Anagrams of implications
Word implications has
1344 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of implications.
- implication
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noun,
something implied or suggested as naturally to be inferred or understood:
- politician
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noun,
a person who is active in party politics.
- compliant
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adjective,
complying; obeying, obliging, or yielding, especially in a submissive way:
- Italicism
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noun,
Italianism, especially an idiom or a characteristic of the Italian language.
- complaint
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noun,
an expression of discontent, regret, pain, censure, resentment, or grief; lament; faultfinding:
- impolitic
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adjective,
not politic, expedient, or judicious.
- simpatico
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adjective,
congenial or like-minded; likable:
- complains
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verb (used without object),
to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault:
- opticians
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noun,
a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.
- Platonism
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noun,
the philosophy or doctrines of Plato or his followers.
- plication
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noun,
the act or procedure of folding.
- on-limits
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adjective,
open or not prohibited to certain persons, as military personnel:
- palmitins
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 51 H 98 O 6 , prepared from glycerol and palmitic acid: used in the manufacture of soap.
- Plotinism
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noun,
the Neoplatonism of Plotinus.
- impaction
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noun,
an act or instance of impacting.
- siciliano
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noun,
a graceful folk dance of Sicily.
- pianistic
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adjective,
relating to, characteristic of, or adaptable for the piano.
- laminitis
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noun,
inflammation of sensitive laminae in the hoof of a horse, caused by stressful events, as trauma, infection, or parturition.
- pinitols
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noun,
a white, crystalline, inositol derivative, C 7 H 14 O 6 , obtained from the resin of the sugar pine.
- apomicts
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noun,
an organism produced by apomixis.
- maintops
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noun,
a platform at the head of the lower mainmast.
- amniotic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having an amnion.
- tampions
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noun,
a plug or stopper placed in the muzzle of a piece of ordnance when not in use, to keep out dampness and dust.
- implants
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noun,
Medicine/Medical.
any device or material, especially of an inert substance, used for repairing or replacing part of the body.
medication or radioactive material inserted into tissue for sustained therapy.
implantation (def 1).
- Alpinist
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noun,
a mountain climber, especially in the Alps.
- Alpinism
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noun,
mountain climbing, especially in the Alps.
- implicit
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adjective,
implied, rather than expressly stated:
- militias
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noun,
a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies.
- simoniac
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noun,
a person who practices simony.
- Platonic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines:
- tailspin
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noun,
spin (def 23).
- cipolins
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noun,
an impure variety of marble with alternate white and greenish zones and a layered structure.
- iotacism
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noun,
the conversion of other vowel sounds, especially in Modern Greek, into (ē), the sound of iota.
- isotimic
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adjective,
(of a line or surface in space) having an equal value of some quantity at a given time.
- psilocin
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noun,
a psilocybin metabolite with strong hallucinogenic potency, produced after ingestion of the mushroom Psilocybe mexicana.
- laconism
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noun,
laconic brevity.
- pontiacs
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noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- campions
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noun,
any of several plants of the genera Lychnis and Silene, having white, pink, or reddish flowers.
- lampions
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noun,
a small lamp, especially a small oil lamp with a tinted glass chimney, formerly very popular as a source of illumination on carriages.
- politics
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noun,
the science or art of political government.
- Politian
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noun,
(Angelo Poliziano) 1454–94, Italian classical scholar, teacher, and poet.
- incipits
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noun,
the introductory words or opening phrases in the text of a medieval manuscript or an early printed book.
- Latinism
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noun,
a mode of expression derived from or imitative of Latin.
- poli-sci
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noun,
political science:
- limacons
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noun,
a plane curve generated by the locus of a point on a line at a fixed distance from the point of intersection of the line with a fixed circle, as the line revolves about a point on the circumference of the circle. Equation: r = a cosθ + b.
- platino-
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- platinic
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adjective,
of or containing platinum, especially in the tetravalent state.
- initials
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noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- inimical
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adjective,
adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable; harmful:
- Milpitas
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noun,
a town in W California.
