place of settlement, activity, or residence:
- tonalist
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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: