Anagrams of intra-abdominal
Word intra-abdominal has
1483 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of intra-abdominal.
- lamination
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noun,
act or process of laminating; the state of being laminated.
- Matronalia
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noun,
an annual festival of ancient Rome held by matrons in honor of Juno.
- binational
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adjective,
of or relating to two nations.
- admiration
-
noun,
a feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval.
- maintainor
-
noun,
a person guilty of maintenance.
- damnation
-
noun,
the act of damning or the state of being damned.
- maladroit
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adjective,
lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless:
- badminton
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noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with light rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a high net that divides the court in half.
- abdominal
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noun,
Usually, abdominals. Informal. the abdominal muscles.
- mandilion
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noun,
a short cloak, with full hanging sleeves, often open or slit under the arms, worn by soldiers in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- tailboard
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noun,
the tailgate, especially of a wagon or truck.
- Laminaria
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noun,
any of various often very large kelps of the genus Laminaria, some species of which are the source of algins used as thickening or stabilizing agents in foodstuffs and other products.
- Dalmatian
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noun,
an inhabitant of Dalmatia, especially a member of the native Slavic-speaking people of Dalmatia.
- Daltonian
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adjective,
of John Dalton or his atomic theory.
- libration
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noun,
a real or apparent oscillatory motion, especially of the moon.
- darnation
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interjection, noun,
damnation; hell.
- adnominal
-
noun,
a word or phrase that modifies a noun.
- nitramino
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adjective,
containing the nitramino group.
- broadtail
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noun,
the wavy, moirélike fur or pelt of a young or stillborn Karakul lamb.
Compare Karakul (def 1), Persian lamb (def 2).
- notabilia
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plural noun,
matters, events, or items worthy of note.
- inamorata
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noun,
a woman who loves or is loved; female sweetheart or lover.
- trinomial
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adjective,
Algebra. consisting of or pertaining to three terms.
- anabantid
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noun,
any of several fishes of the family Anabantidae, comprising the labyrinth fishes.
- radiation
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noun,
Physics.
the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves.
the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and absorbed by another body.
the energy transferred by these processes.
- Indianola
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noun,
a town in central Iowa.
- Anatolian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Anatolia.
- animation
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noun,
animated quality; liveliness; vivacity; spirit:
- trainband
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noun,
a company of trained militia organized in London and elsewhere in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries.
- trainload
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noun,
the cargo or passenger capacity of a train.
- Britannia
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noun,
the ancient Roman name of the island of Great Britain, especially the S part where the early Roman provinces were.
- Marianao
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noun,
a city in NW Cuba, a suburb of Havana.
- Raimondi
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noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kan-toh-nee-oh;; Italian mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kænˈtoʊ niˌoʊ;; Italian ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), c1480–c1534, Italian engraver.
- midbrain
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noun,
the middle of the three primary divisions of the brain in the embryo of a vertebrate or the part of the adult brain derived from this tissue; mesencephalon.
- mandolin
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noun,
a musical instrument with a pear-shaped wooden body and a fretted neck.
- Marianna
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noun,
a female given name.
- Manitoba
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noun,
a province in central Canada. 246,512 sq. mi. (638,466 sq. km). Abbreviation: Man.
Capital: Winnipeg.
- Martaban
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noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Bay of Bengal, in Burma.
- Alamanni
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noun,
a confederation of Germanic tribes, first recorded in the 3rd century a.d., that settled in the area between the Rhine, Main, and Danube rivers, and made harassing attacks against the Roman Empire.
- tailband
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noun,
a band sewn or glued to the tail of a book.
Compare headband (def 3).
- mannitol
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noun,
Chemistry. a white, crystalline, sweetish, water-soluble, carbohydrate alcohol, C 6 H 8 (OH) 6 , occurring in three optically different forms, the common one being found in the manna of the ash Fraxinus ornus and in other plants: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins, electrolytic condensers for radios, plasticizers, and mannitol hexanitrate, and as a pill excipient.
- Martinon
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1910–76, French violinist, conductor, and composer.
- Matralia
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noun,
an annual festival of ancient Rome celebrated by women in honor of the goddess Matuta.
- tamarind
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noun,
the pod of a large, tropical tree, Tamarindus indica, of the legume family, containing seeds enclosed in a juicy acid pulp that is used in beverages and food.
- Albanian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Albania or Albany, N.Y.
- rainband
-
noun,
a dark band in the solar spectrum caused by water vapor in the atmosphere.
- biradial
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adjective,
having both bilateral and radial symmetry, as ctenophores.
- National
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noun,
a citizen or subject of a particular nation who is entitled to its protection:
- Amratian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or belonging to the predynastic Chalcolithic culture that flourished in Upper Egypt about 3800 b.c., characterized by the working of raw gold, the use of copper, and the burial of the dead in shallow graves.
- radioman
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noun,
a person who operates a radio.
- Anatolia
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noun,
a vast plateau between the Black and the Mediterranean seas: in ancient usage, synonymous with the peninsula of Asia Minor; in modern usage, applied to Turkey in Asia.
- Animalia
-
noun,
the taxonomic kingdom comprising all animals.
- animator
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noun,
a person or thing that animates.
- ambition
-
noun,
an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment:
- notarial
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a notary public.
- rational
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noun,
Mathematics. rational number.
- Nirmalin
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noun,
one of a group of Sikh ascetics devoted to the study of sacred writings.
- nidation
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noun,
implantation of an embryo in the lining of the uterus.
- Badalona
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noun,
a seaport in NE Spain, near Barcelona.
- Albinoni
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noun,
Tomaso Giovanni [taw-mah-zaw jaw-vah-nee] /tɔˈmɑ zɔ dʒɔˈvɑ ni/ (Show IPA), 1671–1750, Italian composer.
- Badarian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or belonging to the predynastic culture of Upper Egypt, 4100–3500 b.c., characterized by flint tools, stone axes, and pottery.
- Altamira
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noun,
a cave in northern Spain, near Santander, noted for its Upper Paleolithic polychrome paintings of bison, deer, and pigs.
- balanoid
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adjective,
shaped like an acorn.
- Mondrian
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noun,
Piet [peet] /pit/ (Show IPA), (Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan) 1872–1944, Dutch painter.
- Romanian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Romania.
- mirliton
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noun,
kazoo.
- baronial
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adjective,
pertaining to a baron or barony or to the order of barons.
