Anagrams of contrabandist
Word contrabandist has
1749 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of contrabandist.
- contrabands
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noun,
anything prohibited by law from being imported or exported.
- transaction
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noun,
the act of transacting or the fact of being transacted.
- abstraction
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noun,
an abstract or general idea or term.
- Constantia
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noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- constraint
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noun,
limitation or restriction.
- contraband
-
noun,
anything prohibited by law from being imported or exported.
- carnations
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noun,
any of numerous cultivated varieties of the clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus, having long-stalked, fragrant, usually double flowers in a variety of colors: the state flower of Ohio.
- 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.
- rainbands
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noun,
a dark band in the solar spectrum caused by water vapor in the atmosphere.
- radiocast
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noun,
a radiobroadcast.
- broadcast
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noun,
something that is broadcast.
- botanicas
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noun,
a shop specializing in herbs, spiritual items, etc.
- Draconian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of the Athenian statesman Draco, or his severe code of laws.
- 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.
- abattoirs
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noun,
a slaughterhouse.
- adnations
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noun,
the condition of being adnate.
- 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.
- trainband
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noun,
a company of trained militia organized in London and elsewhere in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries.
- cinnabars
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noun,
a mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS, occurring in red crystals or masses: the principal ore of mercury.
- Tocantins
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noun,
a river in E Brazil, flowing N to the Pará River. 1700 miles (2735 km) long.
- bastinado
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noun,
a mode of punishment consisting of blows with a stick on the soles of the feet or on the buttocks.
- transonic
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adjective,
close to the speed of propagation of sound; moving at 700–780 miles per hour (1127–1255 km/h) at sea level.
- darnation
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interjection, noun,
damnation; hell.
- natations
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noun,
an act or the skill of swimming.
- braconids
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noun,
any of numerous wasps of the family Braconidae, the larvae of which are parasitic on aphids and on the larvae of moths, butterflies, beetles, etc.
- Carnation
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noun,
any of numerous cultivated varieties of the clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus, having long-stalked, fragrant, usually double flowers in a variety of colors: the state flower of Ohio.
- tarnation
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noun,
damnation; hell (used as a euphemism):
- constrain
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verb (used with object),
to force, compel, or oblige:
- santonica
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noun,
the dried flower heads of any of several species of wormwood, belonging to the genus Artemisia, used as a vermifuge.
- carbanion
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noun,
an organic ion containing a negatively charged carbon atom (opposed to carbonium ion).
- Constanta
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noun,
a seaport in SE Romania, on the Black Sea.
- strontian
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noun,
strontianite.
- Cranston
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noun,
a city in E Rhode Island, near Providence.
- cantoris
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adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- adnation
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noun,
the condition of being adnate.
- Scranton
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noun,
William Warren, 1917–2011, U.S. politician.
- traction
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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.
- transact
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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.
- Ratisbon
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noun,
Regensburg.
- cabstand
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noun,
a place where cabs may wait to be hired.
- actinons
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noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- stand-in
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noun,
a substitute for a motion-picture star during the preparation of lighting, cameras, etc., or in dangerous scenes.
- braconid
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noun,
any of numerous wasps of the family Braconidae, the larvae of which are parasitic on aphids and on the larvae of moths, butterflies, beetles, etc.
- sanction
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noun,
authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- annattos
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noun,
Also called lipstick tree. a small tree, Bixa orellana, of tropical America.
- sardonic
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adjective,
characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering:
- antacids
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noun,
an antacid agent.
- cinnabar
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noun,
a mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS, occurring in red crystals or masses: the principal ore of mercury.
- tabanids
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noun,
any of numerous bloodsucking flies of the family Tabanidae, comprising the deer flies and horse flies.
- botanist
-
noun,
a specialist in botany.
- airboats
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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.
- canonist
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noun,
a person who is a specialist in canon law.
- Cannabis
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noun,
the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa.
- inboards
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noun,
an inboard motor.
- arcanist
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noun,
a person professing special secret knowledge concerning ceramics, especially concerning the making of porcelain.
- natation
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noun,
an act or the skill of swimming.
- andirons
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noun,
one of a pair of metal stands, usually of iron or brass, for holding logs in a fireplace.
- carotins
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noun,
carotene.
- cantinas
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noun,
a saloon; bar.
- radiants
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noun,
a point or object from which rays proceed.
- oscitant
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adjective,
yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- radicant
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adjective,
rooting from the stem, as ivy.
- carotids
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noun,
Also called carotid artery. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.
- Croatian
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noun,
a Croat.
- catbirds
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noun,
any of several American or Australian birds having catlike cries, especially Dumetella carolinensis (gray catbird) of North America.
- arnattos
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noun,
annatto (def 2).
- catboats
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noun,
a boat having one mast set well forward with a single large sail.
