Anagrams of graminivorous
Word graminivorous has
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- ignoramus
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noun,
an extremely ignorant person.
- Angoumois
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noun,
a region and former province of W France: famous as source of cognac.
- variorums
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adjective,
containing different versions of the text by various editors:
- roarings
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noun,
the act of a person, animal, or thing that roars.
- origamis
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noun,
the traditional Japanese art or technique of folding paper into a variety of decorative or representational forms, as of animals or flowers.
- Arminius
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noun,
(Hermann) 17? b.c.–a.d. 21, Germanic hero who defeated Roman army a.d. 9.
- organums
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noun,
an organon.
- rigorous
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adjective,
characterized by rigor; rigidly severe or harsh, as people, rules, or discipline:
- variorum
-
adjective,
containing different versions of the text by various editors:
- arrivism
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noun,
the conduct or condition of an arriviste.
- gouramis
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noun,
a large, air-breathing, nest-building, freshwater Asiatic fish, Osphronemus goramy, used for food.
- sonogram
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noun,
the visual image produced by reflected sound waves in a diagnostic ultrasound examination.
- gun-room
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noun,
a room in which guns are kept.
- Morrison
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noun,
Herbert Stanley, 1888–1965, English labor leader and statesman.
- rigorism
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noun,
extreme strictness.
- rosarium
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noun,
a rose garden.
- moorings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that moors.
- vigorous
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adjective,
full of or characterized by vigor:
- murrains
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noun,
Veterinary Pathology. any of various diseases of cattle, as anthrax, foot-and-mouth disease, and Texas fever.
- Garrison
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noun,
a body of troops stationed in a fortified place.
- organism
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noun,
a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- Monrovia
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Liberia, in W Africa.
- maroons
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) any of a group of blacks, descended from fugitive slaves of the 17th and 18th centuries, living in the West Indies and Guiana, especially in mountainous areas.
- murrain
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noun,
Veterinary Pathology. any of various diseases of cattle, as anthrax, foot-and-mouth disease, and Texas fever.
- organo-
-
- Maurois
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), (Émile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog) 1885–1967, French biographer and novelist.
- marrons
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noun,
a large European chestnut, especially as used in cookery: candied or preserved in syrup.
- rigours
-
noun,
rigor.
- varooms
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noun, verb,
vroom.
- organum
-
noun,
an organon.
- various
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pronoun,
Informal. several, many, or numerous ones:
- ouraris
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noun,
curare.
- origami
-
noun,
the traditional Japanese art or technique of folding paper into a variety of decorative or representational forms, as of animals or flowers.
- giaours
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noun,
an unbeliever; a non-Muslim, especially a Christian.
- Ouranos
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noun,
Uranus (def 2).
- rovings
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noun,
a soft strand of fiber that has been twisted, attenuated, and freed of foreign matter preparatory to its conversion into yarn.
- sunroom
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noun,
a room designed to admit a large amount of sunlight; sun parlor or sun porch.
- unmoors
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verb (used with object),
to loose (a vessel) from moorings or anchorage.
- morions
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noun,
an open helmet of the 16th and early 17th centuries, worn by common soldiers and usually having a flat or turned-down brim and a crest from front to back.
- Morison
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noun,
Samuel Eliot, 1887–1976, U.S. historian.
- Sungari
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noun,
Songhua.
- ovarium
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noun,
ovary.
- raising
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noun,
a rule of transformational grammar that shifts the subject or object of an embedded clause into the subject or object position of the main clause, as in the derivation of The suspect appears to be innocent from It appears that the suspect is innocent.
- soaring
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noun,
the sport of flying a sailplane.
- vagino-
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- mousing
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noun,
a wrapping of several turns of small stuff around the shank end of a hook.
- gourami
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noun,
a large, air-breathing, nest-building, freshwater Asiatic fish, Osphronemus goramy, used for food.
- Gournia
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noun,
a village in NE Crete, near the site of an excavated Minoan town and palace.
- origans
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noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- armours
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noun,
armor.
- ravings
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noun,
Usually, ravings.
irrational, incoherent talk:
wildly extravagant or outrageous talk; bombast.
- orarium
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noun,
orarion.
- amusing
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adjective,
pleasantly entertaining or diverting:
- mooring
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that moors.