- Miltonia
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noun,
any of various epiphytic tropical American orchids of the genus Miltonia, having sprays of showy, flat, variously colored flowers.
- bination
-
noun,
celebration of Mass twice on the same day by the same priest.
- binomial
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noun,
Algebra. an expression that is a sum or difference of two terms, as 3 x + 2 y and x 2 − 4 x.
- binormal
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noun,
the normal to a curve, lying perpendicular to the osculating plane at a given point on the curve.
- Mindanao
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noun,
the second largest island of the Philippines, in the S part of the group. 36,537 sq. mi. (94,631 sq. km).
- Maritain
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noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, French philosopher and diplomat.
- adnation
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noun,
the condition of being adnate.
- trainman
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noun,
a member of the crew that operates a railroad train, usually an assistant to the conductor, such as a brakeman or flagman.
- maintain
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verb (used with object),
to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain:
- Mainland
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noun,
the principal land of a country, region, etc., as distinguished from adjacent islands or a peninsula:
- Dalmatia
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noun,
a historic region along the Adriatic coast of Croatia: a former Austrian crownland.
- abradant
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noun,
an abrasive.
- Londrina
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noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Lombardi
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noun,
Vince(nt Thomas) 1913–70, U.S. football coach.
- abnormal
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adjective,
not normal, average, typical, or usual; deviating from a standard:
- Maitland
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noun,
Frederic William, 1850–1906, English jurist and legal historian.
- libation
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noun,
a pouring out of wine or other liquid in honor of a deity.
- ablation
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noun,
the removal, especially of organs, abnormal growths, or harmful substances, from the body by mechanical means, as by surgery.
- Dilantin
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- dilation
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noun,
the act of dilating; state of being dilated.
- trailman
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noun,
trailsman.
- Latinian
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noun,
Latino-Faliscan.
- Laodamia
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noun,
a daughter of Acastus who committed suicide so that she could join her husband, Protesilaus, in the underworld.
- dominant
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noun,
Genetics.
the one of a pair of alternative alleles that masks the effect of the other when both are present in the same cell or organism.
the trait or character determined by such an allele. Compare recessive (defs 4, 5).
- Abailard
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noun,
Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), Abélard.
- Domitian
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noun,
(Titus Flavius Domitianus Augustus) a.d. 51–96, Roman emperor 81–96.
- Mandarin
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noun,
(in the Chinese Empire) a member of any of the nine ranks of public officials, each distinguished by a particular kind of button worn on the cap.
- trinodal
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adjective,
having three nodes or joints.
- Malibran
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noun,
Maria Felicita [Spanish mah-ree-ah fe-lee-thee-tah] /Spanish mɑˈri ɑ ˌfɛ liˈθi tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1808–36, Spanish opera singer, born in France.
- trimodal
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adjective,
(of a distribution) having three modes.
- iron-man
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noun,
a person, as a worker or athlete, of great physical endurance who can be depended upon to perform a given task or job tirelessly.
- mandator
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noun,
a person who gives a mandate.
- Lantana
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noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants belonging to the genus Lantana, of the verbena family, certain species of which, as L. camara, are cultivated for their aromatic flowers of yellow and orange or blue and violet.
- laniard
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noun,
lanyard.
- landman
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noun,
landsman1 (def 1).
- armband
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noun,
a fabric band worn around the upper arm as a badge or symbol; brassard.
- Landini
-
noun,
Francesco [frahn-ches-kaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ/ (Show IPA), c1325–97, Italian organist and composer.
- Narmada
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noun,
a river flowing W from central India to the Arabian Sea. 800 miles (1290 km) long.
- nombril
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noun,
the point in an escutcheon between the middle of the base and the fess point.
- nominal
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noun,
Grammar. a word or group of words functioning as a noun.
- Laotian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- Indiana
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noun,
Robert (Robert Clarke) born 1928, U.S. painter of pop art.
- armload
-
noun,
Chiefly Midland U.S. armful (def 1).
- inboard
-
noun,
an inboard motor.
- norland
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noun,
northland.
- anatman
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noun,
anatta.
- Nanaimo
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noun,
a port in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, on the SE part of Vancouver Island.
- Annatol
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ordinal
-
noun,
an ordinal number or numeral.
- Italian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.
- andiron
-
noun,
one of a pair of metal stands, usually of iron or brass, for holding logs in a fireplace.
- orbital
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noun,
Physics, Chemistry.
a wave function describing the state of a single electron in an atom (atomic orbital) or in a molecule (molecular orbital)
the electron in that state.
- Andaman
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noun,
Andamanese (def 1).
- Antonia
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Antonius.
- animato
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adjective,
animated; lively. Abbreviation: anim.
- oilbird
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noun,
guacharo.
- radiant
-
noun,
a point or object from which rays proceed.
- Arabian
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Arabia.
- Radiata
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noun,
(in some classification systems) a major grouping that includes more or less radially symmetrical animals, as coelenterates (jellyfish, sea anemones, corals), ctenophores (comb jellies), and echinoderms (starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers).
- dormant
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adjective,
lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid:
- laminar
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adjective,
composed of, or arranged in, laminae.
- Iranian
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noun,
a subbranch of the Indo-European family of languages, including especially Persian, Pashto, Avestan, and Kurdish.
- antbird
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noun,
any of numerous passerine birds of the family Formicariidae, of the New World tropics, many species of which follow army ant swarms to feed on insects disturbed by the ants.
- Monilia
-
noun,
a fungus of the genus Monilia, of the class Fungi Imperfecti, having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains.
- Namibia
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noun,
a republic in SW Africa: a former German protectorate; a mandate of South Africa 1920–66; gained independence 1990. 318,261 sq. mi. (824,296 sq. km). Capital: Windhoek.
- marital
-
- Matador
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noun,
the principal bullfighter in a bullfight who passes the bull with a muleta and then, in many countries, kills it with a sword thrust; a torero.
- Mai-Tai
-
noun,
a cocktail of rum, curaçao, lemon and pineapple juice, grenadine, and orgeat syrup, poured over crushed ice.
- Martini
-
noun,
a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
- Martina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Martian
-
noun,
a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars:
- Martial
-
noun,
(Marcus Valerius Martialis) a.d. 43?–104? Roman epigrammatist, born in Spain.
- malaria
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noun,
Pathology. any of a group of diseases, usually intermittent or remittent, characterized by attacks of chills, fever, and sweating: formerly supposed to be due to swamp exhalations but now known to be caused by a parasitic protozoan, which is transferred to the human bloodstream by a mosquito of the genus Anopheles and which occupies and destroys red blood cells.
