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bevatrons
noun, an accelerator in which protons are raised to energies of several billion electron-volts by modulating the frequency of the accelerating voltage.
sea-robin
noun, any of various gurnards, especially certain American species of the genus Prionotus, having large pectoral fins used to move across the ocean bottom.
Observant
noun, an observer of law or rule.
obversion
noun, an act or instance of obverting.
senorita
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
bornites
noun, a common mineral and important ore of copper, copper iron sulfide, Cu 5 FeS 4 , occurring in masses, of brownish color when first exposed to the air; peacock ore.
baritone
noun, a male voice or voice part intermediate between tenor and bass.
Stanovoi
noun, a mountain range in the E Russian Federation in Asia: a watershed between the Pacific and Arctic oceans; highest peak, 8143 feet (2480 meters).
aversion
noun, a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy (usually followed by to):
nitroso-
botanies
noun, the science of plants; the branch of biology that deals with plant life.
taborins
noun, a small tabor.
bevatron
noun, an accelerator in which protons are raised to energies of several billion electron-volts by modulating the frequency of the accelerating voltage.
vibrants
noun, Phonetics. a vibrant sound.
biotrons
noun, a controlled laboratory environment designed to provide uniform experimental conditions with the aim of producing uniform organisms for use in experiments.
baronets
noun, a member of a British hereditary order of honor, ranking below the barons and made up of commoners, designated by Sir before the name and Baronet, usually abbreviated Bart., after:
baronies
noun, the domain of a baron.
banister
noun, a baluster.
ovations
noun, an enthusiastic public reception of a person, marked especially by loud and prolonged applause.
vibrates
verb (used with object), to cause to move rhythmically and steadily to and fro, swing, or oscillate.
sea-born
adjective, born in or of the sea, as naiads.
abortive
adjective, failing to succeed; unsuccessful:
Ratisbon
noun, Regensburg.
abortion
noun, Also called voluntary abortion. the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy.
obviates
verb (used with object), to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary:
votaries
noun, a person who is bound by solemn religious vows, as a monk or a nun.
Boeotian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Boeotia.
notaries
noun, notary public.
bonavist
noun, hyacinth bean.
isobront
noun, a line on a weather map or chart connecting various points where a given phase of thunderstorm activity occurred simultaneously.
bovines
noun, a bovine animal.
senator
noun, a member of a senate.
borates
noun, a salt or ester of boric acid.
baronet
noun, a member of a British hereditary order of honor, ranking below the barons and made up of commoners, designated by Sir before the name and Baronet, usually abbreviated Bart., after:
versant
noun, a slope of a mountain or mountain chain.
Iobates
noun, a Lycian king commissioned by his son-in-law, Proetus, to kill Bellerophon: after surviving ordeals designed to destroy him, Bellerophon was believed to be divinely protected, and Iobates gave him half his kingdom.
Ariosto
noun, Ludovico [loo-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.
Sorbian
noun, Also called Lusatian, Wendish. a Slavic language spoken by an isolated group in E Germany.
torsion
noun, the act of twisting.
obovate
adjective, inversely ovate; ovate with the narrow end at the base.
sorbate
noun, a sorbed substance.
2,4,5-t
noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
Bonaire
noun, an island in the E Netherlands Antilles, in the S West Indies. 95 sq. mi. (245 sq. km).
obverts
verb (used with object), to turn (something) so as to show a different surface.
banters
noun, an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
version
noun, a particular account of some matter, as from one person or source, contrasted with some other account:
sorbent
noun, a surface that sorbs.
oration
noun, a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
Aretino
noun, Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
Osborne
noun, John (James) 1929–94, English playwright.
aristo-
bretons
noun, André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic.
Ventris
noun, Michael George Francis, 1922–56, English architect and linguist.
ventri-
boaters
noun, a person who boats, especially for pleasure.
ventro-
bravoes
noun, a shout of “bravo!”.
boaster
noun, a person who boasts or brags.
Orontes
noun, a river in W Asia, flowing N from Lebanon through NW Syria and then SW past Antioch, Turkey, to the Mediterranean. 250 miles (405 km) long.
barites
noun, a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
Boeotia
noun, a district in ancient Greece, NW of Athens. Capital: Thebes.
terbias
noun, an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
Serbian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Serbia, especially one of the Slavic peoples inhabiting it.
atonies
noun, Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
Barents
noun, Willem [wil-uh m] /ˈwɪl əm/ (Show IPA), died 1597, Dutch navigator and explorer.
orients
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
arseno-
isotone
noun, one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
veritas
noun, truth.
