Anagrams of microanalyses
Word microanalyses has
2810 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of microanalyses.
- scansorial
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adjective,
capable of or adapted for climbing, as the feet of certain birds, lizards, etc.
- Americanos
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noun,
a cocktail made with bitters, sweet vermouth, and soda water.
- manslayers
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noun,
a person who kills another human being.
- normalcies
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noun,
the quality or condition of being normal, as the general economic, political, and social conditions of a nation; normality:
- cessionary
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noun,
an assignee or grantee.
- sycamines
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noun,
a tree mentioned in the New Testament, probably the black mulberry.
- scleromas
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noun,
a tumorlike hardening of tissue.
- camisoles
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noun,
a short garment worn underneath a sheer bodice to conceal the underwear.
- almonries
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noun,
the place where an almoner resides or where alms are distributed.
- carolines
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noun,
a female given name.
- Messalian
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noun,
Euchite.
- Messalina
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noun,
Valeria, died a.d. 48, third wife of Claudius I.
- macaronis
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noun,
small, tubular pasta prepared from wheat flour.
- crossline
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noun,
a line crossing another line or connecting two separated points:
- aeromancy
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noun,
the prediction of future events from observation of weather conditions.
- Orleanais
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noun,
a former province in N France. Capital: Orléans.
- arsenical
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noun,
any of a group of pesticides, drugs, or other compounds containing arsenic.
- coseismal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or being in a line, curve, etc., connecting or comprising points on the earth's surface at which an earthquake wave arrives simultaneously.
- anomalies
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noun,
a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form. Synonyms: abnormality, exception, peculiarity.
- acroleins
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noun,
a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
- cornmeals
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noun,
Also called, especially British, Indian meal. meal made of corn.
- sarcosine
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noun,
a crystalline compound, C 3 H 7 NO 2 , with a sweet taste, soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol: used in the manufacture of toothpaste, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.
- cronyisms
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noun,
the practice of favoring one's close friends, especially in political appointments.
- amnesiacs
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noun,
a person affected by amnesia.
- melanosis
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noun,
abnormal deposition or development of black or dark pigment in the tissues.
- Caesarism
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noun,
absolute government; imperialism.
- orinasals
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noun,
an orinasal sound.
- semolinas
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noun,
a granular, milled product of durum wheat, consisting almost entirely of endosperm particles, used chiefly in the making of pasta.
- near-miss
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noun,
a strike by a missile that is not a direct hit but is close enough to damage the target.
- calamines
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noun,
a pink, water-insoluble powder consisting of zinc oxide and about 0.5 percent ferric oxide, used in ointments, lotions, or the like, for the treatment of inflammatory conditions of the skin.
- air-lance
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noun,
a lance using an air blast.
- Americano
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noun,
a cocktail made with bitters, sweet vermouth, and soda water.
- laconisms
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noun,
laconic brevity.
- arylamine
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noun,
any of a group of amines in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms of ammonia are replaced by aromatic groups.
- manslayer
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noun,
a person who kills another human being.
- masonries
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noun,
the craft or occupation of a mason.
- sycamores
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noun,
Also called buttonwood. any of several North American plane trees, especially Platanus occidentalis, having shallowly lobed ovate leaves, globular seed heads, and wood valued as timber.
- amylases
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noun,
any of a widely distributed class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of starch, glycogen, and related polysaccharides to oligosaccharides, maltose, or glucose.
- cronyism
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noun,
the practice of favoring one's close friends, especially in political appointments.
- sarcomas
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noun,
any of various malignant tumors composed of neoplastic cells resembling embryonic connective tissue.
- sermonic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a sermon.
- crimsons
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noun,
a crimson color, pigment, or dye.
- analysis
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noun,
the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis).
- Carniola
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noun,
a former duchy and crown land of Austria: now part of Slovenia.
- macaroni
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noun,
small, tubular pasta prepared from wheat flour.
- Alcmaeon
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noun,
a son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle who commanded the second expedition against Thebes. He killed his mother for sending his father to certain death and was driven mad by the Furies.
- seminary
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noun,
a special school providing education in theology, religious history, etc., primarily to prepare students for the priesthood, ministry, or rabbinate.
- Caroline
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noun,
a female given name.
- Alcyones
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noun,
a third-magnitude star in the constellation Taurus: brightest star in the Pleiades.
- mineral.
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- escolars
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noun,
a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
- Escorial
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noun,
a building in central Spain, 27 miles (43 km) NW of Madrid, containing a monastery, palace, church, and mausoleum of the Spanish sovereigns: erected 1563–84.
- sarcinas
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noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- Carolean
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adjective,
characteristic of the time of Charles I and II of England:
- anemosis
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noun,
wind shake (def 1).
- minorcas
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noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- Carolina
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noun,
a former English colony on the Atlantic coast of North America: officially divided into North Carolina and South Carolina in 1729.
- Solimena
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noun,
Francesco [frahn-ches-kaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1657–1747, Italian painter.
- alienors
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- carmines
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- laconism
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noun,
laconic brevity.
- normalcy
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noun,
the quality or condition of being normal, as the general economic, political, and social conditions of a nation; normality:
- realisms
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noun,
interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- also-ran
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noun,
Sports.
(in a race) a contestant who fails to win or to place among the first three finishers.
an athlete or team whose performance in competition is rarely, if ever, a winning or near-winning one.
- mayoress
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noun,
a woman who is the chief executive official of a city, village, or town.
- Lacrosse
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noun,
a game, originated by Indians of North America, in which two 10-member teams attempt to send a small ball into each other's netted goal, each player being equipped with a crosse or stick at the end of which is a netted pocket for catching, carrying, or throwing the ball.
- emissary
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noun,
a representative sent on a mission or errand:
- Sycamore
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noun,
Also called buttonwood. any of several North American plane trees, especially Platanus occidentalis, having shallowly lobed ovate leaves, globular seed heads, and wood valued as timber.
- camisole
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noun,
a short garment worn underneath a sheer bodice to conceal the underwear.
- scalares
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noun,
any of three deep-bodied, cichlid fishes, Pterophyllum scalare, P. altum, and P. eimekei, inhabiting northern South American rivers, often kept in aquariums.
- American
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noun,
a citizen of the United States of America.
- caloyers
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noun,
a monk of the Eastern Church.
- amyloses
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noun,
the soluble or sol component of starch that forms a stiff gel at ordinary temperatures and turns blue in iodine.
- malaises
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noun,
a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease.
- sycamine
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noun,
a tree mentioned in the New Testament, probably the black mulberry.
- calamine
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noun,
a pink, water-insoluble powder consisting of zinc oxide and about 0.5 percent ferric oxide, used in ointments, lotions, or the like, for the treatment of inflammatory conditions of the skin.
- amnesiac
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noun,
a person affected by amnesia.
- amnesias
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noun,
loss of a large block of interrelated memories; complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc.
- man-year
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noun,
a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy, based on a standard number of man-days in a year of work.
- laminose
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adjective,
laminate; laminar.
- Assyrian
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noun,
a native or an inhabitant of Assyria.
- carlines
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noun,
an old woman.
- carioles
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noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- Ericsson
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noun,
John, 1803–89, Swedish engineer and inventor; in the U.S. after 1839.
- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- ocarinas
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noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- manacles
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noun,
a shackle for the hand; handcuff.
- Erasmian
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noun,
a follower of Erasmus.
- Canaries
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noun,
any of several Old World finches of the genus Serinus, especially S. canaria (common canary) native to the Canary Islands and often kept as a pet, in the wild being greenish with brown streaks above and yellow below and in domesticated varieties usually bright yellow or pale yellow.
- caramels
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noun,
a liquid made by cooking sugar until it changes color, used for coloring and flavoring food.
- isanomal
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noun,
a line on a map or chart connecting points having an equal anomaly of a meteorological quantity.
- re-claim
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verb (used with object),
to claim or demand the return or restoration of, as a right, possession, etc.
- erasions
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- malisons
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noun,
a curse.
- lamasery
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noun,
a monastery of lamas.
- almoners
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noun,
a person whose function or duty is the distribution of alms on behalf of an institution, a royal personage, a monastery, etc.
- seasnail
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noun,
any of several snailfishes of the genus Liparis, of the North Atlantic.
- semolina
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noun,
a granular, milled product of durum wheat, consisting almost entirely of endosperm particles, used chiefly in the making of pasta.
- necrosis
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noun,
death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- Lycaonia
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noun,
an ancient country in S Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- incomers
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noun,
a person who comes in.
- acrimony
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noun,
sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, speech, disposition, etc.:
- acrolein
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noun,
a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
- clarions
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noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- Cinerama
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- mascaron
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noun,
mask (def 11).
- Clarissa
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noun,
a female given name, form of Clara.
- seasonal
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noun,
a seasonal product, employee, etc.:
- Marciano
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noun,
Rocky (Rocco Francis Marchegiano) 1924–69, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1952–56.
- 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.
- Cornelia
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noun,
flourished 2nd century b.c, Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
- oralisms
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noun,
the theory, practice, or advocacy of education for the deaf chiefly or exclusively through lipreading, training in speech production, and training of residual hearing.
- salaries
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noun,
a fixed compensation periodically paid to a person for regular work or services.
- cornmeal
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noun,
Also called, especially British, Indian meal. meal made of corn.
- 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):
- acrasins
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noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- colinear
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adjective,
collinear.