- boatman
-
noun,
a person skilled in the use of small craft.
- Madonna
-
noun,
the Virgin Mary (usually preceded by the).
- Malinda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Britain
-
noun,
Great Britain.
- Maranta
-
noun,
any of several tropical American plants of the genus Maranta, including arrowroot and several species cultivated as ornamentals for their variegated foliage.
- Maranon
-
noun,
a river in Peru, flowing N and then E, joining the Ucayali to form the Amazon. 1000 miles (1600 km) long.
- mandala
-
noun,
Oriental Art. a schematized representation of the cosmos, chiefly characterized by a concentric configuration of geometric shapes, each of which contains an image of a deity or an attribute of a deity.
- bondman
-
noun,
a male slave.
- Bonnard
-
noun,
Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), 1867–1947, French painter.
- Brandon
-
noun,
a city in SW Manitoba, in S central Canada.
- Matilda
-
noun,
swag2 (def 2).
- bitonal
-
adjective,
marked by or using bitonality.
- Nairobi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Kenya, in the SW part.
- barmaid
-
noun,
a woman who bartends; bartender.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- diorama
-
noun,
a scene, often in miniature, reproduced in three dimensions by placing objects, figures, etc., in front of a painted background.
- Balmain
-
noun,
Pierre (Alexandre) [pyer a-lek-sahn-druh] /pyɛr a lɛkˈsɑ̃ drə/ (Show IPA), 1914–82, French fashion designer.
- mordant
-
noun,
a substance used in dyeing to fix the coloring matter, especially a metallic compound, as an oxide or hydroxide, that combines with the organic dye and forms an insoluble colored compound or lake in the fiber.
- Morandi
-
noun,
Giorgio [jawr-jaw] /ˈdʒɔr dʒɔ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1964, Italian painter.
- Montana
-
noun,
Joseph, Jr ("Joe") born 1956, U.S. football player.
- mandola
-
noun,
an early lute resembling a large mandolin.
- Monarda
-
noun,
any aromatic, erect plant belonging to the genus Monarda, of the mint family, native to North America, including horsemint and Oswego tea.
- dilator
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that dilates some cavity of the body.
- damiana
-
noun,
the dried leaves of a Mexican plant, Turnera diffusa, formerly used as a laxative and a tonic, and purported to be effective in the treatment of sexual impotence.
- Mitanni
-
noun,
the Hurrian kingdom in NW Mesopotamia in the 15th and 14th centuries b.c.
- Miranda
-
noun,
Francisco de [frahn-sees-kaw th e] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1816, Venezuelan revolutionist and patriot.
- bimodal
-
adjective,
having or providing two modes, methods, systems, etc.
- dianoia
-
noun,
the mental faculty used in discursive reasoning.
- Linaria
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Linaria, of the figwort family, especially of the cultivated species, as L. maroccana or L. aeruginea, having slender clusters of spurred flowers in a variety of colors.
- Lombard
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Lombardy.
- midiron
-
noun,
a club with an iron head the face of which has more slope than a driving iron but less slope than a mid-mashie.
- birdman
-
noun,
an ornithologist.
- nitinol
-
noun,
a paramagnetic alloy of nickel and titanium that, after heating and deformation, resumes its original shape when reheated.
- Balaton
-
noun,
a lake in W Hungary: the largest lake in central Europe. About 50 miles (80 km) long; 230 sq. mi. (596 sq. km).
- Romania
-
noun,
a republic in SE Europe, bordering on the Black Sea. 91,699 sq. mi. (237,500 sq. km). Capital: Bucharest.
- Abinoam
-
noun,
the father of Barak. Judges 4:6; 12; 5:1.
- taborin
-
noun,
a small tabor.
- ambroid
-
noun,
amberoid.
- Amboina
-
noun,
Ambon.
- talaria
-
plural noun,
the wings or winged sandals on the feet of Hermes, or Mercury.
- abandon
-
noun,
a complete surrender to natural impulses without restraint or moderation; freedom from inhibition or conventionality:
- airboat
-
noun,
Also called swamp boat. a small open boat having a very shallow draft and driven by a caged airplane propeller mounted above the rear transom, capable of traveling at relatively high speeds through shallow water, swamps, etc.
- ablator
-
noun,
See under ablation (def 3).
- Trianda
-
noun,
a town on the Greek island of Rhodes, in the Aegean Sea: built on the site of ancient Ialysus.
- tamarao
-
noun,
tamarau.
- tamarin
-
noun,
any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus (Leontideus), having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- tambala
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Malawi, the 100th part of a kwacha.
- Tambora
-
noun,
an active volcano in Indonesia, on N Sumbawa: eruption 1815. 9042 feet (2756 meters).
- adamant
-
noun,
any impenetrably or unyieldingly hard substance.
- Admiral
-
noun,
the commander in chief of a fleet.
- adiabat
-
noun,
a line on a thermodynamic chart relating the pressure and temperature of a substance undergoing an adiabatic change.
- Albania
-
noun,
a republic in S Europe, in the Balkan Peninsula, W of Macedonia and NW of Greece. 10,632 sq. mi. (27,535 sq. km). Capital: Tirana.
- airmail
-
noun,
the system, especially a government postal system, of sending mail by airplane.
- Tabloid
-
noun,
a newspaper whose pages, usually five columns wide, are about one-half the size of a standard-sized newspaper page.
- tabanid
-
noun,
any of numerous bloodsucking flies of the family Tabanidae, comprising the deer flies and horse flies.
- Amon-Ra
-
noun,
Amen-Ra.
- alinota
-
noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- Ramadan
-
noun,
the ninth month of the Muslim calendar.
Compare Muslim calendar.
- Amanita
-
noun,
any agaricaceous fungus of the genus Amanita, comprised chiefly of poisonous species.
- albino
-
noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- manini
-
adjective,
small; insignificant.
- bolita
-
noun,
a form of numbers pool.
- tamari
-
noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- 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.
- mantra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- aidman
-
noun,
a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
- Bonita
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mantid
-
noun,
mantis.
- midrib
-
noun,
the central or middle rib of a leaf.
- Borman
-
noun,
Frank, born 1928, U.S. astronaut.
- adroit
-
adjective,
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- Mannar
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Indian Ocean, bounded by W Sri Lanka, the chain of shoals that comprise Adam's Bridge, and S India.