- ricottas
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- botanica
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noun,
a shop specializing in herbs, spiritual items, etc.
- Donatist
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noun,
a member of a Christian sect that developed in northern Africa in a.d. 311 and maintained that it alone constituted the whole and only true church and that baptisms and ordinations of the orthodox clergy were invalid.
- 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.
- tactions
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noun,
touch; contact.
- rainband
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noun,
a dark band in the solar spectrum caused by water vapor in the atmosphere.
- abattoir
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noun,
a slaughterhouse.
- abrasion
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noun,
a scraped spot or area; the result of rubbing or abrading:
- Scandian
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noun,
a Scandinavian.
- corbinas
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noun,
a game fish, Menticirrhus undulatus, of the croaker family, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
- dictator
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noun,
a person exercising absolute power, especially a ruler who has absolute, unrestricted control in a government without hereditary succession.
- abdicant
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noun,
a person who abdicates; abdicator.
- intrans.
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- Tridacna
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noun,
a genus of giant clams inhabiting reefs in the South Pacific, attaining a diameter of 4 feet (1.2 meters) or more, and weighing over 500 pounds (227 kg).
- strontia
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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.
- absonant
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adjective,
dissonant; discordant (usually followed by from or to):
- contrib.
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- abandons
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noun,
a complete surrender to natural impulses without restraint or moderation; freedom from inhibition or conventionality:
- contrast
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noun,
the act of contrasting; the state of being contrasted.
- intrados
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noun,
the interior curve or surface of an arch or vault.
- Constant
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noun,
something that does not or cannot change or vary.
- ocarinas
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noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- Brattain
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noun,
Walter Houser [hou-zer] /ˈhaʊ zər/ (Show IPA), 1902–1987, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1956.
- contains
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- Baconian
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noun,
an adherent of the Baconian philosophy.
- intrants
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noun,
a person who enters (a college, association, etc.); entrant.
- abstract
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noun,
a summary of a text, scientific article, document, speech, etc.; epitome.
- Nocardia
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noun,
any of several filamentous or rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Nocardia, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and other animals.
- sonatina
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noun,
a short or simplified sonata.
- raincoat
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noun,
a waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.
- distract
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adjective,
Obsolete. distracted.
- abstrict
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verb (used without object),
to undergo abstriction.
- taborins
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noun,
a small tabor.
- dansant
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noun,
thé dansant.
- inroads
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noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- attains
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verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- rabatos
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noun,
a wide, stiff collar of the 17th century, worn flat over the shoulders or open in front and standing at the back.
- borasca
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noun,
(especially in the Mediterranean) a squall, usually accompanied by thunder and lightning.
- cabrito
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noun,
the meat of a young goat.
- discant
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noun,
Also, discantus [dis-kan-tuh s] /dɪsˈkæn təs/ (Show IPA). Music. a 13th-century polyphonic style with strict mensural meter in all the voice parts, in contrast to the metrically free organum of the period.
- cantina
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noun,
a saloon; bar.
- sabaton
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noun,
a foot defense of mail or of a number of lames with solid toe and heel pieces.
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Sandron
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noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- banians
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noun,
banyan.
- Sno-Cat
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- indabas
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noun,
a conference or consultation between or with native peoples of South Africa.
- antbird
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noun,
any of numerous passerine birds of the family Formicariidae, of the New World tropics, many species of which follow army ant swarms to feed on insects disturbed by the ants.
- Sarcina
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noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- Ansonia
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noun,
a city in SW Connecticut.
- rattans
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noun,
Also called rattan palm. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera.
- antacid
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noun,
an antacid agent.
- attrib.
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- ascarid
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noun,
any nematode of the family Ascaridae; roundworm.
- attorns
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verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- tantras
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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.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- instant
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noun,
an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment:
- Brandon
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noun,
a city in SW Manitoba, in S central Canada.
- antiars
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noun,
the upas tree.
- Antonia
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noun,
a female given name: derived from Antonius.
- Arabist
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noun,
a person who specializes in or studies the Arabic language or Arab culture.
- station
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noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- inboard
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noun,
an inboard motor.
- Britton
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noun,
Nathaniel Lord, 1859–1934, U.S. botanist.
- innards
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noun,
the internal parts of the body; entrails or viscera.
- distort
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verb (used with object),
to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed:
- Sorbian
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noun,
Also called Lusatian, Wendish. a Slavic language spoken by an isolated group in E Germany.
- stannic
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adjective,
of or containing tin, especially in the tetravalent state.
- Stanton
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noun,
Edwin McMasters [muh k-mas-terz,, -mah-sterz] /məkˈmæs tərz,, -ˈmɑ stərz/ (Show IPA), 1814–69, U.S. statesman: Secretary of War 1862–67.
- bradsot
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noun,
braxy (def 1).
- astrict
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verb (used with object),
to bind fast; constrain.
