Anagrams of meningococcus
Word meningococcus has
640 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of meningococcus.
- monecious
-
adjective,
monoecious.
- monogenic
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adjective,
Biology. bearing either only males or only females.
- cognomens
-
noun,
a surname.
- oncomings
-
noun,
approach; onset:
- economics
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) the science that deals with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, or the material welfare of humankind.
- consuming
-
adjective,
strongly and urgently felt:
- economic
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adjective,
pertaining to the production, distribution, and use of income, wealth, and commodities.
- cognomen
-
noun,
a surname.
- Comenius
-
noun,
John Amos (Jan Amos Komenský) 1592–1670, Moravian educational reformer and bishop.
- Comnenus
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noun,
a dynasty of Byzantine emperors that ruled at Constantinople, 1057?–1185, and at Trebizond in Asia Minor, 1204–1461?.
- meningo-
-
- ionogens
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noun,
any substance capable of producing ions, as an electrolyte.
- oncoming
-
noun,
approach; onset:
- gnomonic
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adjective,
of or relating to a gnomon or to a sundial.
- gunnies
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noun,
a strong, coarse material made commonly from jute, especially for bags or sacks; burlap.
- ionogen
-
noun,
any substance capable of producing ions, as an electrolyte.
- nuncios
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noun,
a diplomatic representative of the pope at a foreign court or capital: equal in status to an ambassador.
- 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.
- Ionesco
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noun,
Eugène [French œ-zhen;; English yoo-jeen,, yoo-jeen] /French œˈʒɛn;; English yuˈdʒin,, ˈyu dʒin/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, French playwright, born in Romania.
- coignes
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noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- Comecon
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noun,
an economic association of Communist countries, established in 1949, to facilitate trade and development.
- come-on
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noun,
inducement; lure.
- guenons
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noun,
any of several long-tailed African monkeys, especially of the genus Cercopithecus, having a grizzled coat.
- Comines
-
noun,
Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), 1445?–1511? French historian and diplomat.
- comings
-
noun,
approach; arrival; advent:
- mongoes
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noun,
mungo.
- ominous
-
adjective,
portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious:
- incomes
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noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- concise
-
adjective,
expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse:
- congius
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noun,
(in prescriptions) a gallon (3.7853 liters).
- igneous
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adjective,
Geology. produced under conditions involving intense heat, as rocks of volcanic origin or rocks crystallized from molten magma.
- ionones
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noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- coniums
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noun,
the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum.
- consign
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verb (used with object),
to hand over or deliver formally or officially; commit (often followed by to).
- gnomons
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noun,
the raised part of a sundial that casts the shadow; a style.
- consume
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verb (used with object),
to destroy or expend by use; use up.
- 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.”.
- mousing
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noun,
a wrapping of several turns of small stuff around the shank end of a hook.
- comices
-
- mignons
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noun,
an opera (1866) by Ambroise Thomas.
- noncoms
-
noun,
a noncommissioned officer.
- eugonic
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adjective,
thriving on artificial media, as certain bacteria (opposed to dysgonic).
- Mencius
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noun,
c380–289 b.c, Chinese philosopher.
- Meinong
-
noun,
Alexius [ah-lek-see-oo s] /ɑˈlɛk si ʊs/ (Show IPA), 1853–1920, Austrian psychologist and philosopher.
- nonegos
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noun,
anything not considered to be the ego or conscious self; a thing external to the mind.
- noisome
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adjective,
offensive or disgusting, as an odor.
- gunmen
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noun,
a person armed with or expert in the use of a gun, especially one ready to use a gun unlawfully.
- genous
-
- socmen
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noun,
sokeman.
- gnomon
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noun,
the raised part of a sundial that casts the shadow; a style.
- gnomic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a gnome.
- engin.
-
- icono-
-
- Mignon
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noun,
an opera (1866) by Ambroise Thomas.
- cosign
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verb (used with or without object),
to sign as a cosigner.
- gnomes
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noun,
(in folklore) one of a species of diminutive beings, usually described as shriveled little old men, that inhabit the interior of the earth and act as guardians of its treasures; troll.
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- sconce
-
noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- cesium
-
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.
- Conium
-
noun,
the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum.
- conics
-
noun,
the branch of geometry that deals with conic sections.
- cnemis
-
noun,
the tibia or shin.
- soigne
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adjective,
carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed.
- ugsome
-
adjective,
horrid; loathsome.
- Cosimo
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noun,
Piero di [pee-air-oh di;; Italian pye-raw dee] /piˈɛər oʊ dɪ;; Italian ˈpyɛ rɔ di/ (Show IPA), Piero di Cosimo.
- mongos
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noun,
mungo.
