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Word main-course has
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- coumarins
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noun,
a fragrant crystalline substance, C 9 H 6 O 2 , obtained from the tonka bean, sweet clover, and certain other plants or prepared synthetically, used chiefly in soaps and perfumery.
- manicures
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noun,
a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- muscarine
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noun,
a poisonous compound, C 8 H 19 NO 3 , found in certain mushrooms, especially fly agaric, and in decaying fish.
- carmines
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- moraines
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- neuromas
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noun,
a tumor formed of nerve tissue.
- racemous
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adjective,
racemose.
- cremains
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plural noun,
the ashes of a cremated corpse.
- cumarone
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noun,
coumarone.
- monsieur
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noun,
the conventional French title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to Mr. or sir.
- manicure
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noun,
a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- incomers
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noun,
a person who comes in.
- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- sermonic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a sermon.
- coinsure
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verb (used with or without object),
to insure jointly with another or others.
- cumarins
-
noun,
coumarin.
- Americus
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noun,
a city in SW central Georgia.
- craniums
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noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- Comenius
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noun,
John Amos (Jan Amos Komenský) 1592–1670, Moravian educational reformer and bishop.
- Sumerian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sumer.
- carneous
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adjective,
fleshlike; flesh-colored.
- minorcas
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noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- nacreous
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adjective,
of or relating to nacre.
- Cameroun
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noun,
Cameroon (def 1).
- Romanies
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noun,
Gypsy (def 2).
- Suriname
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noun,
a republic on the NE coast of South America: formerly a territory of the Netherlands; gained independence 1975. 60,230 sq. mi. (155,995 sq. km). Capital: Paramaribo.
- romances
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noun,
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
- coumarin
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noun,
a fragrant crystalline substance, C 9 H 6 O 2 , obtained from the tonka bean, sweet clover, and certain other plants or prepared synthetically, used chiefly in soaps and perfumery.
- romaines
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- cerimans
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- consumer
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noun,
a person or thing that consumes.
- macrons
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noun,
a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- mainour
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noun,
a stolen article found on the person of or near the thief:
- Cameron
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noun,
Julia Margaret, 1815–79, English photographer, born in India.
- ceriman
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- seminar
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noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- maniocs
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noun,
cassava.
- manures
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noun,
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- camions
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noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- craniom
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- Marcion
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noun,
a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
- Marconi
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noun,
Guglielmo [goo-lyel-maw] /guˈlyɛl mɔ/ (Show IPA), Marchese, 1874–1937, Italian electrical engineer and inventor, especially in the field of wireless telegraphy: Nobel Prize in physics 1909.
- cranio-
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- Camoens
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noun,
Luis Vaz de [loo-eesh vahzh duh] /luˈiʃ vɑʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1524?–80, Portuguese poet.
- Marcuse
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noun,
Herbert, 1898–1979, U.S. political and social philosopher, born in Germany.
- marines
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- cranium
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noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- crinums
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noun,
any of the tropical and subtropical bulbous plants constituting the genus Crinum, of the amaryllis family, usually having umbels of large, showy flowers.
- Cremona
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noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
- Riesman
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noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- Romaine
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- Romanic
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noun,
romance1 (def 9).
- enamors
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verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- encomia
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noun,
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
- rinceau
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noun,
an ornamental foliate or floral motif.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- arseno-
-
- Romanus
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noun,
died a.d. 897, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 897.
- Sirenum
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noun,
Mare, Mare Sirenum.
- Ericson
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noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- Eunomia
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noun,
one of the Horae: the personification of order.
- orceins
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- remains
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- curiosa
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plural noun,
books, pamphlets, etc., dealing with unusual subjects.
- incomer
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noun,
a person who comes in.
- incomes
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noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- cumarin
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noun,
coumarin.
- caesium
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noun,
cesium.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- Romance
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noun,
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- crimson
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noun,
a crimson color, pigment, or dye.
- Coueism
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noun,
a method of self-help stressing autosuggestion, popular especially in the U.S. c1920 and featuring the slogan “Day by day in every way I am getting better and better.”.
