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Word crab-plover has
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- proverb
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noun,
a short popular saying, usually of unknown and ancient origin, that expresses effectively some commonplace truth or useful thought; adage; saw.
- preoral
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adjective,
situated in front of or before the mouth.
- ropable
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adjective,
capable of being roped.
- laborer
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noun,
a person engaged in work that requires bodily strength rather than skill or training:
- bracero
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noun,
a Mexican laborer admitted legally into the U.S. for a short period to perform seasonal, usually agricultural, labor.
- placebo
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noun,
Medicine/Medical, Pharmacology.
a substance having no pharmacological effect but given merely to satisfy a patient who supposes it to be a medicine.
a substance having no pharmacological effect but administered as a control in testing experimentally or clinically the efficacy of a biologically active preparation.
- peroral
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adjective,
administered or performed through the mouth, as surgery or administration of a drug.
- overlap
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noun,
an act or instance of overlapping.
- vocable
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noun,
a word; term; name.
- correl.
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- Carver
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noun,
George Washington, 1864?–1943, U.S. botanist and chemist.
- oracle
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noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- carvel
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noun,
caravel.
- plover
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noun,
any of various shorebirds of the family Charadriidae.
Compare dotterel (def 1), killdeer, lapwing.
- carpo-
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- paleo-
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- carpel
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noun,
a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
- alcove
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noun,
a recess or small room adjacent to or opening out of a room:
- claver
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noun,
idle talk; gossip.
- laevo-
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- Carole
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noun,
a female given name.
- coaler
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noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- carbo-
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- bracer
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noun,
a person or thing that braces, binds, or makes firm.
- Carrel
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noun,
Also called cubicle, stall. a small recess or enclosed area in a library stack, designed for individual study or reading.
- Clover
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noun,
any of various plants of the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and dense flower heads, many species of which, as T. pratense, are cultivated as forage plants.
- placer
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noun,
a surficial mineral deposit formed by the concentration of small particles of heavy minerals, as gold, rutile, or platinum, in gravel or small sands.
- Velcro
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- parlor
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noun,
Older Use. a room for the reception and entertainment of visitors to one's home; living room.
- barrel
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noun,
a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- verbal
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noun,
Grammar. a word, particularly a noun or adjective, derived from a verb.
- corbel
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noun,
any bracket, especially one of brick or stone, usually of slight extent.
- Boreal
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adjective,
of or relating to the north wind.
- parole
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noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- corral
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noun,
an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc.
- parrel
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noun,
Nautical. a sliding ring or collar of rope, wood, or metal that confines a yard or the jaws of a gaff to the mast but allows vertical movement.
- Parcel
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noun,
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- coeval
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noun,
a contemporary:
- Cable
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noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- boral
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noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- Caleb
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noun,
a Hebrew leader, sent as a spy into the land of Canaan. Num. 13:6.
- Calpe
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noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- caber
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noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- opera
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noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- Calve
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verb (used with object),
to give birth to (a calf).
- bolar
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adjective,
of or relating to bole or clay.
- parol
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noun,
something stated or declared.
- Brace
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noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- orale
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noun,
fanon (def 2).
- over-
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- Broca
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noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- pacer
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noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- pale-
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- bravo
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noun,
a shout of “bravo!”.
- crape
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- brave
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noun,
a brave person.
- Brale
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- Borer
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noun,
a person or thing that bores or pierces.
- parle
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noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- caper
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noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- Parl.
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- Pablo
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noun,
a male given name, Spanish form of Paul.
- Errol
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noun,
a male given name.
- ocrea
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noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- copra
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noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- Cobra
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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.
- coel-
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- Evora
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noun,
a city in central Portugal: Roman ruins; cathedral.
- 30-30
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- copal
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noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- coper
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noun,
a horse dealer.
- copr-
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- ecol.
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- labor
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noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- Coral
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noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Corea
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noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- corer
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noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- corp.
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- Corpl
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- corr.
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- cover
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noun,
something that covers, as the lid of a container or the binding of a book.
- crore
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noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- coble
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noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- clove
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noun,
the dried flower bud of a tropical tree, Syzygium aromaticum, of the myrtle family, used whole or ground as a spice.
- carb-
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- loper
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noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- Lover
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noun,
a person who is in love with another.
- carob
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noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- Carol
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noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- carp-
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- Paver
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noun,
a person or thing that paves.
- carve
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verb (used with object),
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
- Lorca
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noun,
García Lorca.
- caver
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noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- ceorl
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noun,
churl (def 4).
- Laver
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noun,
Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
- lobar
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adjective,
of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- cero-
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- Cerro
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noun,
a hill or peak.
