Anagrams of ignoramuses
Word ignoramuses has
1537 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of ignoramuses.
- Massinger
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noun,
Philip, 1583–1640, English dramatist: collaborated with John Fletcher.
- Orangeism
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noun,
the principles and practices of the Orangemen.
- near-miss
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noun,
a strike by a missile that is not a direct hit but is close enough to damage the target.
- ignoramus
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noun,
an extremely ignorant person.
- masonries
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noun,
the craft or occupation of a mason.
- sensorium
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noun,
a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
- arsenious
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adjective,
arsenous.
- geraniums
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noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Geranium, which comprises the crane's-bills.
- germanous
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adjective,
containing bivalent germanium.
- monsieur
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noun,
the conventional French title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to Mr. or sir.
- animuses
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noun,
strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
- moraines
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- anemosis
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noun,
wind shake (def 1).
- misusage
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noun,
wrong or improper usage, as of words.
- anuresis
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noun,
retention of urine in the bladder.
- romaines
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- argosies
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noun,
a large merchant ship, especially one with a rich cargo.
- Romanies
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noun,
Gypsy (def 2).
- Sumerian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sumer.
- Suriname
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noun,
a republic on the NE coast of South America: formerly a territory of the Netherlands; gained independence 1975. 60,230 sq. mi. (155,995 sq. km). Capital: Paramaribo.
- megarons
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noun,
a building or semi-independent unit of a building, generally used as a living apartment and typically having a square or broadly rectangular principal chamber with a porch, often of columns in antis, and sometimes an antichamber or other small compartments.
- resinous
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adjective,
full of or containing resin.
- soarings
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noun,
the sport of flying a sailplane.
- arsenous
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adjective,
containing arsenic in the trivalent state, as arsenous chloride, AsCl 3 .
- assuming
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adjective,
taking too much for granted; presumptuous.
- isograms
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noun,
a line representing equality with respect to a given variable, used to relate points on maps, charts, etc.
- guisarme
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noun,
a shafted weapon having as a head a curved, double-edged blade with a beak at the back.
- erasions
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- griseous
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adjective,
gray; pearl-gray.
- senarius
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noun,
a Latin verse of six feet, especially an iambic trimeter.
- gouramis
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noun,
a large, air-breathing, nest-building, freshwater Asiatic fish, Osphronemus goramy, used for food.
- gossamer
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noun,
a fine, filmy cobweb seen on grass or bushes or floating in the air in calm weather, especially in autumn.
- sensoria
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noun,
a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
- gaminess
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noun,
the taste or odor of game, especially when slightly tainted.
- signoras
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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.
- gisarmes
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noun,
guisarme.
- seringas
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noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- germano-
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- mousings
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noun,
a wrapping of several turns of small stuff around the shank end of a hook.
- Geranium
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noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Geranium, which comprises the crane's-bills.
- Negroism
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noun,
the doctrine or advocacy of equal rights for black people.
- organums
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noun,
an organon.
- neuromas
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noun,
a tumor formed of nerve tissue.
- neurosis
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noun,
Also called psychoneurosis. a functional disorder in which feelings of anxiety, obsessional thoughts, compulsive acts, and physical complaints without objective evidence of disease, in various degrees and patterns, dominate the personality.
- organism
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noun,
a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- aerugos
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noun,
verdigris.
- mangoes
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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.
- mainour
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noun,
a stolen article found on the person of or near the thief:
- Russian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Russia.
- isomers
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- isogram
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noun,
a line representing equality with respect to a given variable, used to relate points on maps, charts, etc.
- Marengo
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noun,
a village in Piedmont, in NW Italy: Napoleon defeated the Austrians 1800.
- samisen
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noun,
a guitarlike Japanese musical instrument having an extremely long neck and three strings, played with a plectrum.
- origans
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noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- soaring
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noun,
the sport of flying a sailplane.
- sangers
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noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- earings
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noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- sanious
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adjective,
characterized by the discharge of sanies.
- insures
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verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- egoisms
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noun,
the habit of valuing everything only in reference to one's personal interest; selfishness (opposed to altruism).
- inseams
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noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- rousing
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noun,
a rousing.
- suasion
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noun,
the act of advising, urging, or attempting to persuade; persuasion.
- marines
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- ageisms
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noun,
discrimination against persons of a certain age group.
- minuses
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noun,
minus sign.
- Romaine
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- Romains
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noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
- Romanus
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noun,
died a.d. 897, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 897.
- arguses
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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.
- Messina
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noun,
a seaport in NE Sicily.
- merinos
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- megaron
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noun,
a building or semi-independent unit of a building, generally used as a living apartment and typically having a square or broadly rectangular principal chamber with a porch, often of columns in antis, and sometimes an antichamber or other small compartments.
- Ingemar
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noun,
a male given name.
- Megaris
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noun,
a district in ancient Greece, between the Gulf of Corinth and Saronic Gulf.