- distant
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adjective,
far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from):
- arnicas
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- Bacardi
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noun,
a cocktail made with Bacardi rum, grenadine, and lime juice.
- Rostand
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noun,
Edmond [ed-mawn] /ɛdˈmɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1868–1918, French dramatist and poet.
- astroid
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noun,
a hypocycloid with four cusps.
- astatic
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adjective,
unstable; unsteady.
- arnatto
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noun,
annatto (def 2).
- aristo-
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- canards
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noun,
a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
- Isadora
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noun,
a female given name: derived from Isidor.
- radians
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noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- sadiron
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noun,
Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. Older Use. a flatiron that is pointed at both ends and has a detachable handle.
- Sabrina
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noun,
a female given name: from the Latin word for the river Severn.
- randans
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noun,
a rowboat designed for three people, one person in the middle using two oars and the other two using one oar each.
- Bactria
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noun,
an ancient country in W Asia, between the Oxus River and the Hindu Kush Mountains. Capital: Bactra.
- dacoits
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noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- intrant
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noun,
a person who enters (a college, association, etc.); entrant.
- Sanborn
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noun,
a male given name.
- Candiot
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noun,
a Cretan.
- radiant
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noun,
a point or object from which rays proceed.
- Cabinda
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noun,
an exclave of Angola, on the W coast of Africa. 2807 sq. mi. (7270 sq. km).
- introns
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noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- artisan
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noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- candors
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noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- tartans
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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.
- tabanid
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noun,
any of numerous bloodsucking flies of the family Tabanidae, comprising the deer flies and horse flies.
- carotid
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noun,
Also called carotid artery. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.
- Bonnard
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noun,
Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), 1867–1947, French painter.
- citrons
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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.
- robands
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noun,
a short piece of spun yarn or other material, used to secure a sail to a yard, gaff, or the like.
- drastic
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adjective,
acting with force or violence; violent.
- cortina
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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.
- acarids
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noun,
an acarine, especially a mite of the family Acaridae.
- acaroid
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adjective,
resembling a mite or tick.
- satanic
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adjective,
of Satan.
- Batista
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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.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- Transit
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noun,
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- acrasin
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noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- strato-
-
- abscond
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verb (used without object),
to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution:
- acrobat
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noun,
a skilled performer of gymnastic feats, as walking on a tightrope or swinging on a trapeze.
- bastion
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noun,
Fortification. a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work.
- cistron
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- costard
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noun,
a large English variety of apple.
- actino-
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- actinon
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noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- Bastian
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noun,
Adolf [ah-dawlf] /ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1826–1905, German anthropologist.
- Bastard
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noun,
a person born of unmarried parents; an illegitimate child.
- bonitas
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noun,
a female given name.
- cranio-
-
- Nidaros
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noun,
former name of Trondheim.
- abstain
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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):
- abscind
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verb (used with object),
to sever.
- Adonais
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noun,
Hebrew. a title of reverence for God, serving also as a substitute pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
- abacist
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noun,
a person skilled in using an abacus.
- tsarina
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noun,
czarina.
- contain
-
verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- contra-
-
- obtains
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verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- ocarina
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noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- constr.
-
- tritons
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noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- Tristan
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noun,
a male given name, form of Tristram.
- contras
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- Aaronic
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adjective,
of or relating to Aaron.
- Nordica
-
noun,
Lillian (Lillian Norton) 1859–1914, U.S. soprano.
- taborin
-
noun,
a small tabor.
- abandon
-
noun,
a complete surrender to natural impulses without restraint or moderation; freedom from inhibition or conventionality:
- tabards
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noun,
a loose outer garment, sleeveless or with short sleeves, especially one worn by a knight over his armor and usually emblazoned with his arms.
- tricots
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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.
- corbans
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noun,
a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- Tabasco
-
noun,
a state in SE Mexico, on the Gulf of Campeche. 9783 sq. mi. (25,338 sq. km). Capital: Villahermosa.
- corbina
-
noun,
a game fish, Menticirrhus undulatus, of the croaker family, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
- octants
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noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- Scandia
-
noun,
scandium oxide.
- Trianta
-
noun,
Trianda.
- Trianda
-
noun,
a town on the Greek island of Rhodes, in the Aegean Sea: built on the site of ancient Ialysus.
- 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.
- bistort
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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.
- Tarasco
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noun,
Tarascan.
- strati-
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- carinas
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- Sinatra
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noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- 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.
- andiron
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noun,
one of a pair of metal stands, usually of iron or brass, for holding logs in a fireplace.
- Andrias
-
noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- carotin
-
noun,
carotene.
- 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.
- caritas
-
noun,
charity.
- Barinas
-
noun,
a city in W Venezuela.
- natator
-
noun,
a swimmer.
- annatto
-
noun,
Also called lipstick tree. a small tree, Bixa orellana, of tropical America.