- viragos
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noun,
a loud-voiced, ill-tempered, scolding woman; shrew.
- isogram
-
noun,
a line representing equality with respect to a given variable, used to relate points on maps, charts, etc.
- Romains
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noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
- orarion
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noun,
a stole worn by deacons.
- roaring
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noun,
the act of a person, animal, or thing that roars.
- mainour
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noun,
a stolen article found on the person of or near the thief:
- airings
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noun,
an exposure to the air, as for drying.
- Romanus
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noun,
died a.d. 897, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 897.
- ominous
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adjective,
portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious:
- Romanov
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noun,
a member of the imperial dynasty of Russia that ruled from 1613 to 1917.
- ioniums
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noun,
a naturally occurring radioactive isotope of thorium. Symbol: Io; atomic number: 90; atomic weight: 230.
- isogriv
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noun,
a line on a map or chart connecting points of uniform grid variation.
- Signora
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noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
- virions
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noun,
the infectious form of a virus as it exists outside the host cell, consisting of a nucleic acid core, a protein coat, and, in some species, an external envelope.
- signior
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noun,
signor.
- romanos
-
- amorino
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noun,
a putto represented as an infant cupid.
- Guarini
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noun,
Guarino [gwah-ree-naw] /gwɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1624–83, Italian architect.
- amorous
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adjective,
inclined or disposed to love, especially sexual love:
- rousing
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noun,
a rousing.
- Rosario
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noun,
a port in E Argentina, on the Paraná River.
- Simonov
-
noun,
Konstantin M [kuh n-stuhn-tyeen] /kən stʌnˈtyin/ (Show IPA), 1915–79, Russian journalist and playwright.
- roving
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noun,
a soft strand of fiber that has been twisted, attenuated, and freed of foreign matter preparatory to its conversion into yarn.
- Mingus
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noun,
Charles ("Charlie") 1922–79, U.S. jazz bass player and composer.
- raring
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adjective,
very eager or anxious; enthusiastic:
- gonium
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noun,
the germ cell during the phase marked by mitosis.
- gamins
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noun,
a neglected boy left to run about the streets; street urchin.
- Saigon
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noun,
former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
- Romans
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noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- ourari
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noun,
curare.
- Sonoma
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noun,
a town in W California: center of wine-producing region.
- Sonora
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noun,
a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- invars
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- rumors
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noun,
a story or statement in general circulation without confirmation or certainty as to facts:
- gamous
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- isogon
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noun,
a polygon having all angles equal.
- ramson
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noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- misrun
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noun,
an incomplete casting, the metal of which has solidified prematurely.
- Irving
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noun,
Sir Henry (John Henry Brodribb) 1838–1905, English actor.
- ramous
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adjective,
ramose.
- sovran
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noun, adjective,
sovereign.
- ionium
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noun,
a naturally occurring radioactive isotope of thorium. Symbol: Io; atomic number: 90; atomic weight: 230.
- raisin
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noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- Rosina
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noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- giaour
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noun,
an unbeliever; a non-Muslim, especially a Christian.
- mongos
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noun,
mungo.
- Ransom
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noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- Marius
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noun,
Gaius, c155–86 b.c, Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
- Norris
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noun,
Charles Gilman, 1881–1945, U.S. novelist and editor.
- rigors
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noun,
strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people.
- maroon
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) any of a group of blacks, descended from fugitive slaves of the 17th and 18th centuries, living in the West Indies and Guiana, especially in mountainous areas.
- guanos
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noun,
a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
- Marion
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noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- Siouan
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noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- Marino
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noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- Marini
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noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), Also, Marino [muh-ree-noh;; Italian mah-ree-naw] /məˈri noʊ;; Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), ("il Cavalier Marino") 1569–1625, Italian poet.
- Marron
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noun,
a large European chestnut, especially as used in cookery: candied or preserved in syrup.
- grooms
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noun,
a bridegroom.
- margin
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noun,
the space around the printed or written matter on a page.
- simian
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noun,
an ape or monkey.
- groins
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noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- Maoris
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noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- groans
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noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- rigour
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noun,
rigor.
- Signor
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noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
- somni-
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- rising
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that rises.
