Anagrams of excommunication
Word excommunication has
1025 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of excommunication.
- communication
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noun,
the act or process of communicating; fact of being communicated.
- communicate
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verb (used with object),
to impart knowledge of; make known:
- communicant
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noun,
a person who partakes or is entitled to partake of the Eucharist; a member of a church.
- commination
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noun,
a threat of punishment or vengeance.
- no-account
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noun,
a worthless person; good-for-nothing.
- monoacetin
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noun,
acetin.
- man-minute
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noun,
a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy, based on an ideal amount of work accomplished by one person in a minute.
- income-tax
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noun,
a tax levied on incomes, especially an annual government tax on personal incomes.
- antimonic
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adjective,
of or containing antimony, especially in the pentavalent state.
- monoamine
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noun,
any of various biogenic amine neurotransmitters having a single amino group, as dopamine, epinephrine, and norepinephrine.
- monatomic
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adjective,
having one atom in the molecule.
- monacetin
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noun,
acetin.
- autonomic
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adjective,
autonomous.
- Communion
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noun,
(often initial capital letter). Also called Holy Communion. Ecclesiastical.
the act of receiving the Eucharistic elements.
the elements of the Eucharist.
the celebration of the Eucharist.
the antiphon sung at a Eucharistic service.
- incaution
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noun,
lack of caution; heedlessness; carelessness.
- comminute
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verb (used with object),
to pulverize; triturate.
- comminate
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verb (used with or without object),
to threaten with divine punishment or vengeance.
- Minuteman
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a member of a group of American militiamen just before and during the Revolutionary War who held themselves in readiness for instant military service.
- monument
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noun,
something erected in memory of a person, event, etc., as a building, pillar, or statue:
- Minamoto
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noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled as shoguns from 1192 to 1333.
- encomium
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noun,
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
- noontime
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noun,
noon; noontide; noonday:
- monition
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noun,
Literary. admonition or warning.
- nominate
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adjective,
having a particular name.
- aniconic
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adjective,
not employing or permitting images, idols, etc.:
- no-count
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adjective, noun,
no-account.
- exaction
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noun,
the act of exacting; extortion:
- Comaneci
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noun,
Nadia [nah-dee-uh,, nahd-yuh] /ˈnɑ di ə,, ˈnɑd yə/ (Show IPA), born 1961, Romanian gymnast.
- nicotine
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noun,
a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C 10 H 14 N 2 , found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide.
- antinome
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noun,
something that is contradictory or opposite to another; a logical contradiction.
- maieutic
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adjective,
of or relating to the method used by Socrates of eliciting knowledge in the mind of a person by interrogation and insistence on close and logical reasoning.
- uncommon
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adjective,
not common; unusual; rare:
- Mountain
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noun,
a natural elevation of the earth's surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually greater than 2000 feet (610 meters).
- immanent
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adjective,
remaining within; indwelling; inherent.
- ammonio-
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- Ammonite
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noun,
the coiled, chambered fossil shell of an ammonoid.
- imminent
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adjective,
likely to occur at any moment; impending:
- inaction
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noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- amniotic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having an amnion.
- munition
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noun,
Usually, munitions. materials used in war, especially weapons and ammunition.
- muniment
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noun,
muniments, Law. a document, as a title deed or a charter, by which rights or privileges are defended or maintained.
- intonaco
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noun,
(formerly in fresco painting) the last and finest coat of plaster, usually applied in sections and painted while still damp with colors ground in water or a lime-water mixture.
- continuo
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noun,
a keyboard accompanying part consisting originally of a figured bass, which in modern scores is usually realized, and serving to provide or fill out the harmonic texture.
- emiction
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noun,
urination.
- conation
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noun,
the part of mental life having to do with striving, including desire and volition.
- Memnonia
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noun,
an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a light region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- mnemonic
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noun,
something intended to assist the memory, as a verse or formula.
- Conneaut
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noun,
a city in NE Ohio.
- actinium
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noun,
a radioactive silver-white metallic element that glows blue in the dark, resembling the rare earths in chemical behavior and valence. Symbol: Ac; atomic number: 89; atomic weight: 227.
- economic
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adjective,
pertaining to the production, distribution, and use of income, wealth, and commodities.
