Anagrams of communicative
Word communicative has
881 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of communicative.
- communicate
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verb (used with object),
to impart knowledge of; make known:
- comminute
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verb (used with object),
to pulverize; triturate.
- comminate
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verb (used with or without object),
to threaten with divine punishment or vengeance.
- viaticum
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. the Eucharist or Communion as given to a person dying or in danger of death.
- inactive
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adjective,
not active:
- Ammonite
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noun,
the coiled, chambered fossil shell of an ammonoid.
- coactive
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adjective,
compulsory; coercive.
- emiction
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noun,
urination.
- actinium
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noun,
a radioactive silver-white metallic element that glows blue in the dark, resembling the rare earths in chemical behavior and valence. Symbol: Ac; atomic number: 89; atomic weight: 227.
- maieutic
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adjective,
of or relating to the method used by Socrates of eliciting knowledge in the mind of a person by interrogation and insistence on close and logical reasoning.
- encomium
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noun,
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
- invocate
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verb (used with object),
invoke.
- conative
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noun,
Grammar. a conative word, affix, or verbal aspect.
- cuneatic
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adjective,
cuneiform; cuneate.
- Comaneci
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noun,
Nadia [nah-dee-uh,, nahd-yuh] /ˈnɑ di ə,, ˈnɑd yə/ (Show IPA), born 1961, Romanian gymnast.
- amniotic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having an amnion.
- to-name
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noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- minivet
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noun,
any of several small, long-tailed Asian cuckoo-shrikes of the genus Pericrocotus, having in the male black and red and in the female black and orange plumage.
- Imamite
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noun,
a member of the principal sect of Shiʿah, believing in a succession of twelve divinely inspired imams, beginning with Ali and ending with Muhammad al-Muntazar (d. a.d. c880), who supposedly retired to a cave, later to return as the Mahdi.
- Iconium
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noun,
ancient name of Konya.
- amniote
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noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- ammonic
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adjective,
of or relating to ammonia or ammonium.
- Commune
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noun,
interchange of ideas or sentiments.
- minicam
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noun,
Television. a lightweight, handheld television camera.
- commute
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noun,
a trip made by commuting:
- miniate
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verb (used with object),
to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
- venatic
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adjective,
of or relating to hunting.
- minutia
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noun,
Usually, minutiae. precise details; small or trifling matters:
- Cainite
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noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- Oceanic
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adjective,
of, living in, or produced by the ocean:
- Mountie
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noun,
a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
- avionic
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) the science and technology of the development and use of electrical and electronic devices in aviation.
- unvoice
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verb (used with or without object),
devoice.
- auction
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noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- invoice
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noun,
an itemized bill for goods sold or services provided, containing individual prices, the total charge, and the terms.
- comatic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or blurred as a result of a coma.
- vaccine
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noun,
any preparation used as a preventive inoculation to confer immunity against a specific disease, usually employing an innocuous form of the disease agent, as killed or weakened bacteria or viruses, to stimulate antibody production.
- motivic
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adjective,
of or relating to a motif.
- Cocteau
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1889–1963, French author and painter.
- anomite
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noun,
a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
- comitia
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noun,
an assembly of the people convened to pass on laws, nominate magistrates, etc.
- cocaine
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noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- vection
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noun,
the transference of a disease from one person to another.
- comment
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noun,
a remark, observation, or criticism:
- anticum
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noun,
pronaos.
- momenta
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noun,
force or speed of movement; impetus, as of a physical object or course of events:
- immuno-
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- Comtian
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noun,
a follower of the philosophy of Auguste Comte.
- vicomte
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noun,
a French viscount.
- unitive
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adjective,
capable of causing unity or serving to unite.
- nematic
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adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is linear.
- aconite
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- omentum
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noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- vitamin
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noun,
any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism, found in minute amounts in natural foodstuffs or sometimes produced synthetically: deficiencies of vitamins produce specific disorders.
- actino-
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- actinic
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adjective,
pertaining to actinism.
- eutocia
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noun,
normal childbirth.
- mimetic
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adjective,
characterized by, exhibiting, or of the nature of imitation or mimicry:
- Eunomia
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noun,
one of the Horae: the personification of order.
