Anagrams of imponderable
Word imponderable has
2033 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of imponderable.
- ponderable
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adjective,
capable of being considered carefully or deeply.
- inoperable
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adjective,
not operable or practicable.
- pan-broil
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verb (used with or without object),
to cook in an uncovered frying pan over direct heat using little or no fat.
- banderole
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noun,
a small flag or streamer fastened to a lance, masthead, etc.
- bandoleer
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noun,
a broad belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers and having a number of small loops or pockets, for holding a cartridge or cartridges.
- impleader
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noun,
a procedural method by which an original party to an action may bring in and make a claim against a third party in connection with the claim made against the original party.
- bromeliad
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noun,
any of numerous, usually epiphytic tropical American plants, having long, stiff leaves and showy flowers, and including the pineapple, Spanish moss, and many species grown as houseplants or ornamentals.
- ealdormen
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noun,
alderman.
- Madrilene
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noun,
a consommé flavored with tomato, frequently jelled and served cold.
- name-drop
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verb (used without object),
to indulge in name-dropping.
- lop-eared
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adjective,
having ears that droop or hang down.
- promenade
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noun,
a stroll or walk, especially in a public place, as for pleasure or display.
- remedial
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adjective,
affording remedy; tending to remedy something.
- operable
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adjective,
that can be treated by a surgical operation.
Compare inoperable (def 2).
- openable
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adjective,
capable of being opened.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- dropline
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noun,
a headline or bank consisting of a top line set flush with the left margin, with each succeeding line indented on the left, and the final line flush with the right margin.
- rideable
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adjective,
ridable.
- leporide
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noun,
a Belgian hare formerly believed to be a hybrid of the European rabbit and hare.
- Oedipean
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Oedipus or the Oedipus complex.
- bedlamer
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noun,
a harp seal, beyond the beater stage but not yet mature.
- beanpole
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noun,
a tall pole for a bean plant to climb on.
- mineral.
-
- plebeian
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noun,
a member of the common people.
- mineable
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adjective,
minable.
- radiomen
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noun,
a person who operates a radio.
- aldermen
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noun,
a member of a municipal legislative body, especially of a municipal council.
- imbolden
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verb (used with object),
embolden.
- leporine
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a rabbit or hare.
- amberoid
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noun,
synthetic amber made by compressing pieces of various resins at a high temperature.
- beam-end
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Idioms,
on her beam-ends, Nautical. heeled so far on one side that the deck is practically vertical:
- pomander
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noun,
a mixture of aromatic substances, often in the form of a ball, formerly carried on the person as a supposed guard against infection but now placed in closets, dressers, etc.
- preamble
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noun,
an introductory statement; preface; introduction. Synonyms: opening, beginning; foreword, prologue, prelude.
Antonyms: epilogue, appendix, conclusion, afterword, closing.
- debonair
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adjective,
courteous, gracious, and having a sophisticated charm:
- lie-abed
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noun,
a person who remains in bed until a relatively late hour; late riser.
- palinode
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noun,
a poem in which the poet retracts something said in an earlier poem.
- domineer
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verb (used with or without object),
to rule arbitrarily or despotically; tyrannize.
- Lombardi
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noun,
Vince(nt Thomas) 1913–70, U.S. football coach.
- ropeable
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adjective,
ropable.
- rebeldom
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noun,
a region or territory controlled by rebels.
- do-re-mi
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noun,
money.
- oleander
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noun,
a poisonous shrub, Nerium oleander, of the dogbane family, native to southern Eurasia, having evergreen leaves and showy clusters of pink, red, or white flowers, and widely cultivated as an ornamental.
- Alberoni
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noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1664–1752, Italian cardinal and statesman: prime minister of Spain 1715–19.
- dopamine
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noun,
Biochemistry. a catecholamine neurotransmitter in the central nervous system, retina, and sympathetic ganglia, acting within the brain to help regulate movement and emotion: its depletion may cause Parkinson's disease.
Compare dopa.
- Belmopan
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Belize, in the central part.
- linebred
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adjective,
produced by linebreeding.
- binormal
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noun,
the normal to a curve, lying perpendicular to the osculating plane at a given point on the curve.
- leeboard
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noun,
either of two broad, flat objects attached to the sides of a sailing ship amidships, the one on the lee side being lowered into the water to prevent the ship from making leeway.
- peroneal
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adjective,
pertaining to or situated near the fibula.
- lemonade
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noun,
a beverage consisting of lemon juice, sweetener, and water, sometimes carbonated.
- deniable
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adjective,
capable of being or liable to be denied or contradicted.
- periblem
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noun,
the histogen in plants that gives rise to the cortex.
- bilander
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noun,
a small two-masted merchant vessel, a type of hoy distinguished by the trapezoidal shape of the mainsail, used especially on canals and along coasts of the Low Countries.
- Perelman
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noun,
S(idney) J(oseph) 1904–79, U.S. author.
- melanoid
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adjective,
of or characterized by melanosis.
- enmarble
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verb (used with object),
emmarble.
- mandible
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noun,
the bone of the lower jaw.
- Leopardi
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noun,
Count Giacomo [jah-kuh-moh;; Italian jah-kaw-maw] /ˈdʒɑ kəˌmoʊ;; Italian ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1798–1837, Italian poet.
- prolamin
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noun,
any of the class of simple proteins, as gliadin, hordein, or zein, found in grains, soluble in dilute acids, alkalis, and alcohols, and insoluble in water, neutral salt solutions, and absolute alcohol.
- demeanor
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noun,
conduct; behavior; deportment.
- doberman
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noun,
Doberman pinscher.
- Bodleian
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noun,
the library of Oxford University, reestablished by Sir Thomas Bodley, 1545–1613, English diplomat and scholar.
- remolade
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noun,
rémoulade.
- embolden
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verb (used with object),
to make bold or bolder; hearten; encourage.
- pemoline
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noun,
a synthetic, weak, central nervous system stimulant, C 9 H 8 N 2 O 2 , with sympathomimetic activity, used as an adjunct in the management of hyperkinetic behavior disorders.
- Oberland
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noun,
a mountain region in central Switzerland, mostly in S Bern canton.
- lead-in
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noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- Darlene
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noun,
a female given name: from the Old English word meaning “darling.”.
- Morandi
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noun,
Giorgio [jawr-jaw] /ˈdʒɔr dʒɔ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1964, Italian painter.
- moraine
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- deplore
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verb (used with object),
to regret deeply or strongly; lament:
- dariole
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noun,
a small round mold.
- limeade
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noun,
a beverage consisting of lime juice, a sweetener, and plain or carbonated water.
- lempira
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Honduras, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: L.
- perinde
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adverb,
(in prescriptions) in the same manner as before.
- apodeme
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noun,
a ridgelike ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports the internal organs and provides the attachment points for the muscles.
- pereion
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noun,
(in a crustacean) the thorax.
- Morelia
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Michoacán, in central Mexico.
- leopard
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noun,
a large, spotted Asian or African carnivore, Panthera pardus, of the cat family, usually tawny with black markings; the Old World panther: all leopard populations are threatened or endangered.
- lepido-
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- leporid
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noun,
an animal of the family Leporidae, comprising the rabbits and hares.
- Learned
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adjective,
having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite:
- Demerol
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- Leander
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noun,
a Greek youth, the lover of Hero, who swam the Hellespont every night to visit her until he was drowned in a storm.