- Romains
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noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
- Masonic
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adjective,
pertaining to or characteristic of Freemasons or Freemasonry.
- moraine
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- Comines
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noun,
Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), 1445?–1511? French historian and diplomat.
- Minorca
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noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- neuroma
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noun,
a tumor formed of nerve tissue.
- carnose
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adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- uremias
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noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- monesia
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noun,
a preparation extracted from the bark of a South American tree, Pradosia lactescens, and used chiefly as an astringent and as an expectorant.
- acumens
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noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- carouse
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noun,
carousal.
- morceau
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noun,
piece; morsel.
- microns
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noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- coarsen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- Saucier
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noun,
a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
- narcose
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adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- cinemas
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- acinous
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adjective,
consisting of acini.
- acerous
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adjective,
acerose1 .
- muscone
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noun,
an oily, very slightly water-soluble, large cyclic ketone containing a 15-membered ring, C 16 H 30 O, obtained from musk: used in the perfume industry.
- ceriums
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noun,
a steel-gray, ductile metallic element of the rare-earth group found only in combination. Symbol: Ce; atomic weight: 140.12; atomic number: 58.
- Muscari
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- murines
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noun,
a murine rodent.
- Carmine
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- carnous
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adjective,
carnose.
- Mencius
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noun,
c380–289 b.c, Chinese philosopher.
- Mercian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
- Oceanus
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noun,
a Titan who was the son of Uranus and Gaea, the consort of Tethys, and the father of the river gods and Oceanids.
- nourice
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noun,
a nurse.
- coremia
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noun,
the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.
- surname
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noun,
the name that a person has in common with other family members, as distinguished from a Christian name or given name; family name.
- oarsmen
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noun,
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- Menorca
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noun,
Minorca.
- merinos
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- corneas
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- consume
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verb (used with object),
to destroy or expend by use; use up.
- Maurois
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), (Émile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog) 1885–1967, French biographer and novelist.
- Noricum
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noun,
an ancient Roman province in central Europe, roughly corresponding to the part of Austria south of the Danube.
- coniums
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noun,
the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum.
- carious
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adjective,
having caries, as teeth; decayed.
- Maurice
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noun,
German Moritz. 1521–53, German general: elector of Saxony 1547–53.
- cnemis
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noun,
the tibia or shin.
- sacrum
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noun,
a bone resulting from the fusion of two or more vertebrae between the lumbar and the coccygeal regions, in humans being composed usually of five fused vertebrae and forming the posterior wall of the pelvis.
- coarse
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adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- rosace
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noun,
rosette (def 3).
- cesura
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noun,
caesura.
- cornea
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- cinema
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- Cousin
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noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- scoria
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noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Romans
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noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- cesium
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noun,
a rare, highly reactive, soft, metallic element of the alkali metal group, used chiefly in photoelectric cells. Symbol: Cs; atomic weight: 132.905; atomic number: 55; specific gravity: 1.9 at 20°C; melts at 28.5°C.
- cerous
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adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- Coruna
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noun,
La Coruña.
- cerium
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noun,
a steel-gray, ductile metallic element of the rare-earth group found only in combination. Symbol: Ce; atomic weight: 140.12; atomic number: 58.
- Roseau
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noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- Conium
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noun,
the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum.
- Rosina
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noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- Cronus
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noun,
a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
- creams
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noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- Creusa
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noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- Crimea
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noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- comers
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noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- conure
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noun,
any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
- Crinum
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noun,
any of the tropical and subtropical bulbous plants constituting the genus Crinum, of the amaryllis family, usually having umbels of large, showy flowers.
- crones
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noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- sacro-
-
- Crouse
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noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- curios
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noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- cruise
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noun,
the act of cruising.
- Crusoe
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noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- rumens
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noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- sarco-
-
- corium
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- saucer
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noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- conies
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noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- cumins
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noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- rouens
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- COSINE
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- course
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noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- Romaic
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noun,
demotic (def 5).
- Mersin
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noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- miscue
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noun,
Sports. a failure to execute a play, stroke, or maneuver properly; an error.