- pintails
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noun,
a long-necked river duck, Anas acuta, of the Old and New Worlds, having long and narrow middle tail feathers.
- Miltonia
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noun,
any of various epiphytic tropical American orchids of the genus Miltonia, having sprays of showy, flat, variously colored flowers.
- colpitis
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noun,
vaginitis.
- Miltonic
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adjective,
of or relating to the poet Milton or his writings.
- optician
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noun,
a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.
- actinism
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noun,
the property of radiation by which chemical effects are produced.
- monastic
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noun,
a member of a monastic community or order, especially a monk.
- palmitic
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adjective,
of or derived from palmitic acid.
- complain
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verb (used without object),
to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault:
- palmitin
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 51 H 98 O 6 , prepared from glycerol and palmitic acid: used in the manufacture of soap.
- coal-pit
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noun,
a pit where coal is dug.
- Pasolini
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noun,
Pier Paolo, 1922–75, Italian film director and poet.
- 11-point
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- colistin
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noun,
a toxic antibiotic polypeptide, C 45 H 85 O 10 N 13 , produced by the bacterium Bacillus colistinus, used in sulfate form against a broad spectrum of microorganisms and in the treatment of severe gastroenteritis.
- caption
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noun,
a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
- Capitol
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noun,
the building in Washington, D.C., used by the Congress of the U.S. for its sessions.
- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- colitis
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noun,
inflammation of the colon.
- limacon
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noun,
a plane curve generated by the locus of a point on a line at a fixed distance from the point of intersection of the line with a fixed circle, as the line revolves about a point on the circumference of the circle. Equation: r = a cosθ + b.
- Postman
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noun,
a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
- atomics
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noun,
the branch of physics that deals with atoms, especially atomic energy.
- opiatic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling opiates.
- potamic
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adjective,
of or relating to rivers.
- optical
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noun,
opticals, optical effects.
- catnips
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noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- actino-
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- comitia
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noun,
an assembly of the people convened to pass on laws, nominate magistrates, etc.
- lipomas
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noun,
a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- plastic
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noun,
Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite, or Lucite.
- initial
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noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- optimal
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adjective,
optimum (def 3).
- plasmo-
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- plasmin
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noun,
fibrinolysin.
- Osmanli
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noun,
an Ottoman.
- inclips
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verb (used with object),
to grasp or enclose.
- caplins
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noun,
capelin.
- stoical
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adjective,
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- pointal
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noun,
pointel.
- topsail
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noun,
a sail, or either of a pair of sails, set immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast.
- Nilotic
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noun,
a group of languages belonging to the Eastern Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan, and including Dinka, Luo, Masai, and Nandi.
- laicism
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noun,
the nonclerical, or secular, control of political and social institutions in a society (distinguished from clericalism).
- slip-on
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noun,
something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
- Campion
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noun,
any of several plants of the genera Lychnis and Silene, having white, pink, or reddish flowers.
- isation
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- Pontiac
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noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- camions
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noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- lampion
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noun,
a small lamp, especially a small oil lamp with a tinted glass chimney, formerly very popular as a source of illumination on carriages.
- pontils
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noun,
punty.
- oilcans
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noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- topical
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noun,
Philately. any of a collection of different stamps treating the same subject.
- politic
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adjective,
shrewd or prudent in practical matters; tactful; diplomatic.
- liaison
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noun,
the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
- Caitlin
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noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- Nicosia
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noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- Latinic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- Nicolai
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noun,
(Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) [kahrl awt-oh ey-ruh n-freet] /kɑrl ˈɔt oʊ ˈeɪ rənˌfrit/ (Show IPA), 1810–49, German composer.
- latinos
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- plaints
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noun,
a complaint.
- Stalino
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noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- stamin-
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- salicin
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- inclasp
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verb (used with object),
enclasp.
- italics
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- osmatic
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adjective,
of or relating to the sense of smell.
- pianist
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noun,
a person who plays the piano, especially one who performs expertly or professionally.
- impasto
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noun,
the laying on of paint thickly.
- clip-on
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noun,
a clip-on device, ornament, or the like.
