Anagrams of obscuration
Word obscuration has
1348 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of obscuration.
- obscurant
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noun,
a person who strives to prevent the increase and spread of knowledge.
- atrocious
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adjective,
extremely or shockingly wicked, cruel, or brutal:
- obtrusion
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noun,
the act of obtruding.
- consortia
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noun,
a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
- carbonous
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adjective,
of, containing, or derived from carbon.
- suctorian
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noun,
a suctorial animal.
- incubator
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noun,
an apparatus in which eggs are hatched artificially.
- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- robotics
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noun,
the use of computer-controlled robots to perform manual tasks, especially on an assembly line.
- ostracon
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noun,
(in ancient Greece) a potsherd, especially one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed.
- biotrons
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noun,
a controlled laboratory environment designed to provide uniform experimental conditions with the aim of producing uniform organisms for use in experiments.
- corbinas
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noun,
a game fish, Menticirrhus undulatus, of the croaker family, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
- isobront
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noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting various points where a given phase of thunderstorm activity occurred simultaneously.
- canorous
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adjective,
melodious; musical.
- tournois
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adjective,
(of coins) minted in Tours, France:
- touracos
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noun,
any of several large, brightly colored birds of the family Musophagidae, of Africa, having a helmetlike crest.
- corantos
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noun,
courante.
- cantoris
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adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- contrib.
-
- cautions
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- carotins
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noun,
carotene.
- curtains
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noun,
a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
- taborins
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noun,
a small tabor.
- croutons
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noun,
a small piece of fried or toasted bread, sometimes seasoned, used as a garnish for soups, salads, and other dishes.
- courants
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noun,
courante.
- subtonic
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noun,
the seventh tone of a scale, being the next below the upper tonic.
- rainouts
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noun,
a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
- Subotica
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noun,
a city in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, in N Serbia.
- Ratisbon
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noun,
Regensburg.
- ructions
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noun,
a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
- auctions
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noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- nitroso-
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- Brancusi
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noun,
Constantin [kon-stuh n-tin;; Romanian kon-stahn-teen] /ˈkɒn stən tɪn;; Romanian ˌkɒn stɑnˈtin/ (Show IPA), 1876–1957, Romanian sculptor.
- abortion
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noun,
Also called voluntary abortion. the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy.
- nocturia
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noun,
a condition in which one often wakes up during the night to urinate.
- Urbanist
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noun,
a person who is a specialist in urban planning.
- cornutos
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noun,
a cuckold.
- courant
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noun,
courante.
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Sorbian
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noun,
Also called Lusatian, Wendish. a Slavic language spoken by an isolated group in E Germany.
- Austro-
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- soroban
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noun,
a Japanese abacus of Chinese derivation.
- carnous
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adjective,
carnose.
- ratoons
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- unroots
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verb (used with object),
to uproot.
- auction
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noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- cobnuts
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noun,
the nut of certain cultivated varieties of hazel, Corylus avellana grandis.
- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- niobous
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adjective,
Chemistry. containing trivalent niobium, as niobous chloride, NbCl 3 .
- burtons
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noun,
any of various small tackles for use on shipboard.
- carious
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adjective,
having caries, as teeth; decayed.
- Caribou
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noun,
any of several large, North American deer of the genus Rangifer, related to the reindeer of the Old World.
- acinous
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adjective,
consisting of acini.
- suction
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noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- rainout
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noun,
a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
- racoons
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noun,
raccoon.
- surcoat
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noun,
a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
- taborin
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noun,
a small tabor.
- crouton
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noun,
a small piece of fried or toasted bread, sometimes seasoned, used as a garnish for soups, salads, and other dishes.
- conatus
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noun,
an effort or striving.
- crotons
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noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- consort
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noun,
a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.
Compare prince consort, queen consort.
- riotous
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adjective,
(of an act) characterized by or of the nature of rioting or a disturbance of the peace.
- Socotra
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noun,
an island in the Indian Ocean, S of Arabia: a part of the Republic of Yemen. 1382 sq. mi. (3579 sq. km).
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- bonitos
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noun,
any mackerellike fish of the genus Sarda, as S. sarda, of the Atlantic Ocean.
- biotron
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noun,
a controlled laboratory environment designed to provide uniform experimental conditions with the aim of producing uniform organisms for use in experiments.
- nitrous
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adjective,
pertaining to compounds obtained from niter, usually containing less oxygen than the corresponding nitric compounds.
- caution
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- bastion
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noun,
Fortification. a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work.