- Deloria
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noun,
Vine, (Jr.) [vahyn] /vaɪn/ (Show IPA), 1933–2005, U.S. writer.
- demirep
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noun,
a demimondaine.
- piebald
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noun,
a piebald animal, especially a horse.
- deplane
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verb (used without object),
to disembark from an airplane.
- Leonard
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noun,
Sugar Ray (Ray Charles Leonard) born 1956, U.S. boxer.
- Permian
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noun,
Geology. the Permian Period or System.
- ridable
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- Perlman
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noun,
Itzhak [ee-tsahk,, it-zahk] /ˈi tsɑk,, ˈɪt zɑk/ (Show IPA), born 1945, U.S. violinist, born in Israel.
- meander
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noun,
Usually, meanders. turnings or windings; a winding path or course.
- leproma
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noun,
the swollen lesion of leprosy.
- Delaine
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Delaine Merino.
- Delorme
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noun,
Philibert [fee-lee-ber] /fi liˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1515?–70, French architect.
- embroil
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verb (used with object),
to bring into discord or conflict; involve in contention or strife.
- bandore
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noun,
an obsolete musical instrument resembling the guitar.
- biplane
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noun,
an airplane with two sets of wings, one above and usually slightly forward of the other.
- berline
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noun,
an automobile with the front and rear compartments separated by a glass partition, as some limousines.
- meropia
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noun,
partial blindness.
- re-laid
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verb,
simple past tense and past participle of re-lay.
- Meriden
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noun,
a city in central Connecticut.
- mandrel
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noun,
a shaft or bar the end of which is inserted into a workpiece to hold it during machining.
- bimodal
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adjective,
having or providing two modes, methods, systems, etc.
- maniple
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) a subdivision of a legion, consisting of 60 or 120 men.
- manrope
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noun,
a rope placed at the side of a gangway, ladder, or the like, to serve as a rail.
- Bonaire
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noun,
an island in the E Netherlands Antilles, in the S West Indies. 95 sq. mi. (245 sq. km).
- Melodie
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noun,
a female given name.
- bipedal
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adjective,
biped.
- melodia
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noun,
an 8 feet (2.4 meters) wooden flue-pipe stop organ resembling the clarabella in tone.
- brained
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- bipolar
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adjective,
having two poles, as the earth.
- Melinda
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noun,
a female given name.
- birdman
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noun,
an ornithologist.
- birdmen
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noun,
an ornithologist.
- Marlene
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noun,
a female given name.
- melano-
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- Melanie
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noun,
a female given name.
- Marline
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noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- remiped
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noun,
a remiped animal.
- Blondie
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noun,
Informal. a blond person:
- remodel
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verb (used with object),
to model again.
- blender
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noun,
a person or thing that blends.
- Pioneer
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noun,
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- Benemid
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- Mondale
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noun,
Walter Frederick ("Fritz") born 1928, U.S. politician: senator 1965–77; vice president 1977–81.
- bromine
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noun,
an element that is a dark-reddish, fuming, toxic liquid and a member of the halogen family: obtained from natural brines and ocean water, and used chiefly in the manufacture of gasoline antiknock compounds, pharmaceuticals, and dyes. Symbol: Br; atomic weight: 79.909; atomic number: 35; specific gravity: 3.119 at 20°C.
- lipread
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verb (used with object),
to understand spoken words by interpreting the movements of a speaker's lips without hearing the sounds made.
- Dampier
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noun,
William, 1652–1715, English navigator, explorer, buccaneer, and writer.
- Moliere
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noun,
(Jean Baptiste Poquelin) 1622–73, French actor and playwright.
- Bardeen
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noun,
John, 1908–91, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1956, 1972.
- Lombard
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Lombardy.
- Daimler
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noun,
Gottlieb (Wilhelm) [got-leeb-wil-helm;; German gawt-leep-vil-helm] /ˈgɒt libˈwɪl hɛlm;; German ˈgɔt lipˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1834–1900, German automotive engineer, inventor, and manufacturer.
- moderne
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adjective,
pretentiously modern; striving to appear modern but lacking style or conviction.
- redbone
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noun,
an American hound having a red coat, used in hunting raccoons, bears, cougars, and wildcats.
- nombril
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noun,
the point in an escutcheon between the middle of the base and the fess point.
- redline
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noun,
Automotive.
the maximum rotational speed, or angular velocity, of the engine crankshaft that is considered safe: often measured in rpm.
a red line or boundary of a red area that delineates such a value, as on a tachometer.
- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- bromide
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noun,
Chemistry.
a salt of hydrobromic acid consisting of two elements, one of which is bromine, as sodium bromide, NaBr.
a compound containing bromine, as methyl bromide.
- madrone
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noun,
any of several evergreen trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. menziesii (Pacific madrone) of western North America, having red, flaky bark and bearing edible reddish berries.
- broaden
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verb (used with or without object),
to become or make broad.
- reedman
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noun,
a musician who plays a reed instrument.
- Brindle
-
noun,
a brindled coloring.
- Bearden
-
noun,
Romare Howard [roh-mair] /ˈroʊ mɛər/ (Show IPA), 1911–88, U.S. artist.
- Mirabel
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noun,
a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- bedlamp
-
noun,
a lamp at the side or head of a bed.
- bedrail
-
noun,
a board at the side of a bed connecting the footboard and headboard.
- Mineola
-
noun,
a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- minable
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adjective,
capable of being mined, especially profitably.
- pleader
-
noun,
a person who pleads, especially at law.
- Belinda
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old Spanish word meaning “beautiful.”.
- Maderno
-
noun,
Carlo [kahr-law] /ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1556–1629, Italian architect.
- aneroid
-
noun,
aneroid barometer.
- blinder
-
noun,
a person or thing that blinds.
- parolee
-
noun,
a person who is released from prison on parole.
- praline
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noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- alerion
-
noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- problem
-
noun,
any question or matter involving doubt, uncertainty, or difficulty.
- alienor
-
noun,
a person who transfers property.
- dominee
-
noun,
dominie (def 2).
- pebrine
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noun,
an infectious disease of silkworms, characterized by a black spotting of the integument and by stunted growth, caused by the protozoan Nosema bomycis.
- prelim.
-
- almoner
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noun,
a person whose function or duty is the distribution of alms on behalf of an institution, a royal personage, a monastery, etc.
- Ireland
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noun,
John, 1838–1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888–1918.
- donable
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adjective,
available free from government surpluses:
- Oedipal
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adjective,
of, characterized by, or resulting from the Oedipus complex.
- parboil
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verb (used with object),
to boil partially or for a short time; precook.
- poniard
-
noun,
a small, slender dagger.
- labored
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- Oberlin
-
noun,
Jean Frédéric [French zhahn frey-dey-reek] /French ʒɑ̃ freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1740–1826, Alsatian clergyman.
- ambroid
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noun,
amberoid.
- ameboid
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adjective,
resembling or related to amebas.
- Dnieper
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noun,
a river rising in the W Russian Federation flowing S through Byelorussia (Belarus) and Ukraine to the Black Sea. 1400 miles (2250 km) long.
- Alebion
-
noun,
a son of Poseidon who, with his brother Dercynus, was killed by Hercules while attempting to steal the cattle that Hercules had taken from Geryon.
- prebend
-
noun,
a stipend allotted from the revenues of a cathedral or a collegiate church to a canon or member of the chapter.
- AmerInd
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noun,
Indian (def 1).
- implead
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verb (used with object),
to sue in a court of law.