- arouses
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verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- Maurois
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), (Émile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog) 1885–1967, French biographer and novelist.
- arseno-
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- arsines
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Massine
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noun,
Léonide [ley-aw-need] /leɪ ɔˈnid/ (Show IPA), 1896–1979, U.S. ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Russia.
- masseur
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noun,
a man who provides massage as a profession or occupation.
- ingress
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noun,
the act of going in or entering.
- imagoes
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noun,
Entomology. an adult insect.
- enamors
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verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- signors
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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.
- Gournia
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noun,
a village in NE Crete, near the site of an excavated Minoan town and palace.
- gourami
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noun,
a large, air-breathing, nest-building, freshwater Asiatic fish, Osphronemus goramy, used for food.
- organum
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noun,
an organon.
- gainers
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noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- senoras
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- oarsmen
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noun,
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- gamines
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noun,
a neglected girl who is left to run about the streets.
- signore
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noun,
a conventional Italian title of respect for a man, usually used separately; signor.
- seminar
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noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- 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.
- gisarme
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noun,
guisarme.
- gaseous
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adjective,
existing in the state of a gas; not solid or liquid.
- seringa
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noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- signers
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noun,
a person who signs.
- serious
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noun,
that which is of importance, grave, critical, or somber:
- giaours
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noun,
an unbeliever; a non-Muslim, especially a Christian.
- onagers
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noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- Eunomia
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noun,
one of the Horae: the personification of order.
- Semangs
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noun,
a member of a Negrito people of the Malay Peninsula.
- sunrise
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noun,
the rise or ascent of the sun above the horizon in the morning.
- sauries
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noun,
a sharp-snouted fish, Scomberesox saurus, inhabiting temperate regions of the Atlantic Ocean.
- engrams
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noun,
a presumed encoding in neural tissue that provides a physical basis for the persistence of memory; a memory trace.
- engross
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verb (used with object),
to occupy completely, as the mind or attention; absorb:
- ignores
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verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- enigmas
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noun,
a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation:
- igneous
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adjective,
Geology. produced under conditions involving intense heat, as rocks of volcanic origin or rocks crystallized from molten magma.
- sarongs
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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.
- saugers
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noun,
a freshwater, North American pikeperch, Stizostedion canadense.
- eonisms
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noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- singers
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noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- guineas
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noun,
a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary.
- Sirenum
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noun,
Mare, Mare Sirenum.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- orgasms
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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.
- Erasmus
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noun,
Desiderius [des-i-deer-ee-uh s] /ˌdɛs ɪˈdɪər i əs/ (Show IPA), 1466?–1536, Dutch humanist, scholar, theologian, and writer.
- grouses
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noun,
any of numerous gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae.
Compare black grouse, capercaillie, ruffed grouse, spruce grouse.
- seismo-
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- Grisons
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noun,
a canton in E Switzerland. 2747 sq. mi. (7115 sq. km). Capital: Chur.
- Sungari
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noun,
Songhua.
- manures
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noun,
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- morgens
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noun,
a unit of land measure equal to about two acres (0.8 hectare), formerly in use in Holland and the Dutch colonies and still used in South Africa.
- mongers
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noun,
a person who is involved with something in a petty or contemptible way (usually used in combination):
- ransoms
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noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- re-sign
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verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- musings
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noun,
contemplation; reflection.
- unseams
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verb (used with object),
to open the seam or seams of; undo; rip apart:
- Moissan
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noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1852–1907, French chemist: Nobel prize 1906.
- murines
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noun,
a murine rodent.
- anguses
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noun,
Formerly Forfar. a historic county in E Scotland.
- murgeon
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noun,
a grimace; a wry face.
- morgues
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noun,
a place in which bodies are kept, especially the bodies of victims of violence or accidents, pending identification or burial.
- monesia
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noun,
a preparation extracted from the bark of a South American tree, Pradosia lactescens, and used chiefly as an astringent and as an expectorant.
- reagins
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- Anguier
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noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1604–69, and his brother Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA) 1614–86, French sculptors.
- reasons
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noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- misuser
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noun,
abuse of a right; unlawful use of an office, franchise, benefit, etc.
- regains
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- moraine
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- surgeon
-
noun,
a physician who specializes in surgery.
- neuroma
-
noun,
a tumor formed of nerve tissue.
- reginas
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noun,
queen.
- amusing
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adjective,
pleasantly entertaining or diverting:
- surmise
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noun,
a matter of conjecture.
- surname
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noun,
the name that a person has in common with other family members, as distinguished from a Christian name or given name; family name.
- agonies
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noun,
extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering.
- mousing
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noun,
a wrapping of several turns of small stuff around the shank end of a hook.
- mirages
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noun,
an optical phenomenon, especially in the desert or at sea, by which the image of some object appears displaced above, below, or to one side of its true position as a result of spatial variations of the index of refraction of air.