- cinnamic
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adjective,
of or obtained from cinnamon.
- maximite
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noun,
a powerful explosive consisting primarily of picric acid.
- Menomini
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noun,
Menominee.
- Mexicano
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noun,
the Nahuatl language.
- continue
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verb (used with object),
to go on with or persist in:
- coaction
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noun,
force or compulsion, either in restraining or in impelling.
- uncinate
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adjective,
hooked; bent at the end like a hook.
- cuneatic
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adjective,
cuneiform; cuneate.
- cocoanut
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noun,
coconut.
- comatic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or blurred as a result of a coma.
- mention
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noun,
a direct or incidental reference; a mentioning:
- Mexican
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mexico, or a person of Mexican descent.
- inexact
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adjective,
not exact; not strictly precise or accurate.
- Cainite
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noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- 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.
- auxetic
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noun,
an auxetic agent.
- maximin
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noun,
a strategy of game theory employed to maximize a player's minimum possible gain.
- miniate
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verb (used with object),
to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
- axinite
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noun,
a mineral, complex calcium and aluminum borosilicate, usually occurring in thin brown crystals.
- Manitou
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noun,
(among the Algonquian Indians) a supernatural being that controls nature; a spirit, deity, or object that possesses supernatural power.
- mimetic
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adjective,
characterized by, exhibiting, or of the nature of imitation or mimicry:
- Manxmen
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Isle of Man.
- mannite
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noun,
mannitol.
- manumit
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verb (used with object),
to release from slavery or servitude.
- comitia
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noun,
an assembly of the people convened to pass on laws, nominate magistrates, etc.
- cancion
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noun,
song.
- commute
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noun,
a trip made by commuting:
- connect
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adjective,
of or relating to a connection or connections:
- connate
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adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- coniine
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noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- concent
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noun,
concord of sound, voices, etc.; harmony.
- conceit
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noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- Comtian
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noun,
a follower of the philosophy of Auguste Comte.
- Commune
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noun,
interchange of ideas or sentiments.
- contain
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- cocaine
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noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- cocomat
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noun,
matting made of the fiber from the outer husk of the coconut.
- coconut
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noun,
the large, hard-shelled seed of the coconut palm, lined with a white edible meat, and containing a milky liquid.
- Cocteau
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1889–1963, French author and painter.
- comment
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noun,
a remark, observation, or criticism:
- coition
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noun,
coitus.
- come-on
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noun,
inducement; lure.
- connote
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verb (used with object),
to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning:
- contemn
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verb (used with object),
to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
- immuno-
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- eutocia
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noun,
normal childbirth.
- Imamite
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noun,
a member of the principal sect of Shiʿah, believing in a succession of twelve divinely inspired imams, beginning with Ali and ending with Muhammad al-Muntazar (d. a.d. c880), who supposedly retired to a cave, later to return as the Mahdi.
- Iconium
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noun,
ancient name of Konya.
- exotica
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plural noun,
exotic things or objects.
- exciton
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noun,
a localized, mobile excited state of a crystal, consisting of an electron and a hole bound together.
- caution
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- minimax
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noun,
a strategy of game theory employed to minimize a player's maximum possible loss.
- Eunomia
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noun,
one of the Horae: the personification of order.
- cooncan
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noun,
a variety of rummy for two players.
- Etonian
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noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- entomo-
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- encomia
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noun,
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
- enation
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- centimo
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noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
- emotion
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noun,
an affective state of consciousness in which joy, sorrow, fear, hate, or the like, is experienced, as distinguished from cognitive and volitional states of consciousness.
- coontie
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noun,
either of two arrowroots, Zamia integrifolia or Z. floridana, of Florida, having a short trunk, pinnate leaves, and cones: Z. floridana is an endangered species.
- minicam
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noun,
Television. a lightweight, handheld television camera.
- auction
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noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- Comecon
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noun,
an economic association of Communist countries, established in 1949, to facilitate trade and development.
- 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.
- ancient
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noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- Mountie
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noun,
a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
- amniote
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noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- ammonic
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adjective,
of or relating to ammonia or ammonium.
- nematic
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adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is linear.
- Oceanic
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adjective,
of, living in, or produced by the ocean:
- omentum
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noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- one-man
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adjective,
of or relating to, or operated, performed, or used by one person:
- Oneonta
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noun,
a city in E central New York.
