Anagrams of insalubrious
Word insalubrious has
825 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of insalubrious.
- salubrious
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adjective,
favorable to or promoting health; healthful:
- insulars
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noun,
an inhabitant of an island; islander.
- Silurian
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noun,
Geology. the Silurian Period or System of rocks.
- sirloins
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noun,
the portion of the loin of beef in front of the rump.
- nubilous
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adjective,
cloudy or foggy.
- subsolar
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adjective,
situated beneath the sun or between the earth and the sun.
- sabulous
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adjective,
sandy; gritty.
- sub-rosa
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adverb,
confidentially; secretly; privately.
- brasilin
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noun,
brazilin.
- liaison
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noun,
the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
- bilious
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adjective,
Physiology, Pathology. pertaining to bile or to an excess secretion of bile.
- Sorbian
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noun,
Also called Lusatian, Wendish. a Slavic language spoken by an isolated group in E Germany.
- solunar
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adjective,
pertaining to or listing the rising and setting times of the sun and moon, phases of the moon, eclipses, etc.:
- Nairobi
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Kenya, in the SW part.
- Albinus
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noun,
Alcuin.
- anurous
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adjective,
having no tail.
- burials
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noun,
the act or ceremony of burying.
- basions
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noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- raisins
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noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- labours
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noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- sirloin
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noun,
the portion of the loin of beef in front of the rump.
- Rossini
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noun,
Gioacchino Antonio [jaw-ahk-kee-naw ahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌdʒɔ ɑkˈki nɔ ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1792–1868, Italian composer.
- rubious
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adjective,
being of the color of a ruby; ruby-colored.
- ruinous
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adjective,
bringing or tending to bring ruin; destructive; disastrous:
- Russian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Russia.
- sinuous
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adjective,
having many curves, bends, or turns; winding:
- bailors
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noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- sailors
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noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- sanious
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adjective,
characterized by the discharge of sanies.
- auburns
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noun,
a reddish-brown or golden-brown color.
- albinos
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noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- loiasis
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noun,
infestation with the parasitic eye worm, Loa loa, of the subcutaneous tissues and orbit: endemic in West Africa.
- suasion
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noun,
the act of advising, urging, or attempting to persuade; persuasion.
- isobars
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noun,
Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- insouls
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verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- Buisson
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noun,
Ferdinand Édouard [fer-dee-nahn ey-dwar] /fɛr diˈnɑ̃ eɪˈdwær/ (Show IPA), 1841–1932, French statesman and educator: Nobel Peace Prize 1927.
- urinals
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noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- uranous
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adjective,
containing trivalent uranium.
- abiosis
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noun,
the absence or lack of life; a nonviable state.
- brasils
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noun,
Brazil.
- urinous
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or having the odor or qualities of urine.
- subsoil
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noun,
the bed or stratum of earth or earthy material immediately under the surface soil.
- suborns
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verb (used with object),
to bribe or induce (someone) unlawfully or secretly to perform some misdeed or to commit a crime.
- insular
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noun,
an inhabitant of an island; islander.
- bruins
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noun,
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
- Rosina
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noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- basils
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noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- basion
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noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- burins
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noun,
a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
- insula
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noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- insoul
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verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- Russia
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noun,
Also called Russian Empire. Russian Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Capital: St. Petersburg (1703–1917).
- sabins
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noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- Ilorin
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noun,
a town in W central Nigeria.
- Russo-
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- raisin
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noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- bairns
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noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- sabirs
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noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- Busoni
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noun,
Ferruccio (Benvenuto) [fer-root-chaw ben-ve-noo-taw] /fɛrˈrut tʃɔ ˌbɛn vɛˈnu tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1924, Italian composer and pianist.
- bailor
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noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- sailor
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noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- bursas
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- burans
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noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- aurous
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adjective,
Chemistry. of or containing gold in the univalent state.
- burial
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noun,
the act or ceremony of burying.
- broils
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noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- isobar
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noun,
Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- bauson
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noun,
a badger (applied contemptuously to people).
- Labors
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noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- brains
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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.
- brails
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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.
- bourns
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noun,
burn2 .
- Brasil
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noun,
Brazil.
- bosuns
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noun,
boatswain.
- libras
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noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- Bosnia
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noun,
a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Li-sao
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noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- borals
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noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- Lisbon
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Portugal, in the SW part, on the Tagus estuary.
- bonsai
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noun,
a tree or shrub that has been dwarfed, as by pruning the roots and pinching, and is grown in a pot or other container and trained to produce a desired shape or effect.
- Sanusi
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noun,
a member of an Islamic brotherhood established among the anticolonial Bedouins of North Africa.
- Lorain
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noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- lorans
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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.
- Ossian
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noun,
a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- lunars
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noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- Brasso
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noun,
Hungarian name of Braşov.