- bonacis
-
noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- sarcoid
-
noun,
a growth resembling a sarcoma.
- rattons
-
noun,
a rat.
- cardio-
-
- taction
-
noun,
touch; contact.
- anoints
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verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- cardias
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noun,
an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
- anattos
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noun,
annatto.
- anconas
-
noun,
an altarpiece, usually consisting of a painted panel or panels, reliefs, or statues set in an elaborate frame.
- catboat
-
noun,
a boat having one mast set well forward with a single large sail.
- ordains
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- natrons
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- 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.
- catbird
-
noun,
any of several American or Australian birds having catlike cries, especially Dumetella carolinensis (gray catbird) of North America.
- ricotta
-
noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- cratons
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- ribands
-
noun,
a decorative ribbon.
- cations
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Toscana
-
noun,
Italian name of Tuscany.
- tostada
-
noun,
a tortilla fried until crisp and usually topped with a variety of ingredients, as shredded meat or chicken, refried beans, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- birota
-
noun,
a two-wheeled cart, usually drawn by three mules, used for transporting commercial goods and one or two passengers.
- 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).
- bonaci
-
noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Bonita
-
noun,
a female given name.
- roband
-
noun,
a short piece of spun yarn or other material, used to secure a sail to a yard, gaff, or the like.
- Brando
-
noun,
Marlon, 1924–2004, U.S. actor.
- Strand
-
noun,
the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
- 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.
- brands
-
noun,
kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the like:
- strata
-
noun,
a plural of stratum.
- bistro
-
noun,
a small, modest, European-style restaurant or café.
- dobras
-
noun,
any of various former Portuguese coins, especially a gold coin of John V equal to two johannes.
- braids
-
noun,
a braided length or plait, especially of hair.
- 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.
- dittos
-
noun,
the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do.
Compare ditto mark.
- bracts
-
noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- boards
-
noun,
a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.
- biotas
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- distr.
-
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- Dorian
-
noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- Dorcas
-
noun,
a Christian woman at Joppa who made clothing for the poor. Acts 9:36–41.
- disco-
-
- strict
-
adjective,
characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- boarts
-
noun,
bort.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- Dorati
-
noun,
Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
- donnas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- Strabo
-
noun,
63? b.c.–a.d. 21? Greek geographer and historian.
- 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.
- dorsi-
-
- Cantab
-
- Brandt
-
noun,
Willy [wil-ee;; German vil-ee] /ˈwɪl i;; German ˈvɪl i/ (Show IPA), (Karl Herbert Frahm) 1913–1992, West German political leader: chancellor 1969–74; Nobel Peace Prize 1971.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- Catton
-
noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Catano
-
noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- 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.
- 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.
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- Sinbad
-
noun,
Sindbad the Sailor.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- carobs
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- Cronin
-
noun,
A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
- 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.
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- 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.
- 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.
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- C-bias
-
noun,
grid bias.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- cardia
-
noun,
an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- contd.
-
- Conrad
-
noun,
Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- corban
-
noun,
a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- Corbin
-
noun,
Margaret (Cochran) 1751–1800, American Revolutionary military heroine.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- cordis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the heart.
- 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.
- 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.
- scarab
-
noun,
any scarabaeid beetle, especially Scarabaeus sacer, regarded as sacred by the ancient Egyptians.
- Scotti
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- 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.
- Coanda
-
noun,
Henri Marie [ahn-ree ma-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1885–1972, French engineer and inventor.
- scato-
-
- 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.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- cottas
-
noun,
a surplice.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- Cardin
-
noun,
Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
- cardi-
-
- disbar
-
verb (used with object),
to expel from the legal profession or from the bar of a particular court.
- dicots
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- darics
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- cabots
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- sonant
-
noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- sonata
-
noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- Sondra
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sacro-
-
- 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).
- 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.
- dicast
-
noun,
(in ancient Athens) a citizen eligible to sit as a judge.
- broncs
-
noun,
bronco:
- Danton
-
noun,
Georges Jacques [zhawrzh zhahk] /ʒɔrʒ ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1759–94, French Revolutionary leader.
- Broads
-
noun,
The, (used with a plural verb) a low-lying region in E England, in Norfolk and Suffolk: bogs and marshy lakes.
- Sabina
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “a Sabine woman.”.
- Stacia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- britts
-
noun,
a turbot of northeastern Atlantic seas.
- dinars
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Briton
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England.
- stadia
-
noun,
a method of surveying in which distances are read by noting the interval on a graduated rod intercepted by two parallel cross hairs (stadia hairs or stadia wires) mounted in the telescope of a surveying instrument, the rod being placed at one end of the distance to be measured and the surveying instrument at the other.
- Briand
-
noun,
Aristide [ar-uh-steed;; French a-ree-steed] /ˈær əˌstid;; French a riˈstid/ (Show IPA), 1862–1932, French statesman: minister of France 11 times; Nobel Peace Prize 1926.