- mousers
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noun,
an animal that catches mice:
- Riesman
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noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- remains
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- anoesis
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noun,
a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.
- ramsons
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noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- Misenus
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noun,
a son of Aeolus who challenged the gods to a musical contest and was killed by them for his arrogance.
- uremias
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noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- Seguin
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noun,
a city in SE Texas.
- Guinea
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noun,
a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary.
- region
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noun,
an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body:
- Regina
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noun,
queen.
- 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.
- gneiss
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noun,
a metamorphic rock, generally made up of bands that differ in color and composition, some bands being rich in feldspar and quartz, others rich in hornblende or mica.
- serosa
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noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- sermon
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noun,
a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
- giaour
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noun,
an unbeliever; a non-Muslim, especially a Christian.
- ramous
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adjective,
ramose.
- Segura
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noun,
Francisco [frahn-sees-kaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ/ (Show IPA), (Pancho Segura"Segoo") born 1921, Ecuadorian tennis player.
- Ramses
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noun,
the name of several kings of ancient Egypt.
- grouse
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noun,
any of numerous gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae.
Compare black grouse, capercaillie, ruffed grouse, spruce grouse.
- 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.
- groans
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noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- grumes
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noun,
blood when viscous.
- regius
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adjective,
of or belonging to a king.
- mungos
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noun,
a low-grade wool from felted rags or waste.
- sarsen
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noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- remain
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- mourns
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verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- ignore
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verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- mouser
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noun,
an animal that catches mice:
- origan
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noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- omegas
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noun,
the 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabet (Ω, ω).
- serous
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adjective,
resembling serum; of a watery nature.
- mouses
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noun,
any of numerous small Old World rodents of the family Muridae, especially of the genus Mus, introduced widely in other parts of the world.
- sauger
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noun,
a freshwater, North American pikeperch, Stizostedion canadense.
- reigns
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noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- German
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Germany.
- onager
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noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- Negros
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noun,
an island of the central Philippines. 5043 sq. mi. (13,061 sq. km).
- mousse
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noun,
Cookery.
a sweetened dessert with whipped cream as a base, often stabilized with gelatin and chilled in a mold:
an aspic, unsweetened and containing meat, vegetables, or fish:
- gerous
-
- Gussie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Augusta.
- Season
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noun,
one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- orgies
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noun,
wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants.
- Regain
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- ogress
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noun,
a female monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- 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.
- sensor
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noun,
a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
- reagin
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- gonium
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noun,
the germ cell during the phase marked by mitosis.
- goners
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noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- onuses
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noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- Orange
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noun,
a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- senors
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- musing
-
noun,
contemplation; reflection.
- gorses
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noun,
any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
- gismos
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noun,
a gadget or device:
- ranges
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noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- Ransom
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noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- orangs
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noun,
orangutan.
- sensum
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noun,
sense datum (def 1).
- gnosis
-
noun,
knowledge of spiritual matters; mystical knowledge.
- gnomes
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noun,
(in folklore) one of a species of diminutive beings, usually described as shriveled little old men, that inhabit the interior of the earth and act as guardians of its treasures; troll.
- Senior
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noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Naoise
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noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- serins
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noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- granum
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noun,
(in prescriptions) a grain.
- serais
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- orgasm
-
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.
- Semang
-
noun,
a member of a Negrito people of the Malay Peninsula.
- Grimes
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noun,
dirt, soot, or other filthy matter, especially adhering to or embedded in a surface.
- Munroe
-
noun,
Charles Edward, 1849–1938, U.S. chemist.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- Grasse
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noun,
François Joseph Paul [frahn-swa zhaw-zef pawl] /frɑ̃ˈswa ʒɔˈzɛf pɔl/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Grasse-Tilly) 1722–1788, French admiral.
- grano-
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- gossan
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noun,
a rust-colored deposit of mineral matter at the outcrop of a vein or orebody containing iron-bearing materials.
- Murage
-
noun,
a toll or tax for the repair or construction of the walls or fortifications of a town.
- grani-
-
- Nasser
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noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- Serang
-
noun,
Ceram.
- numis.
-
- ramson
-
noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- nurses
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noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- murine
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noun,
a murine rodent.
- grains
-
noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- mirage
-
noun,
an optical phenomenon, especially in the desert or at sea, by which the image of some object appears displaced above, below, or to one side of its true position as a result of spatial variations of the index of refraction of air.
- images
-
noun,
a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
- maugre
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preposition,
in spite of; notwithstanding.
- megass
-
noun,
bagasse.
- misuse
-
noun,
wrong or improper use; misapplication.
- ragmen
-
noun,
a person who gathers or deals in rag.
- rosins
-
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.
- Mauser
-
noun,
Peter Paul, 1838–1914, and his brother, Wilhelm, 1834–82, German inventors of firearms.