- Grison
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noun,
a weasellike carnivore, Galictis vittata, ranging from southern Mexico to Peru, having a grayish-white upper body, a distinctive white stripe across the forehead and ears, and a dark brown face, chest, and legs.
- mangos
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noun,
the oblong, sweet fruit of a tropical tree, Mangifera indica, of the cashew family, eaten ripe, or preserved or pickled.
- Savior
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noun,
a person who saves, rescues, or delivers:
- saving
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noun,
a reduction or lessening of expenditure or outlay:
- granum
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noun,
(in prescriptions) a grain.
- ravins
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verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- grano-
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- sarong
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noun,
a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
- grani-
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- Ingmar
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noun,
a male given name.
- Ingram
-
noun,
a male given name.
- raving
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noun,
Usually, ravings.
irrational, incoherent talk:
wildly extravagant or outrageous talk; bombast.
- grains
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noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- Marvin
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noun,
a male given name.
- inorg.
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- vigors
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noun,
active strength or force.
- orison
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noun,
a prayer.
- vario-
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- navig.
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- origan
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noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- armors
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noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- Armour
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noun,
armor.
- origin
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noun,
something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead:
- arsino
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adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- amigos
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noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Ogmios
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noun,
the ancient Gallic god of eloquence, identified by the Romans with Mercury.
- airing
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noun,
an exposure to the air, as for drying.
- vagrom
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adjective,
vagrant.
- mourns
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verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- vinous
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adjective,
of, resembling, or containing wine.
- Morris
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noun,
Esther Hobart McQuigg Slack [muh-kwig slak] /məˈkwɪg ˈslæk/ (Show IPA), 1814–1902, U.S. suffragist.
- arioso
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noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- orgasm
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noun,
the physical and emotional sensation experienced at the peak of sexual excitation, usually resulting from stimulation of the sexual organ and usually accompanied in the male by ejaculation.
- virago
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noun,
a loud-voiced, ill-tempered, scolding woman; shrew.
- murras
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noun,
a mineral or stone used in ancient Rome for making fine vases, cups, etc.: believed to have been fluorite.
- orangs
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noun,
orangutan.
- amours
-
noun,
a love affair.
- amnios
-
- vigias
-
noun,
a navigational hazard whose existence or position is uncertain.
- amugis
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noun,
a Philippine tree, Koordersiodendron pinnatum, of the cashew family.
- musing
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noun,
contemplation; reflection.
- angio-
-
- argons
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noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- animus
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noun,
strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
- amino-
-
- aniso-
-
- Aomori
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noun,
a seaport on N Honshu, in N Japan.
- varoom
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noun, verb,
vroom.
- mungos
-
noun,
a low-grade wool from felted rags or waste.
- numis.
-
- moving
-
noun,
an act or instance of moving; movement.
- Nomura
-
noun,
Kichisaburo [kee-chee-sah-boo-raw] /ˈki tʃiˈsɑ buˈrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1964, Japanese diplomat.
- Morini
-
noun,
Erika, 1906–1995, U.S. violinist, born in Austria.
- unmoor
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verb (used with object),
to loose (a vessel) from moorings or anchorage.
- virion
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noun,
the infectious form of a virus as it exists outside the host cell, consisting of a nucleic acid core, a protein coat, and, in some species, an external envelope.
- urano-
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- avoir.
-
- virgos
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noun,
Astronomy. the Virgin, a zodiacal constellation between Leo and Libra, containing the bright star Spica.
- vorous
-
- morion
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noun,
an open helmet of the 16th and early 17th centuries, worn by common soldiers and usually having a flat or turned-down brim and a crest from front to back.
- Virgin
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noun,
a person who has never had sexual intercourse.
- vision
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noun,
the act or power of sensing with the eyes; sight.
- virgas
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noun,
streaks of water drops or ice particles falling out of a cloud and evaporating before reaching the ground (distinguished from praecipitatio).
- urino-
-
- unrigs
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verb (used with object),
to strip of rigging, as a ship.
- unarms
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- vrooms
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noun,
the roaring sound made by a motor at high speed.
- agron.
-
- V-sign
-
noun,
a sign of victory formed by the raised index and middle fingers.
- Ugrian
-
noun,
a member of any of the Ugrian peoples.