- miners
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noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- minces
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Nomura
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noun,
Kichisaburo [kee-chee-sah-boo-raw] /ˈki tʃiˈsɑ buˈrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1964, Japanese diplomat.
- micros
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noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- micron
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noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- micro-
-
- norias
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Noumea
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noun,
a city in and the capital of New Caledonia, on the SW coast.
- misrun
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noun,
an incomplete casting, the metal of which has solidified prematurely.
- merous
-
- Merino
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- Mercia
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noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- numis.
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- meacon
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verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- McNair
-
noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- Mauser
-
noun,
Peter Paul, 1838–1914, and his brother, Wilhelm, 1834–82, German inventors of firearms.
- Maseru
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Lesotho, in the NW part.
- Miseno
-
noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- neuro-
-
- Marius
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noun,
Gaius, c155–86 b.c, Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
- narco-
-
- Murcia
-
noun,
a city in SE Spain.
- Munroe
-
noun,
Charles Edward, 1849–1938, U.S. chemist.
- Muncie
-
noun,
a city in E Indiana.
- mucosa
-
noun,
mucous membrane.
- mucors
-
noun,
any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
- mucins
-
noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- mouser
-
noun,
an animal that catches mice:
- mourns
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- Mosaic
-
noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- Moreau
-
noun,
Gustave [gys-tav] /güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1826–98, French painter.
- necro-
-
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- Monica
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noun,
a female given name.
- Monera
-
noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- moires
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noun,
any moiré fabric.
- mascon
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noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- Marion
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noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- enamor
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verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- ramson
-
noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- inures
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- insure
-
verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- inseam
-
noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- Ransom
-
noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- incurs
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- income
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- ramose
-
adjective,
having many branches.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- iceman
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- Icarus
-
noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- ramous
-
adjective,
ramose.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- macron
-
noun,
a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Marcus
-
noun,
Saint. Also, Mark. died a.d. 336, pope 336.
- Marcos
-
noun,
Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
- Marcie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- Maoris
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- manure
-
noun,
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- manioc
-
noun,
cassava.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- macro-
-
- racism
-
noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- macons
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- macers
-
noun,
macebearer.
- Maceio
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- ounces
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- incuse
-
noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- murine
-
noun,
a murine rodent.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- aeron.
-
- uranic
-
adjective,
of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- urano-
-
- source
-
noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- animus
-
noun,
strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- arsen-
-
- uremia
-
noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- arouse
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- aniso-
-
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- soucar
-
noun,
a Hindu banker.
- aecium
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- Carmen
-
noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- uremic
-
adjective,
pertaining to uremia.
- anemo-
-
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- anomie
-
noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- amours
-
noun,
a love affair.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- amicus
-
noun,
a philanthropist.
- sermon
-
noun,
a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- amnios
-
- socmen
-
noun,
sokeman.
- unarms
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- uncase
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- camion
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- Sumner
-
noun,
Charles, 1811–74, U.S. statesman.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- Siouan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- UNESCO
-
noun,
an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
- cameos
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- unseam
-
verb (used with object),
to open the seam or seams of; undo; rip apart:
- acumen
-
noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- urines
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- urino-
-
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- acious
-
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- acinus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- aceous
-
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- somni-
-
- socman
-
noun,
sokeman.
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- usance
-
noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- scream
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- Caruso
-
noun,
Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
- amino-
-
- caroms
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- amour
-
noun,
a love affair.
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- areo-
-
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Sumer
-
noun,
an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq.
- Sumac
-
noun,
any of several shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Rhus of the cashew family, having milky sap, compound leaves, and small, fleshy fruit.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- omni-
-
- amuse
-
verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- incr.
-
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- incor
-
- masc.
-
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- AMORC
-
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Suomi
-
noun,
Finnish name of Finland.
- Manus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- 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.
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- anim.
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Iran.
-
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- anis-
-
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Manue
-
noun,
Manoah.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- ramus
-
noun,
a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- onium
-
- 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.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- naso-
-
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- acro-
-
- nears
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- neur-
-
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- aeri-
-
- aero-
-
- MNurs
-
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- music
-
noun,
an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- muras
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- muons
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- Musca
-
noun,
the Fly, a small southern constellation between Crux and Chamaeleon.