- gonion
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noun,
Craniometry. a point on each side of the lower jaw at the mandibular angle.
- musing
-
noun,
contemplation; reflection.
- nuncio
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noun,
a diplomatic representative of the pope at a foreign court or capital: equal in status to an ambassador.
- gonium
-
noun,
the germ cell during the phase marked by mitosis.
- numis.
-
- nonego
-
noun,
anything not considered to be the ego or conscious self; a thing external to the mind.
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- egoism
-
noun,
the habit of valuing everything only in reference to one's personal interest; selfishness (opposed to altruism).
- cumins
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noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- guenon
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed African monkeys, especially of the genus Cercopithecus, having a grizzled coat.
- congou
-
noun,
a black tea from China.
- noncom
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noun,
a noncommissioned officer.
- somni-
-
- nonces
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noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- Seguin
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noun,
a city in SE Texas.
- 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).
- genius
-
noun,
an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.:
Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.
- unison
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noun,
coincidence in pitch of two or more musical tones, voices, etc.
- cosmo-
-
- COSMIC
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adjective,
of or relating to the cosmos:
- 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.
- Ennius
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noun,
Quintus [kwin-tuh s] /ˈkwɪn təs/ (Show IPA), 239–169? b.c, Roman poet.
- congos
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noun,
congou.
- cogons
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noun,
a tall, coarse grass, Imperata cylindrica, of the tropics and subtropics, used widely for thatching.
- nosing
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noun,
a projecting edge, as the part of the tread of a step extending beyond the riser or a projecting part of a buttress.
- 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.
- socio-
-
- coigns
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noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- Mingus
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noun,
Charles ("Charlie") 1922–79, U.S. jazz bass player and composer.
- coigne
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noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- miscue
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noun,
Sports. a failure to execute a play, stroke, or maneuver properly; an error.
- eonism
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noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- mucins
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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.
- Ogmios
-
noun,
the ancient Gallic god of eloquence, identified by the Romans with Mercury.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- isogon
-
noun,
a polygon having all angles equal.
- coeno-
-
- Simeon
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noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- ionone
-
noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- Muncie
-
noun,
a city in E Indiana.
- coccus
-
noun,
Bacteriology. a spherical bacterium.
- no-one
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pronoun,
no person; not anyone; nobody:
- ounces
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noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- Ensign
-
noun,
a flag or banner, as a military or naval standard used to indicate nationality.
- 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.
- minces
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- comose
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adjective,
hairy; comate.
- conges
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noun,
leave-taking; farewell.
- moonie
-
noun,
a member or follower of the Unification Church.
- ennuis
-
noun,
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom:
- incogs
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adjective, adverb, noun,
incognita or incognito.
- income
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- mungos
-
noun,
a low-grade wool from felted rags or waste.
- incuse
-
noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Geonim
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noun,
a plural of Gaon.
- Onions
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noun,
Charles Talbut [tawl-buh t,, tal-] /ˈtɔl bət,, ˈtæl-/ (Show IPA), 1873–1965, English lexicographer and philologist.
- scenic
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noun,
a photograph, graphic representation, etc., depicting natural scenery.
- C-in-C
-
- coming
-
noun,
approach; arrival; advent:
- gismo
-
noun,
a gadget or device:
- MOUSE
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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.
- geom.
-
- monos
-
noun,
infectious mononucleosis.
- gnome
-
noun,
(in folklore) one of a species of diminutive beings, usually described as shriveled little old men, that inhabit the interior of the earth and act as guardians of its treasures; troll.
- genus
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noun,
Biology. the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of more than one species.
- Simon
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noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- moons
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- mono-
-
- geums
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noun,
any plant of the genus Geum, comprising the avens.
- moues
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- genin
-
noun,
aglycon.
- Giono
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1895–1970, French novelist.
- moose
-
noun,
a large, long-headed mammal, Alces alces, of the deer family, having circumpolar distribution in the Northern Hemisphere, the male of which has enormous palmate antlers.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- gonne
-
noun,
Maud ("Irish Joan of Arc") 1865–1953, Irish political activist and actress, born in England.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- misc.
-
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- minus
-
noun,
minus sign.
- osmo-
-
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- osmic
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adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- Minn.
-
- Mines
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noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- onium
-
- Inonu
-
noun,
Ismet [is-met] /ɪsˈmɛt/ (Show IPA), (Ismet Paşa) 1884–1973, president of Turkey 1938–50; prime minister 1923–24, 1925–37, 1961–65.
- onion
-
noun,
a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- Meigs
-
noun,
Fort. Fort Meigs.
- meno-
-
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- meso-
-
- 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.
- onco-
-
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- miso-
-
- gono-
-
- segno
-
noun,
a sign.