- Opaline
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adjective,
of or like opal; opalescent.
- impanel
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verb (used with object),
to enter on a panel or list for jury duty.
- prename
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noun,
given name.
- impearl
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verb (used with object),
to form into drops resembling pearls.
- operand
-
noun,
a quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed.
- aileron
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- earldom
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noun,
Also called earlship. the rank or title of an earl.
- earlobe
-
noun,
the soft, pendulous lower part of the external ear.
- rampion
-
noun,
a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
- implode
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verb (used with object),
Phonetics. to pronounce by implosion.
- implore
-
verb (used with object),
to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat:
- ordinal
-
noun,
an ordinal number or numeral.
- proband
-
noun,
a patient who is the initial member of a family to come under study.
- Edelman
-
noun,
Gerald Maurice, 1929–2014, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1972.
- Adeline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adele.
- inboard
-
noun,
an inboard motor.
- inbreed
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verb (used with object),
to breed (individuals of a closely related group) repeatedly.
- Abilene
-
noun,
a city in central Texas.
- proline
-
noun,
an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
- predial
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adjective,
praedial.
- lampion
-
noun,
a small lamp, especially a small oil lamp with a tinted glass chimney, formerly very popular as a source of illumination on carriages.
- ropable
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adjective,
capable of being roped.
- Palermo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Sicily, in the NW part.
- Elpenor
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a companion of Odysseus who was killed when he fell off the roof of Circe's palace.
- Emerald
-
noun,
a rare variety of beryl that is colored green by chromium and valued as a gem.
- empanel
-
verb (used with object),
impanel.
- Romaine
-
noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- diploma
-
noun,
a document given by an educational institution conferring a degree on a person or certifying that the person has satisfactorily completed a course of study.
- peloria
-
noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- emplane
-
verb (used with or without object),
enplane.
- abdomen
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
the part of the body of a mammal between the thorax and the pelvis; belly.
the cavity of this part of the body containing the stomach, intestines, etc.
(in nonmammalian vertebrates) a region of the body corresponding to, but not coincident with, this part or cavity.
- padrone
-
noun,
a master; boss.
- padrino
-
noun,
a godfather.
- Emporia
-
noun,
a city in E Kansas.
- Pembina
-
noun,
highbush cranberry.
- elepaio
-
noun,
a small brown-backed or gray-backed Hawaiian flycatcher, Chasiempis sandwichensis, having white wing bars, a white rump, and a blackish cocked tail.
- ladrone
-
noun,
a thief.
- Eleanor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- plani-
-
- Elodea
-
noun,
any of several New World submersed aquatic plants of the genus Elodea, having numerous, usually whorled leaves.
- remand
-
noun,
the act of remanding.
- Bremen
-
noun,
a state in NW Germany. 156 sq. mi. (405 sq. km).
- I-beam
-
noun,
a rolled or extruded metal beam having a cross section resembling an I.
Compare H-beam.
- radio-
-
- plano-
-
- Marlon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- pro-am
-
noun,
any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
- primal
-
adjective,
first; original; primeval:
- Elmira
-
noun,
a city in S central New York.
- Madero
-
noun,
Francisco Indalecio [frahn-sees-kaw een-dah-le-syaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ˌin dɑˈlɛ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1913, Mexican revolutionary and political leader: president 1911–13.
- empale
-
verb (used with object),
impale (defs 1–5).
- branle
-
noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- Brando
-
noun,
Marlon, 1924–2004, U.S. actor.
- Brenda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “flame” or “sword.”.
- bolden
-
noun,
Charles ("Buddy") 1868?–1931, U.S. cornet player: early pioneer in jazz.
- remind
-
verb (used with object),
to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
- Pleiad
-
noun,
any of the Pleiades.
- Embden
-
noun,
one of a breed of large, white domestic geese having orange shanks, toes, and bill.
- pleio-
-
- bridle
-
noun,
part of the tack or harness of a horse, consisting usually of a headstall, bit, and reins.
- mealie
-
noun,
Sometimes, mealies. corn; maize.
- premed
-
noun,
a program of premedical study or training.
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- blonde
-
noun,
a woman or girl having this coloration.
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- Mariel
-
noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- bridal
-
noun,
a wedding.
- Briand
-
noun,
Aristide [ar-uh-steed;; French a-ree-steed] /ˈær əˌstid;; French a riˈstid/ (Show IPA), 1862–1932, French statesman: minister of France 11 times; Nobel Peace Prize 1926.
- radome
-
noun,
a dome-shaped device used to house a radar antenna.
- Emelia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- enamel
-
noun,
a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.
- Marble
-
noun,
metamorphosed limestone, consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite, capable of taking a high polish, occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in sculpture and architecture.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- planer
-
noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- enrobe
-
verb (used with object),
to dress; attire:
- marled
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Marion
-
noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- Mandel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Borman
-
noun,
Frank, born 1928, U.S. astronaut.
- boride
-
noun,
a compound consisting of two elements of which boron is the more electronegative one.
- Boreal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the north wind.
- maline
-
noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- endear
-
verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- enable
-
verb (used with object),
to make able; give power, means, competence, or ability to; authorize:
- elapid
-
noun,
any of numerous cosmopolitan snakes of the family Elapidae, having permanently erect fangs in the front of the upper jaw and including the New World coral snakes, the cobras, and most Australian snakes.
- Borden
-
noun,
Gail, 1801–74, U.S. inventor: developed technique for condensing milk.
- borane
-
noun,
any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
- Malone
-
noun,
Edmond, 1741–1812, Irish literary critic and Shakespearean scholar.
- epimer
-
noun,
either of a pair of isomeric aldose compounds, especially of certain sugars, that differ from each other in the positions of the H and OH at the second atom from the end of the carbon chain, as d-glucose and d-mannose.
- bordel
-
noun,
a brothel.
- Mailer
-
noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- Marlin
-
noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- MAeroE
-
- maiden
-
noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- edible
-
noun,
Usually, edibles. edible substances; food.
- Ermine
-
noun,
an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail.
Compare stoat.
- mailed
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- boiler
-
noun,
a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc.
Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
- Empire
-
noun,
a group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government: usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, as the former British Empire, French Empire, Russian Empire, Byzantine Empire, or Roman Empire.
- Edirne
-
noun,
a city in NW Turkey, in the European part.
- boiled
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- Malden
-
noun,
a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- bolide
-
noun,
a large, brilliant meteor, especially one that explodes; fireball.
- dinero
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- ramble
-
noun,
a walk without a definite route, taken merely for pleasure.
- denier
-
noun,
a person who denies.
- derail
-
noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- Lander
-
noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- Lenape
-
noun,
Delaware (defs 5, 6).
- depone
-
verb (used with or without object),
to testify under oath; depose.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- rapido
-
noun,
an express train.
- Lenard
-
noun,
Philipp [fee-lip] /ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, German physicist, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize 1905.
- denom.
-
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- denial
-
noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- dipole
-
noun,
Physics, Electricity. a pair of electric point charges or magnetic poles of equal magnitude and opposite signs, separated by an infinitesimal distance.
- Ladino
-
noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- Lenore
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- ponder
-
verb (used with object),
to weigh carefully in the mind; consider thoughtfully:
- Leonid
-
noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- labrid
-
noun,
any of numerous fishes of the family Labridae, including the wrasses, the tautog, and the cunner, and characterized chiefly by well-developed teeth and, often, brilliant colors.