- conceit
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noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- account
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noun,
an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative:
- Civitan
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noun,
a member of Civitan International, a service club founded 1918.
- centavo
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noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various nations, including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Mexico, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Peru, and the Philippines.
- nemato-
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- acetoin
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noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- centimo
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noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
- activin
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noun,
a peptide that is synthesized in the pituitary gland and gonads and stimulates the secretion of FSH.
- tinamou
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noun,
any of several birds of the family Tinamidae, of South and Central America, related to the ratite birds but superficially resembling the gallinaceous birds.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- manumit
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verb (used with object),
to release from slavery or servitude.
- Vietnam
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noun,
Official name Socialist Republic of Vietnam. a country in SE Asia, comprising the former states of Annam, Tonkin, and Cochin-China: formerly part of French Indochina; divided into North Vietnam and South Vietnam during the Vietnam War but now reunified. 126,104 sq. mi. (326,609 sq. km). Capital: Hanoi.
Compare North Vietnam, South Vietnam.
- convect
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (heat or a fluid) by convection.
- convict
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verb (used with object),
to prove or declare guilty of an offense, especially after a legal trial:
- Manitou
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noun,
(among the Algonquian Indians) a supernatural being that controls nature; a spirit, deity, or object that possesses supernatural power.
- encomia
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noun,
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
- concave
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noun,
a concave surface, part, line, or thing.
- caution
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- cave-in
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noun,
a collapse, as of anything hollow:
- Tunica
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noun,
a tunic.
- tie-in
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noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- C-in-C
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- Ticino
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noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- Noetic
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adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- outman
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verb (used with object),
to surpass in manpower.
- Temuco
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noun,
a city in S Chile.
- inmate
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noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- incite
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- Neviim
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noun,
the Prophets, being the second of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
- income
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noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- tenaim
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noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- Tumaco
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noun,
a seaport in SW Colombia.
- avocet
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noun,
any of several long-legged, web-footed shorebirds constituting the genus Recurvirostra, having a long, slender, upward-curving bill.
- cation
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- immune
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noun,
a person who is immune.
- centum
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noun,
one hundred.
- native
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noun,
Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- munite
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verb (used with object),
to fortify.
- Noumea
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noun,
a city in and the capital of New Caledonia, on the SW coast.
- Uniate
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noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- Canute
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noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- novice
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noun,
a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed; beginner; tyro:
- iconic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of an icon.
- Cavite
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noun,
a seaport on W central Luzon, in the N Philippines, on Manila Bay: naval base.
- notice
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- toucan
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noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- tomium
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noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- camote
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noun,
batata.
- Cammie
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noun,
camouflage.
- camion
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noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- immane
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adjective,
vast in size; enormous.
- iceman
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noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- caecum
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noun,
cecum.
- centi-
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- nemat-
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- Muncie
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noun,
a city in E Indiana.
- commit
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verb (used with object),
to give in trust or charge; consign.
- cinema
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- intima
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noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- maumet
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noun,
British Dialect.
a doll, puppet, scarecrow, or other figure built to resemble a human being.
an empty-headed or mindless person.
- ammine
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noun,
a compound containing one or more ammonia molecules in coordinate linkage.
- amino-
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- minima
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noun,
a plural of minimum.
- intime
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adjective,
intimate; cozy.
- vicuna
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noun,
a wild South American ruminant, Vicugna vicugna, of the Andes, related to the guanaco but smaller, and yielding a soft, delicate wool: an endangered species, now increasing in numbers.
- manioc
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noun,
cassava.
- aecium
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noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- mantic
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adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- acumen
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noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- active
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noun,
Grammar.
the active voice.
a form or construction in the active voice.
- Actium
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noun,
a promontory in NW ancient Greece: Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian and Agrippa in a naval battle near here in 31 b.c.
- action
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noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- actin-
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- acmite
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noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- minium
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noun,
red lead.
- acetum
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noun,
a preparation having vinegar or dilute acetic acid as the solvent.
- aceto-
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- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- acetic
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adjective,
pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.
- Cuenca
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noun,
a city in SW Ecuador.
- Conium
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noun,
the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum.
- meacon
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verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- Micmac
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people now living mostly in Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
- accent
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noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- omenta
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noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- cteno-
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- vomica
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noun,
a cavity, usually in the lungs, containing pus.