- pinitol
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noun,
a white, crystalline, inositol derivative, C 7 H 14 O 6 , obtained from the resin of the sugar pine.
- tampons
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noun,
a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
- impacts
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noun,
the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision:
- pianism
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noun,
the artistry and technique of a pianist.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- maintop
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noun,
a platform at the head of the lower mainmast.
- incipit
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noun,
the introductory words or opening phrases in the text of a medieval manuscript or an early printed book.
- Comtian
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noun,
a follower of the philosophy of Auguste Comte.
- malison
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noun,
a curse.
- malonic
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adjective,
of or derived from malonic acid; propanedioic.
- timpani
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noun,
a set of kettledrums, especially as used in an orchestra or band.
- Clapton
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noun,
Eric, born 1945, English blues and rock guitarist and composer.
- solicit
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verb (used with object),
to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.:
- maniocs
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noun,
cassava.
- Sicilia
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noun,
Italian name of Sicily.
- silicon
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noun,
a nonmetallic element, having amorphous and crystalline forms, occurring in a combined state in minerals and rocks and constituting more than one fourth of the earth's crust: used in steelmaking, alloys, etc. Symbol: Si; atomic weight: 28.086; atomic number: 14; specific gravity: 2.4 at 20°C.
- climant
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adjective,
rampant, as a goat:
- Masonic
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adjective,
pertaining to or characteristic of Freemasons or Freemasonry.
- pintail
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noun,
a long-necked river duck, Anas acuta, of the Old and New Worlds, having long and narrow middle tail feathers.
- tampion
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noun,
a plug or stopper placed in the muzzle of a piece of ordnance when not in use, to keep out dampness and dust.
- Tampico
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noun,
a seaport in SE Tamaulipas, in E Mexico.
- Simplon
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noun,
a mountain pass in S Switzerland, in the Lepontine Alps: crossed by a carriage road constructed 1800–06 on Napoleon's orders. 6592 feet (2010 meters) high.
- Pitocin
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- cipolin
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noun,
an impure variety of marble with alternate white and greenish zones and a layered structure.
- talions
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noun,
lex talionis.
- pitmans
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noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- Monilia
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noun,
a fungus of the genus Monilia, of the class Fungi Imperfecti, having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains.
- apostil
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noun,
a marginal annotation or note.
- Sno-Cat
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- apomict
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noun,
an organism produced by apomixis.
- Sinitic
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noun,
a branch of Sino-Tibetan consisting of the various local languages and dialects whose speakers share literary Chinese as their standard language.
- militia
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noun,
a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies.
- somatic
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adjective,
of the body; bodily; physical.
- Pistoia
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noun,
a city in N Tuscany, in N Italy.
- piscina
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noun,
a basin with a drain used for certain ablutions, now generally in the sacristy.
- miotics
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noun,
a miotic drug.
- tincals
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- implant
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noun,
Medicine/Medical.
any device or material, especially of an inert substance, used for repairing or replacing part of the body.
medication or radioactive material inserted into tissue for sustained therapy.
implantation (def 1).
- silici-
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- sit-in
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noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- Salmon
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noun,
a marine and freshwater food fish, Salmo salar, of the family Salmonidae, having pink flesh, inhabiting waters off the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America near the mouths of large rivers, which it enters to spawn.
- simian
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noun,
an ape or monkey.
- sitcom
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noun,
situation comedy.
- Siloam
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noun,
a spring and pool near Jerusalem. John 9:7.
- isotac
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noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- IMPACT
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noun,
the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision:
- silica
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noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- instal
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verb (used with object),
install.
- scato-
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- impost
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noun,
a tax; tribute; duty.
- inmost
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adjective,
situated farthest within:
- compts
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verb (used with or without object), noun,
count1 .
- scampi
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noun,
a large shrimp or prawn.
- COMSAT
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noun,
(often lowercase) a communications satellite.
- copals
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noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- isatin
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noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- instil
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verb (used with object),
instill.