- blinis
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plural noun,
pancakes made with yeast and either white or buckwheat flour and traditionally served during Shrovetide with caviar and sour cream.
- norias
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Blairs
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noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- blains
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noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- nubias
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noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- labio-
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- Bissau
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Guinea-Bissau, in the W part.
- biosis
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- oribis
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noun,
a small tan-colored antelope, Ourebia ourebi , of south and east Africa, with spikelike horns.
- Osiris
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noun,
the king and judge of the dead, the husband and brother of Isis, and father (or brother) of Horus, killed by Set but later resurrected (after Horus killed Set): usually depicted as a man, partly wrapped as a mummy, having a beard and wearing the atef-crown.
- labour
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noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- Auriol
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noun,
Vincent [vin-suh nt;; French van-sahn] /ˈvɪn sənt;; French vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1884–1966, French statesman: president 1947–54.
- usuals
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noun,
something that is usual:
- rosins
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noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- albino
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noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- Arliss
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noun,
George, 1868–1946, English actor.
- slurbs
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noun,
a shabby, ill-planned suburban area.
- snarls
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noun,
the act of snarling.
- Anubis
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noun,
the god of tombs and weigher of the hearts of the dead: represented as having the head of a jackal.
- aniso-
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- sonars
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noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- aloins
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noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Alison
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noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Alboin
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noun,
died a.d. 573? king of the Langobards 561?–573?
- Albion
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noun,
Alebion.
- suborn
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verb (used with object),
to bribe or induce (someone) unlawfully or secretly to perform some misdeed or to commit a crime.
- Sirius
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noun,
Astronomy. the Dog Star, the brightest-appearing star in the heavens, located in the constellation Canis Major.
- airbus
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noun,
a short-range or medium-range commercial passenger airplane, especially one that is part of a frequent shuttlelike service between two popular destinations.
- aiolis
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noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Susian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Susa or Susiana.
- unbars
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verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- urano-
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- Uranus
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noun,
Astronomy. the planet seventh in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 32,600 miles (56,460 km), a mean distance from the sun of 1,784 million miles (2,871 million km), a period of revolution of 84.07 years, and 15 moons.
- urials
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noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- urinal
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noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- urino-
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- Ursula
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noun,
Saint, a legendary British princess who, with 11,000 virgins, is said to have been martyred by the Huns at Cologne.
- Ussuri
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noun,
a river in E Asia, forming part of the boundary between E Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation in Asia, flowing N to the Amur River. 500 miles (805 km) long.
- arsino
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adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- solans
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noun,
a gannet.
- arsons
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noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- Auburn
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noun,
a reddish-brown or golden-brown color.
- Siouan
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noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- assoil
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verb (used with object),
to absolve; acquit; pardon.
- lasso
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noun,
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- sials
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noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Susan
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noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- suras
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noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sural
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adjective,
of or relating to the calf of the leg.
- Sibiu
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noun,
a city in central Romania.
- Silas
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noun,
a male given name.
- Sousa
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noun,
John Philip, 1854–1932, U.S. band conductor and composer.
- sours
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noun,
something that is sour.
- Laius
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noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- sorus
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noun,
Botany. one of the clusters of sporangia on the back of the fronds of ferns.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Sinai
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noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- silos
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noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- ulans
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noun,
uhlan.
- Libau
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noun,
German name of Liepāja.
- Libia
-
noun,
Libya.
- sinal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Libra
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noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- sorbs
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noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- soras
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noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- libri
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noun,
plural of liber2 .
- Linos
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noun,
linoleum.
- Linus
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noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- liras
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noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Sabir
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noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- Sonia
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noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Sinas
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noun,
a female given name.
- labor
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noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- siris
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noun,
lebbek (def 1).
- ulnas
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noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Inari
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noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- usual
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noun,
something that is usual:
- burls
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noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- Burns
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noun,
Arthur F(rank) 1904–1987, U.S. economist, born in Austria: chairman of the Federal Reserve Board 1970–78.
- Bursa
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- Sans.
-
- sasin
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noun,
blackbuck.
- Busra
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noun,
Basra.
- Salus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of health and prosperity: identified with the Greek goddess Hygeia.
- iasis
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noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Iblis
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noun,
an evil spirit or devil, the chief of the wicked jinn.
- ilio-
-
- Ilion
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noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- Sauls
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noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- in-lb
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- loans
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noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- insol
-
- Urial
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noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- Urban
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 222–230.
- salon
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noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- sains
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verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- uran-
-
- sails
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noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Ionia
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noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- unbar
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verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- Iran.
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- Irina
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noun,
a female given name.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- isbas
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noun,
izba.
- ulous
-
- lobus
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noun,
a lobe.
- lobar
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adjective,
of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- Rains
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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).
- orans
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noun,
orant.