Orvieto
noun, a white wine, from dry to sweet, from Umbria, Italy.
Robeson
noun, Paul, 1898–1976, U.S. singer and actor.
bornite
noun, a common mineral and important ore of copper, copper iron sulfide, Cu 5 FeS 4 , occurring in masses, of brownish color when first exposed to the air; peacock ore.
inverts
noun, a person or thing that is inverted.
obviate
verb (used with object), to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary:
basinet
noun, a globular or pointed helmet of the 14th century, often provided with a visor or aventail: evolved from the cervellière. Compare great basinet.
stearin
noun, Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
enroots
verb (used with object), to fix by the root.
seaboot
noun, a high, waterproof wading boot worn for fishing and sailing.
Avertin
bonitos
noun, any mackerellike fish of the genus Sarda, as S. sarda, of the Atlantic Ocean.
reboots
noun, an act or instance of restarting a computer.
erasion
noun, the act of erasing.
evasion
noun, an act or instance of escaping, avoiding, or shirking something:
booster
noun, a person or thing that boosts, especially an energetic and enthusiastic supporter.
ratines
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
servant
noun, a person employed by another, especially to perform domestic duties.
rations
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
niobate
noun, any salt of niobic acid; columbate.
stearo-
erosion
noun, the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
ratoons
noun, a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
boonies
noun, Informal. boondocks.
reboant
adjective, resounding or reverberating loudly.
rebatos
noun, rabato.
sterno-
bonsoir
interjection, good evening; good night.
norites
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
Estonia
noun, a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
ebonist
noun, a worker in ebony.
taborin
noun, a small tabor.
Torenia
noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
Trevino
noun, Lee ("Super Mex") born 1939, U.S. golfer.
Antibes
noun, a seaport in SE France, SW of Nice: preserved ruins of 4th-century b.c. Roman town.
ovaries
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. the female gonad or reproductive gland, in which the ova and the hormones that regulate female secondary sex characteristics develop.
Ontario
noun, a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
Anteros
noun, Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
antero-
ovation
noun, an enthusiastic public reception of a person, marked especially by loud and prolonged applause.
retsina
noun, a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
Treviso
noun, a city in NE Italy.
boranes
noun, any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
soroban
noun, a Japanese abacus of Chinese derivation.
bastion
noun, Fortification. a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work.
treason
noun, the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
obtains
verb (used with object), to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
retains
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
biotron
noun, a controlled laboratory environment designed to provide uniform experimental conditions with the aim of producing uniform organisms for use in experiments.
vibrant
noun, Phonetics. a vibrant sound.
vibrate
verb (used with object), to cause to move rhythmically and steadily to and fro, swing, or oscillate.
vibrato
noun, a pulsating effect, produced in singing by the rapid reiteration of emphasis on a tone, and on bowed instruments by a rapid change of pitch corresponding to the vocal tremolo.
natives
noun, Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
travois
noun, a transport device, formerly used by the Plains Indians, consisting of two poles joined by a frame and drawn by an animal.
bonitas
noun, a female given name.
tobira
noun, a shrub, Pittosporum tobira, of China and Japan, having leathery leaves, fragrant, greenish-white flower clusters, densely hairy fruit, and lemon-scented foliage.
Bonita
noun, a female given name.
bonsai
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.
boners
noun, a person or thing that bones.
bonito
noun, any mackerellike fish of the genus Sarda, as S. sarda, of the Atlantic Ocean.
serbo-
rebato
noun, rabato.
Serbia
noun, a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
biotas
noun, the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
norite
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
bestir
verb (used with object), to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively):
Stevin
noun, Simon [see-mawn] /ˈsi mɔn/ (Show IPA), 1548–1620, Dutch mathematician and physicist.
satori
noun, sudden enlightenment.
torose
adjective, Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
Savior
noun, a person who saves, rescues, or delivers:
Savoie
noun, a department in E France. 2389 sq. mi. (6185 sq. km). Capital: Chambéry.
Torino
noun, Turin.
Tories
noun, a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
binate
adjective, produced or borne in pairs; double.