- outcome
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noun,
a final product or end result; consequence; issue.
- Oxonian
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noun,
a member or graduate of Oxford University.
- actino-
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- Moncton
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noun,
a city in SE New Brunswick, in E Canada.
- actinic
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adjective,
pertaining to actinism.
- taximen
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noun,
a taxi driver.
- aconite
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- acetoin
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noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- tinamou
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noun,
any of several birds of the family Tinamidae, of South and Central America, related to the ratite birds but superficially resembling the gallinaceous birds.
- to-name
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noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- tonneau
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noun,
a rear part or compartment of an automobile body, containing seats for passengers.
- account
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noun,
an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative:
- toxemia
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noun,
blood poisoning resulting from the presence of toxins, as bacterial toxins, in the blood.
- toxemic
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adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of toxemia.
- toxico-
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- unction
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noun,
an act of anointing, especially as a medical treatment or religious rite.
- montane
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noun,
the lower vegetation belt on mountains.
- nemato-
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- anomite
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noun,
a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
- minutia
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noun,
Usually, minutiae. precise details; small or trifling matters:
- Antoine
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- anticum
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noun,
pronaos.
- momenta
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noun,
force or speed of movement; impetus, as of a physical object or course of events:
- Mixteco
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noun,
Mixtec.
- Mitanni
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noun,
the Hurrian kingdom in NW Mesopotamia in the 15th and 14th centuries b.c.
- momento
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noun,
memento.
- Menton
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noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean: winter resort.
- Temuco
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noun,
a city in S Chile.
- Conium
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noun,
the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum.
- tannic
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adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- me-too
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adjective,
Slang. characterized by or involving me-tooism:
- mentum
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noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- Monaco
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noun,
a principality on the Mediterranean coast, bordering SE France. ½ sq. mi. (1.3 sq. km).
- connex
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noun,
a large metal cargo container used by the U.S. Army for shipping supplies, as to overseas bases.
- tenaim
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noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- miotic
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noun,
a miotic drug.
- outman
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verb (used with object),
to surpass in manpower.
- contin
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- Mixtec
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noun,
a member of an Amerindian people of Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Puebla, Mexico.
- Memnon
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noun,
Colossus of, (in ancient Egypt) a colossal statue near Thebes said to produce a musical sound when the rays of the early morning sun struck it.
Compare Vocal Memnon.
- omenta
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noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- cootie
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noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- cteno-
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- Cuenca
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noun,
a city in SW Ecuador.
- octane
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- Connie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- tie-in
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noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- Conant
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noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- toucan
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noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- xoanon
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noun,
a simple, carved image, especially one in which the original block of stone or wood is readily apparent.
- Uniate
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noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- manioc
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noun,
cassava.
- Minnie
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noun,
mother; mom.
- Tunica
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noun,
a tunic.
- commie
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noun,
communist.
- Tumaco
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noun,
a seaport in SW Colombia.
- minima
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noun,
a plural of minimum.
- Minoan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Crete.
- minuet
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noun,
a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Minuit
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noun,
Peter, 1580–1638, Dutch colonial administrator in America: director general of the New Netherlands 1626–31.
- Ticino
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noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- minute
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noun,
the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- Micmac
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people now living mostly in Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
- commit
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verb (used with object),
to give in trust or charge; consign.
- commix
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verb (used with or without object),
to mix together; blend.
- common
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noun,
Often, commons. Chiefly New England. a tract of land owned or used jointly by the residents of a community, usually a central square or park in a city or town.
- tomium
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noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- tinmen
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noun,
a tinsmith.
- tinman
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noun,
a tinsmith.
- Mexico
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noun,
a republic in S North America. 761,530 sq. mi. (1,972,363 sq. km). . Capital: Mexico City.
- cut-in
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noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- numina
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noun,
plural of numen.
- nuncio
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noun,
a diplomatic representative of the pope at a foreign court or capital: equal in status to an ambassador.
- motion
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noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- Muncie
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noun,
a city in E Indiana.
- incite
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- income
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noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- Mouton
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noun,
sheepskin that has been processed to resemble another fur, especially seal or beaver.