- nopals
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noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- ionics
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noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Scipio
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noun,
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major [puhb-lee-uh s kawr-neel-yuh s,, af-ri-key-nuh s,, -kan-uh s,, -kahn-] /ˈpʌb li əs kɔrˈnil yəs,, ˌæf rɪˈkeɪ nəs,, -ˈkæn əs,, -ˈkɑn-/ (Show IPA), ("Scipio the Elder") 237–183 b.c, Roman general who defeated Hannibal.
- costal
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adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- Scotia
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noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- comals
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noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- inclip
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verb (used with object),
to grasp or enclose.
- pliant
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adjective,
bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
- Italic
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- picots
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noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- Patmos
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noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- patois
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noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- Milton
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noun,
John, 1608–74, English poet.
- milpas
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noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- milit.
-
- matins
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- masto-
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- patios
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noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Mastic
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noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- maslin
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noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- Mascot
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noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- mascon
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noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- mantis
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noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- mantic
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adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- manioc
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noun,
cassava.
- miotic
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noun,
a miotic drug.
- Pascin
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noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
- maloti
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noun,
plural of loti.
- Napoli
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noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- noctis
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adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- nocti-
-
- Octans
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noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- oilcan
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noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- oilman
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noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- Nicias
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noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- nastic
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adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- optics
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision.
- pantos
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noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- Mosaic
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noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- paints
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noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- Monica
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noun,
a female given name.
- monial
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noun,
a mullion.
- Molina
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noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- Pansil
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noun,
Pancha Sila.
- panto-
-
- piloti
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noun,
a column of iron, steel, or reinforced concrete supporting a building above an open ground level.
- pilots
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noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- ptisan
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noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- lipoma
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noun,
a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- Colima
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noun,
a state in SW Mexico, on the Pacific Coast. 2010 sq. mi. (5205 sq. km).
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- limits
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noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- points
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- polit.
-
- Latino
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- Li-sao
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noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- lapins
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noun,
a rabbit.
- Poncas
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- Lamont
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noun,
a male given name.
- Pontic
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noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- pontil
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noun,
punty.
- lacto-
-
- postal
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noun,
Informal. postal card.
- Lipton
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noun,
Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
- plasm-
-
- pimola
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noun,
an olive stuffed with red sweet pepper; stuffed olive.
- pistol
-
noun,
a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
- macons
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- pinots
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noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- pintas
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noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- pintos
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noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Pisano
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noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- pisci-
-
- pistil
-
noun,
the ovule-bearing or seed-bearing female organ of a flower, consisting when complete of ovary, style, and stigma.
- Piston
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noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- plants
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- Pitman
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- Lomita
-
noun,
a town in SW California.
- pitons
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Plains
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- plaint
-
noun,
a complaint.
- plani-
-
- plano-
-
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- intima
-
noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- clino-
-
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- tip-in
-
noun,
tap-in.
- caplin
-
noun,
capelin.
- Tamils
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- aniso-
-
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- aiolis
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Campos
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil, near Rio de Janeiro.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- camion
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- clomps
-
verb (used without object),
clump (def 6).
- Tolima
-
noun,
a volcano in W Colombia, in the Andes. 18,438 feet (5620 meters).
- spinal
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- tampon
-
noun,
a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
- capons
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- spinto
-
adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- amino-
-
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- catnip
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- amnios
-
- Taoism
-
noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- clamps
-
noun,
a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- almost
-
adverb,
very nearly; all but:
- somni-
-
- somat-
-
- claims
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- Somali
-
noun,
a member of a Hamitic population showing an admixture of Arab, black, and other ancestry, and dwelling in Somalia and adjacent regions.
- socman
-
noun,
sokeman.
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- spoilt
-
noun,
Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
- topman
-
noun,
a person stationed for duty in a top.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- actin-
-
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- coapts
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- smalto
-
noun,
colored glass or similar vitreous material used in mosaic.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- splint
-
noun,
a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- atomic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- spital
-
noun,
a hospital, especially one for lazars.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- ation
-
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- tamps
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- plan-
-
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- limps
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- plica
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- atmo-
-
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- malts
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- pilot
-
noun,
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- anim.
