Anagrams of lacrimatory
Word lacrimatory has
704 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of lacrimatory.
- lacrimator
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noun,
lachrymator.
- Mariolatry
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noun,
excessive (and proscribed) veneration of the Virgin Mary, especially in forms appropriate to God.
- Armorica
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noun,
an ancient region in NW France, corresponding generally to Brittany.
- molarity
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noun,
the number of moles of solute per liter of solution.
- aromatic
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noun,
a plant, drug, or medicine yielding a fragrant aroma, as sage or certain spices and oils.
- calamity
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noun,
a great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or serious injury.
- armorial
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noun,
a book containing heraldic bearings and devices.
- morality
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noun,
conformity to the rules of right conduct; moral or virtuous conduct.
- coal-tar
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noun,
a thick, black, viscid liquid formed during the distillation of coal, that upon further distillation yields compounds, as benzene, anthracene, and phenol, from which are derived a large number of dyes, drugs, and other synthetic compounds, and that yields a final residuum (coal-tar pitch) which is used chiefly in making pavements.
- alacrity
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noun,
cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness:
- martyria
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noun,
a place where the relics of a martyr are kept.
- malaco-
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- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- malayo-
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- clarity
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noun,
clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.
- Croatia
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noun,
a republic in SE Europe: includes the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia; formerly a part of Yugoslavia. 21,835 sq. mi. (56,555 sq. km) Capital: Zagreb.
- Marryat
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noun,
Frederick, 1792–1848, English naval officer and novelist.
- orality
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noun,
the condition or quality of being oral; collectively, the personality traits characteristic of the oral phase of psychosexual development.
- marcato
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adjective,
(of notes or chords in a musical score) strongly accented.
- Martial
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noun,
(Marcus Valerius Martialis) a.d. 43?–104? Roman epigrammatist, born in Spain.
- Camorra
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noun,
a secret society of Naples, Italy, first publicly known about 1820, that developed into a powerful political organization and was later associated with blackmail, robbery, etc., until its destruction in 1911.
- lactary
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adjective,
of, relating to, or of the nature of milk.
- amatory
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adjective,
of or relating to lovers or lovemaking; expressive of love:
- marital
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- triaryl
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adjective,
containing three aryl groups.
- carroty
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adjective,
like a carrot, as in color, flavor, or shape.
- Carlita
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noun,
a female given name.
- Carlota
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noun,
1840–1927, wife of Maximillian: empress of Mexico 1864–67 (daughter of Leopold I of Belgium).
- Tacoma
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noun,
a seaport in W Washington, on Puget Sound.
- latria
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noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- armory
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noun,
a storage place for weapons and other war equipment.
- Carola
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noun,
a female given name, form of Carol.
- Tailor
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- Taylor
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noun,
A(lan) J(ohn) P(ercivale) 1906–90, English historian.
- Arcaro
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noun,
Edward ("Eddie") 1916–97, U.S. jockey.
- Tamayo
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noun,
Rufino [roo-fee-naw] /ruˈfi nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1991, Mexican painter.
- tamari
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noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- Amrita
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noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- mortal
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noun,
a human being.
- amoral
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adjective,
not involving questions of right or wrong; without moral quality; neither moral nor immoral.
- Colima
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noun,
a state in SW Mexico, on the Pacific Coast. 2010 sq. mi. (5205 sq. km).
- Colmar
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Haut-Rhin, in NE France.
- amtrac
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noun,
amphibian (def 4).
- atomic
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- Rotary
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noun,
a rotary device or machine.
- lacto-
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- carrom
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noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- carrot
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noun,
a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
- caryo-
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- rarity
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noun,
something rare, unusual, or uncommon:
- lactam
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noun,
any of a group of cyclic amides characterized by the NHCO group, derived from aminocarboxylic acids by the intramolecular elimination of water from the amino and carboxylic groups.
- Rialto
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- camail
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noun,
aventail (def 1).
- ramtil
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noun,
Niger seed.
- calory
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noun,
calorie.
- matri-
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- lariat
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noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- racial
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adjective,
of or relating to the social construct of race:
- Malory
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noun,
Sir Thomas, c1400–71, English author.
- maloti
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noun,
plural of loti.
- cirro-
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- citral
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noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- Tarlac
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noun,
a city on N central Luzon, in the N Philippines.
- Romaic
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noun,
demotic (def 5).
- clamor
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noun,
a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people:
- macro-
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- Amytal
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- mortar
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noun,
a receptacle of hard material, having a bowl-shaped cavity in which substances are reduced to powder with a pestle.