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- Nomura
-
noun,
Kichisaburo [kee-chee-sah-boo-raw] /ˈki tʃiˈsɑ buˈrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1964, Japanese diplomat.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- rouens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- resign
-
verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- Osages
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- Geonim
-
noun,
a plural of Gaon.
- moires
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Origen
-
noun,
(Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254? Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.
- Maseru
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Lesotho, in the NW part.
- Monera
-
noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- masers
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- rouges
-
noun,
any of various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips.
- Marius
-
noun,
Gaius, c155–86 b.c, Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
- Marion
-
noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- mensas
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Romans
-
noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Miseno
-
noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- Mingus
-
noun,
Charles ("Charlie") 1922–79, U.S. jazz bass player and composer.
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- ossein
-
noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- noesis
-
noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- osiers
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- noises
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- misers
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- Roseau
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- misrun
-
noun,
an incomplete casting, the metal of which has solidified prematurely.
- Ossian
-
noun,
a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- messin
-
noun,
messan.
- messan
-
noun,
a lap dog; small pet dog.
- mesons
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- merous
-
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- Mergui
-
noun,
a seaport in S Burma, on the Andaman Sea.
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- margin
-
noun,
the space around the printed or written matter on a page.
- sarong
-
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.
- Moreau
-
noun,
Gustave [gys-tav] /güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1826–98, French painter.
- morass
-
noun,
a tract of low, soft, wet ground.
- Sanger
-
noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- Sansom
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samson.
- inures
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- insure
-
verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- inseam
-
noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- Samsun
-
noun,
a city in N Turkey, in Asia.
- Sanusi
-
noun,
a member of an Islamic brotherhood established among the anticolonial Bedouins of North Africa.
- inorg.
-
- Morgan
-
noun,
one of a breed of light carriage and saddle horses descended from the stallion Justin Morgan.
- Ingram
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ingmar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Morgen
-
noun,
a unit of land measure equal to about two acres (0.8 hectare), formerly in use in Holland and the Dutch colonies and still used in South Africa.
- sarges
-
noun,
sergeant.
- sargos
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- morgue
-
noun,
a place in which bodies are kept, especially the bodies of victims of violence or accidents, pending identification or burial.
- neuro-
-
- Samson
-
noun,
a judge of Israel famous for his great strength. Judges 13–16.
- Margie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- monger
-
noun,
a person who is involved with something in a petty or contemptible way (usually used in combination):
- marges
-
noun,
margin; edge.
- rouses
-
noun,
a rousing.
- Maoris
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- ramose
-
adjective,
having many branches.
- manure
-
noun,
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- manses
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Noumea
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of New Caledonia, on the SW coast.
- rugose
-
adjective,
having wrinkles; wrinkled; ridged.
- mangos
-
noun,
the oblong, sweet fruit of a tropical tree, Mangifera indica, of the cashew family, eaten ripe, or preserved or pickled.
- manges
-
noun,
any of various skin diseases caused by parasitic mites, affecting animals and sometimes humans and characterized by loss of hair and scabby eruptions.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- manger
-
noun,
a box or trough in a stable or barn from which horses or cattle eat.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- rumens
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- maigre
-
adjective,
containing neither flesh nor its juices, as food permissible on days of religious abstinence.
- Russia
-
noun,
Also called Russian Empire. Russian Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Capital: St. Petersburg (1703–1917).
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- Russo-
-
- Saigon
-
noun,
former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
- remiss
-
adjective,
negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.:
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- INGRES
-
noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- Saseno
-
noun,
an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- enigma
-
noun,
a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation:
- enosis
-
noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- assure
-
verb (used with object),
to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to:
- somni-
-
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- Somers
-
- urines
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- amigos
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- assume
-
verb (used with object),
to take for granted or without proof:
Synonyms: suppose, presuppose; postulate, posit.
- angio-
-
- Simons
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- essoin
-
noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- smears
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- urino-
-
- simars
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- assign
-
noun,
Usually, assigns. Law. a person to whom the property or interest of another is or may be transferred; assignee:
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- Gaines
-
noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- engram
-
noun,
a presumed encoding in neural tissue that provides a physical basis for the persistence of memory; a memory trace.
- argons
-
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.
- Aussie
-
noun,
an Australian.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- amino-
-
- aniso-
-
- unseam
-
verb (used with object),
to open the seam or seams of; undo; rip apart:
- urano-
-
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- unrigs
-
verb (used with object),
to strip of rigging, as a ship.
- urases
-
noun,
urease.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sonars
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- sirens
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- eosins
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Siouan
-
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.
- esrogs
-
noun,
etrog.
- Augier
-
noun,
Guillaume Victor Émile [gee-yohm veek-tawr ey-meel] /giˈyoʊm vikˈtɔr eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1820–89, French dramatist.
- uremia
-
noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- 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.
- agron.
-
- singes
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- Singer
-
noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- Agrius
-
noun,
one of the Gigantes.