- Morgan
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noun,
one of a breed of light carriage and saddle horses descended from the stallion Justin Morgan.
- morons
-
noun,
Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment:
- Agrius
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noun,
one of the Gigantes.
- Moroni
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of the Comoros.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- naso-
-
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- marg.
-
- Rimas
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noun,
a female given name.
- rosin
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noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- onium
-
- Manus
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Namur
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noun,
a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- no-go
-
adjective,
inoperative; canceled:
- Nurmi
-
noun,
Paavo Johannes [pah-vaw yaw-hahn-nes] /ˈpɑ vɔ ˈyɔ hɑn nɛs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, Finnish athlete.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Orang
-
noun,
orangutan.
- ogams
-
noun,
ogham.
- Magus
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) one of the Magi.
- Novia
-
noun,
a fiancée or bride.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- omni-
-
- novas
-
noun,
a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
- Mango
-
noun,
the oblong, sweet fruit of a tropical tree, Mangifera indica, of the cashew family, eaten ripe, or preserved or pickled.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nomo-
-
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- rooms
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- noso-
-
- rings
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- moors
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- Munro
-
noun,
Alice (Laidlaw) [leyd-law] /ˈleɪdˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- ramus
-
noun,
a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- mirvs
-
noun,
multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle.
- Moros
-
noun,
a child of Nyx, and the personification of fate.
- miso-
-
- moror
-
noun,
maror.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- MNurs
-
- moron
-
noun,
Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment:
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- mogos
-
noun,
a stone hatchet used by the Aborigines.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- Mongo
-
noun,
mungo.
- Oruro
-
noun,
a city in W Bolivia: a former capital, over 12,000 feet (3660 meters) high.
- mono-
-
- monos
-
noun,
infectious mononucleosis.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- moons
-
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).
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- minus
-
noun,
minus sign.
- mourn
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- 30-30
-
- Mavis
-
noun,
a song thrush.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- maror
-
noun,
a portion of horseradish or other bitter herb that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- murra
-
noun,
a mineral or stone used in ancient Rome for making fine vases, cups, etc.: believed to have been fluorite.
- muras
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- muons
-
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.
- osmo-
-
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- mungs
-
noun,
something disgusting or offensive, especially filth or muck.
- Mungo
-
noun,
a low-grade wool from felted rags or waste.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- rigor
-
noun,
strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people.
- orig.
-
- Msgr.
-
- ravin
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- mini-
-
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- vigia
-
noun,
a navigational hazard whose existence or position is uncertain.
- vigas
-
noun,
a rough-hewn beam, usually of fir, used to support the roof in adobe construction.
- vaso-
-
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Angus
-
noun,
Formerly Forfar. a historic county in E Scotland.
- angor
-
noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- gram.
-
- grams
-
noun,
a metric unit of mass or weight equal to 15.432 grains; one thousandth of a kilogram. Abbreviation: g.
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- angi-
-
- Gaons
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- Suomi
-
noun,
Finnish name of Finland.
- vairs
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- amour
-
noun,
a love affair.
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- groin
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- groma
-
noun,
an instrument having a cruciform wooden frame with a plumb line at the end of each arm, used for laying out lines at right angles to existing lines.
- groom
-
noun,
a bridegroom.
- Vigor
-
noun,
active strength or force.
- among
-
preposition,
in, into, or through the midst of; in association or connection with; surrounded by:
- gamo-
-
- Sivan
-
noun,
the ninth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Gamin
-
noun,
a neglected boy left to run about the streets; street urchin.
- Gaius
-
noun,
a.d. c110–c180, Roman jurist and writer, especially on civil law.
- Sino-
-
- goons
-
noun,
Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- vangs
-
noun,
a rope extending from the peak of a gaff to the ship's rail or to a mast, used to steady the gaff.
- argon
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- gaums
-
verb (used with object),
to smear or cover with a gummy, sticky substance (often followed by up):
- armor
-
noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- vari-
-
- gaurs
-
noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- Gavin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- arium
-
- Sugar
-
noun,
a sweet, crystalline substance, C 12 H 22 O 11 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose.
Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Argus
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant with 100 eyes, set to guard the heifer Io: his eyes were transferred after his death to the peacock's tail.
- Giono
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1895–1970, French novelist.