- inmate
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noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- innate
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adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- Innuit
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noun,
Inuit.
- intima
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noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- intime
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adjective,
intimate; cozy.
- intine
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noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- intone
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- moment
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noun,
an indefinitely short period of time; instant:
- Ionian
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noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks who invaded the Greek mainland and, after the Dorian invasions, emigrated to the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian2 (def 2), Dorian1 (def 2).
- ionium
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noun,
a naturally occurring radioactive isotope of thorium. Symbol: Io; atomic number: 90; atomic weight: 230.
- ionone
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noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- Maceio
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- moonie
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noun,
a member or follower of the Unification Church.
- manini
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adjective,
small; insignificant.
- maumet
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noun,
British Dialect.
a doll, puppet, scarecrow, or other figure built to resemble a human being.
an empty-headed or mindless person.
- Monnet
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1888–1979, French economist: originator of the European Common Market.
- Monica
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mannie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Emanuel.
- Moneta
-
noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- munite
-
verb (used with object),
to fortify.
- muntin
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noun,
Also called sash bar. a bar for holding the edges of window panes within a sash.
- mantic
-
adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- nuance
-
noun,
a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
- Noumea
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of New Caledonia, on the SW coast.
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- notion
-
noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- no-one
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pronoun,
no person; not anyone; nobody:
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- noncom
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noun,
a noncommissioned officer.
- Noetic
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adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- nocti-
-
- niacin
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noun,
nicotinic acid.
- immune
-
noun,
a person who is immune.
- netman
-
noun,
a tennis player.
- exotic
-
noun,
something that is exotic:
- minion
-
noun,
a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.
- iceman
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noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- iconic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of an icon.
- meacon
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verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- icono-
-
- nemat-
-
- immane
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adjective,
vast in size; enormous.
- Maxine
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noun,
a female given name.
- 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:
- minium
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noun,
red lead.
- x-unit
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noun,
a unit formerly used to express the wavelength of x-rays and gamma rays, equal to approximately 10− 11 cm. Abbreviation: Xu, XU.
- axenic
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adjective,
(of an experimental animal) raised under sterile conditions; germfree.
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Cammie
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noun,
camouflage.
- camion
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- acetum
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noun,
a preparation having vinegar or dilute acetic acid as the solvent.
- atonic
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- aceto-
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- atoxic
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adjective,
not toxic.
- acetic
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adjective,
pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.
- acmite
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noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- caecum
-
noun,
cecum.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- anoint
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verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- accent
-
noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- anomie
-
noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- comate
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noun,
a mate or companion.
- camote
-
noun,
batata.
- Cancun
-
noun,
an island off NE Quintana Roo territory, on the Yucatán Peninsula, in SE Mexico: beach resort.
- cinema
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- atomic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- amnion
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- Caxton
-
noun,
William, 1422?–91, English printer, translator, and author: established first printing press in England 1476.
- acumen
-
noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- Actium
-
noun,
a promontory in NW ancient Greece: Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian and Agrippa in a naval battle near here in 31 b.c.
- anemo-
-
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- Canute
-
noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- aecium
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- centi-
-
- actin-
-
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- centum
-
noun,
one hundred.
- C-in-C
-
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- ammino
-
adjective,
Chemistry. containing or pertaining to an ammine.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- ammine
-
noun,
a compound containing one or more ammonia molecules in coordinate linkage.
- amount
-
noun,
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- ammono
-
adjective,
of, containing, or derived from ammonia.
- amino-
-
- coeno-
-
- octa-
-
- imit.
-
- 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.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- axmen
-
noun,
a person who wields an ax.
- Manue
-
noun,
Manoah.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- Munin
-
noun,
one of the two ravens of Odin that brought him news from the whole world.
- naut.
-
- Miami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian tribe of the Algonquian family, formerly located in northern Indiana, southern Michigan, and possibly Illinois, now extinct as a tribe.
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- Manon
-
noun,
an opera (1884) by Jules Massenet.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- ante-
-
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- canc.
-
- Neman
-
noun,
a river rising in central Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing W through Lithuania into the Baltic. 582 miles (937 km) long.
- Ammon
-
noun,
the classical name of the Egyptian divinity Amen, whom the Greeks identified with Zeus, the Romans with Jupiter.