-
- plat.
-
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- plain
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- amin-
-
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- asco-
-
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- plant
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- loams
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- Apoc.
-
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- anis-
-
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- stomp
-
noun,
stamp (def 14).
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- plait
-
noun,
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- anti-
-
- lipo-
-
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- smalt
-
noun,
a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
- plast
-
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- masc.
-
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- actos
-
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- Mont.
-
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- molts
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- molas
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- 30-30
-
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- noct-
-
- octa-
-
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- natl.
-
- omni-
-
- tonia
-
- naso-
-
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- acpt.
-
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- palms
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- 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.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- milpa
-
noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- Milos
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- milia
-
noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- micas
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- milts
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- pico-
-
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- alti-
-
- alto-
-
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- mast-
-
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- pant-
-
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- miso-
-
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- misc.
-
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- Patmo
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- mini-
-
- limos
-
noun,
a limousine.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- plio-
-
- impis
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- scat-
-
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- clamp
-
noun,
a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- incl.
-
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- imit.
-
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- claps
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- Scot.
-
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- scalp
-
noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Sampo
-
noun,
a magical object or substance that was stolen by Ilmarinen, Vainamoinen, and Lemminkainen from Louhi because of its powers.
- sanit
-
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- SCAMP
-
noun,
an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- inst.
-
- insp.
-
- insol
-
- span-
-
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- init.
-
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- ilio-
-
- clapt
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of clap1 .
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- slipt
-
noun,
an act or instance of slipping.
- comps
-
noun,
a compositor.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- comp.
-
- smolt
-
noun,
a young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea.
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- comal
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- colat
-
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- compt
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
count1 .
- Cons.
-
- icons
-
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- ician
-
- CLASP
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- clipt
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- clomp
-
verb (used without object),
clump (def 6).
- Const
-
- Sino-
-
- clops
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- sito-
-
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- copal
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- cont.
-
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- capos
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- splat
-
noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- istic
-
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- Ital.
-
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- ition
-
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- spilt
-
noun,
a spilling, as of liquid.
- lact-
-
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- Cant.
-
- post-
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- stamp
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- camps
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Campo
-
noun,
(in South America) an extensive, nearly level grassland plain.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- limit
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Capt.
-
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- calms
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- Islam
-
noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- Islip
-
noun,
a town on the S shore of Long Island, in SE New York.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- caps.
-
- psalm
-
noun,
a sacred song or hymn.
- Liman
-
noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- Pal.
-
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- opia
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- Oct.
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAPC
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- NTIA
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- not-
-
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- Opal
-
noun,
a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Ont.
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- SMTP
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- Pol.
-
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- 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.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- top-
-
- SLIC
-
- pam.
-
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- pts.
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- pct.
-
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- pili
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Sam.
-
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Saml
-
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Sat.
-
- pil-
-
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- SPCA
-
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Soni
-
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- 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.
- soln
-
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Pan.
-
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- Tasm
-
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Sol.
-
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- Palm
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- sci.
-
- PSAT
-
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- tion
-
- psia
-
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- scil
-
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- pot.
-
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- pat.
-
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pos.
-
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- ICAO
-
- nos-
-
- iso-
-
- intl
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- 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 = .
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- itol
-
- ins.
-
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lam.
-
- Lamp
-
noun,
any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- int.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- cts.
-
- Com.
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- coml
-
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Con.
-
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Inc.
-
- ical
-
- 1080
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- IMCO
-
- Imp.
-
- impi
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- Lani
-
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- lit.
-
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- 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.
- 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.
- Mac-
-
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- limp
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- Lat.
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- lin.
-
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lip-
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- ant.
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- amp.
-
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- amt.
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ano-
-
- ANSI
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- AMLS
-
- apo-
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASTM
-
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- atic
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- ACLS
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- 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.
- AISI
-
- Alco
-
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Alis
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- alt.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- atm.
-
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- cml.
-
- cit.
-
- Cmon
-
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Col.
-
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- CAMP
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cal.