- amylo-
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- Myrica
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noun,
the bark of the wax myrtle.
- corral
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noun,
an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc.
- Alaric
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noun,
a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.
- amylic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characterized by the amyl group.
- mitral
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adjective,
of or resembling a miter.
- Toyama
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noun,
a city on W Honshu, in central Japan.
- Tolima
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noun,
a volcano in W Colombia, in the Andes. 18,438 feet (5620 meters).
- lorica
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noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- myria-
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- Altaic
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noun,
the Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic language families collectively, spoken over a broad expanse of Eurasia, from southeastern Europe to the Pacific: variously considered to be a single, genetically related family, with Japanese and Korean sometimes also included, or a group of languages with shared typologies and histories, but not genetically akin.
- myotic
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noun,
a miotic drug.
- tra-la
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noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- Martyr
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noun,
a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion.
- micro-
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- mycol.
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- Lomita
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noun,
a town in SW California.
- iatro-
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- trocar
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noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- corita
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noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- lictor
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- comity
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noun,
mutual courtesy; civility.
- Tarmac
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noun,
(lowercase) a road, airport runway, parking area, etc., paved with Tarmac, tarmacadam, or a layer of tar.
- Marcia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “warlike.”.
- Altair
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noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- amatol
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noun,
an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT.
- octa-
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- Maroc
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noun,
French name of Morocco.
- maror
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noun,
a portion of horseradish or other bitter herb that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover.
- Carry
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noun,
range, as of a gun.
- ramal
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adjective,
of or relating to a ramus.
- Comr.
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- Malar
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noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- malic
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- cymar
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noun,
simar (def 1).
- Mitra
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noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- Croat
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- Cyril
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noun,
Saint ("Apostle of the Slavs") a.d. 827–869, Greek missionary to the Moravians.
- marry
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation of surprise, astonishment, etc.)
- Marti
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noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Marta
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noun,
a female given name.
- Malta
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noun,
an island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Africa. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).
- Marcy
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in NE New York: highest peak of the Adirondack Mountains, 5344 feet (1629 meters).
- Yalta
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noun,
a seaport in the Crimea, S Ukraine, on the Black Sea: site of wartime conference of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin February 4–12, 1945.
- Mylar
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- comal
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noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- colat
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- cata-
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- micra
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noun,
a plural of micron.
- ratal
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noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- Moray
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noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical eels of the family Muraenidae, having porelike gill openings and no pectoral fins.
- myco-
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- iatry
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- moral
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noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- Ocala
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noun,
a city in central Florida.
- cyto-
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- coala
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noun,
koala.
- claro
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noun,
such a cigar.
- octal
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noun,
octonary (def 6).
- Oyama
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noun,
Iwao [ee-wah-aw] /ˈi wɑˌɔ/ (Show IPA), 1842–1916, Japanese field marshal.
- coria
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noun,
plural of corium.
- Ital.
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- coaly
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adjective,
of, resembling, or containing coal.
- Italy
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noun,
a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870–1946. 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Capital: Rome.
- Marya
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noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Marat
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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.
- oracy
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noun,
the ability to express oneself in and understand spoken language.
- corr.
-
- moity
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adjective,
full of moits.
- Maori
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noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Corti
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noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- Mario
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noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Moira
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noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- cytol
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- Clary
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noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- Clara
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
- craal
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noun,
kraal.
- Maria
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noun,
calaba.
- coati
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noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- molar
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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.
- Coral
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noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- crim.
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- malty
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adjective,
of, like, or containing malt.
- Clair
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noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- claim
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noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- orial
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- cryo-
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- crit.
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- Oriya
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noun,
an Indic language spoken in Odisha, in eastern India.
- riyal
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noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Qatar, equal to 100 dirhams.
- ratio
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noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- alto-
-
- Tirol
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noun,
Tyrol.
- Alcor
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- Lycia
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noun,
an ancient country in SW Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- lt-yr
-
- Timor
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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).
- Alta.
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- Altai
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noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- Altay
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noun,
Altai.
- altar
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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.
- alti-
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- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- alarm
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noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- Amati
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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.
- Amato
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noun,
Pasquale [puh-skwah-lee,, -ley;; Italian pahs-kwah-le] /pəˈskwɑ li,, -leɪ;; Italian pɑsˈkwɑ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1942, Italian operatic baritone.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- tarry
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noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- amyl-
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- Amity
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noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- Tarim
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noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- carom
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noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- Amora
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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.