- unarms
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- anuses
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- Somnus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of sleep, a son of Night and brother of Death.
- Angers
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- ageism
-
noun,
discrimination against persons of a certain age group.
- sigmas
-
noun,
the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet: Σ, σ, ς.
- usages
-
noun,
a customary way of doing something; a custom or practice:
- Ugrian
-
noun,
a member of any of the Ugrian peoples.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- signer
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- snares
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Aegium
-
noun,
a town in ancient Achaea, on the Gulf of Corinth: the Achaean League met here.
- arsons
-
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.
- Soares
-
noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- earing
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- egoism
-
noun,
the habit of valuing everything only in reference to one's personal interest; selfishness (opposed to altruism).
- snores
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- gasmen
-
noun,
a person who works for a company that sells or distributes household gas, especially a person who goes from building to building reading gas meters to determine what charge is to be billed.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- genius
-
noun,
an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.:
Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- genoas
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- genous
-
- arouse
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- Susian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Susa or Susiana.
- arsen-
-
- amours
-
noun,
a love affair.
- sugars
-
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.
- usneas
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- amugis
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Koordersiodendron pinnatum, of the cashew family.
- Gasser
-
noun,
Slang. something that is extraordinarily pleasing or successful, especially a very funny joke.
- Signor
-
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.
- ugsome
-
adjective,
horrid; loathsome.
- argues
-
verb (used with object),
to state the reasons for or against:
- surges
-
noun,
a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep:
- anemo-
-
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- gamine
-
noun,
a neglected girl who is left to run about the streets.
- gamins
-
noun,
a neglected boy left to run about the streets; street urchin.
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- gamous
-
- Sumner
-
noun,
Charles, 1811–74, U.S. statesman.
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- soigne
-
adjective,
carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed.
- animus
-
noun,
strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
- aeron.
-
- amnios
-
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- aerugo
-
noun,
verdigris.
- 30-30
-
- Remus
-
noun,
Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
- Angus
-
noun,
Formerly Forfar. a historic county in E Scotland.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- surge
-
noun,
a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep:
- angi-
-
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- Monge
-
noun,
Gaspard [gas-par] /gasˈpar/ (Show IPA), Comte de Péluse [pey-lyz] /peɪˈlüz/ (Show IPA), 1746–1818, French mathematician.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- angor
-
noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Susan
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- anim.
-
- reni-
-
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- amuse
-
verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- anis-
-
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- Miass
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
- 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.
- Argos
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- argue
-
verb (used with object),
to state the reasons for or against:
- 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.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- meso-
-
- mesas
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- mero-
-
- rogue
-
noun,
a dishonest, knavish person; scoundrel.
- arium
-
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- Armen
-
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- meno-
-
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Meigs
-
noun,
Fort. Fort Meigs.
- sugis
-
noun,
Japan cedar.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Megan
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mega-
-
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- MNurs
-
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- surg.
-
- Missa
-
noun,
Mass.
- Miss.
-
- misos
-
noun,
a fermented seasoning paste of soybeans, often with rice or barley added, used to flavor soups and sauces.
- miso-
-
- mises
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- suras
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- 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.
- 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.
- Suomi
-
noun,
Finnish name of Finland.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- areo-
-
- minus
-
noun,
minus sign.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- sumos
-
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.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- agios
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- ORuss
-
- Osage
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Urmia
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- nisus
-
noun,
an effort or striving toward a particular goal or attainment; impulse.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- 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).
- Neuss
-
noun,
a city W Germany, near Düsseldorf.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- urges
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- neur-
-
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Norge
-
noun,
Norwegian name of Norway.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- omega
-
noun,
the 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabet (Ω, ω).
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- Onega
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
- onium
-
- ogres
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- ogams
-
noun,
ogham.
- Orang
-
noun,
orangutan.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- Oreg.
-
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- Nurmi
-
noun,
Paavo Johannes [pah-vaw yaw-hahn-nes] /ˈpɑ vɔ ˈyɔ hɑn nɛs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, Finnish athlete.
- aeons
-
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.
- nugae
-
plural noun,
trifles.
- aeri-
-
- aero-
-
- orig.
-
- usage
-
noun,
a customary way of doing something; a custom or practice:
- noses
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- agone
-
adverb, adjective,
ago.
- 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.
- amour
-
noun,
a love affair.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Mungo
-
noun,
a low-grade wool from felted rags or waste.
- munge
-
verb (used with or without object),
to manipulate (raw data), especially to convert (data) from one format to another:
- Reaum
-
- amigo
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- amin-
-
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- Msgr.
-
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- regma
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of three or more carpels that separate from the axis at maturity.
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- unarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- amiss
-
Idioms,
take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
- among
-
preposition,
in, into, or through the midst of; in association or connection with; surrounded by:
- MOUSE
-
noun,
any of numerous small Old World rodents of the family Muridae, especially of the genus Mus, introduced widely in other parts of the world.