- ruction
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noun,
a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
- Rubicon
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noun,
a river in N Italy flowing E into the Adriatic. 15 miles (24 km) long: in crossing this ancient boundary between Cisalpine Gaul and Italy, to march against Pompey in 49 b.c., Julius Caesar made a major military commitment.
- rubatos
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noun,
a rubato phrase or passage.
- sautoir
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noun,
a ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other.
- incrust
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verb (used with object),
to cover or line with a crust or hard coating.
- bonacis
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noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- bonitas
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noun,
a female given name.
- Cortona
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noun,
Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
- Ouranos
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noun,
Uranus (def 2).
- bonsoir
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interjection,
good evening; good night.
- Bontocs
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noun,
Bontok.
- cistron
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- curtain
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noun,
a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- Scutari
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noun,
Lake, a lake between NW Albania and Montenegro. About 135 sq. mi. (350 sq. km).
- citrons
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- cartoon
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noun,
a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
- Sno-Cat
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- curiosa
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plural noun,
books, pamphlets, etc., dealing with unusual subjects.
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- outsoar
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verb (used with object),
to soar beyond.
- coronas
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noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- aristo-
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- touraco
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noun,
any of several large, brightly colored birds of the family Musophagidae, of Africa, having a helmetlike crest.
- abortus
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noun,
immature placental or fetal tissue prematurely passed or curetted.
- broncos
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noun,
a range pony or mustang of the western U.S., especially one that is not broken or is imperfectly broken.
- cratons
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- torsion
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noun,
the act of twisting.
- cranio-
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- coranto
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noun,
courante.
- oration
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noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- 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.
- Tournai
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noun,
a city in W Belgium, on the Scheldt River.
- contra-
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- corbans
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noun,
a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- corbina
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noun,
a game fish, Menticirrhus undulatus, of the croaker family, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
- Ontario
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noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- turacos
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noun,
touraco.
- 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.
- actino-
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- nutrias
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noun,
the coypu.
- obtains
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verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- cornuto
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noun,
a cuckold.
- contras
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- cabrito
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noun,
the meat of a young goat.
- Ariosto
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noun,
Ludovico [loo-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.
- constr.
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- contour
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noun,
the outline of a figure or body; the edge or line that defines or bounds a shape or object.
- cantus
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noun,
cantus firmus.
- octroi
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noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- Rosina
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noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- bonaci
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noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- Bonita
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noun,
a female given name.
- cabots
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noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- bonito
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noun,
any mackerellike fish of the genus Sarda, as S. sarda, of the Atlantic Ocean.
- bonsai
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noun,
a tree or shrub that has been dwarfed, as by pruning the roots and pinching, and is grown in a pot or other container and trained to produce a desired shape or effect.
- carbo-
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- 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.
- isotac
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noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- noctis
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adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- Bontoc
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noun,
Bontok.
- 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.
- racist
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noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- nutria
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noun,
the coypu.
- burans
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noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- isobar
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noun,
Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- Rosita
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noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- casino
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noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- Octans
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noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- rustic
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noun,
a country person.
- Ruston
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noun,
a city in N Louisiana.
- Rustin
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noun,
Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- biotas
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noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- buncos
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noun,
bunko.
- narcos
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noun,
narc.
- oboist
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noun,
a player of the oboe.
- birota
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noun,
a two-wheeled cart, usually drawn by three mules, used for transporting commercial goods and one or two passengers.
- Nistru
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noun,
Romanian name of Dniester.
- bistro
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noun,
a small, modest, European-style restaurant or café.
- Buriat
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noun,
Buryat.
- 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.
- 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.
- nocti-
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- obtain
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verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- outran
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verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- narco-
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- boarts
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noun,
bort.
- Cairns
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noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- rubato
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noun,
a rubato phrase or passage.
- intra-
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- carton
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noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- intros
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noun,
an introduction.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- 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.
- Bosnia
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noun,
a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Busoni
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noun,
Ferruccio (Benvenuto) [fer-root-chaw ben-ve-noo-taw] /fɛrˈrut tʃɔ ˌbɛn vɛˈnu tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1924, Italian composer and pianist.
- burins
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noun,
a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
- orison
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noun,
a prayer.
- broncs
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noun,
bronco:
- Boston
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Massachusetts, in the E part.
- racons
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noun,
radar beacon.
- bracts
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noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- ratoon
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- instar
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- Caribs
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noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- Osborn
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noun,
Henry Fairfield [fair-feeld] /ˈfɛərˌfild/ (Show IPA), 1857–1935, U.S. paleontologist and author.