- claimers
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noun,
a person who makes a claim; claimant.
- acyloins
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noun,
a hydroxy ketone of the general formula RCOCHOHR, where R is an element or group.
- incloses
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verb (used with object),
enclose.
- marocain
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noun,
a crepe fabric made of silk, wool, or rayon, or a combination of these fibers, and distinguished by a strong rib effect, used in the manufacture of dresses and women's suits; a heavy Canton crepe.
- Osmanlis
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noun,
an Ottoman.
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- claymore
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noun,
a two-handed sword with a double-edged blade, used by Scottish Highlanders in the 16th century.
- marlines
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noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- acarines
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- solecism
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noun,
a nonstandard or ungrammatical usage, as unflammable and they was.
- Romanies
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noun,
Gypsy (def 2).
- scleroma
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noun,
a tumorlike hardening of tissue.
- anosmias
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noun,
absence or loss of the sense of smell.
- sensoria
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noun,
a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
- clarinos
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noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- limacons
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noun,
a plane curve generated by the locus of a point on a line at a fixed distance from the point of intersection of the line with a fixed circle, as the line revolves about a point on the circumference of the circle. Equation: r = a cosθ + b.
- Cimarosa
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noun,
Domenico [daw-me-nee-kaw] /dɔˈmɛ ni kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1749–1801, Italian conductor and composer.
- solarism
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noun,
the interpretation of myths by reference to the sun, especially such interpretation carried to an extreme.
- coarsens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- close-in
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adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- orinasal
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noun,
an orinasal sound.
- moraines
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- cremains
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plural noun,
the ashes of a cremated corpse.
- celosias
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noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- massacre
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noun,
the unnecessary, indiscriminate killing of a large number of human beings or animals, as in barbarous warfare or persecution or for revenge or plunder.
- ailerons
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- saracens
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noun,
History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- ceramals
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noun,
cermet.
- saliency
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noun,
salience.
- cramoisy
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noun,
crimson cloth.
- acerolas
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noun,
the cherrylike fruit of a small tree, Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and adjacent areas, having a high concentration of vitamin C.
- 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.
- cyanosis
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noun,
blueness or lividness of the skin, as from imperfectly oxygenated blood.
- narcomas
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noun,
stupor produced by narcotics.
- narcosis
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noun,
a state of stupor or drowsiness.
- salesman
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noun,
a man who sells goods, services, etc.
- arsenics
-
- Salesian
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noun,
a member of the Society of St. Francis de Sales, a congregation founded in Turin in 1845 and engaged chiefly in missionary and educational work.
- sanicles
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- anisoles
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- oarsmen
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noun,
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- eonisms
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noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- Saroyan
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noun,
William, 1908–81, U.S. dramatist, short-story writer, and novelist.
- oarsman
-
noun,
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- marines
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Marisol
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noun,
(Marisol Escobar) born 1930, Venezuelan artist, in U.S. since 1950.
- Caelian
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noun,
the southeastern hill of the seven hills of ancient Rome.
- Marline
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noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- 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.
- sanicle
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- caymans
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noun,
caiman.
- oralism
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noun,
the theory, practice, or advocacy of education for the deaf chiefly or exclusively through lipreading, training in speech production, and training of residual hearing.
- yes-man
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noun,
a person who, regardless of actual attitude, always expresses agreement with his or her supervisor, superior, etc.; sycophant.
- caimans
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noun,
any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and allied genera: some are endangered.
- caesars
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noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- caeomas
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noun,
(in fungi) an aecium in which the spores are formed in chains and not enclosed in a peridium.
- menials
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noun,
a domestic servant.
- Menorca
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noun,
Minorca.
- Melissa
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the sister of Amalthea who nourished the infant Zeus with honey.
- marlins
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noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- Sarcina
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noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- Masonic
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adjective,
pertaining to or characteristic of Freemasons or Freemasonry.
- masonry
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noun,
the craft or occupation of a mason.
- asocial
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adjective,
not sociable or gregarious; withdrawn from society.
- escolar
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noun,
a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
- arsines
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Saracen
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noun,
History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- Ascaris
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noun,
any parasitic roundworm of the genus Ascaris, found in the human small intestine and causing colic and diarrhea.
- arseno-
-
- Massena
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noun,
a city in N New York, on the St. Lawrence River.
- oilcans
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noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- Massine
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noun,
Léonide [ley-aw-need] /leɪ ɔˈnid/ (Show IPA), 1896–1979, U.S. ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Russia.
- solaces
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noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- eslisor
-
noun,
elisor.
- sarcasm
-
noun,
harsh or bitter derision or irony.
- syrians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Syria.
- sarcoma
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noun,
any of various malignant tumors composed of neoplastic cells resembling embryonic connective tissue.
- Armenia
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noun,
an ancient country in W Asia: now divided between Armenia, Turkey, and Iran.
- 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).
- Sinaloa
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noun,
a state in W Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of California. 22,582 sq. mi. (58,485 sq. km). Capital: Culiacán.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- armless
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adjective,
lacking an arm or arms:
- socials
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noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- ocarina
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noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- Marsyas
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noun,
a satyr who lost in a flute-playing competition with Apollo and was flayed alive as a penalty.
- armscye
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noun,
the armhole opening in a garment.
- arsenal
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noun,
a place of storage or a magazine containing arms and military equipment for land or naval service.
- Oceania
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noun,
the islands of the central and S Pacific, including Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and traditionally Australasia. About 3,450,000 sq. mi. (8,935,500 sq. km).
- Assyria
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noun,
an ancient empire in SW Asia: greatest extent from about 750 to 612 b.c. Capital: Nineveh.
- morales
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noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- melano-
-
- mascons
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noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- syncoms
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noun,
one of a series of experimental communications satellites that were the first to be placed in geostationary orbit.
- melanic
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adjective,
Pathology. melanotic.
- sailors
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noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- Messina
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noun,
a seaport in NE Sicily.
- caisson
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noun,
a structure used in underwater work, consisting of an airtight chamber, open at the bottom and containing air under sufficient pressure to exclude the water.
- 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.
- cinemas
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- 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.
- nailers
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- cornels
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noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- cymaise
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noun,
a pewter wine jar having a spout, a fixed handle on the side opposite the spout, and a bail for carrying.
- miserly
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adjective,
of, like, or befitting a miser; penurious; stingy; niggardly.
- narcoma
-
noun,
stupor produced by narcotics.
- cosines
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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.
- cession
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noun,
act of ceding, as by treaty.
- narcose
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adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- crayons
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noun,
a pointed stick or pencil of colored clay, chalk, wax, etc., used for drawing or coloring.
- mislays
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verb (used with object),
to lose temporarily; misplace:
- myricas
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noun,
the bark of the wax myrtle.
- ceramal
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noun,
cermet.
- cranial
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adjective,
of or relating to the cranium or skull.
- cranio-
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- craniol
-
- censors
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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.
- craniom
-
- Celosia
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noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- Cremona
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noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
- miracle
-
noun,
an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.
- cassone
-
noun,
a large Italian chest of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, usually highly ornamented.
- cormels
-
noun,
a small new corm that is vegetatively propagated by a fully mature corm.
- Corliss
-
noun,
George Henry, 1817–88, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- cassina
-
noun,
dahoon.
- colmars
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Haut-Rhin, in NE France.
- closers
-
noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- coalers
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- moraine
-
noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- coarsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- Morelia
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Michoacán, in central Mexico.
- screams
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- monesia
-
noun,
a preparation extracted from the bark of a South American tree, Pradosia lactescens, and used chiefly as an astringent and as an expectorant.
- clerisy
-
noun,
learned persons as a class; literati; intelligentsia.
- Coleman
-
noun,
Cy (Seymour Kaufman) 1929–2004, U.S. theatrical composer and jazz pianist.
- Molniya
-
noun,
one of a series of Soviet communications satellites.
- Moissan
-
noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1852–1907, French chemist: Nobel prize 1906.
- coremia
-
noun,
the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.
- Clarion
-
noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- clarino
-
noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- claries
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- clarain
-
noun,
the coal forming the bright layers in banded bituminous coal.
- Comines
-
noun,
Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), 1445?–1511? French historian and diplomat.
- clamors
-
noun,
a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people:
- claires
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- Conrail
-
noun,
a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
- claimer
-
noun,
a person who makes a claim; claimant.
- sclero-
-
- scleras
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- Cassino
-
noun,
casino (def 3).
- cresols
-
noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- Mercian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
- normals
-
adjective,
conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- scalers
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- mycelia
-
noun,
the mass of hyphae that form the vegetative part of a fungus.
- caramel
-
noun,
a liquid made by cooking sugar until it changes color, used for coloring and flavoring food.
- messily
-
adverb,
in a messy manner.
- Canossa
-
noun,
a ruined castle in N Italy: scene of the penance of Emperor Henry IV of the Holy Roman Empire before Pope Gregory VII in 1077.
- Elysian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling Elysium.
- mescals
-
noun,
an intoxicating beverage distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave.
- Camoens
-
noun,
Luis Vaz de [loo-eesh vahzh duh] /luˈiʃ vɑʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1524?–80, Portuguese poet.
- camises
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- camions
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- Cameron
-
noun,
Julia Margaret, 1815–79, English photographer, born in India.
- microns
-
noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- cameral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a judicial or legislative chamber or the privacy of such a chamber.
- merlons
-
noun,
(in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.