- axion
-
noun,
a hypothetical particle having no charge, zero spin, and small mass: postulated in some forms of quantum chromodynamics.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- axiom
-
noun,
a self-evident truth that requires no proof.
- onium
-
- onion
-
noun,
a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- Maxim
-
noun,
an expression of a general truth or principle, especially an aphoristic or sententious one:
- Nammu
-
noun,
a Sumerian goddess personifying the primeval sea: the mother of the gods and of heaven and earth.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- onco-
-
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Omuta
-
noun,
a seaport on W Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- omni-
-
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- ician
-
- auxin
-
noun,
a class of substances that in minute amounts regulate or modify the growth of plants, especially root formation, bud growth, and fruit and leaf drop.
- nano-
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- octo-
-
- Cant.
-
- init.
-
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- amin-
-
- numen
-
noun,
divine power or spirit; a deity, especially one presiding locally or believed to inhabit a particular object.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- nomen
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- moxie
-
noun,
vigor; verve; pep.
- Mamie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Ixion
-
noun,
a king who was punished by Zeus for his love for Hera by being bound on an eternally revolving wheel in Tartarus.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- neut.
-
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- noct-
-
- mucic
-
adjective,
of or derived from mucic acid.
- nomo-
-
- auto.
-
- Nixon
-
noun,
Richard M(ilhous) [mil-hous] /ˈmɪl haʊs/ (Show IPA), 1913–94, 37th president of the U.S., 1969–74 (resigned).
- Nixie
-
noun,
a letter or parcel that is undeliverable by the post office because of a faulty or illegible address.
- meno-
-
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- Macc.
-
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- muco-
-
- Menam
-
noun,
a former name of Chao Phraya.
- mucin
-
noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- ition
-
- nona-
-
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- nuci-
-
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- Inonu
-
noun,
Ismet [is-met] /ɪsˈmɛt/ (Show IPA), (Ismet Paşa) 1884–1973, president of Turkey 1938–50; prime minister 1923–24, 1925–37, 1961–65.
- munic
-
- moton
-
noun,
besague.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- notum
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- Mecca
-
noun,
Also, Makkah, Mekka. a city in and the capital of Hejaz, in W Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam.
- noto-
-
- Inuit
-
noun,
a member of the Eskimo peoples inhabiting northernmost North America from northern Alaska to eastern Canada and Greenland.
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- Mount
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- meta-
-
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Mont.
-
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- caco-
-
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- non-U
-
adjective,
not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain:
- no-no
-
noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- cacti
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- Occam
-
noun,
William of, died 1349? English scholastic philosopher.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- Conn.
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- cine-
-
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- Conon
-
noun,
died a.d. 687, pope 686–687.
- cont.
-
- cimex
-
noun,
a bedbug of the genus Cimex.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- toxo-
-
- toxin
-
noun,
any poison produced by an organism, characterized by antigenicity in certain animals and high molecular weight, and including the bacterial toxins that are the causative agents of tetanus, diphtheria, etc., and such plant and animal toxins as ricin and snake venom.
- 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.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- tono-
-
- acct.
-
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tonia
-
- onto-
-
- accum
-
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- acet-
-
- Xenia
-
noun,
the influence or effect of pollen on a structure other than the embryo, as the seed or fruit.
- Xtian
-
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- comic
-
noun,
a comedian.
- 30-30
-
- comix
-
noun,
comic strips or comic art, often luridly sexual or political in character.
- comm.
-
- comma
-
noun,
the sign (,), a mark of punctuation used for indicating a division in a sentence, as in setting off a word, phrase, or clause, especially when such a division is accompanied by a slight pause or is to be noted in order to give order to the sequential elements of the sentence. It is also used to separate items in a list, to mark off thousands in numerals, to separate types or levels of information in bibliographic and other data, and, in Europe, as a decimal point.
- anon.
-
- COCOM
-
noun,
a nontreaty organization of the NATO nations except Iceland, and with the addition of Japan, that sets rules on exports of strategic goods to Communist countries: formed in 1949.
- cocoa
-
noun,
a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
- xenon
-
noun,
a heavy, colorless, chemically inactive, monatomic gaseous element used for filling radio, television, and luminescent tubes. Symbol: Xe; atomic weight: 131.30; atomic number: 54.