- bronco
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noun,
a range pony or mustang of the western U.S., especially one that is not broken or is imperfectly broken.
- Burton
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noun,
any of various small tackles for use on shipboard.
- bourns
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noun,
burn2 .
- racoon
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noun,
raccoon.
- Cantos
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noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- norias
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Bruant
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noun,
Libéral [lee-bey-ral] /li beɪˈral/ (Show IPA), c1635–1697, French architect.
- Nostoc
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noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- roncos
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noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- bruits
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noun,
Medicine/Medical. any generally abnormal sound or murmur heard on auscultation.
- robust
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adjective,
strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous:
- Carson
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noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- rutins
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noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- Robson
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in SW Canada, in E British Columbia: highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, 12,972 feet (3954 meters).
- nubias
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noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- brunts
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noun,
the main force or impact, as of an attack or blow:
- Briton
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England.
- instr.
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- 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.
- Carnot
-
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.
- incurs
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- intro.
-
- brains
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- rictus
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noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- riboso
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noun,
rebozo.
- orbits
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noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- borons
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noun,
a nonmetallic element occurring naturally only in combination, as in borax or boric acid, and obtained in either an amorphous or a crystalline form when reduced from its compounds. Symbol: B; atomic weight: 10.811; atomic number: 5.
- bruins
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noun,
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
- 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.
- COSTAR
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noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- cation
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Tobias
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noun,
the son of Tobit.
- Corbin
-
noun,
Margaret (Cochran) 1751–1800, American Revolutionary military heroine.
- airbus
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noun,
a short-range or medium-range commercial passenger airplane, especially one that is part of a frequent shuttlelike service between two popular destinations.
- 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.
- corban
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noun,
a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- craton
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- aniso-
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- Torino
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noun,
Turin.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- Cronus
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noun,
a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
- Anubis
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noun,
the god of tombs and weigher of the hearts of the dead: represented as having the head of a jackal.
- Tocsin
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noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- tobira
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noun,
a shrub, Pittosporum tobira, of China and Japan, having leathery leaves, fragrant, greenish-white flower clusters, densely hairy fruit, and lemon-scented foliage.
- contr.
-
- contos
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noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- trans.
-
- croons
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noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- arioso
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noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- tauro-
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- tarso-
-
- aroint
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verb (imperative),
begone:
- Croton
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noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- arsino
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adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- tanbur
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noun,
tambura.
- Artois
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noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- tabors
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noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- suitor
-
noun,
a man who courts or woos a woman.
- astro-
-
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- 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.
- turco-
-
- Uticas
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noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- Coruna
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noun,
La Coruña.
- urino-
-
- urano-
-
- uranic
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adjective,
of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- unroot
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verb (used with object),
to uproot.
- costo-
-
- counts
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noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- unbars
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verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- corona
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- U-boat
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noun,
a German submarine.
- Tuscan
-
noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- aborts
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- turion
-
noun,
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
- turbos
-
noun,
turbine.
- tribo-
-
- turbo-
-
- turban
-
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.
- turaco
-
noun,
touraco.
- Tunica
-
noun,
a tunic.
- acinus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- acious
-
- Tucson
-
noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- tronas
-
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.
- courts
-
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.
- Cousin
-
noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- actin-
-
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- astron
-
- coitus
-
noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- suborn
-
verb (used with object),
to bribe or induce (someone) unlawfully or secretly to perform some misdeed or to commit a crime.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- basion
-
noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- bacons
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- Saturn
-
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.
- Citrus
-
noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- icono-
-
- Siouan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- bairns
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- subito
-
adverb,
(as a musical direction) suddenly; abruptly:
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- bancos
-
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.
- Icarus
-
noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- Curtin
-
noun,
John, 1885–1945, Australian statesman: prime minister 1941–45.
- scoto-
-
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- Curtis
-
noun,
Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- Scioto
-
noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- barit.
-
- Barton
-
noun,
Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
- nitro-
-
- scato-
-
- Basuto
-
noun,
Sotho (def 3).
- curios
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- sarco-
-
- bauson
-
noun,
a badger (applied contemptuously to people).
- cobras
-
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.
- sacro-
-
- Bicorn
-
noun,
bicorne.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Bianco
-
noun,
Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
- Strabo
-
noun,
63? b.c.–a.d. 21? Greek geographer and historian.