- doable
-
adjective,
capable of being done.
- labio-
-
- demean
-
noun,
Archaic. demeanor.
- Doblin
-
noun,
Alfred [ahl-freyt] /ˈɑl freɪt/ (Show IPA), 1878–1957, German physician and novelist.
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- dermal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the skin.
- Delian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- dibrom
-
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- dimple
-
noun,
a small, natural hollow area or crease, permanent or transient, in some soft part of the human body, especially one formed in the cheek in smiling.
- polder
-
noun,
a tract of low land, especially in the Netherlands, reclaimed from the sea or other body of water and protected by dikes.
- L-dopa
-
noun,
Pharmacology. levodopa.
- Poland
-
noun,
a republic in E central Europe, on the Baltic Sea. About 121,000 sq. mi. (313,400 sq. km). Capital: Warsaw.
- leaden
-
adjective,
inertly heavy like lead; hard to lift or move:
- lardon
-
noun,
a strip of fat used in larding, especially as drawn through the substance of meat, chicken, etc., with a kind of needle or pin.
- leader
-
noun,
a person or thing that leads.
- pomade
-
noun,
a scented ointment, especially one used for the scalp or for dressing the hair.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- dermo-
-
- diaper
-
noun,
a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- dialer
-
noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- Landor
-
noun,
Walter Savage, 1775–1864, English poet and prose writer.
- Diablo
-
noun,
Spanish for “devil.”.
- diable
-
adjective,
highly spiced; prepared with hot or piquant seasoning; deviled.
- diplo-
-
- diploe
-
noun,
the cancellate bony tissue between the hard inner and outer walls of the bones of the cranium.
- Leiden
-
noun,
a city in W Netherlands.
- Leipoa
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- random
-
noun,
something that is random, or a random state or condition:
- dolman
-
noun,
a woman's mantle with capelike arm pieces instead of sleeves.
- impale
-
verb (used with object),
to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
- daemon
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
a god.
a subordinate deity, as the genius of a place or a person's attendant spirit.
- loader
-
noun,
a person or thing that loads.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- dormie
-
adjective,
(of a player or side in match play) being in the lead by as many holes as are still to be played.
- Damien
-
noun,
Father (Jo·seph de Veu·ster) [French zhaw-zef--duh-vœ-ster] /French ʒɔˈzɛf də vœˈstɛr/ (Show IPA), 1840–89, Belgian Roman Catholic missionary to the lepers of Molokai.
- dormin
-
noun,
abscisic acid.
- impone
-
verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- daimon
-
noun,
daemon.
- daimen
-
adjective,
rare; occasional.
- Laredo
-
noun,
a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.
- Dorian
-
noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- redial
-
noun,
automatic redial.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- imper.
-
- impend
-
verb (used without object),
to be imminent; be about to happen.
- impede
-
verb (used with object),
to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
- bromal
-
noun,
an oily, colorless liquid, CBr 3 CHO, used in medicine chiefly as an anodyne and hypnotic.
- imparl
-
verb (used without object),
to confer with the opposing party in a lawsuit with a view to settling the dispute amicably, out of court.
- Brodie
-
noun,
a suicidal or daredevil leap; wild dive:
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- dampen
-
verb (used with object),
to make damp; moisten:
- damper
-
noun,
a person or thing that damps or depresses:
- dolmen
-
noun,
a structure usually regarded as a tomb, consisting of two or more large, upright stones set with a space between and capped by a horizontal stone.
- Limber
-
noun,
a two-wheeled vehicle, originally pulled by four or six horses, behind which is towed a field gun or caisson.
- Delano
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- DOMAIN
-
noun,
a field of action, thought, influence, etc.:
- Lerida
-
noun,
a city in NE Spain.
- Libera
-
noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- debone
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the bones from (meat, fish, or fowl); bone:
- domine
-
noun,
lord; master (used as a title of address).
- lierne
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- limbed
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- dealer
-
noun,
a person who buys and sells articles without altering their condition; trader or merchant, especially a wholesaler:
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- Doreen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- limner
-
noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- darnel
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- Indore
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- indole
-
noun,
a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
- lipoma
-
noun,
a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- Daniel
-
noun,
Bible.
a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
- inbred
-
adjective,
naturally inherent; innate; native:
- Preble
-
noun,
Edward, 1761–1807, U.S. naval officer.
- deperm
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce the permanent magnetism of (a vessel) by wrapping an electric cable around it vertically athwartships and energizing the cable.
- Medina
-
noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- meanie
-
noun,
Informal. meany.
- perdie
-
adverb, interjection,
pardi.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- neaped
-
adjective,
grounded until the next cycle of spring tides.
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- period
-
noun,
a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics:
- Nemrod
-
noun,
Nimrod (def 1).
- Nereid
-
noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- aplomb
-
noun,
imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance.
- nimble
-
adjective,
quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active; rapid:
- Nimrod
-
noun,
the great-grandson of Noah: noted as a great hunter. Gen. 10:8–10.
- anomie
-
noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- Pernod
-
- Nobile
-
noun,
Umberto [oo m-ber-taw] /ʊmˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and arctic explorer.
- anemo-
-
- roadie
-
noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- andro-
-
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- Ampere
-
noun,
the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
- normal
-
noun,
the average or mean:
- amino-
-
- peloid
-
noun,
mud used therapeutically.
- Amidol
-
noun,
a colorless, crystalline powder, C 6 H 8 N 2 O⋅2HCl, derived from phenol, used chiefly as a photographic developer.
- amido-
-
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- Napoli
-
noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- pedlar
-
noun,
peddler.
- Baldie
-
noun,
a bald person (sometimes used as a facetious term of address).
- pimola
-
noun,
an olive stuffed with red sweet pepper; stuffed olive.
- Barmen
-
noun,
a former city in W Germany, now incorporated into Wuppertal.
- Moerae
-
plural noun,
the Fates.
- bardee
-
noun,
bardy2 .
- molder
-
noun,
a person or thing that molds.
- Molina
-
noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- Moline
-
noun,
a city in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi.
- Monera
-
noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- monial
-
noun,
a mullion.
- monied
-
adjective,
moneyed.
- baleen
-
noun,
whalebone (def 1).
- Balder
-
noun,
a god, a son of Odin and Frigg and the twin brother of Hod, by whom he was killed.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- morale
-
noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- morbid
-
adjective,
suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc.:
- bailor
-
noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- bailee
-
noun,
a person to whom personal property is delivered in bailment.
- ribald
-
noun,
a ribald person.
- Moreen
-
noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- badmen
-
noun,
a bandit, outlaw, desperado, etc., especially in the early history of the western U.S.
- riband
-
noun,
a decorative ribbon.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- rimple
-
noun,
a wrinkle.
- Arnold
-
noun,
Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
- Pelion
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- Obelia
-
noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- Modena
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, NW of Bologna.
- pardon
-
noun,
kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience:
- admire
-
Idioms,
be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- ad-lib
-
noun,
something improvised in speech, music, etc.:
- ordeal
-
noun,
any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
- adeno-
-
- oreide
-
noun,
oroide.
- Rodman
-
noun,
a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
- rodmen
-
noun,
a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- Roland
-
noun,
Italian Orlando. the greatest of the paladins in the Charlemagne cycle of the chansons de geste, renowned for his prowess and the manner of his death in the battle of Roncesvalles (a.d. 778), also for his five days' combat with Oliver in which neither was the victor.