- orial
-
- oribi
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noun,
a small tan-colored antelope, Ourebia ourebi , of south and east Africa, with spikelike horns.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- ornis
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noun,
an avifauna.
- ORuss
-
- snail
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noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- Russ.
-
abbreviation,
Russia.
- slurb
-
noun,
a shabby, ill-planned suburban area.
- 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.
- rails
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noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- slubs
-
noun,
the fibers produced by slubbing.
- slobs
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- Sloan
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noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- slabs
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- Robus
-
noun,
Hugo, 1885–1963, U.S. sculptor.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- SISAL
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noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- snibs
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- Nabis
-
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- solus
-
adjective,
(referring to a man) alone; by oneself (used formerly in stage directions).
- 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.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- 30-30
-
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- lours
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- lubra
-
noun,
an Aborigine girl or woman.
- lunar
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- Saros
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noun,
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- nurls
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- naso-
-
- Nauru
-
noun,
Republic of, an island republic in the Pacific, near the equator, W of the Gilbert Islands: administered by Australia before 1968. 8¼ sq. mi. (21 sq. km).
- nisus
-
noun,
an effort or striving toward a particular goal or attainment; impulse.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Sino-
-
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- soils
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Nubia
-
noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- snubs
-
noun,
an act or instance of snubbing.
- snobs
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- Sinus
-
noun,
a curve; bend.
- saris
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- burin
-
noun,
a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Bornu
-
noun,
a former sultanate in Africa, SW of Lake Chad: now largely a province in Nigeria.
- bosun
-
noun,
boatswain.
- Bouar
-
noun,
a city in the W Central African Republic.
- aulos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- Bourn
-
noun,
burn2 .
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- assn.
-
- 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.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- 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.
- Boris
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- Brans
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Brass
-
noun,
any of various metal alloys consisting mainly of copper and zinc.
- Braun
-
noun,
Eva [ee-vuh;; German ey-vah] /ˈi və;; German ˈeɪ vɑ/ (Show IPA), 1912–45, mistress of Adolf Hitler.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- brios
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- anis-
-
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- boras
-
noun,
a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
- broil
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- boars
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- bisso
-
noun,
bis2 .
- bison
-
noun,
Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
- blini
-
plural noun,
pancakes made with yeast and either white or buckwheat flour and traditionally served during Shrovetide with caviar and sour cream.
- Bliss
-
noun,
supreme happiness; utter joy or contentment:
- birls
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- Blois
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
- biol.
-
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- Bauru
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Basso
-
noun,
a person who sings bass; a bass.
- bason
-
noun,
a basin.
- basis
-
noun,
the bottom or base of anything; the part on which something stands or rests.
- boral
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- Basil
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- boils
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Baron
-
noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- baro-
-
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- bolar
-
adjective,
of or relating to bole or clay.
- bolas
-
noun,
bola (def 1).
- bolus
-
noun,
Pharmacology, Veterinary Medicine. a round mass of medicinal material, larger than an ordinary pill. Abbreviation: bol.
- bonus
-
noun,
something given or paid over and above what is due.
- BALUN
-
noun,
a device for converting a balanced line into an unbalanced line and vice versa.
- balon
-
noun,
ballon.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Assur
-
noun,
the god of war and supreme national god of Assyria.
- alibi
-
noun,
Law. the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed.
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- Buran
-
noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- aboil
-
adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- 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.
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Brusa
-
noun,
Bursa.
- Bruno
-
noun,
Giordano [jawr-dah-naw] /dʒɔrˈdɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1548?–1600, Italian philosopher.
- Bruin
-
noun,
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
- Broun
-
noun,
(Matthew) Heywood (Campbell) 1888–1939, U.S. journalist, essayist, and novelist.
- Blain
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- uria
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- RNAS
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- RIIA
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Abiu
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Abihu.
- abl.
-
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- Bass
-
noun,
the bass part.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- uro-
-
- Baul
-
noun,
a member of a nonconformist Bengalese sect having gurus but no dogmas, rituals, religious institutions, or scriptures.
- urbs
-
noun,
an urban area.
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- Uru.
-
- abr.
-
- rubs
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- bar.
-
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- Ulua
-
noun,
a river in NW Honduras, flowing NE to the Caribbean Sea. About 200 miles (320 km) long.
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- ABLS
-
- uni-
-
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- RONA
-
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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).
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- USIS
-
- USNA
-
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- USSB
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- obs.
-
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Alis
-
- USSR
-
noun,
a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Capital: Moscow.
Abbreviation: U.S.S.R., USSR.
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- nubs
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- RIBA
-
- Burl
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Oulu
-
noun,
a city in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- bin-
-
- osis
-
- biri
-
noun,
bidi.
- urus
-
noun,
the aurochs.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- bio-
-
- USAR
-
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- USIA
-
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- Sol.
-
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- soln
-
- sols
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ARIS
-
- Sra.