- semi-
-
- goons
-
noun,
Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- goose
-
noun,
any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- Guin.
-
- Guise
-
noun,
general external appearance; aspect; semblance:
- no-no
-
noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- Mongo
-
noun,
mungo.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- omni-
-
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- Monge
-
noun,
Gaspard [gas-par] /gasˈpar/ (Show IPA), Comte de Péluse [pey-lyz] /peɪˈlüz/ (Show IPA), 1746–1818, French mathematician.
- icons
-
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- mogos
-
noun,
a stone hatchet used by the Aborigines.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- incog
-
adjective, adverb, noun,
incognita or incognito.
- 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.
- genic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
- ennui
-
noun,
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom:
- Congo
-
noun,
congou.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- Conn.
-
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- Conon
-
noun,
died a.d. 687, pope 686–687.
- Cons.
-
- 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.
- Cong.
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cine-
-
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- noso-
-
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- UNCIO
-
- Nguni
-
noun,
a member of a group of culturally and linguistically related peoples of southern and eastern Africa, including the Xhosa, Zulu, Ndebele, and Swazi.
- conge
-
noun,
leave-taking; farewell.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- coign
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- Suomi
-
noun,
Finnish name of Finland.
- Sunni
-
noun,
Also called Sunnite. a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam, regarding the first four caliphs as legitimate successors of Muhammad and stressing the importance of Sunna as a basis for law.
Compare Shiʿite.
- cocci
-
noun,
plural of coccus.
- noons
-
noun,
midday.
- COCOM
-
noun,
a nontreaty organization of the NATO nations except Iceland, and with the addition of Japan, that sets rules on exports of strategic goods to Communist countries: formed in 1949.
- Cocos
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- cogon
-
noun,
a tall, coarse grass, Imperata cylindrica, of the tropics and subtropics, used widely for thatching.
- non-U
-
adjective,
not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain:
- conc.
-
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- comic
-
noun,
a comedian.
- Ninus
-
noun,
the legendary husband of Semiramis and founder of Nineveh.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Comus
-
noun,
an ancient Greek and Roman god of drinking and revelry.
- no-go
-
adjective,
inoperative; canceled:
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- nuci-
-
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- 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.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- 30-30
-
- Mungo
-
noun,
a low-grade wool from felted rags or waste.
- munge
-
verb (used with or without object),
to manipulate (raw data), especially to convert (data) from one format to another:
- cecum
-
noun,
a cul-de-sac, especially that in which the large intestine begins.
- 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.
- Union
-
noun,
the act of uniting two or more things.
- muco-
-
- mucic
-
adjective,
of or derived from mucic acid.
- Munin
-
noun,
one of the two ravens of Odin that brought him news from the whole world.
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- USECC
-
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- Sino-
-
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- sing.
-
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- munic
-
- mungs
-
noun,
something disgusting or offensive, especially filth or muck.
- Cenci
-
noun,
Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
- econ.
-
- cumin
-
noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- Cusco
-
noun,
Cuzco.
- cusec
-
noun,
a unit of flow of one cubic foot per second.
- Negus
-
noun,
a title of Ethiopian royalty.
- numen
-
noun,
divine power or spirit; a deity, especially one presiding locally or believed to inhabit a particular object.
- Soong
-
noun,
Charles Jones, 1866–1918, Chinese merchant (father of Ai-ling, Ch'ing-ling, Mei-ling, and Tse-ven Soong).
- nomen
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- 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.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- 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.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- nomo-
-
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- migs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- Ming
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 1368–1644, marked by the restoration of traditional institutions and the development of the arts, especially in porcelain, textiles, and painting.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- nom.
-
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- non-
-
- min.
-
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- MSCE
-
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- Moon
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- nunc
-
adverb,
now.
- 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.
- mus.
-
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- 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.
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- MUNG
-
noun,
something disgusting or offensive, especially filth or muck.
- neo-
-
- moos
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- mun.
-
- muc-
-
- moue
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- MSIE
-
- msec
-
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- mis-
-
- 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.
- nos-
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- 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.
- 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).
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- mogo
-
noun,
a stone hatchet used by the Aborigines.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- mogs
-
noun,
moggy.
- Mon.
-
- mong
-
noun,
mongrel, especially a mongrel dog.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- 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.
- noun
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects of verbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in English can take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddies want to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound; noun group.
See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase.
Synonyms: substantive, name.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- 1080
-
- gumi
-
noun,
a spreading shrub, Elaeagnus multiflora, of eastern Asia, having fragrant yellowish-white flowers and edible red fruit.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- enc.
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- sugi
-
noun,
Japan cedar.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- Soni
-
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- eco-
-
- 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.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- EGmc
-
- egos
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- Eng.