Nivose
noun, (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the fourth month of the year, extending from December 21 to January 19.
nitro-
nitres
noun, niter.
niters
noun, potassium nitrate.
birota
noun, a two-wheeled cart, usually drawn by three mules, used for transporting commercial goods and one or two passengers.
toe-in
noun, the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
bister
noun, bistre.
bistre
noun, a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, often used in pen and wash drawings.
bistro
noun, a small, modest, European-style restaurant or café.
biters
noun, a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
bitser
noun, a mongrel dog.
Senior
noun, a person who is older than another.
toners
noun, a person or thing that tones.
Senora
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
Nestor
noun, the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
boarts
noun, bort.
Nesbit
noun, E(dith) 1858–1924, English children's author, novelist, and poet.
boater
noun, a person who boats, especially for pleasure.
nebris
noun, a fawn skin worn in Greek mythology by Dionysus and his followers.
boites
noun, a nightclub; cabaret.
bivane
noun, a sensitive vane that measures both the horizontal and vertical components of wind direction.
bovine
noun, a bovine animal.
Tobies
noun, Also, Toby, Toby jug. a mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat.
instr.
Soviet
noun, (before the revolution) any governmental council. (after the revolution) a local council, originally elected only by manual workers, with certain powers of local administration. (after the revolution) a higher council elected by a local council, being part of a hierarchy of soviets culminating in the Supreme Soviet.
tainos
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
sortie
noun, a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
insert
noun, something inserted or to be inserted.
Tarbes
noun, a city in and the capital of Hautes-Pyrénées, in SW France.
reason
noun, a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
instar
noun, an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
inter.
Easton
noun, a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
inters
verb (used with object), to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
tarso-
tavern
noun, a place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises.
intra-
intro.
intros
noun, an introduction.
invars
invert
noun, a person or thing that is inverted.
sovran
noun, adjective, sovereign.
tabors
noun, a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
tenias
noun, taenia.
Erivan
noun, Yerevan.
Stevia
noun, a South American perennial shrub, Stevia rebaudiana, having small, white flowers and sweet-tasting leaves.
stiver
noun, Also, stuiver. a former nickel coin of the Netherlands, equal to five Dutch cents.
stoner
noun, Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
steno-
Stover
noun, coarse roughage used as feed for livestock.
eroto-
Strabo
noun, 63? b.c.–a.d. 21? Greek geographer and historian.
Strain
noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
iatro-
Evarts
noun, William Maxwell, 1818–1901, U.S. lawyer and statesman.
Strine
noun, Australian English.
strive
verb (used without object), to exert oneself vigorously; try hard:
strobe
noun, Also called strobe light. stroboscope (def 2a).
strove
verb, simple past tense of strive.
starve
verb (used with object), to cause to starve; kill, weaken, or reduce by lack of food.
enroot
verb (used with object), to fix by the root.
tabers
noun, tabor.
invest
verb (used with object), to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
tensor
noun, Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
Tobias
noun, the son of Tobit.
Boreas
noun, the ancient Greek personification of the north wind.
sinter
noun, siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
Boston
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Massachusetts, in the E part.
Bosnia
noun, a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
borons
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.
Naoise
noun, the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
Borneo
noun, an island in the Malay Archipelago, politically divided among Indonesia, Malaysia, and the British-protected sultanate of Brunei. 290,000 sq. mi. (750,000 sq. km).
set-in
adjective, made separately and placed within another unit.
borate
noun, a salt or ester of boric acid.
Sirena
noun, a female given name.
native
noun, Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
borane
noun, any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
tisane
noun, (italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
servo-
bootie
noun, Also, bootee. a usually soft, sometimes disposable sock or bootlike covering for the foot or shoe, as for informal wear, warmth, or protection:
Bootes
noun, the Herdsman, a northern constellation between Ursa Major and Serpens, containing the bright star Arcturus.
Servia
noun, former name of Serbia.
navies
noun, the whole body of warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler.
tineas
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
bovate
noun, an old English unit of land area measurement equivalent to one-eighth of a carucate.
sorbet
noun, sherbet (defs 1, 3).
brevi-
Bronte
noun, Anne ("Acton Bell") 1820–49, English novelist.
Sooner
noun, a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
Briton
noun, a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England.