- xeno-
-
- commo
-
noun,
communist.
- UNCIO
-
- 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.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- Coamo
-
noun,
a city in S central Puerto Rico.
- coact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- unman
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive of courage or fortitude; break down the manly spirit of:
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- anti-
-
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Unit.
-
- Union
-
noun,
the act of uniting two or more things.
- conc.
-
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- anim.
-
- ento-
-
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- atmo-
-
- Cumae
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Italy, on the coast of Campania: believed to be the earliest Greek colony in Italy or in Sicily.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- mini-
-
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- cent.
-
- Cenci
-
noun,
Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- ennui
-
noun,
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom:
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- cecum
-
noun,
a cul-de-sac, especially that in which the large intestine begins.
- minim
-
noun,
the smallest unit of liquid measure, 1/60 (0.0167) of a fluid dram, roughly equivalent to one drop. Symbol: ♍, ♏. Abbreviation: min, min.;
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- mimic
-
noun,
a person who mimics, especially a performer skilled in mimicking others.
- oxime
-
noun,
any of a group of compounds containing the group >C=NOH, produced by the condensation of ketones or aldehydes with hydroxylamine.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- Otomi
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of south-central Mexico.
- mimeo
-
noun,
mimeograph.
- exact
-
adjective,
strictly accurate or correct:
- mono-
-
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Ecua.
-
- taxon
-
noun,
a taxonomic category, as a species or genus.
- ecto-
-
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- Minna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- ation
-
- Minn.
-
- annot
-
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- Minni
-
noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- teno-
-
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Tenn.
-
- cumin
-
noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- econ.
-
- annex
-
noun,
something annexed.
- mout
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- moue
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- momo
-
noun,
a steamed or fried dumpling, typical of South Asian cuisine.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- ance
-
- ano-
-
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Moon
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- ann.
-
- moxa
-
noun,
a flammable substance or material obtained from the leaves of certain Chinese and Japanese wormwood plants, especially Artemisia moxa.
- amt.
-
- mome
-
noun,
a fool; blockhead.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- muc-
-
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- mun.
-
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- moot
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- Mon.
-
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- muon
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Tex.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- taxi
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- tax-
-
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Oxon
-
noun,
Oxfordshire.
- oxen
-
noun,
a plural of ox.
- out-
-
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- oto-
-
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- acc.
-
- Xian
-
noun,
hsien.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- UNIX
-
- uni-
-
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- tox.
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- toom
-
adjective,
empty; vacant.
- tonn
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- tion
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Ont.
-
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- NEXT
-
Idioms,
get next to (someone), Informal. to get into the favor or good graces of; become a good friend of.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nexo
-
noun,
Martin Andersen [mahr-ten-ah-nuh r-suh n] /ˈmɑr tɛnˈɑ nər sən/ (Show IPA), 1869–1954, Danish novelist.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- neo-
-
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- NCTE
-
- 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.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- 1080
-
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- NTIA
-
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Oct.
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aet.
-
- nunc
-
adverb,
now.
- noun
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects of verbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in English can take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddies want to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound; noun group.
See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase.
Synonyms: substantive, name.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- AIME
-
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- non-
-
- ant.
-
- nom.
-
- mixt
-
noun,
an act or instance of mixing.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- maim
-
noun,
a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
- Ceto
-
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Mac-
-
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Mame
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- cet-
-
- Ixia
-
noun,
any of various southern African plants of the genus Ixia, of the iris family, having sword-shaped leaves and showy, ornamental flowers.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Man.
-
- cac-
-
- axon
-
noun,
Cell Biology. the appendage of the neuron that transmits impulses away from the cell body.
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Manx
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the inhabitants of the Isle of Man.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- coom
-
noun,
soot; coal dust; smut.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Axum
-
noun,
Aksum.
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- eco-
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- ICAO
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- cat.
-
- Ice.
-
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- exa-
-
- IMCO
-
- exam
-
noun,
an examination, as in school.
- Exc.
-
- ext.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Exon
-
noun,
(in Britain) one of four yeomen of the guard who act as commanding officers in the absence of higher authority.