-
- 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.
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Mic.
-
- snug
-
noun,
British. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.
- eso-
-
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- SNCC
-
noun,
a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
- smug
-
adjective,
contentedly confident of one's ability, superiority, or correctness; complacent.
- smog
-
noun,
smoke or other atmospheric pollutants combined with fog in an unhealthy or irritating mixture.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- 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.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- Gen.
-
- Coco
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- USMC
-
- USCG
-
- cen.
-
- uni-
-
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- CIGS
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cis-
-
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- Cmon
-
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- sunn
-
noun,
a tall East Indian shrub, Crotalaria juncea, of the legume family, having slender branches and yellow flowers, and an inner bark that yields a hemplike fiber used for making ropes, sacking, etc.
- cog.
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- cogs
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Com.
-
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- Como
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy, in Lombardy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Con.
-
- 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.
- Sung
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, a.d. 960–1279, characterized by a high level of achievement in painting, ceramics, and philosophy: overthrown by the Mongols.
- coom
-
noun,
soot; coal dust; smut.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- 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.
- eous
-
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- scum
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ign.
-
- IMCO
-
- Inc.
-
- sci.
-
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ins.
-
- 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 = .
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- ious
-
- iso-
-
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- men-
-
- Meng
-
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- mes-
-
- sec.
-
- nong
-
noun,
a foolish, incompetent person.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- gon-
-
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- Geum
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Geum, comprising the avens.
- geo-
-
- genu
-
noun,
the knee.
- Sig.
-
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- goon
-
noun,
Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
- Sem.
-
- goos
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- ose
-
- USN
-
- oon
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- UCC
-
- oo-
-
- OCS
-
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- ons
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- unc
-
- ONI
-
- OEM
-
- OSO
-
- ung
-
- OEO
-
- USM
-
- UNO
-
- uns
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USC
-
- Une
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- se-
-
- Oc.
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- oic
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- Nun
-
noun,
a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- NUM
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- SUG
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SCM
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SNU
-
- Om.
-
- NSU
-
- NSC
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- OGO
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- 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.
- sc.
-
- 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).
- OCC
-
- So.
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- MIE
-
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- Esc
-
- GCE
-
- GCC
-
- gi.
-
- GCM
-
- eu-
-
- ESU
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- GEM
-
noun,
a cut and polished precious stone or pearl fine enough for use in jewelry.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- en-
-
- EMU
-
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.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EIS
-
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- GCI
-
- Ges
-
- ECM
-
- Gum
-
noun,
any of various viscid, amorphous exudations from plants, hardening on exposure to air and soluble in or forming a viscid mass with water.
- IGM
-
- ICC
-
- io-
-
- ics
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Gun
-
noun,
a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- GUI
-
noun,
graphical user interface.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- GSC
-
- goo
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- GNU
-
noun,
either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
- GMC
-
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- ECG
-
- in.
-
- CCU
-
- CIC
-
- CGS
-
- CGM
-
- CGI
-
- CEO
-
- CEC
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- CCC
-
- cs.
-
- Co.
-
- CMG
-
- 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.
- cc.
-
- CIE
-
- CIM
-
- ec-
-
- CSO
-
- EOM
-
- eo-
-
- Eg.
-
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- Cui
-
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
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- CSC
-
- CMC
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- CNN
-
- CNM
-
- CNC
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- GUS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Augustus or Gustave.
- ine
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MSG
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 5 H 8 NNaO 4 ⋅H 2 O, used to intensify the flavor of foods.
- MSE
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- MOI
-
- MOG
-
noun,
moggy.
- ing
-
- MSN
-
- MNS
-
- MNE
-
- Mig
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
-
- MSI
-
- mug
-
noun,
a drinking cup, usually cylindrical in shape, having a handle, and often of a heavy substance, as earthenware.
- Meg
-
noun,
a megabyte.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NOC
-
- NNE
-
- NMU
-
- NMI
-
- 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.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- NCO
-
- NGC
-
- NES
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- NEC
-
- ne-
-
- NCC
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- USO
-
- MSC
-
- IUS
-
- ium
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IOU
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Mc-
-
- Me.
-
- Mo.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- 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.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- mcg
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IOC
-
- ise
-
- MCI
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- NI
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- SM
-
- i.
-
- ic
-
- S.
-
- SG
-
- NM
-
- IG
-
- CM
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- CE
-
- UI
-
- G.
-
- NG
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- MG
-
- GM
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- GU
-
- MN
-
- GC
-
- EI
-
- M.
-
- SU
-
- GN
-
- UC
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- CU
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- OG
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- SN
-
- O.
-
- NC
-
- U.
-
- N.
-