- Adrian
-
noun,
Edgar Douglas, 1889–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1932.
- Manila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.
Compare Quezon City.
- Barton
-
noun,
Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
- Braila
-
noun,
a port in E Romania, on the Danube River. 203,983.
- Adonai
-
noun,
Hebrew. a title of reverence for God, serving also as a substitute pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
- Baroda
-
noun,
a former state in W India.
- Brando
-
noun,
Marlon, 1924–2004, U.S. actor.
- Ronald
-
noun,
a male given name: from Scandinavian words meaning “counsel” and “rule.”.
- barman
-
noun,
a man who bartends; bartender.
- milit.
-
- Brandt
-
noun,
Willy [wil-ee;; German vil-ee] /ˈwɪl i;; German ˈvɪl i/ (Show IPA), (Karl Herbert Frahm) 1913–1992, West German political leader: chancellor 1969–74; Nobel Peace Prize 1971.
- Tanana
-
noun,
a river flowing NW from E Alaska to the Yukon River. About 650 miles (1045 km) long.
- Mandan
-
noun,
a member of a Siouan people of North Dakota.
- 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.
- bridal
-
noun,
a wedding.
- Manati
-
noun,
a city in N Puerto Rico.
- Marian
-
noun,
a person who has a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- Bataan
-
noun,
a peninsula on W Luzon, in the Philippines: U.S. troops surrendered to Japanese April 9, 1942.
- biotin
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-soluble vitamin, C 10 H 16 O 3 N 2 S, of the vitamin B complex, that is present in all living cells and functions as a growth factor and as a catalyst in carboxylation reactions.
- milord
-
noun,
an English nobleman or gentleman (usually used as a term of address).
- Midian
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Keturah. Gen. 25:1–4.
- Alboin
-
noun,
died a.d. 573? king of the Langobards 561?–573?
- Milton
-
noun,
John, 1608–74, English poet.
- tabard
-
noun,
a loose outer garment, sleeveless or with short sleeves, especially one worn by a knight over his armor and usually emblazoned with his arms.
- midair
-
noun,
any point in the air not contiguous with the earth or other solid surface:
- birota
-
noun,
a two-wheeled cart, usually drawn by three mules, used for transporting commercial goods and one or two passengers.
- Tadmor
-
noun,
Biblical name of Palmyra.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- matron
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- matri-
-
- Tainan
-
noun,
a city in SW Taiwan.
- Matadi
-
noun,
a seaport in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the mouth of the Congo (Zaire) River.
- Talara
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Peru.
- Aintab
-
noun,
former name of Gaziantep.
- minion
-
noun,
a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- manana
-
noun,
tomorrow; the (indefinite) future.
- Minoan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Crete.
- Marlon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Marlin
-
noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- Batman
-
noun,
a soldier assigned to an officer as a servant.
- Marion
-
noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- Marini
-
noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), Also, Marino [muh-ree-noh;; Italian mah-ree-naw] /məˈri noʊ;; Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), ("il Cavalier Marino") 1569–1625, Italian poet.
- Marina
-
noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- Albion
-
noun,
Alebion.
- mid-on
-
noun,
the position of a fielder on the on side of the wicket.
- Tamara
-
noun,
a powdered mixture of cinnamon, cloves, coriander, aniseed, and fennel seed.
- amoral
-
adjective,
not involving questions of right or wrong; without moral quality; neither moral nor immoral.
- Tanoan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family of which the three surviving languages are spoken in several pueblos, including Taos, in northern New Mexico near the Rio Grande.
- labio-
-
- dormin
-
noun,
abscisic acid.
- irido-
-
- 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).
- Dorati
-
noun,
Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
- Italia
-
noun,
Italian name of Italy.
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- DOMAIN
-
noun,
a field of action, thought, influence, etc.:
- Ionian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks who invaded the Greek mainland and, after the Dorian invasions, emigrated to the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian2 (def 2), Dorian1 (def 2).
- dolman
-
noun,
a woman's mantle with capelike arm pieces instead of sleeves.
- 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.
- Ladino
-
noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- lambda
-
noun,
the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet (Λ, λ).
- Doblin
-
noun,
Alfred [ahl-freyt] /ˈɑl freɪt/ (Show IPA), 1878–1957, German physician and novelist.
- lamina
-
noun,
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- Lamont
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tribal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a tribe:
- intron
-
noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- Landor
-
noun,
Walter Savage, 1775–1864, English poet and prose writer.
- Indian
-
noun,
Also called American Indian, Amerind, Amerindian, Native American. a member of the aboriginal people of America or of any of the aboriginal North or South American stocks, usually excluding the Eskimos.
- Ilorin
-
noun,
a town in W central Nigeria.
- inbond
-
adjective,
composed mainly or entirely of headers (opposed to outbond).
- Ibadan
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- inborn
-
adjective,
naturally present at birth; innate.
- indaba
-
noun,
a conference or consultation between or with native peoples of South Africa.
- iatro-
-
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- intro.
-
- tribo-
-
- inlaid
-
noun,
inlaid work.
- inland
-
noun,
the interior part of a country.
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- intima
-
noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- intomb
-
verb (used with object),
entomb.
- intra-
-
- Landon
-
noun,
Alfred ("Alf") Mossman [maws-muh n,, mos-] /ˈmɔs mən,, ˈmɒs-/ (Show IPA), 1887–1987, U.S. politician.
- Abadan
-
noun,
a city in SW Iran, on the Shatt-al-Arab: oil refineries.
- ad-lib
-
noun,
something improvised in speech, music, etc.:
- timbal
-
noun,
a kettledrum.
- tinman
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- Tindal
-
noun,
Matthew, c1655–1733, English deist.
- Madian
-
noun,
Midian.
- Dalton
-
noun,
atomic mass unit.
- abroad
-
noun,
a foreign land or lands:
- maidan
-
noun,
an open area or space in or near a town, often used as a marketplace or parade ground.
- daimon
-
noun,
daemon.
- Lomita
-
noun,
a town in SW California.
- Malabo
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Equatorial Guinea, on N Bioko island.
- bromal
-
noun,
an oily, colorless liquid, CBr 3 CHO, used in medicine chiefly as an anodyne and hypnotic.
- maloti
-
noun,
plural of loti.
- mitral
-
adjective,
of or resembling a miter.
- Manado
-
noun,
Menado.