- exo-
-
- exit
-
noun,
a way or passage out:
- imam
-
noun,
the officiating priest of a mosque.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- ect-
-
- emia
-
- 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.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- int.
-
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- etc.
-
- Emma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Can.
-
- enc.
-
- 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.
- cen.
-
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- max.
-
- coxa
-
noun,
Anatomy.
innominate bone.
the joint of the hip.
- 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.
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- MINX
-
noun,
a pert, impudent, or flirtatious girl.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- ANTU
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- met.
-
- atm.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atic
-
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- Cmon
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Con.
-
- min.
-
- Mimi
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- MIME
-
noun,
the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- Como
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy, in Lombardy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- Mic.
-
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Com.
-
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- Coco
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- Auxo
-
noun,
one of the Graces worshiped at Athens.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- mem.
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- aux.
-
- cit.
-
- memo
-
noun,
memorandum.
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- ment
-
- MAXI
-
noun,
maxiskirt.
- aut-
-
- men-
-
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- coax
-
noun,
coaxial cable.
- OOT
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- ot-
-
- CNO
-
- TCA
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- Xn.
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- EMT
-
- Xt.
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- xat
-
noun,
a carved totem pole of various North American Indian peoples.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ox-
-
- ETO
-
- uti
-
- UNO
-
- eu-
-
- CCU
-
- UTC
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- CCA
-
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- CEC
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- CEA
-
- Ex.
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- en-
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- tux
-
noun,
tuxedo.
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- cte
-
- CTC
-
- CTA
-
- CMA
-
- oon
-
- unc
-
- Cox
-
noun,
coxswain.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- CIA
-
- UMT
-
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- AUC
-
- UIT
-
- CIC
-
- UCC
-
- Tu.
-
- UAM
-
- UAE
-
- tue
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- CIE
-
- CIM
-
- 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.
- CMC
-
- CEO
-
- EOM
-
- ECM
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ean
-
- an.
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- EAM
-
- CNN
-
- ea.
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- CNM
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- 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.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- eo-
-
- CNC
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- Une
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- Am.
-
- TMO
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- ac-
-
- TIA
-
- OEO
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- cc.
-
- ca.
-
- NEC
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- NCC
-
- Mao
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- NCO
-
- 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.
- Mam
-
noun,
British Informal. mother.
- ax.
-
- nix
-
noun,
nothing.
- NOC
-
- Mo.
-
- NNE
-
- NMU
-
- NMI
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- oo-
-
- NIA
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ct.
-
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Co.
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- MCI
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MOI
-
- MIM
-
noun,
the twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- AOU
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- MIT
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MIE
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- mix
-
noun,
an act or instance of mixing.
- MNE
-
- MNA
-
- MMT
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Mt.
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- AMU
-
- mum
-
noun,
chrysanthemum.
- MTO
-
- mtn
-
- MTI
-
- ANC
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- MEX
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- mi.
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- MOT
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noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MI5
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noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MM.
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- mom
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noun,
mother1 .
- Me.
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- OIt
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- INN
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noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- NUM
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- AIC
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- Nun
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noun,
a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ine
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- ae.
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- AEC
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- ICC
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- oma
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plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Om.
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- AMI
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noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Ia.
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- Oc.
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- oic
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- MME
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- OTC
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- OEM
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- OAO
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- OAT
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noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAU
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- Oca
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noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCC
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- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- in.
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- imu
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noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- AIM
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noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- CAM
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noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- io-
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- ONI
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- Noe
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noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Mc-
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- one
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noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ium
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- ITO
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noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ite
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- ITC
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- ITU
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- AME
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- ITA
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- IOU
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- ion
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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 = .
- Ain
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noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- CAI
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- IOT
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- IOC
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- ait
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noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AMC
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- ONA
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noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- xu
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noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the 100th part of a dong.
- UT
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- A.
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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.
- MN
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- i.
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- XO
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- t.
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- Xe
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- ux
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- ic
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- xi
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noun,
the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ξ, ξ).
- OU
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noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- xc
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- T1
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- O.
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
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- TM
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- TN
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- NM
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- M.
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- CM
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- CE
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- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- AO
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- TC
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- NI
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- NC
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- N.
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- MX
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- TX
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- U.
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- UC
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- UI
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- OA
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- MU
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noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- CU
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