- cubits
-
noun,
an ancient linear unit based on the length of the forearm, from elbow to the tip of the middle finger, usually from 17 to 21 inches (43 to 53 cm).
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- cobnut
-
noun,
the nut of certain cultivated varieties of hazel, Corylus avellana grandis.
- cobias
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- socio-
-
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- aurist
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- austr-
-
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- C-bias
-
noun,
grid bias.
- Sonora
-
noun,
a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- soucar
-
noun,
a Hindu banker.
- iatro-
-
- Baucis
-
noun,
an aged Phrygian peasant woman who, with her husband Philemon, offered hospitality to the disguised Zeus and Hermes: they were rewarded by being saved from a flood and changed into trees.
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- naso-
-
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- 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.
- naut.
-
- incr.
-
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- curbs
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- cubit
-
noun,
an ancient linear unit based on the length of the forearm, from elbow to the tip of the middle finger, usually from 17 to 21 inches (43 to 53 cm).
- inst.
-
- cubas
-
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.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- incor
-
- intr.
-
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- Court
-
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.
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- crit.
-
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- Iran.
-
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- Nabis
-
- nitr-
-
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- tabis
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- taboo
-
noun,
a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice:
Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no.
- Tabor
-
noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- Tibur
-
noun,
ancient name of Tivoli.
- tious
-
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- Sino-
-
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- sito-
-
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- Sobor
-
noun,
a council, synod, or convention.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Srta.
-
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Tobin
-
noun,
James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
- scrub
-
noun,
an act or instance of scrubbing.
- unbar
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- tubas
-
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.
- tubi-
-
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- UNCIO
-
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- Unit.
-
- uran-
-
- Urban
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 222–230.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- 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.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- tonia
-
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tono-
-
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- torus
-
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.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Tours
-
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.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- 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.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- noct-
-
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- orbit
-
noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- Rabin
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- rabot
-
noun,
a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- 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).
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- nuci-
-
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- noso-
-
- noto-
-
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- Nubia
-
noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- obits
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- OBrit
-
- octa-
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- octo-
-
- onco-
-
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- onto-
-
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- sarc-
-
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- sabot
-
noun,
a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- sanit
-
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scat-
-
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- Scot.
-
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Robus
-
noun,
Hugo, 1885–1963, U.S. sculptor.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- 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.
- robot
-
noun,
a machine that resembles a human and does mechanical, routine tasks on command.
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- 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.
- 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.
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- boats
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- asco-
-
- abuts
-
verb (used with object),
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
- boars
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- boart
-
noun,
bort.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- boast
-
noun,
a thing boasted of; a cause for pride:
- Cabot
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- cabin
-
noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- acro-
-
- Boito
-
noun,
Arrigo [uh-ree-goh;; Italian ahr-ree-gaw] /əˈri goʊ;; Italian ɑrˈri gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1842–1918, Italian opera composer, poet, and novelist.
- bonus
-
noun,
something given or paid over and above what is due.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- boons
-
noun,
something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- boost
-
noun,
an upward shove or raise; lift.
- Busra
-
noun,
Basra.
- abstr
-
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- burst
-
noun,
an act or instance of bursting.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- carob
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carib
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- Baton
-
noun,
Music. a wand used by a conductor.
- carbs
-
noun,
a carburetor.
- carb-
-
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- bints
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- Cant.
-
- abrin
-
noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- aboon
-
adverb, preposition,
above.
- biont
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- abort
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- Biota
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- bison
-
noun,
Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- about
-
adverb,
near in time, number, degree, etc.; approximately:
- Ascot
-
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.
- Boots
-
noun,
a servant, as at a hotel, who blacks or polishes shoes and boots.
- Bursa
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- Brans
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- anti-
-
- 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.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Braun
-
noun,
Eva [ee-vuh;; German ey-vah] /ˈi və;; German ˈeɪ vɑ/ (Show IPA), 1912–45, mistress of Adolf Hitler.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- Brusa
-
noun,
Bursa.
- bract
-
noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- brunt
-
noun,
the main force or impact, as of an attack or blow:
- Bruno
-
noun,
Giordano [jawr-dah-naw] /dʒɔrˈdɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1548?–1600, Italian philosopher.
- bruit
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. any generally abnormal sound or murmur heard on auscultation.
- brios
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Brit.
-
- Bruin
-
noun,
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
- brits
-
noun,
the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales.
- Broun
-
noun,
(Matthew) Heywood (Campbell) 1888–1939, U.S. journalist, essayist, and novelist.