- Manala
-
noun,
Tuonela.
- Briton
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- aboral
-
adjective,
opposite to or away from the mouth.
- Tolima
-
noun,
a volcano in W Colombia, in the Andes. 18,438 feet (5620 meters).
- dibrom
-
- 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.
- lariat
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- Latona
-
noun,
the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
- latria
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- Toland
-
noun,
Gregg, 1904–48, U.S. cinematographer.
- diatom
-
noun,
any of numerous microscopic, unicellular, marine or freshwater algae of the phylum Chrysophyta, having cell walls containing silica.
- Linton
-
noun,
Ralph, 1893–1953, U.S. anthropologist.
- tobira
-
noun,
a shrub, Pittosporum tobira, of China and Japan, having leathery leaves, fragrant, greenish-white flower clusters, densely hairy fruit, and lemon-scented foliage.
- libido
-
noun,
Psychoanalysis. all of the instinctual energies and desires that are derived from the id.
- Diablo
-
noun,
Spanish for “devil.”.
- aboard
-
Idioms,
all aboard!, (as a warning to passengers entering or planning to enter a train, bus, boat, etc., just before starting) Everyone get on!
- Darlan
-
noun,
Jean Louis Xavier François [zhahn lwee gza-vyey frahn-swa] /ʒɑ̃ lwi gzaˈvyeɪ frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1881–1942, French naval officer and politician.
- Lindon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Danton
-
noun,
Georges Jacques [zhawrzh zhahk] /ʒɔrʒ ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1759–94, French Revolutionary leader.
- manada
-
noun,
a herd of horses.
- airman
-
noun,
an aviator.
- barit.
-
- riband
-
noun,
a decorative ribbon.
- amadan
-
noun,
fool1 .
- narial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- nanoid
-
adjective,
dwarfish.
- normal
-
noun,
the average or mean:
- Norman
-
noun,
a member of that branch of the Northmen or Scandinavians who in the 10th century conquered Normandy.
- animal
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well-defined shape and usually limited growth, can move voluntarily, actively acquire food and digest it internally, and have sensory and nervous systems that allow them to respond rapidly to stimuli: some classification schemes also include protozoa and certain other single-celled eukaryotes that have motility and animallike nutritional modes.
- Altona
-
noun,
a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
- ribald
-
noun,
a ribald person.
- badman
-
noun,
a bandit, outlaw, desperado, etc., especially in the early history of the western U.S.
- random
-
noun,
something that is random, or a random state or condition:
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- Altman
-
noun,
Robert, 1925–2006, U.S. film director, producer, and screenwriter.
- Namtar
-
noun,
the Sumerian and Akkadian demon personifying death.
- radial
-
noun,
a radial section or construction.
- bailor
-
noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- amatol
-
noun,
an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- Andron
-
noun,
(in an ancient Greek house) an apartment for men, especially one for banqueting.
- Amanda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “beloved.”.
- roband
-
noun,
a short piece of spun yarn or other material, used to secure a sail to a yard, gaff, or the like.
- andro-
-
- Anomia
-
noun,
the inability to name objects or to recognize the written or spoken names of objects.
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- Andria
-
noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Arnold
-
noun,
Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
- nitro-
-
- Amalia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ataman
-
noun,
the elected chief of a Cossack village or military force.
- Amarna
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period in ancient Egyptian history described on cuneiform tablets (Amarna tablets) that were found in 1887 at Tell el Amarna and contain the correspondence (Amarna letters) from neighboring kings and governors to Amenhotep IV and his father Amenhotep III.
- Annaba
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Algeria: site of Hippo Regius.
- Atbara
-
noun,
a river in NE Africa, flowing NW from NW Ethiopia to the Nile in E Sudan. About 500 miles (800 km) long.
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- ramtil
-
noun,
Niger seed.
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- randan
-
noun,
a rowboat designed for three people, one person in the middle using two oars and the other two using one oar each.
- Niobid
-
noun,
any of the children of Niobe.
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- Armand
-
noun,
a male given name, French form of Herman.
- Nimrod
-
noun,
the great-grandson of Noah: noted as a great hunter. Gen. 10:8–10.
- Armada
-
noun,
Also called Invincible Armada, Spanish Armada. the fleet sent against England by Philip II of Spain in 1588. It was defeated by the English navy and later dispersed and wrecked by storms.
- atonal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or marked by atonality.
- nidana
-
noun,
any of 12 aspects of Samsara, or the cycle of birth and death, often compared to 12 spokes of a wheel.
- rabato
-
noun,
a wide, stiff collar of the 17th century, worn flat over the shoulders or open in front and standing at the back.
- Ramona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- natron
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- Bairam
-
noun,
ʾId al-Adha.
- radian
-
noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- amnion
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- Anatol
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sunrise.”.
- rambla
-
noun,
a dry ravine.
- amino-
-
- bandit
-
noun,
a robber, especially a member of a gang or marauding band.
- Ananda
-
noun,
perfect bliss.
- alodia
-
noun,
allodium.
- banian
-
noun,
banyan.
- radio-
-
- Ramada
-
noun,
an open shelter, often having a dome-shaped thatched roof, and installed especially on beaches and picnic grounds.
- banana
-
noun,
a tropical plant of the genus Musa, certain species of which are cultivated for their nutritious fruit.
Compare banana family.
- monial
-
noun,
a mullion.
- Amrita
-
noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- 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.
- Bantam
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a chicken of any of several varieties or breeds characterized by very small size.
- Arabia
-
noun,
a peninsula in SW Asia, including Saudi Arabia, Yemen Arab Republic, People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Kuwait: divided in ancient times into Arabia Deserta, Arabia Petraea, and Arabia Felix. About 1,000,000 sq. mi. (2,600,000 sq. km).
- obtain
-
verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- araban
-
noun,
a pentosan, found chiefly in vegetable gums, that yields arabinose upon hydrolysis.
- Molina
-
noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- Bardot
-
noun,
Brigitte (Camille Javal) born 1934, French film actress and animal rights activist.
- Rodman
-
noun,
a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
- 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.
- morbid
-
adjective,
suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc.:
- aramid
-
noun,
any of a class of synthetic aromatic long-chain polyamides capable of extrusion into fibers having resistance to high temperatures and great strength.
- Balaam
-
noun,
a Mesopotamian diviner who, when commanded by Balak to curse the Israelites, blessed them and uttered favorable prophecies after having been rebuked by the ass he rode. Num. 22–23.