- merlins
-
noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- camails
-
noun,
aventail (def 1).
- enamors
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- Calorie
-
noun,
Thermodynamics.
Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal.
(usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- merinos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- caloyer
-
noun,
a monk of the Eastern Church.
- scalare
-
noun,
any of three deep-bodied, cichlid fishes, Pterophyllum scalare, P. altum, and P. eimekei, inhabiting northern South American rivers, often kept in aquariums.
- encomia
-
noun,
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
- calesas
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a small, two-wheeled calash.
- mycosis
-
noun,
the presence of parasitic fungi in or on any part of the body.
- myelins
-
noun,
a soft, white, fatty material in the membrane of Schwann cells and certain neuroglial cells: the substance of the myelin sheath.
- cassena
-
noun,
dahoon.
- crossly
-
adverb,
in a cross or angry manner.
- myosins
-
noun,
the principal contractile protein of muscle.
- casinos
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- caserns
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- caseins
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- crimson
-
noun,
a crimson color, pigment, or dye.
- Minorca
-
noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- crinose
-
adjective,
hairy.
- crissal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the crissum.
- cronies
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- Carolyn
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carnose
-
adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- eclairs
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- carnies
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- Mineola
-
noun,
a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- carneys
-
noun,
carny.
- Nicolay
-
noun,
John George, 1832–1901, U.S. biographer.
- Carmine
-
noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- Carmela
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Carmel.
- Carlson
-
noun,
Anton Julius [an-tohn,, -ton] /ˈæn toʊn,, -tɒn/ (Show IPA), 1875–1956, U.S. physiologist, born in Sweden.
- slicers
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- Carline
-
noun,
an old woman.
- cariole
-
noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- carinas
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- areolas
-
noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- arnicas
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- Orleans
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loiret, in central France, SSW of Paris: English siege of the city raised by Joan of Arc 1428.
- senoras
-
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.
- amylase
-
noun,
any of a widely distributed class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of starch, glycogen, and related polysaccharides to oligosaccharides, maltose, or glucose.
- Romains
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
- Romaine
-
noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- amyelia
-
noun,
congenital absence of the spinal cord.
- Amyclas
-
noun,
a son of Lacedaemon and Sparta.
- ramsons
-
noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- lissome
-
adjective,
lithesome or lithe, especially of body; supple; flexible.
- malaise
-
noun,
a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease.
- malayo-
-
- seismol
-
- Ameslan
-
noun,
American Sign Language.
- malaco-
-
- America
-
noun,
United States.
- Aeolian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Dorian1 (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- ransoms
-
noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- Laconia
-
noun,
an ancient country in the S part of Greece. Capital: Sparta.
- Amen-Ra
-
noun,
a god in whom Amen and Ra were combined: the god of the universe and the supreme Egyptian god during the period of Theban political supremacy.
- Somalia
-
noun,
an independent republic on the E coast of Africa, formed from the former British Somaliland and the former Italian Somaliland. 246,198 sq. mi. (637,653 sq. km). Capital: Mogadishu.
- isomers
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- acronym
-
noun,
a word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters of words in a set phrase or series of words and pronounced as a separate word, as Wac from Women's Army Corps, OPEC from Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or loran from long-range navigation.
- Layamon
-
noun,
flourished c1200, English poet and chronicler.
- amnesia
-
noun,
loss of a large block of interrelated memories; complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc.
- rayless
-
adjective,
lacking rays or raylike parts.
- Roscian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- Rosalie
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- lysines
-
noun,
a crystalline, basic, amino acid, H 2 N(CH 2) 4 CH(NH 2)COOH, produced chiefly from many proteins by hydrolysis, essential in the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: K. Abbreviation: Lys;
- manacle
-
noun,
a shackle for the hand; handcuff.
- Amon-Ra
-
noun,
Amen-Ra.
- malonic
-
adjective,
of or derived from malonic acid; propanedioic.
- acnemia
-
noun,
a condition characterized by atrophy of the muscles of the calf of the leg.
- sensory
-
adjective,
of or relating to the senses or sensation.
- isoamyl
-
adjective,
containing the isoamyl group; isopentyl.
- malison
-
noun,
a curse.
- Malines
-
noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- Romanic
-
noun,
romance1 (def 9).
- Romania
-
noun,
a republic in SE Europe, bordering on the Black Sea. 91,699 sq. mi. (237,500 sq. km). Capital: Bucharest.
- malices
-
noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- acrasin
-
noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- Acrilan
-
- Romance
-
noun,
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
- aminase
-
noun,
any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of amino compounds, releasing the amino group and liberating nitrogen.
- rascals
-
noun,
a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
- realism
-
noun,
interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- analyse
-
verb (used with object),
analyze.
- larceny
-
noun,
the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the taker's own use.
- salines
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- laniary
-
noun,
a laniary tooth; a canine of daggerlike shape.
- Riesman
-
noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- Alcoran
-
noun,
Alkoran.
- remains
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Alcyone
-
noun,
a third-magnitude star in the constellation Taurus: brightest star in the Pleiades.
- airless
-
adjective,
lacking air.
- Laramie
-
noun,
a city in SE Wyoming.
- Alarcon
-
noun,
Pedro Antonio [pe-th raw ahn-taw-nyaw] /ˈpɛ ðrɔ ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Pedro Antonio Alarcón y Ariza) 1833–91, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and diplomat.
- lancers
-
noun,
a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
- Larissa
-
noun,
a city in E Thessaly, in E Greece.
- serials
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- seminar
-
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.
- resails
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- macaron
-
noun,
a round, colored cookie consisting of a ganache or buttercream filling between two halves made from beaten egg whites mixed with sugar and ground almonds.
- seminal
-
adjective,
pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- Alamein
-
noun,
El Alamein.
- salmons
-
noun,
a marine and freshwater food fish, Salmo salar, of the family Salmonidae, having pink flesh, inhabiting waters off the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America near the mouths of large rivers, which it enters to spawn.
- lascars
-
noun,
an East Indian sailor.
- alerion
-
noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- aimless
-
adjective,
without aim; purposeless.
- loaners
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- Loraine
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- mailers
-
noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- lesions
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- almonry
-
noun,
the place where an almoner resides or where alms are distributed.
- almoner
-
noun,
a person whose function or duty is the distribution of alms on behalf of an institution, a royal personage, a monastery, etc.
- reasons
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- Salerno
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
- Almeria
-
noun,
a seaport in S Spain, on the Mediterranean.
- reclaim
-
noun,
reclamation:
- Salinas
-
noun,
a city in W California.
- aliases
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- laminar
-
adjective,
composed of, or arranged in, laminae.
- laminas
-
noun,
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- re-coil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- rissole
-
noun,
a small pastry, often in turnover form, filled with a mixture containing meat or fish and usually fried in deep fat.
- macrons
-
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).
- aileron
-
noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- alimony
-
noun,
Law. an allowance paid to a person by that person's spouse or former spouse for maintenance, granted by a court upon a legal separation or a divorce or while action is pending.
- alienor
-
noun,
a person who transfers property.
- Reynosa
-
noun,
a city in N Tamaulipas, in E Mexico, on the Rio Grande.
- anaemic
-
adjective,
anemic.
- amylose
-
noun,
the soluble or sol component of starch that forms a stiff gel at ordinary temperatures and turns blue in iodine.
- seismo-
-
- Aaronic
-
adjective,
of or relating to Aaron.
- Oscines
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- acarine
-
noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- insoles
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- manilas
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.
Compare Quezon City.
- samoans
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samoa.
- lyrisms
-
noun,
lyricism.
- Rossiya
-
noun,
Russian name of Russia.
- linseys
-
noun,
linsey-woolsey.
- inseams
-
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.
- Marconi
-
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.
- anoesis
-
noun,
a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.
- acerola
-
noun,
the cherrylike fruit of a small tree, Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and adjacent areas, having a high concentration of vitamin C.
- anomaly
-
noun,
a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form. Synonyms: abnormality, exception, peculiarity.
- anymore
-
adverb,
any longer.
- marcels
-
noun,
a marcelling.
- lioness
-
noun,
a female lion.
- inlaces
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- anisole
-
noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- incases
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- anlaces
-
noun,
anelace.
- limners
-
noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- ossicle
-
noun,
a small bone.
- Marcion
-
noun,
a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
- Linacre
-
noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- Salamis
-
noun,
an island off the SE coast of Greece, W of Athens, in the Gulf of Aegina: Greeks defeated Persians in a naval battle 480 b.c. 39 sq. mi. (101 sq. km).
- incross
-
noun,
a mating between organisms that are both homozygous for the same allele.
- incomes
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- syconia
-
noun,
a multiple fruit developed from a hollow fleshy receptacle containing numerous flowers, as in the fig.
- racisms
-
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.
- marinas
-
noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- incomer
-
noun,
a person who comes in.
- Marilyn
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- maniocs
-
noun,
cassava.
- anosmia
-
noun,
absence or loss of the sense of smell.
- solaria
-
noun,
a glass-enclosed room, porch, or the like, exposed to the sun's rays, as at a seaside hotel or for convalescents in a hospital.
- Marcian
-
noun,
a.d. 392?–457, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 450–457.
- inclose
-
verb (used with object),
enclose.
- Linares
-
noun,
a city in S Spain.
- Osmanli
-
noun,
an Ottoman.
- acyloin
-
noun,
a hydroxy ketone of the general formula RCOCHOHR, where R is an element or group.
- anemias
-
noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- sailers
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- samisen
-
noun,
a guitarlike Japanese musical instrument having an extremely long neck and three strings, played with a plectrum.
- limacon
-
noun,
a plane curve generated by the locus of a point on a line at a fixed distance from the point of intersection of the line with a fixed circle, as the line revolves about a point on the circumference of the circle. Equation: r = a cosθ + b.
- silanes
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- Raamses
-
noun,
a city that was built for the Pharaoh by the Israelites and from which the Exodus began. Ex. 1:11.
- Seconal
-
- crasis
-
noun,
composition; constitution; makeup.
- limner
-
noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- myria-
-
- Lorens
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Monica
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- Myrica
-
noun,
the bark of the wax myrtle.
- creamy
-
adjective,
containing cream.
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- monial
-
noun,
a mullion.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- creams
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- cresyl
-
adjective,
tolyl.
- Lemnos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 186 sq. mi. (480 sq. km). Capital: Myrina.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- morale
-
noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- Crimea
-
noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- Lassie
-
noun,
a young girl; lass.
- myosin
-
noun,
the principal contractile protein of muscle.
- smears
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- morays
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical eels of the family Muraenidae, having porelike gill openings and no pectoral fins.
- coalas
-
noun,
koala.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- Cressy
-
noun,
Crécy (def 1).
- myosis
-
noun,
miosis.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- creasy
-
adjective,
full of creases.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- cresol
-
noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- linsey
-
noun,
linsey-woolsey.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- losers
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- lories
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- Seaman
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- smeary
-
adjective,
showing smears; smeared.
- Moraea
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genera Moraea and Dietes, of the iris family, native to tropical Africa.
- lemans
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Lemass
-
noun,
Seán Francis [shawn] /ʃɔn/ (Show IPA), 1899–1971, prime minister of Ireland 1959–66.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- sensor
-
noun,
a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
- 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
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- molies
-
noun,
an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe.
- molars
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- comals
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- lyases
-
noun,
any of various enzymes, as decarboxylase, that catalyze reactions involving the formation of or addition to a double bond.
- Cornel
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- mislay
-
verb (used with object),
to lose temporarily; misplace:
- Lycian
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Lycia.
- senors
-
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.
- lycine
-
noun,
betaine.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- cormel
-
noun,
a small new corm that is vegetatively propagated by a fully mature corm.
- comely
-
adjective,
pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair:
- Colmar
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Haut-Rhin, in NE France.
- comers
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- missay
-
verb (used with object),
to say or speak ill of; vilify; slander.
- scries
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- missal
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Church. the book containing the prayers and rites used by the priest in celebrating Mass over the course of the entire year.
- scrims
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- corals
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Lysias
-
noun,
c450–c380 b.c, Athenian orator.
- lysins
-
noun,
an antibody causing the disintegration of erythrocytes or bacterial cells.
- lysine
-
noun,
a crystalline, basic, amino acid, H 2 N(CH 2) 4 CH(NH 2)COOH, produced chiefly from many proteins by hydrolysis, essential in the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: K. Abbreviation: Lys;
- M-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- coneys
-
noun,
a serranid fish, Epinephelus fulvus, of tropical American waters.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- lyrism
-
noun,
lyricism.
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- Moline
-
noun,
a city in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi.
- loners
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- seracs
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- senary
-
adjective,
of or relating to the number six.
- crayon
-
noun,
a pointed stick or pencil of colored clay, chalk, wax, etc., used for drawing or coloring.
- moneys
-
noun,
any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits.
- craals
-
noun,
kraal.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Locris
-
noun,
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- limens
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- limeys
-
noun,
a British sailor.
- cossie
-
noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- Cosyra
-
noun,
ancient name of Pantelleria.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- COSINE
-
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.
- lyrics
-
noun,
a lyric poem.
- lesson
-
noun,
a section into which a course of study is divided, especially a single, continuous session of formal instruction in a subject:
- lessor
-
noun,
a person, group, etc., who grants a lease.
- cosies
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- 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.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- misery
-
noun,
wretchedness of condition or circumstances.
- corses
-
noun,
corpse.
- Colima
-
noun,
a state in SW Mexico, on the Pacific Coast. 2010 sq. mi. (5205 sq. km).
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- Molina
-
noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- misers
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- lianas
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- 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.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- myelo-
-
- lascar
-
noun,
an East Indian sailor.
- measly
-
adjective,
Informal.
contemptibly small, meager, or slight:
wretchedly bad or unsatisfactory:
- Manisa
-
noun,
a city in W Turkey, near the Aegean: Roman defeat of Antiochus the Great 190 b.c.
- Syrian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Syria.
- Syriac
-
noun,
a form of Aramaic used by various Eastern Churches.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- manses
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Maoris
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- sirens
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- manioc
-
noun,
cassava.
- essoin
-
noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- marais
-
noun,
a swamp or bayou.
- meacon
-
verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- Season
-
noun,
one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- McNair
-
noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- melan-
-
- Manila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of the Philippines, on W central Luzon. Abbreviation: Man.
Compare Quezon City.
- 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.
- eosins
-
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.
- malice
-
noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- Ismael
-
noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- maline
-
noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- menial
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- Malone
-
noun,
Edmond, 1741–1812, Irish literary critic and Shakespearean scholar.
- Sicyon
-
noun,
an ancient city in S Greece, near Corinth.
- Isaacs
-
noun,
Sir Isaac Alfred, 1855–1948, Australian jurist: governor general of Australia 1931–36.
- Malory
-
noun,
Sir Thomas, c1400–71, English author.
- 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.
- maniac
-
noun,
a raving or violently insane person; lunatic.
- 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.
- manias
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- Erinys
-
noun,
any of the Furies.
- Massey
-
noun,
Vincent, 1887–1967, Canadian statesman: governor general 1952–59.
- Yamani
-
noun,
Sheik Ahmed Zaki [ahkh-med zak-ee] /ˈɑx mɛd ˈzæk i/ (Show IPA), born 1930, Saudi Arabian government official: minister of petroleum and natural resources 1962–86.
- mensal
-
adjective,
monthly.
- simony
-
noun,
the making of profit out of sacred things.
- Marley
-
noun,
Robert Nesta ("Bob") 1945–81, Jamaican reggae singer, guitarist, and songwriter: popularizer of Rastafarianism.
- yeoman
-
noun,
a petty officer in a navy, having chiefly clerical duties in the U.S. Navy.
- Marcos
-
noun,
Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
- Symons
-
noun,
Arthur, 1865–1945, English poet and critic, born in Wales.
- Simons
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- Siloam
-
noun,
a spring and pool near Jerusalem. John 9:7.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- Marian
-
noun,
a person who has a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- Mariel
-
noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- Marion
-
noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- simars
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- Marina
-
noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- Marlin
-
noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- yearns
-
verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- Marcan
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of St. Mark or of the second Gospel.
- Syncom
-
noun,
one of a series of experimental communications satellites that were the first to be placed in geostationary orbit.
- yamens
-
noun,
(in the Chinese Empire) the residence or office of a public official.
- Marcel
-
noun,
a marcelling.
- inlays
-
noun,
inlaid work.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- Marcia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “warlike.”.
- maslin
-
noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- masers
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- Marcie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- mascon
-
noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- Yasmin
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “jasmine.”.
- mascle
-
noun,
a lozenge represented as having a lozenge-shaped hole at the center.
- masais
-
noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- iceman
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- income
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- Marlon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- Minyas
-
noun,
a king of Orchomenus, famed for his wealth.
- 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).
- milers
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- easily
-
adverb,
in an easy manner; with ease; without trouble:
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- macro-
-
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Milner
-
noun,
Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- lanais
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- myelin
-
noun,
a soft, white, fatty material in the membrane of Schwann cells and certain neuroglial cells: the substance of the myelin sheath.
- micros
-
noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- micron
-
noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- micro-
-
- mycol.
-
- slices
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- slimes
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- Searcy
-
noun,
a city in central Arkansas.
- macers
-
noun,
macebearer.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- serins
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- cross-
-
- Crosse
-
noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- Maceio
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- macons
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- 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.
- macles
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- minces
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- slimsy
-
adjective,
flimsy; frail.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- myasis
-
noun,
myiasis.
- lamina
-
noun,
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Merlin
-
noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- layers
-
noun,
a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface:
- serosa
-
noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- merlon
-
noun,
(in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.
- Sisley
-
noun,
Alfred [al-fred] /alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1839–99, French painter.
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- malays
-
noun,
a member of the Malay people.
- laymen
-
noun,
a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- malars
-
noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- Israel
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- Mercia
-
noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- enosis
-
noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- mensas
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- Layman
-
noun,
a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- mesail
-
noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- lamias
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- Lamesa
-
noun,
a city in NW Texas.
- messin
-
noun,
messan.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Elyria
-
noun,
a city in N Ohio.
- mayans
-
noun,
a member of the Mayan tribe.
- messan
-
noun,
a lap dog; small pet dog.
- Elissa
-
noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- mainly
-
adverb,
chiefly; principally; for the most part; in the main; to the greatest extent:
- Elmira
-
noun,
a city in S central New York.
- mesons
-
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.
- mesial
-
adjective,
medial.
- Mailer
-
noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- mescal
-
noun,
an intoxicating beverage distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave.
- mailes
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- Smiley
-
noun,
a digital icon, a sequence of keyboard symbols, or a handwritten or printed equivalent, that serves to represent a facial expression, as :‐) for a smiling face or ;‐) for a winking face.
Compare emoticon.
- meanly
-
adverb,
in a poor, lowly, or humble manner.
- cnemis
-
noun,
the tibia or shin.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- assoc.
-
- assoil
-
verb (used with object),
to absolve; acquit; pardon.
- Alesia
-
noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- socmen
-
noun,
sokeman.
- socman
-
noun,
sokeman.
- Aleman
-
noun,
Mateo [mah-te-aw] /mɑˈtɛ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1547?–1610, Spanish novelist.
- socles
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- re-lay
-
verb (used with object),
to lay again.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- caeoma
-
noun,
(in fungi) an aecium in which the spores are formed in chains and not enclosed in a peridium.
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- Soares
-
noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- somni-
-
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- caiman
-
noun,
any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and allied genera: some are endangered.
- cayman
-
noun,
caiman.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- Assyr.
-
- assail
-
verb (used with object),
to attack vigorously or violently; assault.
- sarsen
-
noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- Alyson
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- almery
-
noun,
ambry.
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- asemia
-
noun,
inability to comprehend or use communicative symbols, as words or gestures.
- Somers
-
- Alissa
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- oilmen
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- oilman
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- sarco-
-
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- asians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- Asosan
-
noun,
a volcano in SW Japan, in central Kyushu. 5225 feet (1593 meters); crater 12 miles (19 km) across.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- Saseno
-
noun,
an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- ascoma
-
noun,
a fruiting body that bears asci.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- aisles
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- noises
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- cansos
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- snores
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- sonars
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- noesis
-
noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- airman
-
noun,
an aviator.
- Salmon
-
noun,
a marine and freshwater food fish, Salmo salar, of the family Salmonidae, having pink flesh, inhabiting waters off the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America near the mouths of large rivers, which it enters to spawn.
- careys
-
noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- caress
-
noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- Scales
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- riyals
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Qatar, equal to 100 dirhams.
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- salmis
-
noun,
salmi.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- camail
-
noun,
aventail (def 1).
- remiss
-
adjective,
negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.:
- alarms
-
noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- Calais
-
noun,
the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
- calesa
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a small, two-wheeled calash.
- scalar
-
noun,
Mathematics, Physics. a quantity possessing only magnitude.
Compare vector (def 1a).
- calory
-
noun,
calorie.
- Alaric
-
noun,
a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.
- camass
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Camassia, of the lily family, especially C. quamash, of western North America, having long clusters of blue to white flowers and edible bulbs.
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- Salome
-
noun,
Also, Salomé. the daughter of Herodias, who is said to have danced for Herod Antipas and so pleased him that he granted her mother's request for the head of John the Baptist. Matt. 14:6–11 (not mentioned by name here).
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- 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.
- camera
-
noun,
a device for capturing a photographic image or recording a video, using film or digital memory.
- alamos
-
noun,
a poplar.
- camion
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- normal
-
noun,
the average or mean:
- sarans
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- Carlos
-
noun,
Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
- Anomia
-
noun,
the inability to name objects or to recognize the written or spoken names of objects.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- aniso-
-
- anlace
-
noun,
anelace.
- Ossian
-
noun,
a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- ossein
-
noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- osmics
-
noun,
the science dealing with the sense of smell.
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- 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.
- samosa
-
noun,
an Indian fried turnover filled with minced meat or vegetables and spices:
- Anselm
-
noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- Ramona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- solemn
-
adjective,
grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood:
- osiers
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- amino-
-
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Samson
-
noun,
a judge of Israel famous for his great strength. Judges 13–16.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- ramose
-
adjective,
having many branches.
- Anemia
-
noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- 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.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- amoral
-
adjective,
not involving questions of right or wrong; without moral quality; neither moral nor immoral.
- rayons
-
noun,
a regenerated, semisynthetic textile filament made from cellulose, cotton linters, or wood chips by treating these with caustic soda and carbon disulfide and passing the resultant solution, viscose, through spinnerets.
- racial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the social construct of race:
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- amnios
-
- anemo-
-
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- amoles
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- Samian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samos.
- Samoan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samoa.
- animal
-
noun,
any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well-defined shape and usually limited growth, can move voluntarily, actively acquire food and digest it internally, and have sensory and nervous systems that allow them to respond rapidly to stimuli: some classification schemes also include protozoa and certain other single-celled eukaryotes that have motility and animallike nutritional modes.
- Animas
-
noun,
soul; life.
- oscars
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Ramsay
-
noun,
Allan, 1686–1758, Scottish poet.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- Alsace
-
noun,
a region and former province of France between the Vosges and the Rhine.
- rassle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- Samain
-
noun,
Samhain.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- realia
-
plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- Sansom
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samson.
- Aromas
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- Amelia
-
noun,
the congenital absence of one or more limbs.
- morals
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- solans
-
noun,
a gannet.
- arsen-
-
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- arsons
-
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.
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- oracle
-
noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- Ramsey
-
noun,
Arthur Michael (Baron Ramsey of Canterbury) 1904–1988, English clergyman and scholar: archbishop of Canterbury 1961–74.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- amylo-
-
- amylic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characterized by the amyl group.
- Ramses
-
noun,
the name of several kings of ancient Egypt.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- areola
-
noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- ramson
-
noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Arliss
-
noun,
George, 1868–1946, English actor.
- aryans
-
noun,
Ethnology. a member or descendant of the prehistoric people who spoke Indo-European.
- Somali
-
noun,
a member of a Hamitic population showing an admixture of Arab, black, and other ancestry, and dwelling in Somalia and adjacent regions.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Ransom
-
noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Rascal
-
noun,
a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
- caryo-
-
- Canary
-
noun,
any of several Old World finches of the genus Serinus, especially S. canaria (common canary) native to the Canary Islands and often kept as a pet, in the wild being greenish with brown streaks above and yellow below and in domesticated varieties usually bright yellow or pale yellow.
- namely
-
adverb,
that is to say; explicitly; specifically; to wit:
- nasals
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- cyano-
-
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- snarly
-
adjective,
apt to snarl; easily irritated.
- snarls
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- clares
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- royals
-
noun,
Nautical. a sail set on a royal mast.
- royale
-
noun,
custard cut into shapes and used as a garnish in soups.
- salary
-
noun,
a fixed compensation periodically paid to a person for regular work or services.
- 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.
- claros
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- salami
-
noun,
a kind of sausage, originally Italian, often flavored with garlic.
- narial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- Mosley
-
noun,
(Sir) Oswald Ernald [ur-nuh ld] /ˈɜr nəld/ (Show IPA), 1896–1980, English politician and fascist leader.
- lorans
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- say-so
-
noun,
one's personal statement or assertion.
- scrams
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- nearly
-
adverb,
all but; almost:
- necro-
-
- scenas
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Celaya
-
noun,
a city in Guanajuato state, central Mexico.
- cleans
-
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- celoms
-
noun,
coelom.
- classy
-
adjective,
of high class, rank, or grade; stylish; admirably smart; elegant.
- ceorls
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- Nasser
-
noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- aeron.
-
- 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.
- class.
-
- NASCAR
-
noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- narco-
-
- cyesis
-
noun,
pregnancy.
- moseys
-
verb (used without object),
to wander or shuffle about leisurely; stroll; saunter (often followed by along, about, etc.).
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- scions
-
noun,
a descendant.
- scler-
-
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- clamor
-
noun,
a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people:
- across
-
adverb,
from one side to another.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Romany
-
noun,
Gypsy (def 2).
- cinema
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- acoasm
-
noun,
acouasm.
- sclera
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- Romans
-
noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- scones
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- scores
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- claims
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- MSCons
-
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- snares
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- rosins
-
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.
- niyama
-
noun,
one of five observances, composing one of the eight practices, or angas, which are cleanliness of mind and body, equanimity, temperance or tapas, self-appraisal, and attentiveness to God, who is conceived of as a completely free spirit.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- scorns
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- rosily
-
adverb,
with a rosy color.
- cymars
-
noun,
simar (def 1).
- Aeolia
-
noun,
Aeolis.
- Romaic
-
noun,
demotic (def 5).
- sorels
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- sorely
-
adverb,
in a painful manner.
- cymose
-
adjective,
bearing a cyme or cymes.
- Ceylon
-
noun,
former name of Sri Lanka.
- Romney
-
noun,
one of an English breed of hardy sheep, having coarse, long wool.
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- nyalas
-
noun,
an antelope, Tragelaphus angasii, of southeastern Africa, the male of which has a grayish body marked with white stripes.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carman
-
noun,
one of the crew of a streetcar or the like, as the motorman.
- Carola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Carol.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Niamey
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Niger, in the SW part, on the Niger River.
- clino-
-
- Mornay
-
noun,
Also called Duplessis-Mornay. Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), Seigneur du Plessis-Marly [se-nyœr dy ple-see-mar-lee] /sɛˈnyœr dü plɛ si marˈli/ (Show IPA), ("Pope of the Huguenots") 1549–1623, French statesman and Protestant leader.
- closes
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- clysis
-
noun,
the administration of an enema.
- Morley
-
noun,
Christopher Darlington, 1890–1957, U.S. writer.
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- closer
-
noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- sacro-
-
- morels
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- Carney
-
noun,
carny.
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- Carmel
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain range in NW Israel, near the Mediterranean coast. Highest point, 1818 feet (554 meters). 14 miles (23 km) long.
- carnal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or characterized by the flesh or the body, its passions and appetites; sensual:
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- saices
-
noun,
syce.
- clones
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- Cloris
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Carmen
-
noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- morass
-
noun,
a tract of low, soft, wet ground.
- Sayers
-
noun,
Dorothy L(eigh) 1893–1957, English novelist, essayist, and dramatist.
- caroms
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- Smyrna
-
noun,
former name of Izmir.
- r-less
-
adjective,
r-dropping.
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Cassia
-
noun,
Also called cassia bark, Chinese cinnamon. a variety of cinnamon derived from the cassia-bark tree.
- Cleary
-
noun,
Beverly, born 1916, U.S. author.
- Cassel
-
noun,
Kassel.
- sonics
-
noun,
the branch of science that deals with the practical applications of sound.
- clears
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- Mosaic
-
noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- scream
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- carses
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Salian
-
noun,
a Salian Frank.
- sacral
-
adjective,
of or relating to sacred rites or observances.
- morsel
-
noun,
a bite, mouthful, or small portion of food, candy, etc.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- smiles
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- scares
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- Casals
-
noun,
Pablo [pah-bloh;; Spanish pah-vlaw] /ˈpɑ bloʊ;; Spanish ˈpɑ vlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1973, Spanish cellist, conductor, and composer; in France after 1936; in Puerto Rico after 1956.
- Salina
-
noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- mancy
-
- rayon
-
noun,
a regenerated, semisynthetic textile filament made from cellulose, cotton linters, or wood chips by treating these with caustic soda and carbon disulfide and passing the resultant solution, viscose, through spinnerets.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Malay
-
noun,
a member of the Malay people.
- manas
-
noun,
the rational faculty of the mind.
- Saman
-
noun,
a Persian noble who lived in the 8th century a.d., progenitor of the Samanid dynasty.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- lysin
-
noun,
an antibody causing the disintegration of erythrocytes or bacterial cells.
- ramal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a ramus.
- Samar
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
- Salas
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- lyres
-
noun,
a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- lyric
-
noun,
a lyric poem.
- Raman
-
noun,
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata [chuhn-druh-shey-ker-uh veng-kuh-tuh] /ˈtʃʌn drəˈʃeɪ kər ə ˈvɛŋ kə tə/ (Show IPA), 1888–1970, Indian physicist: Nobel prize 1930.
- Lyons
-
noun,
Joseph Aloysius, 1879–1939, Australian statesman: prime minister 1932–39.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- 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.
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- Sayao
-
noun,
Bidú [bee-doo;; Portuguese bih-doo] /ˈbi du;; Portuguese bɪˈdu/ (Show IPA), (Balduina de Oliveira Sayão) 1902–1999, Brazilian soprano.
- 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.
- male-
-
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Malar
-
noun,
Also, malar bone. zygomatic bone.
- Malan
-
noun,
Daniel François [frahn-swah] /frɑnˈswɑ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1959, South African editor and political leader: prime minister 1948–54.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Riley
-
noun,
James Whitcomb [hwit-kuh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt kəm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1849–1916, U.S. poet.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- 30-30
-
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- rainy
-
adjective,
characterized by rain:
- seism
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- maars
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- Macao
-
noun,
a Portuguese overseas territory in S China, in the delta of the Zhu Jiang River and including two small adjacent islands. 6 sq. mi. (16 sq. km).
- 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.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- reni-
-
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- semi-
-
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- 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).
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- riyal
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Qatar, equal to 100 dirhams.
- ricey
-
adjective,
pertaining to, resembling, or containing rice.
- loses
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- lossy
-
adjective,
(of a material or transmission line) causing appreciable loss or dissipation of energy.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- semis
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- macle
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- lyso-
-
- Mayer
-
noun,
Julius Robert von [jool-yuh s rob-ert von;; German yoo-lee-oo s roh-bert fuh n] /ˈdʒul yəs ˈrɒb ərt vɒn;; German ˈyu li ʊs ˈroʊ bɛrt fən/ (Show IPA), 1814–78, German physicist.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- 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)
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- 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.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- Mayas
-
noun,
the power, as of a god, to produce illusions.
- lysis
-
noun,
Immunology, Biochemistry. the dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- Mayon
-
noun,
an active volcano in the Philippines, on SE Luzon Island. 7926 feet (2415 meters).
- Mayor
-
noun,
the chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- mayos
-
noun,
mayonnaise.
- salsa
-
noun,
a lively, vigorous type of contemporary Latin American popular music, blending predominantly Cuban rhythms with elements of jazz, rock, and soul music.
- 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.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- loess
-
noun,
a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Relay
-
noun,
a series of persons relieving one another or taking turns; shift.
- 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.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- Mayan
-
noun,
a member of the Mayan tribe.
- Royal
-
noun,
Nautical. a sail set on a royal mast.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Maera
-
noun,
Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- Royce
-
noun,
Josiah, 1855–1916, U.S. philosopher and educator.
- roily
-
adjective,
turbid; muddy.
- loams
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- 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).
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- Milos
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- mynas
-
noun,
any of several Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae, especially those of the genera Acridotheres and Gracula, certain species of which have the ability to mimic speech and are kept as pets.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Nyasa
-
noun,
former name of Malawi (def 2).
- nyala
-
noun,
an antelope, Tragelaphus angasii, of southeastern Africa, the male of which has a grayish body marked with white stripes.
- scary
-
adjective,
causing fright or alarm.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- nears
-
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- naso-
-
- Mylar
-
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- seams
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- 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.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- noisy
-
adjective,
making much noise:
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- messy
-
adjective,
characterized by a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Noyes
-
noun,
Alfred, 1880–1958, English poet.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Miass
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
- 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.
- myco-
-
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- scaly
-
adjective,
covered with or abounding in scales or scale.
- seamy
-
adjective,
unpleasant or sordid; low; disagreeable:
- myel-
-
- scams
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- Myrna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- mosey
-
verb (used without object),
to wander or shuffle about leisurely; stroll; saunter (often followed by along, about, etc.).
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- mossy
-
adjective,
overgrown with or abounding in moss:
- Mossi
-
noun,
an agricultural people of Africa living mainly in Burkina Faso.
- molar
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- molas
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- moles
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- Moses
-
noun,
the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt and delivered the Law during their years of wandering in the wilderness.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- money
-
noun,
any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Moray
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical eels of the family Muraenidae, having porelike gill openings and no pectoral fins.
- Morel
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- Myron
-
noun,
chrism.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- misc.
-
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- 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.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- mises
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Mysia
-
noun,
an ancient country in NW Asia Minor.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- miso-
-
- misos
-
noun,
a fermented seasoning paste of soybeans, often with rice or barley added, used to flavor soups and sauces.
- Miss.
-
- Missa
-
noun,
Mass.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- Missy
-
noun,
young miss; girl.
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- meso-
-
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Oriya
-
noun,
an Indic language spoken in Odisha, in eastern India.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Marys
-
noun,
Also called Virgin Mary. the mother of Jesus.
- orial
-
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- oracy
-
noun,
the ability to express oneself in and understand spoken language.
- marls
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Sans.
-
- Masai
-
noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- onlay
-
noun,
an overlay, especially one in relief.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- masc.
-
- maras
-
noun,
a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- Samas
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Manly
-
adverb,
Archaic. in a manly manner.
- 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.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Samoa
-
noun,
a group of islands in the S Pacific, the islands W of 170° W longitude constituting an independent state and the rest belonging to the U.S.
- SAMOS
-
noun,
a Greek island in the E Aegean. 194 sq. mi. (502 sq. km).
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- Marcy
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in NE New York: highest peak of the Adirondack Mountains, 5344 feet (1629 meters).
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- Marya
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Masan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- mesas
-
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.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- melic
-
adjective,
intended to be sung.
- melon
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- Ocala
-
noun,
a city in central Florida.
- Melos
-
noun,
the succession of musical tones constituting a melody.
- saris
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- meno-
-
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- Saros
-
noun,
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- Melia
-
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- Mercy
-
noun,
compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence:
- Meryl
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Merle.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- noses
-
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.
- nosey
-
adjective,
nosy.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- mero-
-
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- omni-
-
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- 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.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- Massa
-
noun,
marse.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- masse
-
noun,
a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- massy
-
adjective,
massive.
- 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.
- sarc-
-
- mealy
-
adjective,
having the qualities of meal; powdery; soft, dry, and crumbly:
- Meany
-
noun,
a small-minded, petty, or malicious person:
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- meiny
-
noun,
Archaic. a group or suite of attendants, followers, dependents, etc.
- oyers
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- OIcel
-
- Oyama
-
noun,
Iwao [ee-wah-aw] /ˈi wɑˌɔ/ (Show IPA), 1842–1916, Japanese field marshal.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- liney
-
adjective,
liny.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- clase
-
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- Clary
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Clara
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- Cissy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Cyril
-
noun,
Saint ("Apostle of the Slavs") a.d. 827–869, Greek missionary to the Moravians.
- 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).
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- comal
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coel-
-
- cloys
-
verb (used with object),
to weary by an excess of food, sweetness, pleasure, etc.; surfeit; satiate.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coaly
-
adjective,
of, resembling, or containing coal.
- coala
-
noun,
koala.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- cine-
-
- cymes
-
noun,
an inflorescence in which the primary axis bears a single central or terminal flower that blooms first.
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- Casey
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “brave.”.
- casas
-
noun,
Bartolomé de las [bahr-taw-law-me th e lahs] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ ðɛ lɑs/ (Show IPA), Las Casas, Bartolomé de.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- Carny
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- snyes
-
noun,
a backwater.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Carla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Caryn
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- cymas
-
noun,
Architecture. either of two moldings having a partly convex and partly concave curve for an outline: used especially in classical architecture.
Compare cyma recta, cyma reversa.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cymar
-
noun,
simar (def 1).
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- cyans
-
noun,
cyan blue.
- 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.
- cyan-
-
- cero-
-
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- 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.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- celom
-
noun,
coelom.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Elroy
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- slays
-
noun,
sley.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- slams
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- eyras
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- sleys
-
noun,
the reed of a loom.
- econ.
-
- ecol.
-
- Emily
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “industrious.”.
- Emlyn
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Emily.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Syria
-
noun,
Official name Syrian Arab Republic. a republic in SW Asia at the E end of the Mediterranean. 71,227 sq. mi. (184,478 sq. km). Capital: Damascus.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- 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.
- 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.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Emory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- encl.
-
- ency.
-
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Early
-
noun,
a fruit or vegetable that appears before most others of its type.
- Comr.
-
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- craal
-
noun,
kraal.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- 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.
- Corny
-
adjective,
of or abounding in corn.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- cores
-
- Corey
-
noun,
Elias James, born 1928, U.S. chemist and educator: Nobel Prize 1990.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Cons.
-
- Coney
-
noun,
a serranid fish, Epinephelus fulvus, of tropical American waters.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- slimy
-
adjective,
of or like slime.
- slims
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- crony
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- cryo-
-
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- 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.
-
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- Caryl
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- almas
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- somas
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- Alyce
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Alcor
-
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- amass
-
verb (used with object),
to gather for oneself; collect as one's own:
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- alarm
-
noun,
a sudden fear or distressing suspense caused by an awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- anal.
-
- Amory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- AMORC
-
- Amora
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Palestine and Babylonia from the 3rd to the 6th centuries a.d., whose commentaries on and interpretations of the Mishnah comprise the Palestinian and Babylonian Gemaras.
- amiss
-
Idioms,
take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
- Amer.
-
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amin-
-
- amyls
-
noun,
an amyl group.
- amyl-
-
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Alas.
-
- alary
-
adjective,
of or relating to wings.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- aemia
-
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- acro-
-
- Acoma
-
noun,
a Pueblo Indian village near Albuquerque, New Mexico, built on a sandstone mesa: oldest continuously inhabited location in the U.S.
- aeri-
-
- 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.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- acyls
-
adjective,
containing the acyl group.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- 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.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- sones
-
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.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Alamo
-
noun,
a poplar.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Ayres
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- aero-
-
- Sonya
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Ailey
-
noun,
Alvin, Jr. 1931–1989, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- ayins
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- sonsy
-
adjective,
strong and healthy; robust.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- soles
-
noun,
a plural of sol3 .
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Cayes
-
noun,
Les. Les Cayes.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- assn.
-
- Assam
-
noun,
a state in NE India. 30,285 sq. mi. (78,438 sq. km). Capital: Dispur.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- assay
-
noun,
Metallurgy. determination of the amount of metal, especially gold or silver, in an ore, alloy, etc.
- assai
-
noun,
any of several slender Brazilian palms of the genus Euterpe, especially E. edulis, a species bearing a purple fruit from which a beverage is made by infusion.
- soils
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- ASEAN
-
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- calmy
-
adjective,
calm.
- asco-
-
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carey
-
noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- 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.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- calms
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- 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.
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- anim.
-
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- 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.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- 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.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- anoas
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- areo-
-
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- 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.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- aroma
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- Arnel
-
- Armen
-
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Aryan
-
noun,
Ethnology. a member or descendant of the prehistoric people who spoke Indo-European.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- essay
-
noun,
a short literary composition on a particular theme or subject, usually in prose and generally analytic, speculative, or interpretative.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Liman
-
noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- icons
-
- 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.
- incl.
-
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- incor
-
- 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.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- LeRoy
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old French, meaning “the king.”.
- Lyman
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Lacey
-
noun,
a town in W Washington.
- irony
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- incr.
-
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- limey
-
noun,
a British sailor.
- Seric
-
- Icel.
-
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- sero-
-
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- silos
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- lasso
-
noun,
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- ylems
-
noun,
the initial substance of the universe from which all matter is said to be derived.
- lyase
-
noun,
any of various enzymes, as decarboxylase, that catalyze reactions involving the formation of or addition to a double bond.
- ileo-
-
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- simas
-
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.
- Lycia
-
noun,
an ancient country in SW Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- Lassa
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Lhasa.
- Islam
-
noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- Lesya
-
noun,
any of six possible colors given to the monad, or individual soul, by its karma and being lighter or darker according to the proportion of good or evil included in the karma.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- yonis
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- syces
-
noun,
(in India) a groom; stable attendant.
- yearn
-
verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- yeans
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- Leary
-
adjective,
leery1 .
- Yasna
-
noun,
a part of the Avesta including the Gathas and other liturgical texts.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Sycon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having a thick body wall that is folded to form many short canals leading to the spongocoel.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- yamen
-
noun,
(in the Chinese Empire) the residence or office of a public official.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- insol
-
- Lemon
-
noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- sylis
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Guinea, equal to 100 cauris: replaced the franc in 1972.
- Lamar
-
noun,
Joseph R. 1857–1916, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1911–16.
- Lamas
-
noun,
Carlos Saavedra [kahr-laws sah-ah-ve-drah] /ˈkɑr lɔs ˌsɑ ɑˈvɛ drɑ/ (Show IPA), Saavedra Lamas, Carlos.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- sails
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- yores
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- lamia
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- sines
-
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.
- Sino-
-
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lairy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a lair.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- Yamis
-
noun,
a member of an Indonesian people of Hungtow Island, off the southeastern coast of Taiwan.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- layer
-
noun,
a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface:
- inlay
-
noun,
inlaid work.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- LeMay
-
noun,
Curtis (Emerson) 1906–90, U.S. Air Force officer: chief of the Strategic Air Command 1948–61; Chief of Staff of the Air Force 1961–65.
- syncs
-
noun,
synchronization:
- limos
-
noun,
a limousine.
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Iran.
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- ano-
-
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- ance
-
- ancy
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- lea.
-
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- soln
-
- Anas
-
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- racy
-
adjective,
slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
- Orly
-
noun,
a suburb SE of Paris, France: international airport.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- osis
-
- Lory
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- Saml
-
- leys
-
noun,
leu.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- ANSI
-
- Loss
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- 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.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Sem.
-
- Sol.
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- Macy
-
noun,
R(owland) H(ussey) [roh-luh nd huhs-ee] /ˈroʊ lənd ˈhʌs i/ (Show IPA), 1823–77, U.S. retail merchant.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- soys
-
noun,
soy sauce.
- oyer
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- ASME
-
- 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.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- asis
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- oily
-
adverb,
in an oily manner.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- ASSR
-
- 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.
- Cal.
-
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- nosy
-
adjective,
unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying; meddlesome.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- SASE
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- cays
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- oary
-
adjective,
oarlike.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Lani
-
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- ARIS
-
- 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.
- only
-
Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- army
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- 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.
- Arm.
-
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- aryl
-
adjective,
containing an aryl group.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- onym
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- 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.
- ole-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Mac-
-
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- ayes
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- RNAS
-
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- lys-
-
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- limy
-
adjective,
consisting of, containing, or like lime.
- lyre
-
noun,
a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- aer-
-
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- 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.
- ayin
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lyse
-
verb (used with object),
to cause dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins.
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- Aire
-
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Ryle
-
noun,
Sir Martin, 1918–84, British astronomer: Nobel Prize in physics 1974.
- 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.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Soni
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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).
- rimy
-
adjective,
covered with rime.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Ayme
-
noun,
Marcel [mar-sel] /marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1902–67, French novelist and short-story writer.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- AIME
-
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- Lyra
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lyre, a northern constellation between Cygnus and Hercules, containing the bright star Vega.
- Rom.
-
- Airy
-
adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- acea
-
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- liny
-
adjective,
full of or marked with lines.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Sra.
-
- SRAM
-
- says
-
noun,
what a person says or has to say.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- acyl
-
adjective,
containing the acyl group.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- 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.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- Lyon
-
noun,
Mary, 1797–1849, U.S. pioneer in advocating and providing advanced education for women: founder of Mount Holyoke College.
- 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.
- acr-
-
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lin.
-
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Rosy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- RONA
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- ACLS
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- ryes
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- Amal
-
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- Sam.
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- sols
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- 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).
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- Amoy
-
noun,
Xiamen.
- AMLS
-
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- nos-
-
- 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)
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ala.
-
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- ryal
-
noun,
rose noble.
- Ryan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ryas
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- lyes
-
noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- 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.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- 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.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- Alma
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in SE Canada.
- Alis
-
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Alco
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- rel.
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- rely
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- 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.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- sym.
-
- myo-
-
- ile-
-
- ylem
-
noun,
the initial substance of the universe from which all matter is said to be derived.
- Cres
-
- 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.
- Myra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Asia Minor, in Lycia.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- miry
-
adjective,
of the nature of mire; swampy:
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- cray
-
adjective,
crazy.
- mis-
-
- IMCO
-
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- cosy
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- yins
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- Ymir
-
noun,
the earliest being and the progenitor of the giants, killed by Odin and his brothers. From his flesh the earth was made, from his blood the waters, and from his skull the heavens.
- min.
-
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- year
-
noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- MILR
-
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- Myna
-
noun,
any of several Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae, especially those of the genera Acridotheres and Gracula, certain species of which have the ability to mimic speech and are kept as pets.
- yeas
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- yens
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Iyar
-
noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Mary
-
noun,
Also called Virgin Mary. the mother of Jesus.
- mil.
-
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- coml
-
- inly
-
adverb,
inwardly.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- mol.
-
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- ins.
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- scry
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- moly
-
noun,
an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- coly
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- Mon.
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- 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.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- 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.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- inae
-
- Cory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- 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.
- 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.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Cor.
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- MNAS
-
- Cony
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- 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.
- 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.
- Con.
-
- 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.
- easy
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- men-
-
- 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.
- Yama
-
noun,
the Vedic god presiding over the underworld.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Yami
-
noun,
a member of an Indonesian people of Hungtow Island, off the southeastern coast of Taiwan.
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Yale
-
noun,
Elihu, 1648–1721, English colonial official, born in America: governor of Madras 1687–92; principal benefactor of the Collegiate School at Saybrook, Connecticut (now Yale University).
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- yams
-
noun,
the starchy, tuberous root of any of various climbing vines of the genus Dioscorea, cultivated for food in warm regions.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enl.
-
- Enyo
-
noun,
an ancient Greek war goddess.
- iana
-
- Yana
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people who once resided in the eastern portion of the upper Sacramento River valley in California.
- enc.
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- eso-
-
- YMCA
-
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- Syr.
-
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- sec.
-
- meas
-
- IAEA
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- ESIS
-
- 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.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- syne
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
since.
- slay
-
noun,
sley.
- yarn
-
noun,
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- ELAS
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Mic.
-
- myc-
-
- 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.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- sley
-
noun,
the reed of a loom.
- secy
-
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- eyas
-
noun,
a nestling, usually a hawk.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- syn-
-
- eco-
-
- SLIC
-
- yean
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- 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.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- 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.
- ical
-
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- 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.
- sync
-
noun,
synchronization:
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- emia
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- elms
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- Elys
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Com.
-
- Col.
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- neo-
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- 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.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- Lacy
-
noun,
a male given name.
- mal-
-
- Mays
-
noun,
Willie (Howard) born 1931, U.S. baseball player.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- sers
-
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).
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- coys
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- isls
-
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- CERN
-
- Nary
-
adjective,
not any; no; never a:
- iso-
-
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- ISSN
-
- Mali
-
noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- snye
-
noun,
a backwater.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- cen.
-
- NCAA
-
- scil
-
- sci.
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Cels
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Yser
-
noun,
a river flowing from N France through NW Belgium into the North Sea: battles 1914–18. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- nomy
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- nom.
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Nor.
-
- LAMA
-
noun,
a priest or monk in Lamaism.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- Can.
-
- 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.
- Maya
-
noun,
the power, as of a god, to produce illusions.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NYSE
-
- Mayo
-
noun,
mayonnaise.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- 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.
- NIRA
-
- Nysa
-
noun,
the mountain where Zeus sent the infant Dionysus to protect him from the vindictive wrath of Hera.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- NOAA
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lays
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Lam.
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- SMSA
-
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- sics
-
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).
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- scr.
-
- clar
-
- mRNA
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- 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.
- 1080
-
- cloy
-
verb (used with object),
to weary by an excess of food, sweetness, pleasure, etc.; surfeit; satiate.
- MSCE
-
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- mony
-
adjective, noun,
many.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Mar.
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- syli
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Guinea, equal to 100 cauris: replaced the franc in 1972.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- yoni
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- 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 = .
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- Cmon
-
- cml.
-
- yore
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- MSAE
-
- Moss
-
noun,
any tiny, leafy-stemmed, flowerless plant of the class Musci, reproducing by spores and growing in tufts, sods, or mats on moist ground, tree trunks, rocks, etc.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- syce
-
noun,
(in India) a groom; stable attendant.
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- cyme
-
noun,
an inflorescence in which the primary axis bears a single central or terminal flower that blooms first.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- MALS
-
- nays
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- 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.
- yrs.
-
- Cyma
-
noun,
Architecture. either of two moldings having a partly convex and partly concave curve for an outline: used especially in classical architecture.
Compare cyma recta, cyma reversa.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- cyl.
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Man.
-
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- Clay
-
noun,
a natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting essentially of hydrated silicates of aluminum: used for making bricks, pottery, etc.
- cis-
-
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- 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.
- MSSc
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- MSIE
-
- msec
-
- cir.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- NACA
-
- SSC
-
- SSI
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- sc.
-
- SSN
-
- SSM
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SSA
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SRS
-
- SCM
-
- SSE
-
- ss.
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SLR
-
- Syl
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SCS
-
- SMS
-
- SAR
-
- SLA
-
- SLE
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- soy
-
noun,
soy sauce.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- SMA
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- 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).
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- Sly
-
Idioms,
on the sly, secretly; furtively:
- 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).
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- se-
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- Sr.
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Clo
-
- SAE
-
- ial
-
- Esc
-
- ESL
-
- ESR
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- Yam
-
noun,
the starchy, tuberous root of any of various climbing vines of the genus Dioscorea, cultivated for food in warm regions.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Yao
-
noun,
Wade-Giles, Pinyin. a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor (Shun) was a paragon of good government.
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- IAS
-
- yas
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- icy
-
adjective,
made of, full of, or covered with ice:
- YCL
-
- ESA
-
- ery
-
- Yen
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- eir
-
- EAA
-
- EAM
-
- ean
-
- ear
-
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.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- ECM
-
- EIS
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Ely
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- EMR
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- en-
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- Yeo
-
- EOM
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISR
-
- La.
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- LCM
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Ley
-
noun,
leu.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- ISA
-
- IRS
-
- ier
-
- in.
-
- yer
-
- yes
-
noun,
an affirmative reply.
- Yin
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- yis
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- ILS
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- IRO
-
- ine
-
- IOC
-
- 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 = .
- yon
-
pronoun,
that or those yonder.
- ior
-
- 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.
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- IRL
-
- ea.
-
- eo-
-
- Les
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- Ayn
-
noun,
ʿain.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- 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.
- ays
-
- ALC
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALM
-
- AMC
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AME
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Amy
-
noun,
a vial of amyl nitrate.
- AMS
-
- ANC
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Any
-
Idioms,
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- aor
-
- AAM
-
- Am.
-
- ac-
-
- AIA
-
- al.
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- AAE
-
- Aar
-
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- acy
-
- ACS
-
- ae.
-
- AEA
-
- AEC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AIC
-
- AOA
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- CSR
-
- CLI
-
- CEA
-
- CEO
-
- CIA
-
- CIE
-
- CIM
-
- Cym
-
- CYO
-
- cle
-
- CLR
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CMA
-
- CNM
-
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- Coy
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CRS
-
- CSA
-
- CSO
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- 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.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- 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.
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- ARS
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- ASM
-
- ASN
-
- ASR
-
- cay
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ca.
-
- 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.
- Co.
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- cl.
-
- CAA
-
- CAI
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Lay
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- oic
-
- OSA
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAS
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCR
-
- OCS
-
- OEM
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- NSC
-
- OIr
-
- Oys
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- Ola
-
- Om.
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- 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.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- Oc.
-
- NSA
-
- ONR
-
- NIA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nay
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- Ney
-
noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), Duke of Elchingen [el-khing-uh n] /ˈɛl xɪŋ ən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.
- NES
-
- NYA
-
- NRC
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Nye
-
noun,
Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
- 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.
- NMI
-
- NMR
-
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- ONI
-
- ons
-
- NYC
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RMC
-
- RNA
-
- ROA
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ROI
-
- Roy
-
noun,
Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- RSS
-
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- SAA
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- RMA
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ory
-
- ose
-
- OSS
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- REA
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- NAA
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- SSR
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MAA
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- May
-
noun,
a maiden.
- Mao
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MCI
-
- MCR
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- MSC
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- mi.
-
- my-
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIE
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- ml.
-
- 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.
- MSL
-
- MLR
-
- Loy
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lye
-
noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- LIM
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LOC
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LON
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- LSC
-
- LSI
-
- LSM
-
- LSS
-
- Mc-
-
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mo.
-
- MLA
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- MLS
-
- 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.
- NCO
-
- MSN
-
- MSI
-
- MSE
-
- MSA
-
- MRI
-
- MRA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MOR
-
- MOI
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- MRE
-
- MNA
-
- MNS
-
- MNE
-
- CM
-
- RO
-
- ln
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- oy
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- LR
-
- ey
-
- SN
-
- i.
-
- Y.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- sy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
- le
-
- LM
-
- ry
-
- MN
-
- N.
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AO
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SL
-
- SM
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- NC
-
- cy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- L2
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
-
- yr
-
- O.
-
- NI
-
- yl
-
- yo
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- ol
-
- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- EI
-
- RC
-
- RI
-
- CE
-
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RN
-
- NM
-
- NL
-
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- ly
-
- OA
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- M.
-
- L.
-
- ic
-
- LC
-
- NY
-