- Munro
-
noun,
Alice (Laidlaw) [leyd-law] /ˈleɪdˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
- munic
-
- mucro
-
noun,
a short point projecting abruptly, as at the end of a leaf.
- mucor
-
noun,
any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
- muco-
-
- mucin
-
noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Namur
-
noun,
a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- Urmia
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- MOUSE
-
noun,
any of numerous small Old World rodents of the family Muridae, especially of the genus Mus, introduced widely in other parts of the world.
- mourn
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- moues
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- miso-
-
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- UNCIO
-
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- mero-
-
- unarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- Amer.
-
- nuci-
-
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- meso-
-
- meno-
-
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Nurmi
-
noun,
Paavo Johannes [pah-vaw yaw-hahn-nes] /ˈpɑ vɔ ˈyɔ hɑn nɛs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, Finnish athlete.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- amin-
-
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- misc.
-
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- minus
-
noun,
minus sign.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- 30-30
-
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- uran-
-
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- micas
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- Rains
-
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).
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- crim.
-
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- semi-
-
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Camus
-
noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1913–60, French novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and essayist: Nobel Prize 1957.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Mures
-
noun,
a river in SE central Europe, flowing W from the Carpathian Mountains in central Romania to the Tisza River in S Hungary. 400 miles (645 km) long.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- serum
-
noun,
the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- cumin
-
noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- sero-
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Cumae
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Italy, on the coast of Campania: believed to be the earliest Greek colony in Italy or in Sicily.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- rumen
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- arium
-
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- scrum
-
noun,
a Rugby play in which, typically, three members of each team line up opposite one another with a group of two and a group of three players behind them, making an eight-person, three-two-three formation on each side; the ball is then rolled between the opposing front lines, the players of which stand with arms around a teammate's waist, meeting the opponent shoulder to shoulder, and attempt to kick the ball backward to a teammate.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cine-
-
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- caus.
-
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cero-
-
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- cores
-
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Cons.
-
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- Comus
-
noun,
an ancient Greek and Roman god of drinking and revelry.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Comr.
-
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- sarc-
-
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Seric
-
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- reni-
-
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Euro-
-
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- Reaum
-
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- icons
-
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- Armen
-
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Remus
-
noun,
Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
- asco-
-
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Ecua.
-
- Sino-
-
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- econ.
-
- neo-
-
- 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).
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- saur
-
- scum
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Soni
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- uria
-
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- USRC
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- RONA
-
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- USAR
-
- Sumo
-
noun,
a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
- USCA
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USIA
-
- USMA
-
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- USMC
-
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- mus.
-
- USNA
-
- scr.
-
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sci.
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- uro-
-
- sur-
-
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Sam.
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nos-
-
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- SRAM
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- RNAS
-
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- uni-
-
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Sra.
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- 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.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- NIRA
-
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Rom.
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Sem.
-
- Nor.
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rus.
-
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- sec.
-
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- 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.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- nom.
-
- 1080
-
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cur.
-
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- eco-
-
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- emia
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- enc.
-
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Cres
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Com.
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Con.
-
- Cor.
-
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- 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.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- Ens.
-
- eous
-
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- iso-
-
- ious
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- 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.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- 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.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- 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-
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ins.
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- eso-
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Eur.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- IMCO
-
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Cmon
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- amus
-
- ance
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ano-
-
- ANSI
-
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acr-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Aire
-
- aer-
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- AIME
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- cis-
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- cen.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CERN
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Aus.
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- ARIS
-
- Arm.
-
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- asc-
-
- aur-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- ASME
-
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- 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.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- MSIE
-
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mis-
-
- Mic.
-
- msec
-
- Mar.
-
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- meas
-
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- 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.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- MSCE
-
- MSAE
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- mRNA
-
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- moue
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- men-
-
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Mon.
-
- min.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- muon
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- mes-
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- 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.
- 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.
- Man.
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- MNAS
-
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- muc-
-
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- mun.
-
- 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.
- NIA
-
- 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.
- ASN
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- MNE
-
- ARU
-
- ase
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- ASI
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ca.