-
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- sub-
-
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- asis
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- AISI
-
- Alb.
-
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- ano-
-
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- sobs
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- ANSI
-
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- slob
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- slub
-
noun,
the fibers produced by slubbing.
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- bal.
-
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Susa
-
noun,
a ruined city in W Iran: the capital of ancient Elam; palaces of Darius and Artaxerxes I; stele containing the Code of Hammurabi discovered here.
- abs-
-
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Susu
-
noun,
an institutionalized kinship group among the Dobuans, composed of a woman, her brother, and the woman's children.
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- Soni
-
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- Rus.
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- sibs
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- ASSR
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- subs
-
noun,
a submarine.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- SBLI
-
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- saur
-
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Sulu
-
noun,
a member of the most numerous tribe of Moros, living chiefly in the Sulu Archipelago.
- sur-
-
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- aur-
-
- Aus.
-
- Sab.
-
- 1080
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Bors
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
- INRI
-
- BSIR
-
- Luba
-
noun,
a member of any of various groups of agricultural and hunting people inhabiting the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo, some of whom are famous for their wood carvings.
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- BSLS
-
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- lin.
-
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- BOSS
-
noun,
a person who employs or superintends workers; manager.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- BSNA
-
- boun
-
verb (used with or without object),
to prepare; make ready.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- 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.
- Lib.
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- luau
-
noun,
a feast of Hawaiian food, usually held outdoors and usually accompanied by Hawaiian entertainment.
- ins.
-
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- bor.
-
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- lobs
-
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- 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.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- 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.
- Loss
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- Bol.
-
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- 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.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- isls
-
- iso-
-
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- nos-
-
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- ISSN
-
- buss
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
kiss.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- bul.
-
- bus.
-
- Buna
-
- Lani
-
- Bur.
-
- Lab.
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- NRAB
-
- burs
-
noun,
a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.
- Buri
-
noun,
the first of the gods, revealed when the cow Audhumla licked away the salty ice that covered him.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- NLRB
-
- blur
-
noun,
a smudge or smear that obscures:
- ISBN
-
- BSSA
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- ibis
-
noun,
any of several large wading birds of the family Threskiornithidae, of warm temperate and tropical regions, related to the herons and storks, and characterized by a long, thin, downward-curved bill.
Compare sacred ibis.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- ISIS
-
noun,
a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- NIRA
-
- ious
-
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- IRS
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- Ir.
-
- ALU
-
- IOU
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- SLR
-
- La.
-
- Isl
-
- IRL
-
- aor
-
- IUS
-
- AOU
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ISA
-
- ISR
-
- SNU
-
- IRO
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- nub
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- IBN
-
- Ulu
-
noun,
a knife with a broad, nearly semicircular blade joined to a short haft at a right angle to the unsharpened side: a traditional tool of Eskimo women.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- ib.
-
- UNO
-
- uns
-
- ur-
-
- bu.
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- abn
-
- IAS
-
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- il-
-
- io-
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- al.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- bun
-
noun,
any of a wide variety of variously shaped bread rolls, usually leavened and slightly sweetened or plain, sometimes containing spices, dried currants, etc.
- USB
-
- USN
-
- USO
-
- USR
-
- ab-
-
- usu
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- SSR
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- ior
-
- 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 = .
- Sr.
-
- BSL
-
- SRB
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- BSA
-
- SRS
-
- ss.
-
- SSA
-
- SSB
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- SSN
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- USS
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- in.
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- ILS
-
- BSN
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ILO
-
- Sus
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- BSO
-
- UAR
-
- USA
-
- SSI
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- SLA
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- NBS
-
- NBA
-
- BLS
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Bn.
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- BNS
-
- bi-
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- NIA
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- RBI
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- lub
-
- RNA
-
- ROA
-
- LSS
-
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- LSI
-
- OSS
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- ROI
-
- OAU
-
- NSU
-
- BLA
-
- NSA
-
- NUL
-
- NRA
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- ob.
-
- OSA
-
- OSB
-
- 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.
- OAS
-
- nr.
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- obl
-
- 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.
- OIr
-
- Ola
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- bl.
-
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- SAR
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- ASU
-
- sb.
-
- SBA
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- LBO
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Br.
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ASR
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- ASI
-
- asb
-
- ARU
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- ARS
-
- BSS
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- RSA
-
- RSS
-
- Rs.
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- LON
-
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- L.
-
- OA
-
- L1
-
- SU
-
- LR
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- 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.
- RU
-
- i.
-
- RO
-
- L2
-
- O.
-
- 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.
- SN
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- AO
-
- B-
-
- UB
-
- UI
-
- UL
-
- RN
-
- RI
-
- R.
-
- BO
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- ln
-
- NI
-
- ol
-
- NB
-
- NL
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- N.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SL
-
- SA
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- S.
-
- U.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.