- adreno
-
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- pander
-
noun,
a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- paedo-
-
- pained
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pairle
-
noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- paleo-
-
- Ronald
-
noun,
a male given name: from Scandinavian words meaning “counsel” and “rule.”.
- paleon
-
- rondel
-
noun,
Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting usually of 14 lines on two rhymes, of which four are made up of the initial couplet repeated in the middle and at the end, with the second line of the couplet sometimes being omitted at the end.
- palmed
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- Palmer
-
noun,
a pilgrim, especially of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token.
- adren-
-
- aedile
-
noun,
one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.
- Ambler
-
noun,
Eric, 1909–1998, English suspense novelist.
- Aldine
-
noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- pedion
-
noun,
a crystal form having only a single face, without a symmetrical equivalent: unique to the triclinic system.
- ambeer
-
noun,
tobacco juice.
- oedema
-
noun,
edema.
- Alpine
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- Almond
-
noun,
the nutlike kernel of the fruit of either of two trees, Prunus dulcis (sweet almond) or P. dulcis amara (bitter almond) which grow in warm temperate regions.
- roband
-
noun,
a short piece of spun yarn or other material, used to secure a sail to a yard, gaff, or the like.
- aliped
-
noun,
an aliped animal.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- oilman
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- oilmen
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- Aldrin
-
noun,
a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
- Alboin
-
noun,
died a.d. 573? king of the Langobards 561?–573?
- Aeneid
-
noun,
a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
- Albion
-
noun,
Alebion.
- albino
-
noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- albedo
-
noun,
Astronomy. the ratio of the light reflected by a planet or satellite to that received by it.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- parole
-
noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- aidmen
-
noun,
a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
- Aerope
-
noun,
the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
- aeron.
-
- aerobe
-
noun,
an organism, especially a bacterium, that requires air or free oxygen for life (opposed to anaerobe).
- opener
-
noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- Modern
-
noun,
a person of modern times.
- Nepali
-
noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- Berlin
-
noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- bireme
-
noun,
a galley having two banks or tiers of oars.
- bemean
-
verb (used with object),
to make mean; demean; debase (usually used reflexively).
- Milner
-
noun,
Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
- milord
-
noun,
an English nobleman or gentleman (usually used as a term of address).
- Menado
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Sulawesi, in NE Indonesia.
- meloid
-
noun,
a beetle of the family Meloidae, comprising the blister beetles.
- beldam
-
noun,
an old woman, especially an ugly one; hag.
- minder
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
- Repeal
-
noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- bindle
-
noun,
a bundle, usually of bedding and other possessions, carried by a hobo.
- bedpan
-
noun,
a shallow toilet pan for use by persons confined to bed.
- bedlam
-
noun,
a scene or state of wild uproar and confusion.
- Pinole
-
noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- Meliae
-
plural noun,
the nymphs born from the blood of Uranus at the time of his mutilation by Cronus; the nymphs of ash trees.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- Melena
-
noun,
the discharge of black, tarry, bloody stools, usually resulting from a hemorrhage in the alimentary tract.
- Melder
-
noun,
the quantity of meal ground at one time; the yield of meal from a crop or specific amount of grain.
- bemire
-
verb (used with object),
to soil with mire; dirty or muddy:
- bemoan
-
verb (used with object),
to express distress or grief over; lament:
- melan-
-
- berime
-
verb (used with object),
berhyme.
- Merlin
-
noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- Bernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Bernard.
- Merida
-
noun,
suntan (def 2).
- Merope
-
noun,
a queen of Corinth and the foster mother of Oedipus.
- repine
-
verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- bimane
-
noun,
a bimanous animal.
- menial
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- binder
-
noun,
a person or thing that binds.
- mid-on
-
noun,
the position of a fielder on the on side of the wicket.
- reopen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- mender
-
noun,
a person or thing that mends.
- milden
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become mild or milder.
- Bender
-
noun,
a person or thing that bends, as a pair of pliers or a powered machine.
- Mendel
-
noun,
Gregor Johann [greg-er yoh-hahn;; German grey-gawr yoh-hahn] /ˈgrɛg ər ˈyoʊ hɑn;; German ˈgreɪ gɔr ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), 1822–84, Austrian monk and botanist.
- bename
-
verb (used with object),
to name; call by name.
- Blaine
-
noun,
James Gillespie [gi-les-pee] /gɪˈlɛs pi/ (Show IPA), 1830–93, U.S. statesman.
- repand
-
adjective,
Botany. having a wavy margin, as a leaf.
- merlon
-
noun,
(in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.
- beanie
-
noun,
a skullcap, often brightly colored, worn especially by children and by college freshmen, especially in the 1940s.
- blende
-
noun,
sphalerite; zinc sulfide.
- medial
-
noun,
Phonetics.
a medial sound or letter.
media2 (def 1).
- Median
-
noun,
Arithmetic, Statistics. the middle number in a given sequence of numbers, taken as the average of the two middle numbers when the sequence has an even number of numbers:
- Mobile
-
noun,
a piece of sculpture having delicately balanced units constructed of rods and sheets of metal or other material suspended in midair by wire or twine so that the individual parts can move independently, as when stirred by a breeze.
Compare stabile (def 3).
- pinard
-
noun,
wine.
- beader
-
noun,
a tool for forming beads on lumber.
- Beadle
-
noun,
a parish officer having various subordinate duties, as keeping order during services, waiting on the rector, etc.
- Pindar
-
noun,
522?–443? b.c, Greek poet.
- pinder
-
noun,
peanut.
- blamed
-
noun,
an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof:
- M-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- medlar
-
noun,
a small tree, Mespilus germanica, of the rose family, the fruit of which resembles a crab apple and is not edible until the early stages of decay.
- pineal
-
adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- Melba
-
noun,
(Dame) Nellie (Helen Porter Mitchell Armstrong) 1861–1931, Australian operatic soprano.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- plaid
-
noun,
any fabric woven of differently colored yarns in a crossbarred pattern.
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- pred.
-
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Peale
-
noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- Emile
-
noun,
a didactic novel (1762) by J. J. Rousseau, dealing principally with the author's theories of education.
- omber
-
noun,
a card game popular in the 17th and 18th centuries and played, usually by three persons, with 40 cards.
- omni-
-
- plan-
-
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- maple
-
noun,
any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer, species of which are grown as shade or ornamental trees, for timber, or for sap.
Compare maple family.
- Pamir
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- impel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- pale-
-
- oldie
-
noun,
a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
- emend
-
verb (used with object),
to edit or change (a text).
- oiled
-
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.
- Emden
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Germany.
- prand
-
- Merle
-
noun,
the blackbird, Turdus merula.
- Medan
-
noun,
a city in NE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Medea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a sorceress, daughter of Aeëtes and wife of Jason, whom she assisted in obtaining the Golden Fleece: when Jason deserted her, she killed their children.
- merde
-
noun,
excrement.
- Pearl
-
noun,
a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.
Compare cultured pearl.
- Oland
-
noun,
an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
- padre
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- in-lb
-
- Meade
-
noun,
George Gordon, 1815–72, Union general in the American Civil War.
- meno-
-
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- Media
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- olden
-
adjective,
of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
- Indo-
-
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- Older
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- Mende
-
noun,
a member of a people living in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
- Pablo
-
noun,
a male given name, Spanish form of Paul.
- endo-
-
- pari-
-
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- prim.
-
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Medon
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a herald who warned Penelope that her suitors were conspiring against Telemachus.