- 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.
- sancta
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- danios
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- sarco-
-
- Sandra
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alexandra.
- 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.
- carbo-
-
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- sindon
-
noun,
cloth of fine linen or silk, used especially for shrouds.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- 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.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- cantar
-
noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- cairds
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- cannas
-
noun,
any of various tropical plants of the genus Canna, cultivated for their large, usually brightly colored leaves and showy flowers.
- dacoit
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- canids
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- Candor
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- Candia
-
noun,
former name of Iráklion.
- canard
-
noun,
a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
- Canad.
-
- Dacron
-
- Sandor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- Sandro
-
noun,
a male given name.
- iatro-
-
- Bicorn
-
noun,
bicorne.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- 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.
- 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.
- Arabis
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Arabis, including the rock cresses.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- Tobias
-
noun,
the son of Tobit.
- Antons
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- nadirs
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- naiads
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- radian
-
noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- 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.
- rabato
-
noun,
a wide, stiff collar of the 17th century, worn flat over the shoulders or open in front and standing at the back.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- anodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- nanoid
-
adjective,
dwarfish.
- ottars
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- narco-
-
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- aniso-
-
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Itasca
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- Andros
-
noun,
Sir Edmund, 1637–1714, British governor in the American colonies, 1686–89, 1692–98.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- astro-
-
- Astrid
-
noun,
a female given name: from Scandinavian, meaning “divine strength.”.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- ranids
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- 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.
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- randan
-
noun,
a rowboat designed for three people, one person in the middle using two oars and the other two using one oar each.
- rancid
-
adjective,
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
- 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.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- radio-
-
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- tinct.
-
- tincts
-
noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- aroids
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- isobar
-
noun,
Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- radios
-
noun,
wireless telegraphy or telephony:
- NASCAR
-
noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- Andron
-
noun,
(in an ancient Greek house) an apartment for men, especially one for banqueting.
- tarso-
-
- aboard
-
Idioms,
all aboard!, (as a warning to passengers entering or planning to enter a train, bus, boat, etc., just before starting) Everyone get on!
- trans.
-
- nitons
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- nitro-
-
- acarid
-
noun,
an acarine, especially a mite of the family Acaridae.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- nocti-
-
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- triads
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- abroad
-
noun,
a foreign land or lands:
- aborts
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- tribo-
-
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- 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.
- octant
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- abatis
-
noun,
an obstacle or barricade of trees with bent or sharpened branches directed toward an enemy.
- Nordic
-
noun,
a member of the Nordic people, especially a Scandinavian.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- octads
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- 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.
- obtain
-
verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- actin-
-
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- andro-
-
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- Andric
-
noun,
Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
- Andria
-
noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- Ancona
-
noun,
an altarpiece, usually consisting of a painted panel or panels, reliefs, or statues set in an elaborate frame.
- 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.
- anatto
-
noun,
annatto.
- natant
-
adjective,
swimming; floating.
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- natron
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- Aintab
-
noun,
former name of Gaziantep.
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- adsorb
-
verb (used with object),
to gather (a gas, liquid, or dissolved substance) on a surface in a condensed layer:
- adroit
-
adjective,
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- Adrian
-
noun,
Edgar Douglas, 1889–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1932.
- adorns
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- Adonis
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
- Adonic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- Adonai
-
noun,
Hebrew. a title of reverence for God, serving also as a substitute pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
- nicads
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- nidana
-
noun,
any of 12 aspects of Samsara, or the cycle of birth and death, often compared to 12 spokes of a wheel.
- orbits
-
noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- astron
-
- radons
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- bairns
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- bandit
-
noun,
a robber, especially a member of a gang or marauding band.
- tarots
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- 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.
- inborn
-
adjective,
naturally present at birth; innate.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- indaba
-
noun,
a conference or consultation between or with native peoples of South Africa.
- banian
-
noun,
banyan.
- 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.
- Bactra
-
noun,
ancient name of Balkh.
- bacons
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- Tanoan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family of which the three surviving languages are spoken in several pueblos, including Taos, in northern New Mexico near the Rio Grande.
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- 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.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- Tainan
-
noun,
a city in SW Taiwan.
- Banias
-
noun,
banyan (def 2).
- instr.
-
- Barton
-
noun,
Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
- tabard
-
noun,
a loose outer garment, sleeveless or with short sleeves, especially one worn by a knight over his armor and usually emblazoned with his arms.
- Bianco
-
noun,
Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
- Bianca
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “white.”.
- drains
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- tabors
-
noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- Bastia
-
noun,
a seaport on the NE coast of Corsica: the former capital of Corsica.
- basion
-
noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- droits
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- riband
-
noun,
a decorative ribbon.
- Rattan
-
noun,
Also called rattan palm. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera.