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- bronc
-
noun,
bronco:
- brain
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- Bourn
-
noun,
burn2 .
- boras
-
noun,
a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
- boro-
-
- boric
-
adjective,
of or containing boron; boracic.
- 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.
- burnt
-
noun,
a burned place or area:
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- actos
-
- Boris
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Burns
-
noun,
Arthur F(rank) 1904–1987, U.S. economist, born in Austria: chairman of the Federal Reserve Board 1970–78.
- burin
-
noun,
a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
- Bornu
-
noun,
a former sultanate in Africa, SW of Lake Chad: now largely a province in Nigeria.
- Buran
-
noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- boron
-
noun,
a nonmetallic element occurring naturally only in combination, as in borax or boric acid, and obtained in either an amorphous or a crystalline form when reduced from its compounds. Symbol: B; atomic weight: 10.811; atomic number: 5.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- borts
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- boson
-
noun,
any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics: bosons have integral spins: 0, 1, 2, ….
- bosun
-
noun,
boatswain.
- anis-
-
- botas
-
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).
- bunts
-
noun,
a push with the head or horns; butt.
- bunco
-
noun,
bunko.
- Bouar
-
noun,
a city in the W Central African Republic.
- bason
-
noun,
a basin.
- Broca
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- Baron
-
noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- Const
-
- cobia
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- astr.
-
- Banco
-
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.
- Bart.
-
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- baro-
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- cont.
-
- BANCS
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- auto.
-
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Bantu
-
noun,
a member of any of several peoples forming a linguistically and in some respects culturally interrelated family in central and southern Africa.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Aust.
-
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- 30-30
-
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- BASIC
-
noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- ation
-
- Bacon
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- caus.
-
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- 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.
- bact.
-
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Cons.
-
- 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.
- baits
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- Cobra
-
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.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Soni
-
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- bot.
-
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- BRCS
-
- 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).
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- 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.
- rit.
-
- 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.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- str.
-
- 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.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- 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.
- ator
-
- stob
-
noun,
a post, stump, or stake.
- 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.
- 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.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- taur
-
- 1080
-
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tion
-
- oto-
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- aut-
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Aus.
-
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- aur-
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- 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.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- boun
-
verb (used with or without object),
to prepare; make ready.
- bout
-
noun,
a contest or trial of strength, as of boxing.
- 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).
- ARIS
-
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- out-
-
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- RIBA
-
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- 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.
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- sci.
-
- 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.
- Rus.
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- bar.
-
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- scr.
-
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- tab.
-
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- sur-
-
- SATB
-
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- 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.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- saur
-
- BASc
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- SBIC
-
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- bin-
-
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- bio-
-
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- Sab.
-
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- tabu
-
noun,
a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice:
Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no.
- RNAS
-
- Boot
-
noun,
a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and all or part of the leg.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Boor
-
noun,
a churlish, rude, or unmannerly person.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- RONA
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- boos
-
noun,
an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- boon
-
noun,
something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- bor.
-
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- art.
-
- atic
-
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- sub-
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- stub
-
noun,
a short projecting part.
- 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.
- asc-
-
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- rubs
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- Sra.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- cir.
-
- 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.
- acr-
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- 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.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- uni-
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- NIRA
-
- USCA
-
- cis-
-
- urbs
-
noun,
an urban area.
- not-
-
- nos-
-
- Burt
-
noun,
William Austin, 1792–1858, U.S. surveyor and inventor.
- bus.
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- but-
-
- cts.
-
- buts
-
noun,
buts, reservations or objections:
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- tRNA
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- USIA
-
- ctr.
-
- tron
-
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- 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.
- cat.
-
- cit.
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- 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.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- uro-
-
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- 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 = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- 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.
- Abiu
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Abihu.
- ious
-
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- int.
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- Inc.
-
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Can.
-
- abut
-
verb (used with object),
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- abs-
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- USAR
-
- abr.
-
- iso-
-
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- ISBN
-
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- cur.
-
- curb
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- 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.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- burs
-
noun,
a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- Ont.
-
- ANTU
-
- 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.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- crat
-
- Cor.
-
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- BSIR
-
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- BSNA
-
- ant.
-
- BSOT
-
- BSRT
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- BSIT
-
- 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.
- Oct.
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- oro-
-
- Tob.
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- uria
-
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- Cort
-
- 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.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- 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.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- ANSI
-
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- nubs
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- Bur.