- Altair
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- balata
-
noun,
a nonelastic, rubberlike, water-resistant gum that softens in hot water and is obtained from the latex of a tropical American tree, Manilkara bidentata: used chiefly in the manufacture of machinery belts, golf ball covers, and as a substitute for gutta percha.
Compare bully tree.
- amidin
-
noun,
the soluble matter of starch.
- amido-
-
- Amidol
-
noun,
a colorless, crystalline powder, C 6 H 8 N 2 O⋅2HCl, derived from phenol, used chiefly as a photographic developer.
- oilman
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- Ambala
-
noun,
a city in N Haryana, in N India.
- Aranda
-
noun,
a member of an Australian aboriginal people living in the vicinity of Alice Springs, Northern Territory.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- mortal
-
noun,
a human being.
- Morini
-
noun,
Erika, 1906–1995, U.S. violinist, born in Austria.
- Aralia
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Aralia and related genera, several of which are cultivated as houseplants or have been used medicinally.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- Oland
-
noun,
an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
- Lidia
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) one section of a corrida, comprising the action that takes place from the entrance of the bull to the time it is killed and dragged from the arena by mules.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- 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.
- tonia
-
- libri
-
noun,
plural of liber2 .
- omni-
-
- Lando
-
noun,
died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- Tobin
-
noun,
James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- Libia
-
noun,
Libya.
- 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.
- orbit
-
noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- oidia
-
noun,
one of the conidia that are borne in chains by certain fungi.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- labia
-
noun,
plural of labium.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- Irbid
-
noun,
a town in NW Jordan.
- Iran.
-
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- intr.
-
- Raman
-
noun,
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata [chuhn-druh-shey-ker-uh veng-kuh-tuh] /ˈtʃʌn drəˈʃeɪ kər ə ˈvɛŋ kə tə/ (Show IPA), 1888–1970, Indian physicist: Nobel prize 1930.
- in-lb
-
- ramal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a ramus.
- init.
-
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- indri
-
noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- Indo-
-
- rabot
-
noun,
a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
- Indio
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- India
-
noun,
Hindi Bharat [buh-ruht] /ˈbʌ rʌt/ (Show IPA). a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950. 1,246,880 sq. mi. (3,229,419 sq. km). Capital: New Delhi.
- radii
-
noun,
a plural of radius.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- imit.
-
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- imido
-
adjective,
containing the imido group.
- Radom
-
noun,
a city in E Poland.
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- irid-
-
- 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.
- ordn.
-
- rabal
-
noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds aloft by theodolitic tracking of a radiosonde.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- orial
-
- lamia
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- oribi
-
noun,
a small tan-colored antelope, Ourebia ourebi , of south and east Africa, with spikelike horns.
- Lamar
-
noun,
Joseph R. 1857–1916, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1911–16.
- Laird
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- 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.
- Rabat
-
noun,
a sleeveless, backless, vestlike garment extending to the waist, worn by a cleric beneath the clerical collar, especially in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.
- rabid
-
adjective,
irrationally extreme in opinion or practice:
- labor
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- 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.
- trama
-
noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- limba
-
noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- Laban
-
noun,
the father of Leah and Rachel and the father-in-law of Jacob. Gen. 24:29; 29:16–30.
- ition
-
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- Rambo
-
noun,
a fanatically militant or violently aggressive person.
- Ital.
-
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- Irina
-
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.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- 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)
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Naida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- matr-
-
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- 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.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- Iliad
-
noun,
(italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Nandi
-
noun,
a member of an agricultural people of southwestern Kenya.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- nano-
-
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- Marat
-
noun,
Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- 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.
- naiad
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- Ndola
-
noun,
a city in N Zambia.
- Minn.
-
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- 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.
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- 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.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- Minni
-
noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- Minna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mini-
-
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- Mont.
-
- tabla
-
noun,
a small drum or pair of drums of India tuned to different pitches and played with the hands.
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- milia
-
noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- Nabal
-
noun,
a wealthy Calebite, husband of Abigail, who refused rightful tribute to King David for protecting Nabal's flocks. I Sam. 25.
- Tabor
-
noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- Nadab
-
noun,
a son of Aaron. Lev. 10.
- natl.
-
- Manta
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- limit
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- tidal
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- timid
-
adjective,
lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.
- modal
-
noun,
modal auxiliary.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- Obad.
-
- Obama
-
noun,
Barack (Hussein), Jr [buh-rahk hoo-seyn] /bəˈrɑk huˈseɪn/ (Show IPA), born 1961, 44th president of the U.S. since 2009.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- 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.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- obdt.
-
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- lobar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- obiit
-
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- Lindi
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Tanzania.
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- OBrit
-
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- tibia
-
noun,
Anatomy. the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle and articulate with the femur and the talus; shinbone.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- 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.
- nitr-
-
- Manon
-
noun,
an opera (1884) by Jules Massenet.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- manna
-
noun,
the food miraculously supplied to the Israelites in the wilderness. Ex. 16:14–36.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- Ninib
-
noun,
Ninurta.
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- tambo
-
noun,
Mr. Tambo.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- nitid
-
adjective,
bright; lustrous.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- tanna
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in Palestine during the 1st and 2nd centuries a.d., whose teachings are found chiefly in the Mishnah.
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- nodal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- NoibN
-
- Manat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
- 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.
- nona-
-
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- Malta
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Africa. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- Malar
-
noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- Malan
-
noun,
Daniel François [frahn-swah] /frɑnˈswɑ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1959, South African editor and political leader: prime minister 1948–54.
- ilio-
-
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- blond
-
noun,
a blond person.
- Balao
-
noun,
a halfbeak, Hemiramphus balao, of tropical western Atlantic seas.
- atmo-
-
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- 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.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- Dania
-
noun,
a town in S Florida.
- Danai
-
plural noun,
the Argives.
- Adama
-
noun,
Admah.
- Damon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Damia
-
noun,
a spirit of fertility.
- ation
-
- Damar
-
noun,
dammar.
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- Adana
-
noun,
a city in S Turkey, on the Seyhan River.
- Daman
-
noun,
a hyrax, Procavia syriaca, of Syria, Palestine, etc.: the cony of the Bible.
- balon
-
noun,
ballon.
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- Alta.
-
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- Atman
-
noun,
the principle of life.
- alti-
-
- Adlai
-
noun,
a male given name.
- dimin
-
- dobla
-
noun,
a former gold coin of Spain.