- Barsac
-
noun,
a village and winegrowing district in Gironde, in SW France.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Baroda
-
noun,
a former state in W India.
- contr.
-
- barit.
-
- Ibadan
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- Bardot
-
noun,
Brigitte (Camille Javal) born 1934, French film actress and animal rights activist.
- barcas
-
noun,
an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- ratton
-
noun,
a rat.
- attorn
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- inbond
-
adjective,
composed mainly or entirely of headers (opposed to outbond).
- contin
-
- attain
-
verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- intra-
-
- intron
-
noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- Attica
-
noun,
a region in SE Greece, surrounding Athens: under Athenian rule in ancient times.
- attars
-
noun,
Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
- intro.
-
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- Sabra
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a person born in Israel.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- orbit
-
noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- Diana
-
noun,
(Princess of Wales; Lady Diana Spencer) 1961–97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
- Doric
-
noun,
a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
- 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.
- nitr-
-
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- dorab
-
noun,
wolf herring.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- 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.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Sadat
-
noun,
Anwar el- [ahn-wahr el] /ˈɑn wɑr ɛl/ (Show IPA), 1918–81, Egyptian political leader: president 1970–81; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
- ordn.
-
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- Ibada
-
noun,
any of the religious duties of a Muslim, including the recital of the creed, the five daily recitals of prayers, the Ramadan fast, almsgiving, and the pilgrimage to Mecca.
- Donna
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- 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.
- noct-
-
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- Norns
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- dorts
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- dict.
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- dicta
-
noun,
a plural of dictum.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- octad
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- octa-
-
- 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.
- OBrit
-
- obits
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- obdt.
-
- Obad.
-
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- dicot
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- doits
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- 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.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- 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.
- Doris
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- drats
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- cords
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) clothing, especially trousers, of corded fabric; corduroys.
- NoibN
-
- nona-
-
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- dribs
-
noun,
a small or minute quantity; bit.
- Natta
-
noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1903–79, Italian chemist and engineer: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1963.
- Dania
-
noun,
a town in S Florida.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- Nabis
-
- sanit
-
- rabid
-
adjective,
irrationally extreme in opinion or practice:
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- Indo-
-
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- incr.
-
- Dacia
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom and later a Roman province in S Europe between the Carpathian Mountains and the Danube, corresponding generally to modern Romania and adjacent regions.
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- Nadab
-
noun,
a son of Aaron. Lev. 10.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Ditto
-
noun,
the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do.
Compare ditto mark.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- 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.
- 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.
- rabot
-
noun,
a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
- sarc-
-
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Danai
-
plural noun,
the Argives.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- disc.
-
- drabs
-
noun,
dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
- dirts
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- inst.
-
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- Saadi
-
noun,
(Muslih ud-Din) 1184?–1291? Persian poet.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- dist.
-
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- naiad
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- incor
-
- intr.
-
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- datos
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- doats
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- 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.
- dobra
-
noun,
any of various former Portuguese coins, especially a gold coin of John V equal to two johannes.
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- naso-
-
- icons
-
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- Danas
-
noun,
Danu.
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- sarod
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- Naida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nanas
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- 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.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- 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.
- 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).
- 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.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nandi
-
noun,
a member of an agricultural people of southwestern Kenya.
- nano-
-
- Iran.
-
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- darts
-
- Saida
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Lebanon: the site of ancient Sidon.
- crit.
-
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- cont.
-
- baro-
-
- 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.
- Basra
-
noun,
a port in SE Iraq, N of the Persian Gulf.
- bason
-
noun,
a basin.
- 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.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- 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.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- BASIC
-
noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- anat.
-
- basad
-
adverb,
toward the base.
- Bart.
-
- Baron
-
noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- basta
-
interjection,
enough; stop.
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- Banda
-
noun,
a style of Mexican dance music featuring brass instruments and having a heavy beat.
- bands
-
noun,
a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop:
- bania
-
noun,
banyan (def 2).
- banns
-
noun,
notice of an intended marriage, given three times in the parish church of each of the betrothed.
- Banon
-
noun,
a small, round goat cheese from Provence, France, that is dipped in brandy before being wrapped in chestnut leaves.
- andr-
-
- Barca
-
noun,
an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Bardo
-
noun,
(in Lamaism) the state of the soul between death and rebirth.
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Const
-
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Batna
-
noun,
a city in NE Algeria.
- BANCS
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- boats
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- Arab.
-
- Bonns
-
noun,
a city in W Germany, on the Rhine: seat of the government; former capital of West Germany.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- actos
-
- boras
-
noun,
a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
- boric
-
adjective,
of or containing boron; boracic.
- Boris
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- boast
-
noun,
a thing boasted of; a cause for pride:
- Baton
-
noun,
Music. a wand used by a conductor.
- bints
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- batts
-
noun,
a sheet of matted cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers.