Sonora
noun, a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
terais
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
brines
noun, water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
terbia
noun, an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
irones
noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
Breton
noun, André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic.
brains
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.
brents
noun, brant.
breast
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. (in bipeds) the outer, front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen; chest.
sobeit
conjunction, if it be so that; provided that.
bravos
noun, a shout of “bravo!”.
isobar
noun, Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
Brasov
noun, a city in central Romania.
brants
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.
braise
verb (used with object), to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
Besant
noun, bezant.
norias
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
Estrin
noun, estrone.
obvert
verb (used with object), to turn (something) so as to show a different surface.
atones
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
vario-
varies
verb (used with object), to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
retain
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
Averno
noun, a crater lake in S Italy, near Naples and the Tyrrhenian Sea, thought by ancients to be the entrance to the underworld.
Reston
noun, James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
averts
verb (used with object), to turn away or aside:
Vanier
noun, Georges P [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
Rosina
noun, a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
vibro-
Rosita
noun, a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
avoir.
troves
noun, a collection of objects.
retina
noun, the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
trones
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
renvoi
noun, the expulsion by a government of an alien, especially a foreign diplomat, from the country.
Rostov
noun, a seaport in the Russian Federation in Europe, on the Don River, near the Sea of Azov.
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.
arsino
adjective, containing the arsino group.
bairns
noun, a child; son or daughter.
triose
noun, a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
oboist
noun, a player of the oboe.
trines
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
banter
noun, an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
rabies
noun, an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
aeron.
viator
noun, a wayfarer; traveler.
ovines
adjective, pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
triens
noun, a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
rivets
noun, a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
arsen-
Osbert
noun, a male given name: from Old English words meaning “god” and “bright.”.
Osborn
noun, Henry Fairfield [fair-feeld] /ˈfɛərˌfild/ (Show IPA), 1857–1935, U.S. paleontologist and author.
Artois
noun, a former province in N France: artesian wells.
aroint
verb (imperative), begone:
Verona
noun, a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
ornate
adjective, elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
ventr-
orison
noun, a prayer.
Orient
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
arioso
noun, an arioso composition or section.
ariose
adjective, characterized by melody; songlike.
osteo-
Robson
noun, Mount, a mountain in SW Canada, in E British Columbia: highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, 12,972 feet (3954 meters).
orbits
noun, the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
astern
adverb, in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
satire
noun, the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
riboso
noun, rebozo.
orates
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
aorist
noun, a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
otiose
adjective, being at leisure; idle; indolent.
astro-
astron
ribose
noun, a white, crystalline, water-soluble, slightly sweet solid, C 5 H 10 O 5 , a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of RNA.
Anvers
noun, French name of Antwerp.
antres
noun, a cavern; cave.
aniso-
Oberon
noun, (in medieval folklore) the king of the fairies.
obtain
verb (used with object), to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
arsine
noun, Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
abient
adjective, tending to move away from a stimulus or situation.
absent
adjective, not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present):
reboso
noun, rebozo.
baster
noun, a person or thing that bastes.
vireos
noun, any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
aboves
noun, something that was said, mentioned, or written above:
ratine
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
aborts
noun, a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
Travis
noun, William Barret, 1809–36, U.S. soldier: commander during the battle of the Alamo.
ration
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
beanos
noun, bingo.
reboot
noun, an act or instance of restarting a computer.
ratoon
noun, a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
basion
noun, the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
Novato
noun, a city in W California, N of San Francisco.
Beaton
noun, Sir Cecil (Walter Hardy) 1904–80, English photographer, writer, and theatrical designer.
Sarton
noun, May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
transe
noun, a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
Ravens
noun, any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
trans.
Benita
noun, a female given name.
Benoit
noun, Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), (or Peter) Léonard Léopold [ley-aw-nar ley-aw-pawld] /leɪ ɔˈnar leɪ ɔˈpɔld/ (Show IPA), 1834–1901, Belgian composer.
trains
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
voters
noun, a person who votes.
ravine
noun, a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
ravins
verb (used with or without object), noun, raven2 .
basnet
noun, basinet.
santir
noun, a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
Barnet
noun, a borough of Greater London, England.
Sabine
noun, one of the Sabine people.
Barnes
noun, Albert Coombs [koomz] /kumz/ (Show IPA), 1873–1951, U.S. inventor and art collector.