- AMORC
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- Tyrol
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noun,
an alpine region in W Austria and N Italy: a former Austrian crown land.
- alary
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adjective,
of or relating to wings.
- amort
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adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- trail
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noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- 30-30
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- triol
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noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- tryma
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noun,
a nut having an outer shell that becomes tough and dry and eventually splits open, as in the walnut and hickory.
- trial
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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.
- triac
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- lytic
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adjective,
of, noting, or pertaining to lysis or a lysin.
- trama
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noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- Lorca
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noun,
García Lorca.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- lyric
-
noun,
a lyric poem.
- Alamo
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noun,
a poplar.
- acity
-
- Acoma
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noun,
a Pueblo Indian village near Albuquerque, New Mexico, built on a sandstone mesa: oldest continuously inhabited location in the U.S.
- Tracy
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noun,
Spencer, 1900–67, U.S. film actor.
- acro-
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- toric
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- Actor
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noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Lorry
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noun,
Chiefly British. a motor truck, especially a large one.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- lotic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- Amory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Tarai
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noun,
Terai.
- matr-
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- lairy
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a lair.
- atomy
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noun,
an atom; mote.
- Tamil
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noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- atory
-
- 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.
- atria
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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.
- Royal
-
noun,
Nautical. a sail set on a royal mast.
- Lamar
-
noun,
Joseph R. 1857–1916, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1911–16.
- Mayor
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noun,
the chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town.
- laity
-
noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- Malay
-
noun,
a member of the Malay people.
- Larry
-
noun,
a hoe with a perforated blade for mixing mortar or plaster.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- calmy
-
adjective,
calm.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Caryl
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- lact-
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- Carla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- atmo-
-
- roily
-
adjective,
turbid; muddy.
- aorta
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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.
- tayra
-
noun,
a small animal, Eira barbara, of the weasel family, ranging from Mexico to tropical South America.
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- latry
-
- array
-
noun,
order or arrangement, as of troops drawn up for battle.
- aroma
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- armor
-
noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- Macao
-
noun,
a Portuguese overseas territory in S China, in the delta of the Zhu Jiang River and including two small adjacent islands. 6 sq. mi. (16 sq. km).
- Talca
-
noun,
a city in central Chile.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Mali
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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.
- mal-
-
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- Mac-
-
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- MARC
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noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Macy
-
noun,
R(owland) H(ussey) [roh-luh nd huhs-ee] /ˈroʊ lənd ˈhʌs i/ (Show IPA), 1823–77, U.S. retail merchant.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- 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.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Lory
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- Mayo
-
noun,
mayonnaise.
- Mary
-
noun,
Also called Virgin Mary. the mother of Jesus.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Mar.
-
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Maya
-
noun,
the power, as of a god, to produce illusions.
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- 1080
-
- 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.
- Rom.
-
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- 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.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- Rory
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- ryot
-
noun,
a peasant.
- 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.
- rimy
-
adjective,
covered with rime.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- tri-
-
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Tray
-
noun,
a flat, shallow container or receptacle made of wood, metal, etc., usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc.
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- Tory
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- tomy
-
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- 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.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Tyrr
-
noun,
Tyr.
- Tyro
-
noun,
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- 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.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ryal
-
noun,
rose noble.
- Mic.
-
- miry
-
adjective,
of the nature of mire; swampy:
- moly
-
noun,
an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe.
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- mol.
-
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- 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.
- Myra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Asia Minor, in Lycia.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- 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.
- myo-
-
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- MILR
-
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- mil.
-
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- myc-
-
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Orly
-
noun,
a suburb SE of Paris, France: international airport.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- racy
-
adjective,
slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- oary
-
adjective,
oarlike.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- oily
-
adverb,
in an oily manner.
- Oct.
-
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Troy
-
noun,
Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- ctr.
-
- atm.
-
- crat
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- atic
-
- 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.
- 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:
- art.
-
- ator
-
- cray
-
adjective,
crazy.
- Coty
-
noun,
René Jules Gustave [ruh-ney zhyl gys-tav] /rəˈneɪ ʒül güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1882–1962, president of France 1954–59.
- atry
-
adjective,
lying to under a trysail in heavy weather; trying.
- Cort
-
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Arty
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- YMCA
-
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- ical
-
- yirr
-
noun,
a growl or snarl, as of a dog.
- Iyar
-
noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- amt.
-
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- ICAO
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- arr.
-
- IATA
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Yami
-
noun,
a member of an Indonesian people of Hungtow Island, off the southeastern coast of Taiwan.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- aryl
-
adjective,
containing an aryl group.