- Argos
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- gono-
-
- giros
-
noun,
autogiro.
- Varro
-
noun,
Marcus Terentius [tuh-ren-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /təˈrɛn ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), c116–27? b.c, Roman scholar and author.
- gismo
-
noun,
a gadget or device:
- G-man
-
noun,
an agent for the FBI.
- sorgo
-
noun,
any of several varieties of sorghum grown chiefly for the sweet juice yielded by the stems, used in making sugar and syrup and also for fodder.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- varus
-
noun,
abnormal angulation of a bone or joint, with the angle pointing away from the midline.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- anis-
-
- Soong
-
noun,
Charles Jones, 1866–1918, Chinese merchant (father of Ai-ling, Ch'ing-ling, Mei-ling, and Tse-ven Soong).
- anim.
-
- Goias
-
noun,
a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- sing.
-
- guano
-
noun,
a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
- guans
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- Virgo
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Virgin, a zodiacal constellation between Leo and Libra, containing the bright star Spica.
- vinos
-
noun,
wine; specifically, red Italian wine, as chianti.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- Sango
-
noun,
a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
- Univ.
-
- aviso
-
noun,
a boat used especially for carrying dispatches; dispatch boat.
- vinum
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a solution of a medicinal substance in wine.
- unrig
-
verb (used with object),
to strip of rigging, as a ship.
- agro-
-
- virga
-
noun,
streaks of water drops or ice particles falling out of a cloud and evaporating before reaching the ground (distinguished from praecipitatio).
- Invar
-
- UNRRA
-
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- uran-
-
- guar.
-
- agios
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- viron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- virus
-
noun,
an ultramicroscopic (20 to 300 nm in diameter), metabolically inert, infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts, mainly bacteria, plants, and animals: composed of an RNA or DNA core, a protein coat, and, in more complex types, a surrounding envelope.
- arvos
-
noun,
afternoon.
- visor
-
noun,
Armor.
(on a close helmet) a piece having slits or holes for vision, situated above and pivoted with a beaver or a ventail and beaver.
a similar piece of plate having holes or slits for vision and breathing, attached to or used with any of various other helmets, as the armet, sallet, basinet, or helm.
- Rumor
-
noun,
a story or statement in general circulation without confirmation or certainty as to facts:
- Iran.
-
- vroom
-
noun,
the roaring sound made by a motor at high speed.
- Irgun
-
noun,
a militant Zionist underground group, active chiefly during the period (1917–48) of British control by mandate of Palestine.
- Urmia
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- sargo
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- Vanir
-
noun,
a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
- vino-
-
- Guin.
-
- Gunas
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- guiro
-
noun,
a South American musical instrument consisting of a hollow gourd with serrated surface that is scraped with a stick.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- surg.
-
- surra
-
noun,
an often fatal infectious disease of horses, camels, elephants, and dogs caused by a blood-infecting protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma evansi, transmitted by the bite of horseflies, characterized by fever, anemia, and emaciation.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- amin-
-
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- amigo
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- gains
-
- Sigma
-
noun,
the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet: Σ, σ, ς.
- surv.
-
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- guars
-
noun,
a plant, Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, of the legume family, grown as a forage crop and for its seeds, which produce a gum (guar gum) used as a thickening agent and stabilizer in foods and pharmaceuticals and as sizing for paper and cloth.
- savor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.
- vinas
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- savin
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus sabina, of Europe and Asia.
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- vini-
-
- imago
-
noun,
Entomology. an adult insect.
- unarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- USMA
-
- USNA
-
- oro-
-
- vang
-
noun,
a rope extending from the peak of a gaff to the ship's rail or to a mast, used to steady the gaff.
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- ruga
-
noun,
Usually, rugae. Biology, Anatomy. a wrinkle, fold, or ridge.
- var.
-
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- nos-
-
- visa
-
noun,
an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- Nov.
-
- Nova
-
noun,
a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
- Novi
-
noun,
a town in SE Michigan.
- Virg
-
- Vins
-
noun,
wine.
- ogam
-
noun,
ogham.
- Ogma
-
noun,
a god of poetry and eloquence and the inventor of the ogham letters: one of the Tuatha De Danann.