- abdom
-
- Abdon
-
noun,
one of the minor judges of Israel. Judges 12:13–15.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- aroma
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- Abram
-
noun,
an earlier name of Abraham. Gen. 17:5.
- aboil
-
adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- Amado
-
noun,
Jorge [Portuguese zhawr-zhuh] /Portuguese ˈʒɔr ʒə/ (Show IPA), 1912–2001, Brazilian novelist.
- Dibai
-
noun,
Dubai.
- abort
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- Diana
-
noun,
(Princess of Wales; Lady Diana Spencer) 1961–97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
- diam.
-
- dial.
-
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- alto-
-
- Balt.
-
- alibi
-
noun,
Law. the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed.
- Amata
-
noun,
the mother, by Latinus, of Lavinia.
- blini
-
plural noun,
pancakes made with yeast and either white or buckwheat flour and traditionally served during Shrovetide with caviar and sour cream.
- Alban
-
noun,
Saint, 3rd century a.d, first English martyr.
- bolar
-
adjective,
of or relating to bole or clay.
- Batna
-
noun,
a city in NE Algeria.
- Baton
-
noun,
Music. a wand used by a conductor.
- boart
-
noun,
bort.
- board
-
noun,
a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- bloat
-
noun,
Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes.
- blind
-
noun,
something that obstructs vision, as a blinker for a horse.
- Baron
-
noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- Blida
-
noun,
a city in N Algeria.
- Bland
-
noun,
James A(llen) 1854–1911, U.S. songwriter and minstrel performer.
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- Blain
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- biol.
-
- Alamo
-
noun,
a poplar.
- biont
-
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Biota
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- alarm
-
noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- Bart.
-
- baro-
-
- banal
-
adjective,
devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite:
- broil
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- Banat
-
noun,
a fertile low-lying region extending through parts of Hungary, Romania, and Serbia.
- dalan
-
noun,
(in Persian and Indian architecture) a veranda or open hall for reception of visitors.
- Banda
-
noun,
a style of Mexican dance music featuring brass instruments and having a heavy beat.
- bania
-
noun,
banyan (def 2).
- Banon
-
noun,
a small, round goat cheese from Provence, France, that is dipped in brandy before being wrapped in chestnut leaves.
- adman
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- admin
-
noun,
administration; administrative work.
- admit
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- brom-
-
- Broad
-
noun,
the broad part of anything.
- boral
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- Bardo
-
noun,
(in Lamaism) the state of the soul between death and rebirth.
- Brit.
-
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Brant
-
noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- Brand
-
noun,
kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the like:
- 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.
- 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.
- braid
-
noun,
a braided length or plait, especially of hair.
- Aldan
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from the Yabloni Mountains to the Lena. about 1500 miles (2415 km) long.
- dobra
-
noun,
any of various former Portuguese coins, especially a gold coin of John V equal to two johannes.
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- Amati
-
noun,
Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- ambi-
-
- ibid.
-
- annal
-
noun,
a record of events of a particular year:
- domal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a domal sound.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- 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.
- Arab.
-
- ambit
-
noun,
circumference; circuit.
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- Ibada
-
noun,
any of the religious duties of a Muslim, including the recital of the creed, the five daily recitals of prayers, the Ramadan fast, almsgiving, and the pilgrimage to Mecca.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- anon.
-
- Ambon
-
noun,
ambo.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- anat.
-
- anti-
-
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- Donna
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- anal.
-
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- Amora
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Palestine and Babylonia from the 3rd to the 6th centuries a.d., whose commentaries on and interpretations of the Mishnah comprise the Palestinian and Babylonian Gemaras.
- amin-
-
- dorab
-
noun,
wolf herring.
- amid-
-
- Amida
-
noun,
a Buddha who rules over paradise, enjoying endless and infinite bliss.
- aalii
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- annot
-
- dolma
-
noun,
a dish of tomatoes, green peppers, vine leaves, or eggplants stuffed with a mixture of meat, rice, and spices.
- Annam
-
noun,
a former kingdom and French protectorate along the E coast of French Indochina: now part of Vietnam.
- idio-
-
- 30-30
-
- 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.
- idiom
-
noun,
an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket or hang one's head, or from the general grammatical rules of a language, as the table round for the round table, and that is not a constituent of a larger expression of like characteristics.
- idiot
-
noun,
Informal. an utterly foolish or senseless person:
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- drama
-
noun,
a composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict or contrast of character, especially one intended to be acted on the stage; a play.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- Amato
-
noun,
Pasquale [puh-skwah-lee,, -ley;; Italian pahs-kwah-le] /pəˈskwɑ li,, -leɪ;; Italian pɑsˈkwɑ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1942, Italian operatic baritone.
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- idion
-
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- anim.
-
- dolia
-
noun,
a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
- Dolin
-
noun,
Sir Anton [an-ton] /ˈæn tɒn/ (Show IPA), (Patrick Healey-Kay) 1904–83, English ballet dancer.
- drail
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- andr-
-
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- mod.
-
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ano-
-
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- ord.
-
- band
-
noun,
a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop:
- Bara
-
noun,
Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- ant.
-
- mold
-
noun,
a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
- Mon.
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- bar.
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Bard
-
noun,
(formerly) a person who composed and recited epic or heroic poems, often while playing the harp, lyre, or the like.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- mol.
-
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- ALBM
-
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- ann.
-
- bidi
-
noun,
(in India) an inexpensive cigarette, locally produced usually from cut tobacco rolled in leaf.
- Mind
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- min.
-
- bin-
-
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- Raab
-
noun,
broccoli rabe.
- MILR
-
- BIND
-
noun,
the act or process of binding; the state or instance of being bound.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- Alba
-
noun,
a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- bio-
-
- mild
-
noun,
British. beer that has a blander taste than bitter.
- mil.
-
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- midn
-
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- 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.
- MIDI
-
noun,
a skirt, dress, or coat, of mid-calf length.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- bdrm
-
- Anna
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- 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.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- tab.
-
- Alda
-
noun,
Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Ald.
-
- barm
-
noun,
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
- RADM
-
- bdl.
-
plural,
bundle.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- amt.
-
- 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.
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- anba
-
noun,
father: a title of a clergyman or saint in the Coptic Church.
- RIBA
-
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Ont.
-
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- 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.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- obit
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- art.
-
- NOAA
-
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Amal
-
- NLRB
-
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- atm.