- epode
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a kind of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in which a long verse is followed by a short one.
- Ender
-
noun,
Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- Primo
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- panel
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- Melia
-
- EPROM
-
noun,
a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
- prob.
-
- pardi
-
adverb, interjection,
verily; indeed.
- ordn.
-
- erode
-
verb (used with object),
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:
Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil.
Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- probe
-
noun,
the act of probing.
- oidea
-
- Pride
-
noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- Erbil
-
noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- Prome
-
noun,
a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- orial
-
- imbed
-
verb (used with object),
embed.
- prom.
-
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- ileo-
-
- paned
-
adjective,
having panes (usually used in combination):
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- Priam
-
noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- menad
-
noun,
maenad.
- prem.
-
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- melon
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- proem
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- idler
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- ideo-
-
- Parl.
-
- prod.
-
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- 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.
- plio-
-
- prae-
-
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- Morel
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- LIDAR
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- Liard
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- piled
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- podia
-
noun,
a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.
- Pilea
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- limba
-
noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- piend
-
noun,
arris.
- pibal
-
noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds by theodolitic tracking of a pilot balloon.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- pleo-
-
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- leper
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- Ndola
-
noun,
a city in N Zambia.
- ploid
-
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- plier
-
noun,
pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- model
-
noun,
a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
- modal
-
noun,
modal auxiliary.
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- loden
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- lobed
-
adjective,
having a lobe or lobes; lobate.
- lobar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- moble
-
verb (used with object),
to wrap the head of, as in a hood.
- molar
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- plomb
-
noun,
any inert material inserted into a body cavity for therapeutic purposes.
- monad
-
noun,
Biology.
any simple, single-celled organism.
any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
- monde
-
noun,
the world; people; society.
- lipo-
-
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- moped
-
noun,
a motorized bicycle that has pedals in addition to a low-powered gasoline engine designed for low-speed operation.
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- limbo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Theology. a region on the border of hell or heaven, serving as the abode after death of unbaptized infants (limbo of infants) and of the righteous who died before the coming of Christ (limbo of the fathers or limbo of the patriarchs)
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Perle
-
noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- pedo-
-
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- Pemba
-
noun,
an island near the E coast of equatorial Africa: formerly part of Zanzibar protectorate; now a part of Tanzania. 164,321; 380 sq. mi. (984 sq. km).
- Lando
-
noun,
died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- lamed
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Laird
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- Pedro
-
noun,
any of several varieties of all fours in which the five of trumps counts at its face value.
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- Ladon
-
noun,
a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- Obad.
-
- Obeid
-
noun,
El Obeid.
- male-
-
- labor
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- PEDir
-
- Meroe
-
noun,
a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
- pedi-
-
- Mande
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- mero-
-
- pedal
-
noun,
a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
- Iran.
-
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- nomad
-
noun,
a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- Nebr.
-
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- plebe
-
noun,
Also, pleb. (at the U.S. Military and Naval academies) a member of the freshman class.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- plead
-
verb (used with object),
to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- medal
-
noun,
a flat piece of metal, often a disk but sometimes a cross, star, or other form, usually bearing an inscription or design, issued to commemorate a person, action, or event, or given as a reward for bravery, merit, or the like:
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- 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.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Mabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- peri-
-
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- Niobe
-
noun,
the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- madre
-
noun,
mother1 .
- pene-
-
- Nobel
-
noun,
Alfred Bernhard [ahl-fred ber-nahrd] /ˈɑl frɛd ˈbɛr nɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
- Noble
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- nodal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- Nolde
-
noun,
Emil (Emil Hansen) 1867–1956, German painter.
- mbira
-
noun,
a musical instrument of Africa usually made out of a gourd that serves as a resonating box, to which vibrating metal or wooden strips are attached for plucking.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Embla
-
noun,
the first woman, made by the gods from a tree.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- Aoede
-
noun,
one of the original three Muses; the Muse of song.
- demi-
-
- Debra
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Deborah.
- demo-
-
- bield
-
noun,
a shelter; refuge.
- Demon
-
noun,
an evil spirit; devil or fiend.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- Deneb
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Cygnus.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- denim
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- anim.
-
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- rebop
-
noun,
bop1 .
- Arnel
-
- Armen
-
- rebid
-
noun,
Bridge. a second bid:
- armed
-
noun,
Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- Debir
-
noun,
a royal city in the vicinity of Hebron, conquered by Othniel.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Rebel
-
noun,
a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country.
- areo-
-
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- debar
-
verb (used with object),
to shut out or exclude from a place or condition:
- ardeb
-
noun,
a unit of capacity used for dry measure in Egypt and neighboring countries, officially equivalent in Egypt to 5.62 U.S. bushels, but varying greatly in different localities.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Damon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ambon
-
noun,
ambo.
- amide
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- amid-
-
- Amer.
-
- Amend
-
verb (used with object),
to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- Amble
-
noun,
an ambling gait.
- amin-
-
- rapid
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- ambi-
-
- Amber
-
noun,
a pale yellow, sometimes reddish or brownish, fossil resin of vegetable origin, translucent, brittle, and capable of gaining a negative electrical charge by friction and of being an excellent insulator: used for making jewelry and other ornamental articles.
- Dnepr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dnieper.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- Dobie
-
noun,
Chiefly Southwestern U.S. adobe.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- dipl.
-
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- derm-
-
- diam.
-
- derma
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- andr-
-
- dial.
-
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Reade
-
noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- ample
-
adjective,
fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough:
- dimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- belie
-
verb (used with object),
to show to be false; contradict:
- bleed
-
noun,
Printing.
a sheet or page margin trimmed so as to mutilate the text or illustration.
a part thus trimmed off.
- bleep
-
noun,
a brief, constant beeping sound, usually of a high pitch and generated by an electronic device.
- blend
-
noun,
an act or manner of blending:
- Blida
-
noun,
a city in N Algeria.
- Blimp
-
noun,
a small, nonrigid airship or dirigible, especially one used chiefly for observation.
- blind
-
noun,
something that obstructs vision, as a blinker for a horse.
- Belem
-
noun,
a seaport in N Brazil on the Pará River.
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- blond
-
noun,
a blond person.
- ember
-
noun,
a small live piece of coal, wood, etc., as in a dying fire.
- BMarE
-
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- board
-
noun,
a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- bolar
-
adjective,
of or relating to bole or clay.
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- Bland
-
noun,
James A(llen) 1854–1911, U.S. songwriter and minstrel performer.
- beedi
-
noun,
bidi.
- biped
-
noun,
a two-footed animal.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- reni-
-
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- Berne
-
noun,
Bern.
- biol.
-
- biome
-
noun,
a complex biotic community characterized by distinctive plant and animal species and maintained under the climatic conditions of the region, especially such a community that has developed to climax.
- bipod
-
noun,
a two-legged support, as for an automatic rifle.
- blame
-
noun,
an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof:
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- Berea
-
noun,
a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- blade
-
noun,
the flat cutting part of a sword, knife, etc.
- Blain
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- Lemon
-
noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- bedim
-
verb (used with object),
to make dim; darken; obscure.
- Baden
-
noun,
a region in SW Germany, formerly a state, now incorporated in Baden-Württemberg.
- balon
-
noun,
ballon.
- Breda
-
noun,
a city in the S Netherlands.
- brede
-
noun,
something braided or entwined, especially a plait of hair; braid.
- Breed
-
noun,
Genetics. a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.