- mourn
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- moues
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- Mossi
-
noun,
an agricultural people of Africa living mainly in Burkina Faso.
- Susie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- Moses
-
noun,
the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt and delivered the Law during their years of wandering in the wilderness.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- mungs
-
noun,
something disgusting or offensive, especially filth or muck.
- Munro
-
noun,
Alice (Laidlaw) [leyd-law] /ˈleɪdˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Names
-
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.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- Negus
-
noun,
a title of Ethiopian royalty.
- Negro
-
noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- agro-
-
- nears
-
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- agues
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- naso-
-
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- Namur
-
noun,
a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
- ramus
-
noun,
a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- 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.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- uran-
-
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- unrig
-
verb (used with object),
to strip of rigging, as a ship.
- Mures
-
noun,
a river in SE central Europe, flowing W from the Carpathian Mountains in central Romania to the Tisza River in S Hungary. 400 miles (645 km) long.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- muras
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- Amer.
-
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Sumer
-
noun,
an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Guise
-
noun,
general external appearance; aspect; semblance:
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- guiro
-
noun,
a South American musical instrument consisting of a hollow gourd with serrated surface that is scraped with a stick.
- Guin.
-
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- guess
-
noun,
an opinion that one reaches or to which one commits oneself on the basis of probability alone or in the absence of any evidence whatever.
- 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.
- guar.
-
- guans
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- ergo-
-
- guano
-
noun,
a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
- segno
-
noun,
a sign.
- 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)
- segos
-
noun,
sego lily.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- grume
-
noun,
blood when viscous.
- Grues
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Gross
-
noun,
a group of 12 dozen, or 144, things. Abbreviation: gro.
- seism
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- 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.
- groin
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- Sinus
-
noun,
a curve; bend.
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- Sino-
-
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- seams
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Irgun
-
noun,
a militant Zionist underground group, active chiefly during the period (1917–48) of British control by mandate of Palestine.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Iran.
-
- Sango
-
noun,
a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Sans.
-
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- snugs
-
noun,
British. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- snogs
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- snags
-
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.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- sargo
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- saris
-
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.
- smogs
-
noun,
smoke or other atmospheric pollutants combined with fog in an unhealthy or irritating mixture.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- engr.
-
- image
-
noun,
a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- Saros
-
noun,
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- sings
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Gamin
-
noun,
a neglected boy left to run about the streets; street urchin.
- gamo-
-
- gnome
-
noun,
(in folklore) one of a species of diminutive beings, usually described as shriveled little old men, that inhabit the interior of the earth and act as guardians of its treasures; troll.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- signs
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- G-man
-
noun,
an agent for the FBI.
- 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.
- gismo
-
noun,
a gadget or device:
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- giros
-
noun,
autogiro.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- gaums
-
verb (used with object),
to smear or cover with a gummy, sticky substance (often followed by up):
- goers
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- 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.
- Gauss
-
noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetic induction, equal to the magnetic induction of a magnetic field in which one abcoulomb of charge, moving with a component of velocity perpendicular to the field and equal to one centimeter per second, is acted on by a force of one dyne; 1 maxwell per square centimeter or 10− 4 weber per square meter. Symbol: G.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- geums
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Geum, comprising the avens.
- gesso
-
noun,
gypsum or plaster of Paris prepared with glue for use as a surface for painting.
- sero-
-
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Sigma
-
noun,
the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet: Σ, σ, ς.
- Genoa
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- serum
-
noun,
the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
- genro
-
noun,
any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
- geom.
-
- genus
-
noun,
Biology. the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of more than one species.
- games
-
noun,
an amusement or pastime:
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- esrog
-
noun,
etrog.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- grime
-
noun,
dirt, soot, or other filthy matter, especially adhering to or embedded in a surface.
- semi-
-
- sing.
-
- GRASS
-
noun,
any plant of the family Gramineae, having jointed stems, sheathing leaves, and seedlike grains.
Compare grass family.
- semis
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- sines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Euro-
-
- grams
-
noun,
a metric unit of mass or weight equal to 15.432 grains; one thousandth of a kilogram. Abbreviation: g.
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- gram.
-
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- gamer
-
noun,
a person who plays games, especially computer or video games.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- Gosse
-
noun,
Sir Edmund William, 1849–1928, English poet, biographer, and critic.
- simas
-
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.
- gorse
-
noun,
any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
- gores
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- Goren
-
noun,
Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- gains
-
- goner
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- Gaius
-
noun,
a.d. c110–c180, Roman jurist and writer, especially on civil law.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Gomer
-
noun,
an undesirable hospital patient.
- Goias
-
noun,
a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- imago
-
noun,
Entomology. an adult insect.
- omni-
-
- Rugen
-
noun,
an island in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, off the NE coast, in the Baltic Sea. 358 sq. mi. (926 sq. km).