- 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.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Vina
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- vars
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- vin-
-
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- vims
-
noun,
lively or energetic spirit; enthusiasm; vitality.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Vigo
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Jean Almereyda) 1905–34, French film director.
- USGA
-
- viga
-
noun,
a rough-hewn beam, usually of fir, used to support the roof in adobe construction.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- org.
-
- vas-
-
- USIA
-
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- USAR
-
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- saur
-
- RNAS
-
- riv.
-
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Sig.
-
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- smog
-
noun,
smoke or other atmospheric pollutants combined with fog in an unhealthy or irritating mixture.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- RIIA
-
- room
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- rung
-
noun,
one of the crosspieces, usually rounded, forming the steps of a ladder.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Rus.
-
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- RONA
-
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sam.
-
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rom.
-
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- smug
-
adjective,
contentedly confident of one's ability, superiority, or correctness; complacent.
- uro-
-
- Sung
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, a.d. 960–1279, characterized by a high level of achievement in painting, ceramics, and philosophy: overthrown by the Mongols.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- ovum
-
noun,
Cell Biology.
the female reproductive cell or gamete of animals, which is capable of developing, usually only after fertilization, into a new individual.
the female reproductive cell or gamete of plants.
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- ovo-
-
- ovi-
-
- Sumo
-
noun,
a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
- sur-
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- Suva
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Fiji, on Viti Levu island.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- uni-
-
- Urga
-
noun,
former name of Ulan Bator.
- uria
-
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- sugi
-
noun,
Japan cedar.
- SRAM
-
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- snug
-
noun,
British. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Rigi
-
noun,
a mountain in central Switzerland, near the Lake of Lucerne. 5906 feet (1800 meters).
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- Sra.
-
- Soni
-
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- 1080
-
- vugs
-
noun,
a small cavity in a rock or vein, often lined with crystals.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- Marv
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Marvin.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Mar.
-
- avg.
-
- 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.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Man.
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- avn.
-
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- mags
-
noun,
magazine.
- Magi
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) one of the Magi.
- mag.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Avon
-
noun,
a river in central England, flowing SE past Stratford-on-Avon to the Severn. 96 miles (155 km) long.
- avos
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- Ivor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- Aus.
-
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- mogo
-
noun,
a stone hatchet used by the Aborigines.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- moas
-
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.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Mngr
-
- MNAS
-
- mis-
-
- MIRV
-
noun,
multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- aur-
-
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Guam
-
noun,
an island, belonging to the U.S., in the N Pacific, E of the Philippines: the largest of the Marianas group; U.S. naval station. 206 sq. mi. (535 sq. km). Capital: Agaña.
Abbreviation: GU (for use with zip code).
- Ming
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 1368–1644, marked by the restoration of traditional institutions and the development of the arts, especially in porcelain, textiles, and painting.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- min.
-
- migs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- 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.
- Aug.
-
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- gams
-
noun,
a person's leg, especially an attractive female leg.
- Arvo
-
noun,
afternoon.
- gras
-
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- INRI
-
- gon-
-
- goon
-
noun,
Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
- goos
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- ign.
-
- Gov.
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- ins.
-
- Grim
-
adjective,
stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise:
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- gro.
-
- guvs
-
noun,
term of address used to a man, especially by a younger man, boy, employee, or social inferior.
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- grum
-
adjective,
grim; glum; surly.
- guna
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- Grus
-
noun,
the Crane, a southern constellation between Indus and Piscis Austrinus.
- gumi
-
noun,
a spreading shrub, Elaeagnus multiflora, of eastern Asia, having fragrant yellowish-white flowers and edible red fruit.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- inv.
-
- iso-
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- gaum
-
verb (used with object),
to smear or cover with a gummy, sticky substance (often followed by up):
- gaur
-
noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ious
-
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- GNMA
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- mogs
-
noun,
moggy.
- guan
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- Mon.
-
- mus.
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- amus
-
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- nav.
-
- 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.
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- MUNG
-
noun,
something disgusting or offensive, especially filth or muck.
- mun.
-
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- ano-
-
- ANSI
-
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- mRNA
-
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nom.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- AISI
-
- agr.
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- NIRA
-
- NIMS
-
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.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- ARIS
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- arr.
-
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Arm.