-
- USRC
-
- Buri
-
noun,
the first of the gods, revealed when the cow Audhumla licked away the salty ice that covered him.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ICAO
-
- NTSB
-
- NTIA
-
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- tri-
-
- NRAB
-
- USNA
-
- TRIB
-
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- Con.
-
- obit
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- 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.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- ano-
-
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Buna
-
- obs.
-
- bunt
-
noun,
a push with the head or horns; butt.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- USTC
-
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- ab-
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- at.
-
- STI
-
- uti
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- UTC
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- STB
-
- USR
-
- ATB
-
- USO
-
- USN
-
- USC
-
- USB
-
- ATC
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- ac-
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- Tro
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- AIC
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ARS
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ANC
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ARU
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- AOU
-
- 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.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- 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.
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- TBA
-
- TIA
-
- TCS
-
- TCA
-
- TBO
-
- Tbi
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- ASU
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- ur-
-
- uns
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- AUC
-
- UNO
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- 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.
- ast
-
- unc
-
- abn
-
- ASR
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- TSI
-
- TNB
-
- asb
-
- 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.
- Tu.
-
- tub
-
noun,
a bathtub.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- abt
-
- UIT
-
- ASI
-
- UAR
-
- ASN
-
- USA
-
- UCR
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- aor
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- ca.
-
- NOC
-
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- 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.
-
- nub
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- ct.
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIA
-
- NBS
-
- NBC
-
- NBA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- CAI
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- NSU
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NCO
-
- bu.
-
- BSN
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- oic
-
- BSO
-
- BST
-
- OCS
-
- SRB
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Bt.
-
- 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.
- ob.
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- OAU
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAS
-
- 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.
- OAO
-
- OTC
-
- OSB
-
- OSA
-
- Oc.
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- IUS
-
- ONR
-
- Cub
-
noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- ITU
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ics
-
- CIB
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- IAS
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- CTA
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- CST
-
- CSR
-
- CSO
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- CSA
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- cru
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noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- CRT
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- CRS
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- COO
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noun,
a cooing sound.
- COT
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noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- COS
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noun,
romaine.
- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ib.
-
- ITO
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noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- IOT
-
- ITC
-
- ITA
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- ist
-
- ISR
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- ISA
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- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
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- IRO
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- IRC
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- Ir.
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- IOU
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- Ios
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noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IBN
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- ior
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- ion
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noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IOC
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- CAR
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noun,
an automobile.
- CAS
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verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- CBS
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- CIA
-
- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Ibo
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noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- ONI
-
- OCR
-
- ons
-
- BIT
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noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- Bat
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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.
- SAR
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- BCS
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- bi-
-
- Bia
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noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- San
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noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SAC
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noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- rut
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noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- Bn.
-
- sb.
-
- run
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noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- BNS
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- BSA
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- rub
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noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- RTS
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- rt.
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- RSA
-
- Rs.
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- ROT
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noun,
the process of rotting.
- Bon
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noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Sau
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noun,
German name of Sava.
- SBA
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- ROI
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- Br.
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- Sr.
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- Sou
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noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- sot
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noun,
a drunkard.
- Soo
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noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- Son
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noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SOC
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noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- BSC
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- SOB
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noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- SNU
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- BTU
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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.
- Bac
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- sc.
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- Bai
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noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SIR
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noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Sin
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noun,
transgression of divine law:
- 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).
- Sib
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noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- Ban
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noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- BAO
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noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- SCB
-
- BAS
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noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- boo
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noun,
an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
- boa
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noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- ROB
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noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- ot-
-
- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Bra
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noun,
brassiere.
- Rab
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noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- ROA
-
- RCS
-
- our
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- OTS
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- OTB
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- OTA
-
- OSO
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- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Bro
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noun,
a brother.
- ORT
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noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- BRT
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- orc
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noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- Ora
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noun,
plural of os2 .
- OOT
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- oon
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- o-o
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noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oo-
-
- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- 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.
- RBC
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- RCA
-
- RCN
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- RCT
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- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- RBI
-
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- rin
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RNA
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- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- CB
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- SN
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- NB
-
- N.
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- i.
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- NC
-
- TN
-
- UC
-
- CU
-
- NI
-
- RU
-
- BO
-
- BC
-
- BA
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noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- 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.
- B-
-
- 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.
- RO
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- ic
-
- SU
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- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- O.
-
- UB
-
- TB
-
- t.
-
- UI
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- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- U.
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- RN
-
- TC
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- AO
-
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- RC
-
- OA
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- 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.
- T1
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- RI
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