- levo-
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- Clare
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noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- claro
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noun,
such a cigar.
- clave
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noun,
one of a pair of wooden sticks or blocks that are held one in each hand and are struck together to accompany music and dancing.
- clear
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noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- parve
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adjective,
pareve.
- Borel
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noun,
Félix Édouard Émile [fey-leeks ey-dwar ey-meel] /feɪˈliks eɪˈdwar eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1871–1956, French mathematician.
- crave
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verb (used with object),
to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
- roble
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noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- above
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noun,
something that was said, mentioned, or written above:
- vapor
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noun,
a visible exhalation, as fog, mist, steam, smoke, or noxious gas, diffused through or suspended in the air:
- valor
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noun,
boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery:
- Rover
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noun,
a person who roves; wanderer.
- prob.
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- probe
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noun,
the act of probing.
- proc.
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- Prole
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noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- Prov.
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- prove
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verb (used with object),
to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument:
- acro-
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- racer
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noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- aero-
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- prae-
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- areo-
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- Ravel
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noun,
a tangle or complication.
- Reval
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noun,
former German name of Tallinn.
- arbor
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noun,
a leafy, shady recess formed by tree branches, shrubs, etc.
- Arber
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noun,
Werner, born 1929, Swiss microbiologist: shared Nobel Prize 1978.
- rebar
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noun,
a steel bar or rod used to reinforce concrete.
- Alcor
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- rebop
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noun,
bop1 .
- Apoc.
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- recap
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noun,
a recapped tire.
- repro
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noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- Alope
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noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- Varro
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noun,
Marcus Terentius [tuh-ren-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /təˈrɛn ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), c116–27? b.c, Roman scholar and author.
- acerb
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adjective,
acerbic.
- volar
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adjective,
of or relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot.
- Barre
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noun,
a handrail placed at hip height, used by a dancer to maintain balance during practice.
- ploce
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noun,
the repetition of a word or phrase to gain special emphasis or to indicate an extension of meaning, as in Ex. 3:14: “I am that I am.”.
- Berra
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noun,
Lawrence Peter ("Yogi") born 1925, U.S. baseball player and manager.
- pleo-
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- velar
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noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- Berar
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noun,
a former division of the Central Provinces and Berar, in central India: now part of Maharashtra state.
- blare
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noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- Pearl
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noun,
a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.
Compare cultured pearl.
- polar
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adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- vocab
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- blear
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noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- vocal
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noun,
a vocal sound.
- Poler
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noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- place
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noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- baro-
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- eco-
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- lea.
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- Veal
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noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- LEAP
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noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lear
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noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- lave
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noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- Ebro
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noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- Earp
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noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- Earl
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noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- vole
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noun,
any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
- Rev.
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- crop
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noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- Lev.
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- roar
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noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- lace
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noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- LARC
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noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Lab.
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- Elba
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noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- var.
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- Vela
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noun,
plural of velum.
- Elva
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noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- Vale
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noun,
a valley.
- evap
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- repo
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noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- val.
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- robe
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noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- Vera
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noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- rove
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noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- verb
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noun,
any member of a class of words that function as the main elements of predicates, that typically express action, state, or a relation between two things, and that may be inflected for tense, aspect, voice, mood, and to show agreement with their subject or object.
- rope
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noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- voc.
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- role
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noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Roca
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noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- vel.
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- repr
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- pear
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noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- repl
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- Pola
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noun,
Pula.
- orra
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adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- Oval
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noun,
an object of oval shape.
- prev
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- prec
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- pre-
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- prao
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noun,
proa.
- PACE
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noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Pal.
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- pore
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noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- pole
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noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- par.
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- Orel
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noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Pol.
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- Pare
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noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- pleb
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noun,
a member of the plebs; a plebeian or commoner.
- plea
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noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- perv
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noun,
a sexual pervert.
- PERL
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- per.
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- Parr
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noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- Peba
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noun,
nine-banded armadillo.
- pave
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noun,
Southern Louisiana. a paved road.
- Pavo
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noun,
the Peacock, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Indus.
- orle
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noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Orca
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noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Rep.
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- RARE
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adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- lobe
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noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- rel.
-
- loca
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noun,
a plural of locus.
- Loeb
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noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- Lope
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noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- Lore
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noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- peal
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noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Love
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noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- real
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noun,
real number.
- RCVR
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- rave
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noun,
an act of raving.