- Arm.
-
- army
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- Cory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- cat.
-
- cloy
-
verb (used with object),
to weary by an excess of food, sweetness, pleasure, etc.; surfeit; satiate.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- clar
-
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Clay
-
noun,
a natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting essentially of hydrated silicates of aluminum: used for making bricks, pottery, etc.
- City
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- cit.
-
- cir.
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cyl.
-
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Cor.
-
- Col.
-
- coml
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Com.
-
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- coly
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Cal.
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- cml.
-
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Yama
-
noun,
the Vedic god presiding over the underworld.
- Amoy
-
noun,
Xiamen.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alco
-
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Lacy
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Ala.
-
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Lam.
-
- LAMA
-
noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Airy
-
adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- Alma
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- IMCO
-
- Lat.
-
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- acr-
-
- acyl
-
adjective,
containing the acyl group.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- limy
-
adjective,
consisting of, containing, or like lime.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- Lyra
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lyre, a northern constellation between Cygnus and Hercules, containing the bright star Vega.
- lit.
-
- itol
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Cyma
-
noun,
Architecture. either of two moldings having a partly convex and partly concave curve for an outline: used especially in classical architecture.
Compare cyma recta, cyma reversa.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- alt.
-
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Amal
-
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Ymir
-
noun,
the earliest being and the progenitor of the giants, killed by Odin and his brothers. From his flesh the earth was made, from his blood the waters, and from his skull the heavens.
- aor
-
- RCA
-
- RCT
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Amy
-
noun,
a vial of amyl nitrate.
- AIC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- cay
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- acy
-
- Ar.
-
- AOA
-
- CIA
-
- Cym
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- CIM
-
- Tro
-
- Am.
-
- ac-
-
- AIA
-
- Aar
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- al.
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- 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.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AAM
-
- CAI
-
- Tyr
-
noun,
the god of strife.
- CAA
-
- TLC
-
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- RMA
-
- TOY
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- TMO
-
- tlr
-
- tlo
-
- ATC
-
- TIA
-
- ALC
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ATA
-
- Tay
-
noun,
a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- at.
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ALM
-
- AMC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- cl.
-
- ROI
-
- rt.
-
- cr.
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RMC
-
- ROA
-
- Co.
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Roy
-
noun,
Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- TCA
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- TAL
-
- ca.
-
- ct.
-
- LOC
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- YCL
-
- IRO
-
- IRL
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- IOT
-
- ior
-
- IOC
-
- ILO
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- 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.
- MCI
-
- ITC
-
- MCR
-
- mi.
-
- my-
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- icy
-
adjective,
made of, full of, or covered with ice:
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- Yao
-
noun,
Wade-Giles, Pinyin. a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor (Shun) was a paragon of good government.
- Yam
-
noun,
the starchy, tuberous root of any of various climbing vines of the genus Dioscorea, cultivated for food in warm regions.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- ITA
-
- ity
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- MAA
-
- Loy
-
noun,
a female given name.
- LMT
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- 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.
- LIM
-
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- Mc-
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mo.
-
- 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.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LCT
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- LCM
-
- LCI
-
- LCA
-
- May
-
noun,
a maiden.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Lay
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Lt.
-
- La.
-
- Mao
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- Coy
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- MTO
-
- ot-
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- Oc.
-
- OTC
-
- ory
-
- 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.
- OAT
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noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- orc
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noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Mt.
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- OCR
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- CLI
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- Ora
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noun,
plural of os2 .
- Clo
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- Om.
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- CMA
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- Ola
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- oic
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- oil
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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.
- CLR
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- OIt
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- MTI
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- OTA
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- COT
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noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- RAM
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noun,
a male sheep.
- MIT
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- CTA
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- CRT
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- ml.
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- MLA
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- MLR
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- MOC
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noun,
moccasin.
- MOI
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- MOA
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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.
- MOR
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- Mr.
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plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRI
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- MRA
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- CYO
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- OIr
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- MOT
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noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- AO
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- R.
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- LR
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- M.
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- LM
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- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- 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.
- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ol
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- ry
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- cy
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noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- 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.
- ly
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- ic
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- L2
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- TC
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- T1
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Y.
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- YT
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- i.
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- YA
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noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
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- Yi
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noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- yl
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- CM
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- yo
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- RO
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- O.
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- TM
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- ty
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- yr
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- OA
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- t.
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- L.
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- oy
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noun,
a grandchild.
- LC
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- TL
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
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- RI
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