- Breen
-
noun,
a deep brownish green.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Bride
-
noun,
a newly married woman or a woman about to be married.
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- bread
-
noun,
a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked.
- Broad
-
noun,
the broad part of anything.
- broil
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- brom-
-
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- Bream
-
noun,
any of various freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, as A. brama, of Europe, with a compressed, deep body and silvery scales.
- Barde
-
noun,
bard2 (def 1).
- Beard
-
noun,
the growth of hair on the face of an adult man, often including a mustache.
- borne
-
noun,
a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
- boned
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- boner
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- Bonpa
-
noun,
a member of the Bön sect.
- beano
-
noun,
bingo.
- boral
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- Borel
-
noun,
Félix Édouard Émile [fey-leeks ey-dwar ey-meel] /feɪˈliks eɪˈdwar eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1871–1956, French mathematician.
- repel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- Brand
-
noun,
kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the like:
- Baron
-
noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- baro-
-
- braid
-
noun,
a braided length or plait, especially of hair.
- brail
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- brain
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- Brale
-
- Bardo
-
noun,
(in Lamaism) the state of the soul between death and rebirth.
- dobla
-
noun,
a former gold coin of Spain.
- demob
-
noun,
demobilization.
- dobra
-
noun,
any of various former Portuguese coins, especially a gold coin of John V equal to two johannes.
- abele
-
noun,
the white poplar tree, Populus alba.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aero-
-
- Edman
-
noun,
Irwin, 1896–1954, U.S. philosopher and essayist.
- Dream
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- abide
-
Verb phrases,
abide by,
to act in accord with.
to submit to; agree to:
to remain steadfast or faithful to; keep:
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- Drape
-
noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- eider
-
noun,
eider duck.
- roble
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- Abdon
-
noun,
one of the minor judges of Israel. Judges 12:13–15.
- abdom
-
- dorab
-
noun,
wolf herring.
- doper
-
noun,
a drug addict.
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- drome
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2533 sq. mi. (6560 sq. km). Capital: Valence.
- aeri-
-
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- Radom
-
noun,
a city in E Poland.
- admen
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- aden-
-
- admin
-
noun,
administration; administrative work.
- Adele
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
- eared
-
noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- adeem
-
verb (used with object),
to revoke (a legacy) by ademption.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- abrin
-
noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- Rabin
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- rabid
-
adjective,
irrationally extreme in opinion or practice:
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- edema
-
noun,
effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- adobe
-
noun,
sun-dried brick made of clay and straw, in common use in countries having little rainfall.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- aboil
-
adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- abode
-
noun,
a place in which a person resides; residence; dwelling; habitation; home.
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- Rambo
-
noun,
a fanatically militant or violently aggressive person.
- edile
-
noun,
aedile.
- donee
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- drail
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- embar
-
verb (used with object),
to stop or hinder, as by a bar.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- elide
-
verb (used with object),
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
- elemi
-
noun,
any of various fragrant resins from certain trees, especially Canarium commune, used chiefly in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, ointments, and in perfumery.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- Albee
-
noun,
Edward, born 1928, U.S. playwright.
- domal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a domal sound.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- dolma
-
noun,
a dish of tomatoes, green peppers, vine leaves, or eggplants stuffed with a mixture of meat, rice, and spices.
- elope
-
verb (used without object),
to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- elem.
-
- 30-30
-
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- embed
-
noun,
a journalist who is embedded with a military unit or a political campaign.
- Elmer
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “noble” and “famous.”.
- dolia
-
noun,
a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Dolin
-
noun,
Sir Anton [an-ton] /ˈæn tɒn/ (Show IPA), (Patrick Healey-Kay) 1904–83, English ballet dancer.
- pron.
-
- Elder
-
noun,
a person who is older or higher in rank than oneself.
- berm
-
noun,
Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- repl
-
- Palm
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- par.
-
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- barm
-
noun,
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- 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.
- pam.
-
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- abr.
-
- mol.
-
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- balm
-
noun,
any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, especially tropical trees of the genus Commiphora.
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- bide
-
Idioms,
bide one's time, to wait for a favorable opportunity:
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- band
-
noun,
a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop:
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- Mon.
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- bar.
-
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- Bard
-
noun,
(formerly) a person who composed and recited epic or heroic poems, often while playing the harp, lyre, or the like.
- mold
-
noun,
a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
- Mode
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- bdl.
-
plural,
bundle.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- bdle
-
plural,
bundle.
- Rom.
-
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Bene
-
adverb,
of validity for the time being but subject to objection or nullification at a later date; provisionally:
- been
-
verb,
past participle of be.
- beep
-
noun,
a short, relatively high-pitched tone produced by a horn, electronic device, or the like as a signal, summons, or warning.
- Beer
-
noun,
an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- Mind
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- Bend
-
noun,
the act of bending.
- beld
-
adjective,
bald; hairless.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- min.
-
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- RONA
-
- MILR
-
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- Pal.
-
- BEMA
-
noun,
Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
- Rep.
-
- abed
-
adverb,
in bed:
- mild
-
noun,
British. beer that has a blander taste than bitter.
- mod.
-
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- bdrm
-
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Moab
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of the Dead Sea, in what is now Jordan.
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Mid.
-
- bead
-
noun,
a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- beam
-
noun,
any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- midn
-
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- abl.
-
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- 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.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Bede
-
noun,
Saint ("the Venerable Bede") a.d. 673?–735, English monk, historian, and theologian: wrote earliest history of England.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- mil.
-
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Bald
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a treeless mountaintop or area near the top: often used as part of a proper name.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nom.
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- 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.
- Aire
-
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Pen.
-
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Alb.
-
- ano-
-
- NIRA
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- NLRB
-
- per.
-
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- AInd
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- pend
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Peba
-
noun,
nine-banded armadillo.
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- ambo
-
noun,
(in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- Aldm
-
- pede
-
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- ped.
-
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- amp.
-
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- ole-
-
- ALBM
-
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Ald.
-
- NRAB
-
- NRPB
-
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- AIME
-
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- bal.
-
- 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.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- NADP
-
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- Rida
-
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- Adm.
-
- ord.
-
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- BAEd
-
- mRNA
-
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Badr
-
noun,
Battle of, Islam. a decisive battle in the early days of Islam (a.d. 624), in which Muhammad with about 300 men overcame a force of about 1000 Meccans.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- bade
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pil-
-
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- neo-
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- 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.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Apr.
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- apo-
-
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- opia
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Arm.
-
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- OPer
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- neem
-
- NEbE
-
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- PERL
-
- aer-
-
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- MDAP
-
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lamb
-
noun,
a young sheep.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- dirl
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- Lamp
-
noun,
any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- dir.
-
- Lani
-
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- Dino
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Din.
-
- Lam.
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- dime
-
noun,
a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Ire.
-
- dol.
-
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Lab.
-
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- dobe
-
noun,
Informal. adobe.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- dlr.
-
- Pond
-
noun,
a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
- pome
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- dim.
-
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- poem
-
noun,
a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- Den.
-
- deme
-
noun,
one of the administrative divisions of ancient Attica and of modern Greece.
- Dem.
-
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- dele
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- Del.
-
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- poda
-
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- Lib.
-
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- dep.
-
- lea.
-
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- dia-
-
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- Pol.
-
- depr
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- DERP
-
noun,
a person or thing considered to be foolish or awkward.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- der.
-
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- IRBM
-
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- deem
-
verb (used with object),
to hold as an opinion; think; regard:
- Ind.