-
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- cis-
-
- Can.
-
- cap.
-
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- itis
-
- mal-
-
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- 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.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- mis-
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- MIPS
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- min.
-
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- mil.
-
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- Mic.
-
- MNAS
-
- 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.
- 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.
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- MSCP
-
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- MOpt
-
- mops
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mon.
-
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- mol.
-
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- MALS
-
- Man.
-
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- MCPO
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nom.
-
- ac-
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ap-
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- Am.
-
- TPI
-
- al.
-
- TPM
-
- TPN
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- OPA
-
- ons
-
- an.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- cl.
-
- cp.
-
- cs.
-
- ACS
-
- ct.
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- spt
-
- CAI
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- ACP
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- 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.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- ONI
-
- CIA
-
- TSI
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- ot-
-
- MSN
-
- CNM
-
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- MSI
-
- OSP
-
- SMA
-
- Mt.
-
- SLP
-
- OTA
-
- MSA
-
- MPA
-
- OTS
-
- Pa.
-
- pc.
-
- MST
-
- CMA
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- NCO
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- CIM
-
- CIP
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- OPM
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- CLI
-
- MTS
-
- MTP
-
- Clo
-
- MTO
-
- mtn
-
- MTI
-
- Co.
-
- ca.
-
- STI
-
- AMS
-
- OCS
-
- Oc.
-
- TMO
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- TLC
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- 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.
- ANC
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- NSC
-
- tlo
-
- TCA
-
- oic
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- AMC
-
- NOC
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- OAP
-
- ALM
-
- OTC
-
- OSA
-
- TCS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- op.
-
- NMI
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ALC
-
- TIA
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- OAS
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- Ola
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- at.
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- STP
-
- ATC
-
- Om.
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ATP
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- STM
-
- STL
-
- ast
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- APC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- NSA
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Apl
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- APS
-
- AIC
-
- ASN
-
- 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.
- OIt
-
- Npt
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- ASI
-
- TAL
-
- ASM
-
- pm.
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Ps.
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- LCM
-
- LCT
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- MIP
-
- LIM
-
- POC
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- POA
-
- PMT
-
- PLO
-
- MLS
-
- pli
-
- PLC
-
- PCI
-
- MIT
-
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- PCS
-
- Lt.
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- La.
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSC
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- PSA
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- 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.
- MNS
-
- MNA
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- MLA
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- ml.
-
- PCM
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- NOP
-
- PIO
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LSC
-
- LSI
-
- LSM
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- Mc-
-
- lpm
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mo.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSL
-
- MSC
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- LPN
-
- Mao
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- LMT
-
- MI6
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noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
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noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- LOC
-
- PIC
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noun,
a movie.
- mi.
-
- PLA
-
- pl.
-
- MAP
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noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- MCP
-
- MCI
-
- LON
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- mas
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noun,
mother1 .
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- TSP
-
- io-
-
- SCM
-
- ILO
-
- CPO
-
- ILP
-
- ILS
-
- CPM
-
- CPL
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SCP
-
- pim
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plural,
personal information manager.
- MOS
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noun,
moment (def 1).
- MOP
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noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- in.
-
- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- sc.
-
- CPS
-
- CSA
-
- 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 = .
- PTO
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- CTA
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- CST
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- CSO
-
- il-
-
- ics
-
- IOC
-
- SAP
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noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- SLA
-
- So.
-
- Sp.
-
- pt.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ist
-
- CPI
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- CPA
-
- Isl
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IOT
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- IPA
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- IPO
-
- IPS
-
- IPM
-
- ISA
-
- MOI
-
- MP
-
- M.
-
- ic
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- O.
-
- i.
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- SN
-
- AO
-
- TP
-
- 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.
- 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.
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- SA
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TN
-
- IP
-
- SL
-
- SM
-
- L.
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- LC
-
- ol
-
- CM
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- MN
-
- NL
-
- TM
-
- ln
-
- TL
-
- N.
-
- OA
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NP
-
- LM
-
- S.
-
- NI
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TC
-
- NM
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.