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- 1080
-
- amdt
-
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- NIRA
-
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- Rida
-
- nom.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- AMBA
-
noun,
anba.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- NTIA
-
- NRAB
-
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- Arm.
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- non-
-
- RIIA
-
- ator
-
- Aldm
-
- alt.
-
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- balm
-
noun,
any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, especially tropical trees of the genus Commiphora.
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Rom.
-
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- mRNA
-
- Alma
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- RONA
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- 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).
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- 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.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Baal
-
noun,
any of numerous local deities among the ancient Semitic peoples, typifying the productive forces of nature and worshiped with much sensuality.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Nana
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- bal.
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Bala
-
noun,
Bilhah.
- biri
-
noun,
bidi.
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- Mid.
-
- Lat.
-
- dia-
-
- Lib.
-
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Dili
-
noun,
a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- dim.
-
- Din.
-
- Dino
-
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- abr.
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- dir.
-
- dirl
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- Lani
-
- dlr.
-
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- Tob.
-
- 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:
- tion
-
- dbl.
-
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Alb.
-
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- Adam
-
noun,
the name of the first man: husband of Eve and progenitor of the human race. Gen. 2:7; 5:1–5.
- LitD
-
- LitB
-
- lit.
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- 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.
- Danl
-
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- dat.
-
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- DATA
-
noun,
a plural of datum.
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- limb
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Ind.
-
- 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.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- drib
-
noun,
a small or minute quantity; bit.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- intl
-
- int.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- INRI
-
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- tri-
-
- TRIB
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- IADB
-
- 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.
- iana
-
- IATA
-
- trid
-
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- tRNA
-
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- tron
-
- iod-
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- abl.
-
- Lab.
-
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- Lamb
-
noun,
a young sheep.
- told
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of tell1 .
- LAMA
-
noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- Lam.
-
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- dol.
-
- dolt
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- tomb
-
noun,
an excavation in earth or rock for the burial of a corpse; grave.
- drab
-
noun,
dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- itol
-
- tonn
-
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- 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.
- AAAL
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- dorm
-
noun,
dormitory.
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- IRBM
-
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- Bram
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- Bond
-
noun,
something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
- Bonn
-
noun,
a city in W Germany, on the Rhine: seat of the government; former capital of West Germany.
- bor.
-
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- bort
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- bot.
-
- bota
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- Brad
-
noun,
a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- Man.
-
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- 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.
- MALD
-
- btl.
-
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- mal-
-
- Mar.
-
- Boma
-
noun,
a city in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Zaire (Congo) River.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Ala.
-
- 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.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- mdnt
-
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- blad
-
noun,
a flier or other promotional material distributed by a company to sell a product.
- blat
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- bldr
-
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- BLit
-
- rad.
-
- Bolt
-
noun,
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- blot
-
noun,
a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- AInd
-
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Bol.
-
- 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.
- bold
-
Idioms,
be / make (so) bold, to presume or venture; dare:
- 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.
- Dom.
-
- brim
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- Adm.
-
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- adat
-
noun,
the native law traditional in Indonesia.
- Ltd.
-
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- LRBM
-
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lord
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- damn
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- lond
-
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- 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.
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- maid
-
noun,
a female servant.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- ad-
-
- tlr
-
- AIA
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- TMO
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- TNB
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- TID
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- tlo
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ab-
-
- RLD
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Tro
-
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- abt
-
- Am.
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- TAL
-
- ROA
-
- rnd
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- AAA
-
- RNA
-
- al.
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- an.
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- RBI
-
- AAM
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Aar
-
- TBA
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- abd
-
- TBD
-
- ALM
-
- rt.
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ADB
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- Amb
-
- 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.
- ABM
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- Ar.
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- RDA
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- abn
-
- TIA
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ROI
-
- Tbi
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- TBO
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- MAA
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- BRT
-
- Bt.
-
- do.
-
- DOA
-
- DAB
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- 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.
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- Mo.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Md.
-
- ltr
-
- LTA
-
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- LON
-
- LMT
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- DAR
-
- BRM
-
- Mao
-
- LIM
-
- mi.
-
- MIT
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- BDA
-
- bi-
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- BID
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MDT
-
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- mbd
-
- BLA
-
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- BLM
-
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- BMI
-
- BMR
-
- BMT
-
- Bn.
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- DBA
-
- di.
-
- MLA
-
- Ia.
-
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- Dr.
-
- Ir.
-
- IOT
-
- 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 = .
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- id.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- ial
-
- IRO
-
- 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.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- 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
-
- ILO
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- IRL
-
- ITA
-
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- DML
-
- DIB
-
verb (used without object),
to fish by letting the bait bob lightly on the water.
- DIL
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Ld.
-
- LBO
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- DLO
-
- DMA
-
- DMT
-
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- DNA
-
- DNB
-
- DNR
-
- DOB
-
- Doi
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Lt.
-
- La.
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ml.
-
- MBO
-
- MLD
-
- Ola
-
- MLR
-
- at.
-
- ATA
-
- ATB
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- 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.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- NMR
-
- NIA
-
- NBA
-
- Om.
-
- 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.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- bd.
-
plural,
board.
- NMI
-
- OIt
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- oid
-
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- obl
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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.
- ODT
-
- ob.
-
- OIr
-
- 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.
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- aor
-
- ard
-
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- AOA
-
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- bl.
-
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- ONI
-
- MRA
-
- OTB
-
- MTO
-
- ONR
-
- mtn
-
- MTI
-
- Mt.
-
- MRI
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- 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.
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- BAM
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- Rd.
-
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- MOR
-
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- MOI
-
- il-
-
- mob
-
noun,
a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- RMA
-
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- MNA
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OTA
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- ot-
-
- Br.
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- NAD
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- NAA
-
- BOD
-
noun,
body:
- bad
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- L.
-
- RI
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- R.
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- 3D
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noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- AO
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- ol
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- DT
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noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- i.
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- NL
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- L1
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- ND
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- BM
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- BO
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- RO
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- dl
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- DA
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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.
- D.
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- NI
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- NB
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- N.
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- RN
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- t.
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- TB
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- TD
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- T1
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- MN
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- MB
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- M.
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- L2
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- OA
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- OD
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noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- DN
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- O.
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- DM
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- TN
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- TM
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- TL
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NM
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- DB
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- LM
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- ln
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- LR
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- B-
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- BA
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noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- NA
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adverb,
no1 .