- Rape
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noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- pro-
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- OAPC
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- raob
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noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- rale
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noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- ole-
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- RACE
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noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Olpe
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noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Opal
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noun,
a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
- OPEC
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noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- OPer
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- proa
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noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- oral
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noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- reap
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verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- 1080
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- crap
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noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- bloc
-
noun,
a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.
- Boar
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noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- Crab
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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.
- bola
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noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- bole
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noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- bor.
-
- Bora
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noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- BPOE
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- brae
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noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- BRCA
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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.
- brev
-
- Bela
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noun,
a male given name.
- Cal.
-
- cap.
-
- Cape
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noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- capo
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noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- CARE
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noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carl
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noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Carr
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noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- Cav.
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- Cave
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noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- CBEL
-
- Cela
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noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- cera
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noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- blae
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adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- Bear
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noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- clar
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- apo-
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- ABEL
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noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- abl.
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- able
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- abr.
-
- acle
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noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- acr-
-
- Acre
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noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- aer-
-
- Alb.
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- Alco
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- Alec
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noun,
a herring.
- aloe
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noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Apr.
-
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- ARCO
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adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- arr.
-
- Arvo
-
noun,
afternoon.
- Ave.
-
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- bal.
-
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- bar.
-
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Barr
-
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- Bol.
-
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- cove
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noun,
a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river.
- Col.
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- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- Cor.
-
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- clep
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- PVA
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, nontoxic, transparent, thermoplastic, water-insoluble resin used as an adhesive in certain paints and as an intermediate in the synthesis of polyvinyl acetal and polyvinyl alcohol.
- PVC
-
noun,
a white, water-insoluble, thermoplastic resin, derived by the polymerization of vinyl chloride: used chiefly for thin coatings, insulation, and pipings.
- RCP
-
- Re.
-
- REA
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- AVC
-
- RCA
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RBC
-
- Avo
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- a-v
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- bl.
-
- BCE
-
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- PLR
-
- POA
-
- POB
-
- POC
-
- lep
-
- ERP
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Bap
-
noun,
a soft, flattish bread roll.
- EPA
-
- BCL
-
- POR
-
- Ep.
-
- POV
-
- PRA
-
- PRC
-
- Bac
-
- Br.
-
- bp.
-
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- be-
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- abv
-
- CVA
-
- Abp
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- vb.
-
- VCR
-
- CRP
-
- CPR
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Ver
-
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- av.
-
- Ar.
-
- VLA
-
- vo.
-
- VOA
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- al.
-
- ac-
-
- ab-
-
- vol
-
- ap-
-
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- CPA
-
- ALC
-
- PLO
-
- Apl
-
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- APC
-
- APB
-
- aor
-
- CPL
-
- CPO
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ROA
-
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- Va.
-
- ea.
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- AEC
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ae.
-
- ROP
-
- ACV
-
- eo-
-
- ACP
-
- RPO
-
- RPV
-
- Bav
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- BCP
-
- cr.
-
- Ola
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- OPA
-
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- cl.
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- CVO
-
- cp.
-
- OCR
-
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Co.
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- CBE
-
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- Orv
-
- ov-
-
- Ova
-
noun,
plural of ovum.
- ca.
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- BVA
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- cle
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- LOC
-
- CEO
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- CEA
-
- LCA
-
- LBO
-
- Clo
-
- obv
-
adverb,
obviously:
- lv.
-
- ob.
-
- Oc.
-
- op.
-
- OAP
-
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- 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.
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- OBE
-
- obl
-
- BVE
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- VOR
-
- BeV
-
- La.
-
- BPE
-
- pl.
-
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- BEP
-
- BPA
-
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- BLA
-
- Bop
-
noun,
Also called bebop. early modern jazz developed in the early 1940s and characterized by often dissonant triadic and chromatic chords, fast tempos and eccentric rhythms, intricate melodic lines punctuated by pop-tune phrases, and emphasizing the inventiveness of soloists.
Compare cool jazz, hard bop, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
- ble
-
- Pa.
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PCB
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- PLC
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- pc.
-
- Pr.
-
- brr
-
interjection,
(used to express sensations of cold).
- ERV
-
- bec
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- BRE
-
- CLR
-
- PLA
-
- L.
-
- OA
-
- 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.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- le
-
- LR
-
- O.
-
- CV
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- VL
-
- AO
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- LC
-
- B-
-
- PB
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- CB
-
- Eb
-
- CE
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RO
-
- R.
-
- EV
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- BC
-
- ol
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- L2
-
- RP
-
- BO
-
- L1
-
- V.
-
- BV
-
noun,
Elihu, 1853–1937, U.S. inventor, born in England.
- VC
-
- VP
-
- VR
-
- RV
-