- Covina
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noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- mentum
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noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- ammino
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adjective,
Chemistry. containing or pertaining to an ammine.
- victim
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noun,
a person who suffers from a destructive or injurious action or agency:
- octane
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- cut-in
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noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- motive
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noun,
something that causes a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.; incentive.
- nocti-
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- Monica
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noun,
a female given name.
- Moneta
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noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- atomic
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- amount
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noun,
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- moment
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noun,
an indefinitely short period of time; instant:
- miotic
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noun,
a miotic drug.
- anomie
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noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- minute
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noun,
the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- atonic
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Minuit
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noun,
Peter, 1580–1638, Dutch colonial administrator in America: director general of the New Netherlands 1626–31.
- commie
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noun,
communist.
- Octave
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noun,
Music.
a tone on the eighth degree from a given tone.
the interval encompassed by such tones.
the harmonic combination of such tones.
a series of tones, or of keys of an instrument, extending through this interval.
- Maceio
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- anemic
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adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- anemo-
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- minuet
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noun,
a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- auntie
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noun,
Informal. aunt.
- invite
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noun,
Informal. an invitation.
- comate
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noun,
a mate or companion.
- ionium
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noun,
a naturally occurring radioactive isotope of thorium. Symbol: Io; atomic number: 90; atomic weight: 230.
- omni-
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- Noemi
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noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- Ecua.
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- ecto-
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- Omuta
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noun,
a seaport on W Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- octa-
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- nuci-
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- cutin
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noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- octan
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noun,
an octan fever.
- Omani
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- econ.
-
- notum
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noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- ocean
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noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Eaton
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noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Occam
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noun,
William of, died 1349? English scholastic philosopher.
- oaten
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adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Novia
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noun,
a fiancée or bride.
- Cumae
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Italy, on the coast of Campania: believed to be the earliest Greek colony in Italy or in Sicily.
- cumin
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noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- cutie
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noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- mucic
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adjective,
of or derived from mucic acid.
- noct-
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- MINCE
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noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- ition
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- Minto
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noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- Macc.
-
- Minot
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noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Macon
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noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- Maine
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noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- minim
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noun,
the smallest unit of liquid measure, 1/60 (0.0167) of a fluid dram, roughly equivalent to one drop. Symbol: ♍, ♏. Abbreviation: min, min.;
- Mamie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- mini-
-
- Manet
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noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- manic
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adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- manit
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noun,
man-minute.
- mimic
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noun,
a person who mimics, especially a performer skilled in mimicking others.
- monic
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adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- matin
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- mimeo
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noun,
mimeograph.
- Mauve
-
noun,
a pale bluish purple.
- maven
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noun,
an expert or connoisseur.
- meant
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verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- Mecca
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noun,
Also, Makkah, Mekka. a city in and the capital of Hejaz, in W Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam.
- Miami
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian tribe of the Algonquian family, formerly located in northern Indiana, southern Michigan, and possibly Illinois, now extinct as a tribe.
- Menam
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noun,
a former name of Chao Phraya.
- menat
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noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- meno-
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- metic
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noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- Monet
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noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- Mont.
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- enact
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- munic
-
- entia
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noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
-
- neut.
-
- Neiva
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noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- evict
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verb (used with object),
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
- Evita
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noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- naut.
-
- Naomi
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noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- Nammu
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noun,
a Sumerian goddess personifying the primeval sea: the mother of the gods and of heaven and earth.
- naive
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adjective,
having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- Iceni
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noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- ician
-
- Imena
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noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- Monte
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noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- imine
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noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- imino
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adjective,
containing the imino group.
- imit.
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- muco-
-
- mucin
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noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- coven
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noun,
an assembly of witches, especially a group of thirteen.
- movie
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noun,
motion picture.
- init.
-
- Inuit
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noun,
a member of the Eskimo peoples inhabiting northernmost North America from northern Alaska to eastern Canada and Greenland.
- invt.
-
- Mount
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noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- Ionia
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noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Ionic
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noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- covet
-
verb (used with object),
to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others:
- Manue
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noun,
Manoah.
- meta-
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Cameo
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noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- canc.
-
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- canoe
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noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Cant.