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Manus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- assn.
-
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Manue
-
noun,
Manoah.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Assur
-
noun,
the god of war and supreme national god of Assyria.
- marg.
-
- Mango
-
noun,
the oblong, sweet fruit of a tropical tree, Mangifera indica, of the cashew family, eaten ripe, or preserved or pickled.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- mange
-
noun,
any of various skin diseases caused by parasitic mites, affecting animals and sometimes humans and characterized by loss of hair and scabby eruptions.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- rumen
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- sones
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- 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.
- auger
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a bit, as for a brace.
a boring tool, similar to but larger than a gimlet, consisting of a bit rotated by a transverse handle.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Marge
-
noun,
margin; edge.
- Mages
-
noun,
a magician.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- 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.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- 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.
- masse
-
noun,
a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.
- rouge
-
noun,
any of various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips.
- 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.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- sorus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the clusters of sporangia on the back of the fronds of ferns.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- souse
-
noun,
an act of sousing.
- Sousa
-
noun,
John Philip, 1854–1932, U.S. band conductor and composer.
- sours
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- Magus
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) one of the Magi.
- 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.
- sages
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- SAMOS
-
noun,
a Greek island in the E Aegean. 194 sq. mi. (502 sq. km).
- somas
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- issue
-
noun,
the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution:
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- sagos
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Russ.
-
abbreviation,
Russia.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- snug
-
noun,
British. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.
- Sra.
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- RONA
-
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- 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.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- smug
-
adjective,
contentedly confident of one's ability, superiority, or correctness; complacent.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- 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.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- osis
-
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- sags
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- uro-
-
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- 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.
- Sam.
-
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Sig.
-
- USIS
-
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- USMA
-
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- USIA
-
- USNA
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- Susa
-
noun,
a ruined city in W Iran: the capital of ancient Elam; palaces of Darius and Artaxerxes I; stele containing the Code of Hammurabi discovered here.
- USGA
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- USAR
-
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- sues
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sugi
-
noun,
Japan cedar.
- org.
-
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USES
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- SRAM
-
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- sur-
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- 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:
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- 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.
- SASE
-
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- Soni
-
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- uni-
-
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- saur
-
- Reg.
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rus.
-
- smog
-
noun,
smoke or other atmospheric pollutants combined with fog in an unhealthy or irritating mixture.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- SMSA
-
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- 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).
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Rom.
-
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- uria
-
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- urge
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Urga
-
noun,
former name of Ulan Bator.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- 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.
- Sem.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- ruga
-
noun,
Usually, rugae. Biology, Anatomy. a wrinkle, fold, or ridge.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- RNAS
-
- 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.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- 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).
- 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.
-
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- grue
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- grum
-
adjective,
grim; glum; surly.
- Grus
-
noun,
the Crane, a southern constellation between Indus and Piscis Austrinus.
- guan
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- gras
-
- gumi
-
noun,
a spreading shrub, Elaeagnus multiflora, of eastern Asia, having fragrant yellowish-white flowers and edible red fruit.
- 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)
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- inae
-
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- gres
-
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- 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 = .
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- genu
-
noun,
the knee.
- geo-
-
- Ger.
-
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- germ
-
noun,
a microorganism, especially when disease-producing; microbe.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Geum
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Geum, comprising the avens.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- GNMA
-
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- 1080
-
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- gon-
-
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ious
-
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- meas
-
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- 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.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- men-
-
- Meng
-
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- mes-
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- 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.
- Mar.
-
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- 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.
- Ire.
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- 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.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- iso-
-
- ISSN
-
- 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.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- mag.
-
- mage
-
noun,
a magician.
- Magi
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) one of the Magi.
- mags
-
noun,
magazine.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Man.
-
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- Gen.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- 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
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ano-
-
- ANSI
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Arg.
-
- 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.
- ARIS
-
- Arm.
-
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- agr.
-
- 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.
- aer-
-
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- 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.
- ague
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- AIME
-
- 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.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- eso-
-
- ergs
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- ESIS
-
- Eur.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- game
-
noun,
an amusement or pastime:
- gams
-
noun,
a person's leg, especially an attractive female leg.
- 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.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- 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.
- 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.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- eous
-
- Ens.
-
- asis
-
- aur-
-
- ASME
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- ASSR
-
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Aug.
-
- Auge
-
noun,
a daughter of King Aleus who became a priestess of Athena. After being raped by Hercules she bore a son, Telephus.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Aus.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- egos
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- emia
-
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Eng.
-
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- ign.
-
- migs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- mun.
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- 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.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- muss
-
noun,
a state of disorder or untidiness.
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- mus.
-
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- 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.