- Tabor
-
noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- 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.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- toti-
-
- binds
-
noun,
the act or process of binding; the state or instance of being bound.
- biont
-
- boart
-
noun,
bort.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Biota
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- 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.
- 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.
- board
-
noun,
a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.
- boars
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- 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.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- asco-
-
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- anon.
-
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Tobit
-
noun,
a book of the Apocrypha.
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Tobin
-
noun,
James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- 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.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- 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.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- 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.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- anti-
-
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- ta-ta
-
interjection,
goodbye.
- Banat
-
noun,
a fertile low-lying region extending through parts of Hungary, Romania, and Serbia.
- bact.
-
- anis-
-
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- Tanta
-
noun,
a city in N Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- tanna
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in Palestine during the 1st and 2nd centuries a.d., whose teachings are found chiefly in the Mishnah.
- Bacon
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- baits
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- atto-
-
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- 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.
- 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.
-
- annot
-
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- annas
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- ation
-
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- 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.
- tonia
-
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- 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.
- bonds
-
noun,
something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
- stat.
-
- Card.
-
- Sino-
-
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- 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.
- cards
-
noun,
a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder:
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- 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.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- carob
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Cant.
-
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- sito-
-
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- Canna
-
noun,
any of various tropical plants of the genus Canna, cultivated for their large, usually brightly colored leaves and showy flowers.
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- Scand
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- 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.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 30-30
-
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- Conn.
-
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- Cons.
-
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- cata-
-
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- scrod
-
noun,
a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, especially one split for cooking.
- 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.
- 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.
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- Scot.
-
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- scat-
-
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Abaco
-
noun,
two islands (Great Abaco and Little Abaco) in the N Bahamas. 776 sq. mi. (2010 sq. km).
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- abstr
-
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Brand
-
noun,
kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the like:
- Brans
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- 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.
- Srta.
-
- acro-
-
- bronc
-
noun,
bronco:
- 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.
- Broca
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- Broad
-
noun,
the broad part of anything.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Britt
-
noun,
a turbot of northeastern Atlantic seas.
- brits
-
noun,
the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales.
- Brit.
-
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- brios
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- acids
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- sodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or containing sodium:
- Cabot
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- cabin
-
noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- Abdon
-
noun,
one of the minor judges of Israel. Judges 12:13–15.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- abort
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- 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).
- 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.
- braid
-
noun,
a braided length or plait, especially of hair.
- botts
-
noun,
bot2 .
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- brads
-
noun,
a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- 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.
- bract
-
noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- obit
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- Raab
-
noun,
broccoli rabe.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- Tob.
-
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- obs.
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- 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.
- OSRD
-
- tonn
-
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- TRIB
-
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- trit
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- 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.
- tRNA
-
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ord.
-
- Oct.
-
- TODS
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Todt
-
noun,
Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1891–1942, German military engineer.
- RIBA
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- trid
-
- tron
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tri-
-
- Ont.
-
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- Saba
-
noun,
an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the N Leeward Islands. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Soni
-
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Sra.
-
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- Sab.
-
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- 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.
- std.
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- 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.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- 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.
- stbd
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- RONA
-
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- stob
-
noun,
a post, stump, or stake.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- SBIC
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- SATB
-
- sci.
-
- Sat.
-
- scr.
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- 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.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- 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.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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).
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TDRS
-
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- tion
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- rad.
-
- Tit.
-
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- 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.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- str.
-
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- tab.
-
- 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.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- RNAS
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- 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.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- Rida
-
- 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.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- RdAc
-
- rcd.
-
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 1080
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- dir.
-
- Din.
-
- Dino
-
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- dioc
-
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- Bard
-
noun,
(formerly) a person who composed and recited epic or heroic poems, often while playing the harp, lyre, or the like.
- 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 .
- band
-
noun,
a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop:
- dibs
-
noun,
money in small amounts.
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- bin-
-
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- dabs
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- dia-
-
- BDSA
-
- dat.
-
- DATA
-
noun,
a plural of datum.
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- batt
-
noun,
a sheet of matted cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers.
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- BASc
-
- dis-
-
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- iana
-
- 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.
- atic
-
- Ind.
-
- att.
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- IADB
-
- IATA
-
- attn
-
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- 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).
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- asc-
-
- ICAO
-
- ator
-
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- bads
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- Badr
-
noun,
Battle of, Islam. a decisive battle in the early days of Islam (a.d. 624), in which Muhammad with about 300 men overcame a force of about 1000 Meccans.
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- drib
-
noun,
a small or minute quantity; bit.
- baas
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- BRCS
-
- drab
-
noun,
dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- BIND
-
noun,
the act or process of binding; the state or instance of being bound.
- bio-
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- 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.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- 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.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- Brad
-
noun,
a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- bott
-
noun,
bot2 .
- Cdr.
-
- 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.
- 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).
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- bot.
-
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cir.
-
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- BSRT
-
- BSOT
-
- BSNA
-
- BSIT
-
- BSIR
-
- BSAA
-
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Can.
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- 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.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cis-
-
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- 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.
- Cort
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- bods
-
noun,
body:
- 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
-
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- 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.
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- Bird
-
noun,
any warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard-shelled egg.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- 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.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- cit.
-
- 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.
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- bor.
-
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- Bond
-
noun,
something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
- 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.
- Con.
-
- Cond
-
- Cor.
-
- Bonn
-
noun,
a city in W Germany, on the Rhine: seat of the government; former capital of West Germany.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Anna
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- Anas
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- anba
-
noun,
father: a title of a clergyman or saint in the Coptic Church.
- Nana
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- abs-
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- ands
-
- NACA
-
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- abr.
-
- ann.
-
- non-
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ano-
-
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- Nor.
-
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- nos-
-
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- acad
-
- ACDA
-
- not-
-
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- NIRA
-
- NDAC
-
- NCAA
-
- adat
-
noun,
the native law traditional in Indonesia.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- NOAA
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- 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.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- NASD
-
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- AInd
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- acr-
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- ARIS
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- NTSB
-
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- 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.
- 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 = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- iso-
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- art.
-
- iod-
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- 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.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- int.
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- NTIA
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- 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.
- ISBN
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- 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.
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- ins.
-
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- NRAB
-
- Inc.
-
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Abas
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- BST
-
- BSA
-
- ADB
-
- Sr.
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ad-
-
- 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.
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- TSI
-
- BSD
-
- ab-
-
- ac-
-
- BSN
-
- BSO
-
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- STB
-
- ADC
-
- abt
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- abn
-
- abd
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- Aar
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- Sta
-
- Ar.
-
- Tro
-
- AIA
-
- St.
-
- BRT
-
- an.
-
- STI
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- SRB
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ATB
-
- ATC
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- bd.
-
plural,
board.
- ard
-
- ATA
-
- BDS
-
plural,
board.
- BOD
-
noun,
body:
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- BSC
-
- Br.
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Bac
-
- ca.
-
- at.
-
- TNB
-
- Tbi
-
- TID
-
- asb
-
- 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.
- TIA
-
- TCS
-
- TCA
-
- TBO
-
- TBD
-
- ast
-
- TBA
-
- ASI
-
- ARS
-
- ASN
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASR
-
- bad
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- TNT
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- bi-
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- BID
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIC
-
- Bn.
-
- BNS
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- 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.
- BDA
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- aor
-
- AOA
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- BCS
-
- 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.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ANC
-
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- 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.
- BCD
-
- Bt.
-
- OSD
-
- TTS
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- 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.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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 = .
- ior
-
- 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.
- IOT
-
- Ir.
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- IRC
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- IDB
-
- NAA
-
- ib.
-
- DST
-
- ics
-
- id.
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- io-
-
- CBD
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- 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.
- IBN
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RDS
-
- RDC
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- RDA
-
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- RBI
-
- RBC
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- NCO
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- RNA
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OIr
-
- oid
-
- oic
-
- ODT
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- OCD
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- ob.
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Oc.
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- OSA
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OSB
-
- OAS
-
- 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.
- OIt
-
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- NAD
-
- NBC
-
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- RCS
-
- Rd.
-
- OTS
-
- OTB
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NBA
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- NBS
-
- ONI
-
- NIA
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- NOC
-
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- DSR
-
- Ia.
-
- DSA
-
- sc.
-
- CIA
-
- CIB
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- ScD
-
- SCB
-
- CNN
-
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- OTC
-
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- SBA
-
- CBS
-
- sb.
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CRS
-
- CRT
-
- CSA
-
- CSO
-
- CSR
-
- CST
-
- CTA
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CDT
-
- SDA
-
- DOA
-
- CAA
-
- 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.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Co.
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- SDI
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- CAI
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- 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).
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- SDR
-
- do.
-
- SAR
-
- DOB
-
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DCS
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- di.
-
- DIB
-
verb (used without object),
to fish by letting the bait bob lightly on the water.
- SAA
-
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- sd.
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- DSC
-
- Doi
-
- RTS
-
- rt.
-
- RSA
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- Rs.
-
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- ROI
-
- DNA
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- DNB
-
- DNR
-
- DBS
-
- DBA
-
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- rnd
-
- DSO
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- ROA
-
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- DAB
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- DAR
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Dr.
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- B-
-
- OA
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 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
-
- BC
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- RO
-
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- i.
-
- 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.
- SN
-
- ic
-
- O.
-
- BO
-
- AO
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- TN
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NI
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- TD
-
- 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.
- TB
-
- t.
-
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NB
-
- NC
-
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- ND
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- DN
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- D.
-
- RN
-
- RI
-
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- DB
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- TC
-
- CB
-