-
- MNS
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ASM
-
- ASU
-
- ASR
-
- NMR
-
- 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.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- SAR
-
- MIE
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- sc.
-
- CNM
-
- CMA
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- SCM
-
- CIM
-
- CIE
-
- CIA
-
- CEO
-
- CEA
-
- Co.
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- CAI
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- MNA
-
- 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.
- NMI
-
- NOC
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- NMU
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- NES
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- SMA
-
- MSN
-
- AIC
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- NCO
-
- ur-
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- uns
-
- UNO
-
- Une
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- MSI
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AMC
-
- unc
-
- AME
-
- ure
-
- AEC
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- Ar.
-
- USR
-
- USO
-
- Am.
-
- USN
-
- ac-
-
- USM
-
- an.
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- ae.
-
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- USC
-
- AUC
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- ACS
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- ARS
-
- AOU
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- ne-
-
- aor
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- NEC
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- MOR
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- SOC
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noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SNU
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- MOI
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- Moe
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noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- Sr.
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- SRI
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noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Ume
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noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- SUN
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- UCR
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- UAM
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- UAE
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- USA
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- UAR
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- MSE
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- MSA
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- MRI
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- ANC
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- MRE
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- AMS
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- AMU
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- MRA
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- Mr.
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plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- SUM
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noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- Sui
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noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- Sue
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noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- NEA
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- San
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noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- MI6
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noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- OES
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noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oic
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- ier
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- OIr
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- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- imu
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noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- in.
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- REA
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- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- RCN
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- RCA
-
- Om.
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- oma
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plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ine
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- mas
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noun,
mother1 .
- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- OEM
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- IAS
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- ion
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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 = .
- ESR
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- RIM
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noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- ESA
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- MCR
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- Esc
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- OCS
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- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ESU
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- REM
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noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- MI5
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noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- eu-
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- MCI
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- ics
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- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
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- Ia.
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- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IOC
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- ior
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- MEA
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noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MS.
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plural,
manuscript.
- oui
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adverb, noun,
yes.
- IUS
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- ose
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- Mc-
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- Me.
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- MIA
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plural,
missing in action.
- Mo.
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- MSC
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- ISR
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- 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.
- Ore
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noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- one
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noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
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- ONR
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- MAE
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noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- orc
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noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ons
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- ium
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- our
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Ios
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noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IRS
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- IOU
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- Ir.
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- IRC
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- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Mao
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- IRO
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- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISA
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- ONA
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noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- RMS
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plural,
ream.
- RMA
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- Re.
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- RCS
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- RAM
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noun,
a male sheep.
- ise
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- OCR
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- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Oca
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noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- NSU
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- Rue
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noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- RSE
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- RSA
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- Rs.
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- cum
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noun,
come (def 24).
- NSC
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- NUM
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- NSA
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- rin
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- eo-
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- EOM
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- ea.
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- EAM
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- ean
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- ear
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noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Cui
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noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- cue
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noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- ec-
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- nr.
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- SAE
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- COS
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noun,
romaine.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SRO
-
- So.
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- Meo
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noun,
Miao (def 1).
- NRA
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- RUM
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noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- CRS
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- cru
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noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- NRC
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- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- CSA
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- CSO
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- CSR
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- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- mi.
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- RNA
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- ROA
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- oar
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noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- EMU
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noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- ROE
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noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- eon
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noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ROI
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- EMR
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- ECA
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- RMC
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- Oc.
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- rm.
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plural,
ream.
- ROC
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noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- EIS
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- eir
-
- ECU
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noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- en-
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- OAS
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- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- MEC
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noun,
a pimp; mack.
- OSA
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- ECM
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- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- OAU
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- i.
-
- M.
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- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- CM
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- RO
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- AO
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- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- OA
-
- S.
-
- SA
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- SM
-
- 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.
- SN
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- 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.
- ic
-
- R.
-
- MU
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noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- CE
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- U.
-
- UC
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- UI
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- MN
-
- NM
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- O.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- CU
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- RN
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- SU
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- RI
-
- RU
-
- NI
-
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NC
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- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- EI
-