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- MSIE
-
- MSAE
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- mRNA
-
- moue
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- Moss
-
noun,
any tiny, leafy-stemmed, flowerless plant of the class Musci, reproducing by spores and growing in tufts, sods, or mats on moist ground, tree trunks, rocks, etc.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- mong
-
noun,
mongrel, especially a mongrel dog.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- neo-
-
- Mon.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- Ogma
-
noun,
a god of poetry and eloquence and the inventor of the ogham letters: one of the Tuatha De Danann.
- ogam
-
noun,
ogham.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nos-
-
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nor.
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- 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.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- 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).
- 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.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- USSR
-
noun,
a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Capital: Moscow.
Abbreviation: U.S.S.R., USSR.
- mogs
-
noun,
moggy.
- 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.
- Mngr
-
- MNAS
-
- 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.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- min.
-
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- mis-
-
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- 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.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- ASR
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- ASN
-
- RNA
-
- ss.
-
- ASM
-
- ose
-
- Sr.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- ASI
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SRS
-
- SSA
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- SSE
-
- SSI
-
- SSM
-
- SSN
-
- SSR
-
- ase
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- ARU
-
- SUG
-
- ROA
-
- ARS
-
- MGr
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- 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:
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- 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.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ean
-
- SMS
-
- en-
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- NMR
-
- EAM
-
- SNU
-
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- NMI
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- EMR
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- ea.
-
- ASU
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- OSS
-
- RMA
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- mi.
-
- NMU
-
- Re.
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Eg.
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- eo-
-
- EOM
-
- SMA
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- nr.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- OIr
-
- AGM
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- ROI
-
- ONI
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ure
-
- MIE
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Om.
-
- Mig
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- 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.
- Ar.
-
- USR
-
- USO
-
- Am.
-
- ag-
-
- USN
-
- USM
-
- an.
-
- ae.
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- ROG
-
- 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.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ur-
-
- uns
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- 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.
- Sus
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- ANG
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- NUM
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- NSU
-
- AMS
-
- aor
-
- AOU
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- NSA
-
- 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.
- NRA
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- AMU
-
- OSA
-
- AME
-
- OAS
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- UNO
-
- OEM
-
- ung
-
- Une
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- OAU
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- UAR
-
- 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.
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- UAM
-
- UAE
-
- USS
-
- USA
-
- ERA
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noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- rag
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noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- IAS
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- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
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- Ia.
-
- MNS
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- Sau
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noun,
German name of Sava.
- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ier
-
- sea
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noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- IGM
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- MRI
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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.
- in.
-
- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- MRE
-
- ine
-
- se-
-
- GUS
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noun,
a male given name, form of Augustus or Gustave.
- MRA
-
- MSG
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 5 H 8 NNaO 4 ⋅H 2 O, used to intensify the flavor of foods.
- Rue
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noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Mao
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- rug
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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.
- mug
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noun,
a drinking cup, usually cylindrical in shape, having a handle, and often of a heavy substance, as earthenware.
- MSN
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- RIM
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noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- MSI
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- GSA
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- Gur
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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.
- GSR
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- MSE
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- GUI
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noun,
graphical user interface.
- Gum
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noun,
any of various viscid, amorphous exudations from plants, hardening on exposure to air and soluble in or forming a viscid mass with water.
- MSA
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- Gun
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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.
- rig
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noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- ing
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- SAR
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- SEN
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SAE
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- ISR
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- MOG
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noun,
moggy.
- ium
-
- IUS
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- Me.
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- SAG
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noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- SRO
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- run
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noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- So.
-
- MIA
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plural,
missing in action.
- Mo.
-
- MS.
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plural,
manuscript.
- 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.
- MOI
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- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Mr.
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plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- 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.
- 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 = .
- REM
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noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- RUM
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noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- ior
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- Ios
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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.
- IOU
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- Ir.
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- ise
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- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- San
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noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- IRO
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- MOR
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- IRS
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- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- gre
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- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- RSS
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- ESU
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- Ga.
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- MNA
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- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ESR
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- SES
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ne-
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- NEA
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- eu-
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- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- GEM
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noun,
a cut and polished precious stone or pearl fine enough for use in jewelry.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- NES
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- GAO
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noun,
a city in E Mali.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- NIA
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- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ROE
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noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- gi.
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- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Ges
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- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- GNU
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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.
- Gr.
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- SIR
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noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Mur
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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.
- MIR
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noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- Gor
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interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- RSE
-
- RSA
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- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- Meg
-
noun,
a megabyte.
- Rs.
-
- REA
-
- MNE
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- Goa
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noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- 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.
- ESA
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- GIs
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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.
- 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.
- SN
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- G.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- M.
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- SA
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- AO
-
- SG
-
- R.
-
- RI
-
- NM
-
- SM
-
- S.
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- GM
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- MG
-
- SU
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- RN
-
- RO
-
- N.
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- GN
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- i.
-
- NG
-
- O.
-
- NI
-
- GU
-
- OG
-
- U.
-
- IG
-
- OA
-
- UI
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- MN
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- RU
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- rg
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going: