Anagrams of obscurant
Word obscurant has
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- cobnuts
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noun,
the nut of certain cultivated varieties of hazel, Corylus avellana grandis.
- surcoat
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noun,
a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
- turacos
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noun,
touraco.
- Sno-Cat
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- burtons
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noun,
any of various small tackles for use on shipboard.
- toucans
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noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- rubatos
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noun,
a rubato phrase or passage.
- carnous
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adjective,
carnose.
- conatus
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noun,
an effort or striving.
- constr.
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- contra-
-
- contras
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- corbans
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noun,
a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- abortus
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noun,
immature placental or fetal tissue prematurely passed or curetted.
- Austro-
-
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- cratons
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- courant
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noun,
courante.
- burans
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noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- buncos
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noun,
bunko.
- trans.
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- tronas
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noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- brunts
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noun,
the main force or impact, as of an attack or blow:
- racons
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noun,
radar beacon.
- Bruant
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noun,
Libéral [lee-bey-ral] /li beɪˈral/ (Show IPA), c1635–1697, French architect.
- broncs
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noun,
bronco:
- brants
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noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- bracts
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noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- soucar
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noun,
a Hindu banker.
- bourns
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noun,
burn2 .
- outran
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verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- COSTAR
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noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- bauson
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noun,
a badger (applied contemptuously to people).
- boarts
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noun,
bort.
- Tucson
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noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- Basuto
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noun,
Sotho (def 3).
- Barton
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noun,
Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
- tarso-
-
- bancos
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noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- turaco
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noun,
touraco.
- bacons
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noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- narco-
-
- turban
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noun,
a man's headdress worn chiefly by Muslims in southern Asia, consisting of a long cloth of silk, linen, cotton, etc., wound either about a cap or directly around the head.
- turbo-
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- turbos
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noun,
turbine.
- turco-
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- Tuscan
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noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- Burton
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noun,
any of various small tackles for use on shipboard.
- tanbur
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noun,
tambura.
- Octans
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noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- Castor
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noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- Coruna
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noun,
La Coruña.
- courts
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noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- corban
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noun,
a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- Subroc
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noun,
a rocket that contains a nuclear depth charge and that can be launched underwater from a submarine torpedo tube.
- craton
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- contr.
-
- Cronus
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noun,
a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
- tabors
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noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- suborn
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verb (used with object),
to bribe or induce (someone) unlawfully or secretly to perform some misdeed or to commit a crime.
- cobras
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noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- cobnut
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noun,
the nut of certain cultivated varieties of hazel, Corylus avellana grandis.
- Strabo
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noun,
63? b.c.–a.d. 21? Greek geographer and historian.
- Castro
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noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- Caruso
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noun,
Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
- counts
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noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- carton
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noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- Carson
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noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- carobs
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noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- Carnot
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noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- austr-
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- carbo-
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- tauro-
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- cantus
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noun,
cantus firmus.
- Cantos
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noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Cantor
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noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- cabots
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noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- toucan
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noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- carbon
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noun,
Chemistry. a widely distributed element that forms organic compounds in combination with hydrogen, oxygen, etc., and that occurs in a pure state as diamond and graphite, and in an impure state as charcoal. Symbol: C; atomic weight: 12.011; atomic number: 6; specific gravity: (of diamond) 3.51 at 20°C; (of graphite) 2.26 at 20°C.
- narcos
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noun,
narc.
- sarco-
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- astron
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- Sarton
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noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- sacro-
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- rubato
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noun,
a rubato phrase or passage.
- urano-
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- astro-
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- aborts
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noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- Saturn
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noun,
an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
- U-boat
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noun,
a German submarine.
- Ruston
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noun,
a city in N Louisiana.
- scrota
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noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- scato-
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- robust
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adjective,
strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous:
- unbars
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verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- scorn
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noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- cants
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noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Urban
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 222–230.
- torus
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noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- carns
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noun,
cairn.
- carb-
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- carbs
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noun,
a carburetor.
- runts
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noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- carob
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noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- actos
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- carts
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noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Actor
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noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Torun
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noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- Acton
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noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- stour
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noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- caus.
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- canto
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noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Robus
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noun,
Hugo, 1885–1963, U.S. sculptor.
- Cant.
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- Scout
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noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- bunco
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noun,
bunko.
- orans
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noun,
orant.
- bunts
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noun,
a push with the head or horns; butt.
- Buran
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noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- Burns
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noun,
Arthur F(rank) 1904–1987, U.S. economist, born in Austria: chairman of the Federal Reserve Board 1970–78.
- burnt
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noun,
a burned place or area:
- Bursa
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- burst
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noun,
an act or instance of bursting.
- arcus
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noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- Busra
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noun,
Basra.
- canst
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noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- uran-
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- octan
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noun,
an octan fever.
- Aust.
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- octa-
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- scour
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noun,
the act of scouring.
- Tosca
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noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- coast
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noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- Cabot
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noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- Scot.
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- Canso
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noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- torcs
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noun,
torque (def 4).
- acorn
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noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- Coats
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noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- cunts
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noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Croat
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- tonus
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noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- Tabor
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noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- crust
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noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- Sarto
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noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- T-bar
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noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- Notus
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noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- cubas
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noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- Cunas
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noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- noct-
-
- Santo
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noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- curbs
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noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- tacos
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noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- curns
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noun,
a grain.
- curst
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noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- taros
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noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- naut.
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- tarns
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noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- naso-
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- 30-30
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- sarc-
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- sutra
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noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- acron
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noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- abstr
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- Cobra
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noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- acro-
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- scat-
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- routs
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noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- Cons.
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- Const
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- abuts
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verb (used with object),
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
- cont.
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- scart
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verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- CONUS
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noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- Court
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noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- scant
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adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- about
-
adverb,
near in time, number, degree, etc.; approximately:
- corns
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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.
- cornu
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noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- Surat
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noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- sabot
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noun,
a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
- toran
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noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Costa
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noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- abort
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- Count
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noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- orant
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noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- Tours
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- Broun
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noun,
(Matthew) Heywood (Campbell) 1888–1939, U.S. journalist, essayist, and novelist.
- borts
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noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- rabot
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noun,
a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
- Bantu
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noun,
a member of any of several peoples forming a linguistically and in some respects culturally interrelated family in central and southern Africa.
- boras
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noun,
a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
- scuta
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noun,
plural of scutum.
- SONAR
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noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Bornu
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noun,
a former sultanate in Africa, SW of Lake Chad: now largely a province in Nigeria.
- BANCS
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noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- Banco
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noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- bonus
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noun,
something given or paid over and above what is due.
- bosun
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noun,
boatswain.
- botas
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noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- bason
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noun,
a basin.
- Bouar
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noun,
a city in the W Central African Republic.
- Bourn
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noun,
burn2 .
- scrub
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noun,
an act or instance of scrubbing.
- Ascot
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noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- racon
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noun,
radar beacon.
- uncos
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noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- unbar
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verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- astr.
-
- Astor
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noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Tunas
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noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Baton
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noun,
Music. a wand used by a conductor.
- Aston
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noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- ratos
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noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- tubas
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noun,
Music.
a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range.
an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power.
an ancient Roman trumpet.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- Bart.
-
- rants
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noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Baron
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noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- boars
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- boart
-
noun,
bort.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- baro-
-
- rason
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noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- boast
-
noun,
a thing boasted of; a cause for pride:
- boats
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noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- Bacon
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noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- bact.
-
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- brunt
-
noun,
the main force or impact, as of an attack or blow:
- bronc
-
noun,
bronco:
- roans
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noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- bract
-
noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- Bruno
-
noun,
Giordano [jawr-dah-naw] /dʒɔrˈdɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1548?–1600, Italian philosopher.
- auto.
-
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- Brusa
-
noun,
Bursa.
- Srta.
-
- 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.
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- SCUBA
-
noun,
a portable breathing device for free-swimming divers, consisting of a mouthpiece joined by hoses to one or two tanks of compressed air that are strapped on the back.
- Broca
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Braun
-
noun,
Eva [ee-vuh;; German ey-vah] /ˈi və;; German ˈeɪ vɑ/ (Show IPA), 1912–45, mistress of Adolf Hitler.
- asco-
-
- Brans
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noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Brant
-
noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- nos-
-
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Nor.
-
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- tabu
-
noun,
a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice:
Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- NRAB
-
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- RONA
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- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- tab.
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- SATB
-
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- NTSB
-
- Sat.
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- not-
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- RNAS
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- rubs
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Oct.
-
- Sra.
-
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Rus.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Ont.
-
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- scr.
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- nubs
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Sab.
-
- sur-
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- sub-
-
- stub
-
noun,
a short projecting part.
- stob
-
noun,
a post, stump, or stake.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- str.
-
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- obs.
-
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- out-
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- 1080
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- Tuba
-
noun,
Music.
a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range.
an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power.
an ancient Roman trumpet.
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- BASc
-
- bor.
-
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- bar.
-
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- aut-
-
- bout
-
noun,
a contest or trial of strength, as of boxing.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Brut
-
noun,
any of a number of partly legendary, partly historical chronicles dealing with early English history, written during the Middle Ages and usually beginning with Brutus, the mythic and eponymous ancestor of the country.
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- bots
-
noun,
a disease affecting various mammals, especially horses, caused by the attachment of the parasitic larvae of botflies to the stomach of the host.
- bota
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- bot.
-
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- bort
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- Bors
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
- BRCS
-
- Aus.
-
- BSOT
-
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- USAR
-
- acr-
-
- abut
-
verb (used with object),
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
- abs-
-
- abr.
-
- USCA
-
- uro-
-
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- USNA
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- USRC
-
- USTC
-
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- ano-
-
- aur-
-
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- ator
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- asc-
-
- art.
-
- ant.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- urbs
-
noun,
an urban area.
- ANTU
-
- BSNA
-
- boun
-
verb (used with or without object),
to prepare; make ready.
- BSRT
-
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- saur
-
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- Con.
-
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- 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.
- tron
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- crat
-
- Tob.
-
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- curb
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- ctr.
-
- cur.
-
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Cuba
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- taur
-
- cts.
-
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Cort
-
- burs
-
noun,
a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- buts
-
noun,
buts, reservations or objections:
- Bur.
-
- tRNA
-
- Bust
-
noun,
a sculptured, painted, drawn, or engraved representation of the upper part of the human figure, especially a portrait sculpture showing only the head and shoulders of the subject.
- Buna
-
- bus.
-
- but-
-
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Can.
-
- bunt
-
noun,
a push with the head or horns; butt.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- Burt
-
noun,
William Austin, 1792–1858, U.S. surveyor and inventor.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- Sr.
-
- tub
-
noun,
a bathtub.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- USB
-
- SRB
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Sta
-
- USC
-
- Tu.
-
- USN
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- sc.
-
- USO
-
- USR
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- Tro
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- St.
-
- UTC
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- TCA
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- SNU
-
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- UAR
-
- USA
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- tr.
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- tra
-
- STB
-
- UCR
-
- SCB
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- unc
-
- UNO
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- uns
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ur-
-
- TNB
-
- TCS
-
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- TBO
-
- TBA
-
- SBA
-
- NBS
-
- sb.
-
- bu.
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- Co.
-
- ca.
-
- bun
-
noun,
any of a wide variety of variously shaped bread rolls, usually leavened and slightly sweetened or plain, sometimes containing spices, dried currants, etc.
- Bt.
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- BST
-
- BSO
-
- BSN
-
- BSA
-
- BRT
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CBS
-
- BNS
-
- CSR
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- NCO
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- CSO
-
- CNO
-
- CSA
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- CNS
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- Bn.
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ACS
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- AOU
-
- aor
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANC
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- abt
-
- ARS
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- abn
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- AUC
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- ac-
-
- ab-
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ARU
-
- BCS
-
- BSC
-
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- Bac
-
- Br.
-
- BTU
-
noun,
the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound (0.4 kg) of water 1°F. Abbreviation: Btu, BTU, B.t.u., B.T.U., B.th.u.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- asb
-
- ATC
-
- ATB
-
- at.
-
- ASU
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- Cub
-
noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- NBA
-
- NBC
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- RCS
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- OTS
-
- OTA
-
- RCA
-
- ot-
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- RBC
-
- RCN
-
- OCS
-
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- SAR
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- RTS
-
- RCT
-
- rt.
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- ROA
-
- RNA
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OTB
-
- OCR
-
- Oc.
-
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- NOC
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- NSA
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- NSC
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- NSU
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- Oca
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noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- nub
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noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- NUS
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- ob.
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- uts
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- oar
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noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OSB
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- OAS
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- Oba
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noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- OAT
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noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAU
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- OTC
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- OSA
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- CB
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- CU
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- RU
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- N.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- S.
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- TC
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- AO
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- NB
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- NC
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- UT
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- SA
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- OA
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- SU
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- UB
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- R.
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- RN
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- BO
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- BC
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- U.
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- BA
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noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- UC
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- B-
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- O.
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- RC
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- OU
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noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- t.
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- TB
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- T1
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RO
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- SN
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- TN
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- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).