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- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- venom
-
noun,
the poisonous fluid that some animals, as certain snakes and spiders, secrete and introduce into the bodies of their victims by biting, stinging, etc.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Ammon
-
noun,
the classical name of the Egyptian divinity Amen, whom the Greeks identified with Zeus, the Romans with Jupiter.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- amin-
-
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- cecum
-
noun,
a cul-de-sac, especially that in which the large intestine begins.
- vice-
-
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Cenci
-
noun,
Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
- cent.
-
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- teno-
-
- vimen
-
noun,
a long, flexible shoot of a plant.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- veni-
-
- tonia
-
- 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.
- auto.
-
- vatic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
-
- Vance
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ation
-
- ative
-
- atmo-
-
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- Univ.
-
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Unit.
-
- ante-
-
- UNCIO
-
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- anim.
-
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- caco-
-
- cacti
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- conc.
-
- voice
-
noun,
the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
- comma
-
noun,
the sign (,), a mark of punctuation used for indicating a division in a sentence, as in setting off a word, phrase, or clause, especially when such a division is accompanied by a slight pause or is to be noted in order to give order to the sequential elements of the sentence. It is also used to separate items in a list, to mark off thousands in numerals, to separate types or levels of information in bibliographic and other data, and, in Europe, as a decimal point.
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- acet-
-
- vinum
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a solution of a medicinal substance in wine.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- vocat
-
- accum
-
- acct.
-
- ovine
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
- vinic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, found in, or derived from wine:
- Vinca
-
noun,
periwinkle2 .
- coact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- 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.
- Oveta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- ovate
-
adjective,
egg-shaped.
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- comic
-
noun,
a comedian.
- vino-
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- vomit
-
noun,
the act of vomiting.
- Vince
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vincent.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- onium
-
- cine-
-
- 30-30
-
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- vini-
-
- Vinci
-
noun,
Leonardo da [lee-uh-nahr-doh duh,, ley-;; Italian le-aw-nahr-daw dah] /ˌli əˈnɑr doʊ də,, ˌleɪ-;; Italian ˌlɛ ɔˈnɑr dɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), Leonardo da Vinci.
- comm.
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- civic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a city; municipal:
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- civet
-
noun,
a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
- cont.
-
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Ven.
-
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- Mon.
-
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Vito
-
noun,
a male given name.
- voc.
-
- mome
-
noun,
a fool; blockhead.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Vote
-
noun,
a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
- Vina
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- Vic.
-
- vin-
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Vict
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Vico
-
noun,
Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1668–1744, Italian philosopher and jurist.
- VINE
-
noun,
any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
- min.
-
- Mimi
-
noun,
a female given name.
- veto
-
noun,
the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- Vena
-
noun,
a vein.
- vet.
-
- Vent
-
noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- MIME
-
noun,
the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- Veno
-
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- Mic.
-
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Veii
-
noun,
an ancient city in central Italy, in Etruria, near Rome: Etruscan city destroyed by the Romans 396 b.c.
- nom.
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Nov.
-
- Nev.
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Ont.
-
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- out-
-
- met.
-
- Nova
-
noun,
a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
- Oct.
-
- oven
-
noun,
a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.
- ovi-
-
- NTIA
-
- ovum
-
noun,
Cell Biology.
the female reproductive cell or gamete of animals, which is capable of developing, usually only after fertilization, into a new individual.
the female reproductive cell or gamete of plants.
- Novi
-
noun,
a town in SE Michigan.
- Neva
-
noun,
a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
- neo-
-
- vatu
-
noun,
a nickel-brass coin and monetary unit of Vanuatu.
- mout
-
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- muc-
-
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- uni-
-
- move
-
noun,
an act or instance of moving; movement.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- uvea
-
noun,
the vascular tunic of the eye, comprising the iris, choroid coat, and ciliary body.
- moue
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- Vane
-
noun,
weather vane.
- Vat.
-
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- NCTE
-
- nave
-
noun,
the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nav.
-
- 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.
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- tion
-
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- muon
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- mun.
-
- 1080
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- inae
-
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- ICAO
-
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- 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.
- Ice.
-
- imam
-
noun,
the officiating priest of a mosque.
- IMCO
-
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- atic
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Inc.