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- Edam
-
noun,
a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- pro-
-
- rad.
-
- IADB
-
- prin
-
- iamb
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- ible
-
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- emia
-
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Emp.
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- end-
-
- Elbe
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the W Czech Republic NW through Germany to the North Sea. 725 miles (1165 km) long.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- epi-
-
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- enl.
-
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Pan.
-
- RIBA
-
- Edom
-
noun,
Esau, the brother of Jacob.
- RADM
-
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- dopa
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
- dorp
-
noun,
a village; hamlet.
- dorm
-
noun,
dormitory.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- inae
-
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- IndE
-
- dope
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- iod-
-
- dome
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- pre-
-
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- drab
-
noun,
dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- idae
-
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- idem
-
noun,
another exactly the same.
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- DRAM
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- ile-
-
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- drip
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- Imp.
-
- drib
-
noun,
a small or minute quantity; bit.
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- deep
-
noun,
the deep part of a body of water, especially an area of the ocean floor having a depth greater than 18,000 feet (5400 meters).
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- rel.
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- mal-
-
- MALD
-
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- BPOE
-
- 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.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Man.
-
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- bor.
-
- Mar.
-
- Brad
-
noun,
a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- 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.
- LRBM
-
- brim
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- pled
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of plead.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- med.
-
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- 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.
- Bred
-
noun,
Genetics. a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- made
-
noun,
the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- MAEd
-
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- Bram
-
noun,
a male given name.
- maid
-
noun,
a female servant.
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- blad
-
noun,
a flier or other promotional material distributed by a company to sell a product.
- MELD
-
noun,
the act of melding.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- Bird
-
noun,
any warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard-shelled egg.
- men-
-
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- bio-
-
- Mend
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- BIND
-
noun,
the act or process of binding; the state or instance of being bound.
- bin-
-
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- MEPA
-
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- meed
-
noun,
a reward or recompense.
- Bond
-
noun,
something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
- Bode
-
verb,
a simple past tense of bide.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- Boma
-
noun,
a city in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Zaire (Congo) River.
- bold
-
Idioms,
be / make (so) bold, to presume or venture; dare:
- bola
-
noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Bol.
-
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- bldr
-
- BMEd
-
- Mead
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- blip
-
noun,
Also called pip. Electronics.
a spot of light on a radar screen indicating the position of a plane, submarine, or other object.
(loosely) any small spot of light on a display screen.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Mede
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Media.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- pleb
-
noun,
a member of the plebs; a plebeian or commoner.
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- 1080
-
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- Dame
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- damn
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- plod
-
noun,
the act or a course of plodding.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- damp
-
noun,
moisture; humidity; moist air:
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- lin.
-
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- dbl.
-
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- 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.
- Danl
-
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- limb
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- Lord
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Dom.
-
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- lond
-
- pnea
-
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- deb.
-
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- 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.
- limp
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- rnd
-
- Re.
-
- RPM
-
- ROI
-
- POA
-
- RNA
-
- pl.
-
- Rd.
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- ROP
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- RLD
-
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- RMA
-
- 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.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- POB
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- RBI
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- RDA
-
- PRA
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- pli
-
- POR
-
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- PLO
-
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- PLA
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- PIO
-
- PLR
-
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PID
-
- REA
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- PDL
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- ROA
-
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- EOM
-
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- DPA
-
- DPI
-
- DPM
-
- Dr.
-
- DRE
-
- eo-
-
- ea.
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- ead
-
- EAM
-
- ean
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- EbN
-
- ed.
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- EdB
-
- DOP
-
noun,
a tool for holding gemstones for cutting or polishing.
- Doi
-
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- DAR
-
- DBA
-
- de-
-
- DEA
-
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- di.
-
- DIB
-
verb (used without object),
to fish by letting the bait bob lightly on the water.
- DIL
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- DLO
-
- DMA
-
- DML
-
- DNA
-
- DNB
-
- DNR
-
- DOB
-
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- IDP
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ib.
-
- IBN
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- IDB
-
- prn
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- ier
-
- Ia.
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- ILP
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- 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 = .
- ial
-
- io-
-
- EDP
-
- en-
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEO
-
- eir
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- EMR
-
- ene
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- EOE
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERP
-
- id.
-
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- DAE
-
- IPA
-
- aor
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALM
-
- Amb
-
- AME
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- APB
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Apl
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ard
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- bd.
-
plural,
board.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- BEM
-
- Ar.
-
- Am.
-
- ap-
-
- ab-
-
- ad-
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- al.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- an.
-
- abd
-
- ae.
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- ABM
-
- abn
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- Abp
-
- ADB
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- be-
-
- BED
-
noun,
a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well.
- DAB
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- BPA
-
- BLM
-
- BME
-
- BMI
-
- BMR
-
- Bn.
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Bop
-
noun,
Also called bebop. early modern jazz developed in the early 1940s and characterized by often dissonant triadic and chromatic chords, fast tempos and eccentric rhythms, intricate melodic lines punctuated by pop-tune phrases, and emphasizing the inventiveness of soloists.
Compare cool jazz, hard bop, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
- BPE
-
- BLA
-
- BPI
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- BRE
-
- BRM
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- DBE
-
- do.
-
- DOA
-
- ble
-
- BIE
-
- bl.
-
- Bap
-
noun,
a soft, flattish bread roll.
- BOD
-
noun,
body:
- bp.
-
- Br.
-
- bad
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- BAM
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- BDA
-
- BID
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- Bde
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- BEE
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- BEP
-
- bi-
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- ior
-
- ide
-
- IPM
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- NBA
-
- NbE
-
- NDE
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NIA
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- 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.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NMI
-
- NMR
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- NAD
-
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- MOI
-
- MLD
-
- MLR
-
- MNA
-
- MNE
-
- 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.
- mob
-
noun,
a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOP
-
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.
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- MOR
-
- MPA
-
- MPE
-
- IPO
-
- MRA
-
- MRE
-
- MRI
-
- MRP
-
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- ml.
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- OMB
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- OPA
-
- OPM
-
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Pa.
-
- pd.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pm.
-
- Pr.
-
- Om.
-
- Ola
-
- NOP
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- NPR
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- ob.
-
- OED
-
- op.
-
- OAP
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- OIr
-
- OBE
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- obl
-
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- OEM
-
- oid
-
- 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.
- MLA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- RPO
-
- LIM
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- lep
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- LON
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- lpm
-
- LPN
-
- MBE
-
- Md.
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- ipr
-
- Ir.
-
- IRL
-
- IRO
-
- La.
-
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- LBO
-
- Ld.
-
- LDP
-
- Me.
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Mo.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- MIE
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MBO
-
- mi.
-
- MIP
-
- mbd
-
- MEP
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mao
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- Mab
-
noun,
Queen Mab.
- 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.
- MAP
-
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:
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- DB
-
- L1
-
- ol
-
- le
-
- L2
-
- L.
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- RP
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 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.
- IP
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- 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.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- DM
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PB
-
- AO
-
- 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.
- ee
-
- MN
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- dl
-
- RO
-
- RI
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- NI
-
- NM
-
- NL
-
- NP
-
- NB
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- LR
-
- RN
-
- M.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MB
-
- MP
-
- ND
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- i.
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- EI
-
- Eb
-
- DP
-
- N.
-
- OA
-
- B-
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- D.
-
- ln
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- BM
-
- BO
-
- O.
-
- LM
-
- DN
-