-
- mong
-
noun,
mongrel, especially a mongrel dog.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Moro
-
noun,
a member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.
- moos
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- Moor
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Arg.
-
- 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).
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- goo
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- av.
-
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- USR
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Sr.
-
- AGM
-
- GNU
-
noun,
either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
- ARU
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- USO
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- aor
-
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- Am.
-
- GSR
-
- GSA
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- vs.
-
- Va.
-
- SMA
-
- uva
-
noun,
ultraviolet light with a relatively long wavelength, able to penetrate the deep layers of the skin.
- USV
-
- vug
-
noun,
a small cavity in a rock or vein, often lined with crystals.
- ag-
-
- Ar.
-
- SNU
-
- VRM
-
- VOR
-
- Von
-
preposition,
from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility):
- vog
-
noun,
air pollution containing gases and particles from a volcanic eruption combined with moisture from fog to create an unpleasant atmospheric cloud.
- Gr.
-
- VOA
-
- vo.
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- an.
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- USN
-
- ASU
-
- Ga.
-
- ung
-
- AMS
-
- AMU
-
- ANG
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- Avo
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- UNO
-
- VGA
-
- Avi
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- uns
-
- ASV
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ur-
-
- 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.
- a-v
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- gi.
-
- SUG
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- ASM
-
- ARS
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- USM
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- ASN
-
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- UAM
-
- VAN
-
noun,
the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- vim
-
noun,
lively or energetic spirit; enthusiasm; vitality.
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- ASR
-
- SVR
-
- UAR
-
- USA
-
- ASI
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- GUI
-
noun,
graphical user interface.
- OSO
-
- MOI
-
- Ova
-
noun,
plural of ovum.
- ov-
-
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- MOR
-
- RMA
-
- Orv
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- MRI
-
- MSA
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- MSI
-
- Mig
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MGr
-
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- Gum
-
noun,
any of various viscid, amorphous exudations from plants, hardening on exposure to air and soluble in or forming a viscid mass with water.
- MNA
-
- MNS
-
- 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.
- MOG
-
noun,
moggy.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- MSG
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 5 H 8 NNaO 4 ⋅H 2 O, used to intensify the flavor of foods.
- MSN
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- OAO
-
- NMI
-
- NMR
-
- NMU
-
- OAU
-
- OAS
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OSA
-
- OIr
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- NUM
-
- NSU
-
- NSA
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- OGO
-
- Om.
-
- mug
-
noun,
a drinking cup, usually cylindrical in shape, having a handle, and often of a heavy substance, as earthenware.
- ons
-
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- oon
-
- 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.
- oo-
-
- ONR
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- ONI
-
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- NIA
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- 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.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Mao
-
- Ir.
-
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- IRO
-
- rug
-
noun,
a thick fabric for covering part of a floor, often woven of wool and often having an oblong shape with a border design.
Compare carpet.
- RSV
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- ing
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- io-
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Gun
-
noun,
a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- Gur
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, including Mossi and other languages spoken in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, and Mali.
- GUS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Augustus or Gustave.
- guv
-
noun,
term of address used to a man, especially by a younger man, boy, employee, or social inferior.
- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ia.
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- SAR
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- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
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- IGM
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- Sau
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noun,
German name of Sava.
- imu
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noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- in.
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- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- ISA
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- IOU
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- ISR
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- MIA
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plural,
missing in action.
- ISV
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- ROI
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- Iva
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- IUS
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- ROG
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- MS.
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plural,
manuscript.
- ium
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- M-1
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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.
- Mo.
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- RNR
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- RNA
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- ROA
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- i.
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- RO
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- VU
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- NM
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- 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.
- IG
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- rg
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- G.
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- MG
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- IV
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noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- OA
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- 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.
- AO
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- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- OG
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- O.
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- NV
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- VM
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- VN
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- SN
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- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- UI
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- SV
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- 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.
- gv
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- GU
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- GO
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noun,
the act of going:
- R.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- GM
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- RU
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- RI
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- VR
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- VI
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- VG
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- SU
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- MU
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noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- V.
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- MN
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- MV
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- N.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- NG
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- RN
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- RV
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- S.
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- SA
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- GN
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- SG
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- SM
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- U.
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- UV
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- M.
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- NI
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