-
- cuve
-
noun,
a wine vat.
- 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.
- Ceto
-
- atm.
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- ANTU
-
- ant.
-
- ect-
-
- 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.
- inv.
-
- ano-
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ance
-
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- cen.
-
- amt.
-
- 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.
- emia
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Emma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- eco-
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- enc.
-
- CATV
-
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Cav.
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Avon
-
noun,
a river in central England, flowing SE past Stratford-on-Avon to the Severn. 96 miles (155 km) long.
- Cave
-
noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- avn.
-
- CCTV
-
- Evan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- Ave.
-
- aut-
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- int.
-
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- Mac-
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- maim
-
noun,
a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Con.
-
- Mame
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Man.
-
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- Com.
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- mem.
-
- memo
-
noun,
memorandum.
- men-
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- Cmon
-
- ment
-
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- acc.
-
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- aet.
-
- cit.
-
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- cove
-
noun,
a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river.
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- AIME
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- cac-
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- conv
-
- civ.
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- CIM
-
- CAI
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- CIE
-
- CEO
-
- 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.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- 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.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- TCA
-
- CCU
-
- TIA
-
- CEC
-
- CEA
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- CCA
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- CMA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- CIA
-
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- TMO
-
- CIC
-
- TMV
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- CMC
-
- AVC
-
- Tu.
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- vim
-
noun,
lively or energetic spirit; enthusiasm; vitality.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AMC
-
- AME
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- AIC
-
- AMU
-
- ANC
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- AOU
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AEC
-
- ATC
-
- ac-
-
- VTO
-
- Vte
-
- VTC
-
- Vt.
-
- Von
-
preposition,
from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility):
- Am.
-
- an.
-
- ae.
-
- VOA
-
- vo.
-
- AUC
-
- av.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACV
-
- at.
-
- VAN
-
noun,
the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
- tue
-
- UAE
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- UMT
-
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- UIT
-
- UCC
-
- UAM
-
- TVA
-
- unc
-
- 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.
- Co.
-
- ct.
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- CVO
-
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- cc.
-
- ca.
-
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- Va.
-
- uva
-
noun,
ultraviolet light with a relatively long wavelength, able to penetrate the deep layers of the skin.
- ATV
-
- uti
-
- UTC
-
- Avo
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- UNO
-
- a-v
-
- CNC
-
- Avi
-
- Une
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- CNM
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- NCO
-
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- ICC
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- in.
-
- mum
-
noun,
chrysanthemum.
- MTV
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- MTO
-
- mtn
-
- MTI
-
- Mt.
-
- ine
-
- IOC
-
- 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 = .
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- NEA
-
- NIA
-
- env
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- ETO
-
- ETV
-
- NEC
-
- ne-
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- NCC
-
- ITU
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IOT
-
- IOU
-
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- MCI
-
- Mo.
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mam
-
noun,
British Informal. mother.
- Mao
-
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- MIM
-
noun,
the twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MIE
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
-
- MeV
-
- MM.
-
- MIT
-
- ITA
-
- MOI
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ITV
-
- ium
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- mom
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- Me.
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- MNE
-
- MNA
-
- MMT
-
- MME
-
- Mc-
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- eu-
-
- OTC
-
- Oc.
-
- Om.
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- EOM
-
- CTA
-
- eo-
-
- NUM
-
- CTC
-
- cte
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- ea.
-
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- OAU
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCC
-
- CVT
-
- CVA
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- OEM
-
- oic
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- ONI
-
- EAM
-
- ote
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- CNO
-
- en-
-
- Ova
-
noun,
plural of ovum.
- ov-
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- NMI
-
- NMU
-
- NOC
-
- ean
-
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- EMT
-
- OIt
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- ECM
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- T1
-
- VN
-
- t.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- VM
-
- M.
-
- AO
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- 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.
- TC
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- MN
-
- 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.
- CU
-
- UV
-
- CV
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NI
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- ic
-
- i.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NM
-
- NC
-
- CM
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- CE
-
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- UI
-
- U.
-
- EV
-
- V.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- O.
-
- 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.
- EI
-
- OA
-
- UC
-
- TM
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- TN
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- NV
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- MV
-
- N.
-
- VI
-
- VC
-
- VU
-