Barton
noun, Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
oaters
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
barite
noun, a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
barit.
tribo-
etnas
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
rabot
noun, a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
ratos
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
Stein
noun, a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
rinse
noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
Ostia
noun, a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
Srta.
stain
noun, a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
Raven
noun, any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
oste-
Ibert
noun, Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
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.
iotas
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
reni-
irone
noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
ster.
invt.
Iran.
Stern
noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
ravin
verb (used with or without object), noun, raven2 .
stane
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), stone.
irate
adjective, angry; enraged:
osier
noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
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.
Sonia
noun, a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
sotie
noun, a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
rents
noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
Ibsen
noun, Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
Evans
noun, Sir Arthur John, 1851–1941, English archaeologist.
Soter
noun, Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
Evora
noun, a city in central Portugal: Roman ruins; cathedral.
inert
adjective, having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
resin
noun, any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
resit
noun, a test or examination that is retaken.
rason
noun, a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
Evita
noun, a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
inset
noun, something inserted; insert.
inst.
rates
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
stave
noun, one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
rants
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
stare
noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
ranis
noun, ranee.
ovine
adjective, pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
reins
noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
stair
noun, one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
Oveta
noun, a female given name.
overt
adjective, open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret:
intr.
overs
noun, an amount in excess or addition; extra.
over-
ovate
adjective, egg-shaped.
riant
adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
Invar
ribat
noun, a building housing a community of Sufis.
ratio
noun, the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
reist
verb (used without object), reest2 .
raise
noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
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).
IATSE
Norse
noun, (used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
Orton
noun, Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
Nerva
noun, Marcus Cocceius [kok-see-yuh s] /kɒkˈsi yəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.
SEATO
noun, an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
sebi-
Sabin
noun, Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
Saber
noun, a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
roves
noun, an act or instance of roving.
Nevis
noun, one of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies: part of St. Kitts-Nevis; formerly a British colony. 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km). Compare St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.
senor
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
oaten
adjective, of, relating to, or made of oats.
oater
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
Oates
noun, Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
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.
nerts
interjection, nuts (def 1).
rotos
noun, rotogravure.
senti
noun, a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
serai
noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
Neiva
noun, a city in W Colombia.
rotes
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
Nebr.
obits
noun, Informal. an obituary.
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.
Obote
noun, (Apollo) Milton, 1924–2005, Ugandan political leader: president 1966–71 and 1980–85.
Sabir
noun, lingua franca (def 2).
Niobe
noun, the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
nears
novas
noun, a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
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.
noso-
Satie
noun, Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
noria
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
noose
noun, a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
notes
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
noise
noun, sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
savin
noun, a juniper, Juniperus sabina, of Europe and Asia.
noto-
savor
noun, the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.
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.
Niort
noun, a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
Novia
noun, a fiancée or bride.
Saone
noun, a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
Santo
noun, a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
nitre
noun, niter.
nitr-
Niter
noun, potassium nitrate.
sanit
Saite
noun, a native or citizen of Saïs.
Saint
noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
SABRE
noun, a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
OBrit
serin
noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
Irons
noun, Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
snore
noun, the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
orate
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
Siren
noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
Siret
noun, a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
orbit
noun, the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
Sivan
noun, the ninth month of the Jewish calendar.
iters
noun, a canal or passage.
snare
noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
snoot
noun, Slang. the nose.
rivet
noun, a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
snort
noun, the act or sound of snorting.
Sino-
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.
Soane
noun, Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
riven
verb, a past participle of rive.
ornes
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
soave
noun, a dry, white wine from Verona, Italy.
ornis
noun, an avifauna.
sober
adjective, not intoxicated or drunk.
Sobor
noun, a council, synod, or convention.
Orson
noun, a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
SONAR
noun, a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
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.
orans
noun, orant.
sero-
seti-
Serov
noun, a city in the W Russian Federation in Asia, E of the Ural Mountains.
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.
Rosie
noun, a female given name, form of Rose.
roset
noun, resin; rosin.
rooti
noun, rooty2 .
Roost
noun, a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
Roose
verb (used with or without object), praise.
onset
noun, a beginning or start:
nates
noun, buttocks; rump.
onto-
naso-
nabes
noun, a neighborhood movie theater.
nares
plural noun, the nostrils or the nasal passages.
robot
noun, a machine that resembles a human and does mechanical, routine tasks on command.
Robin
noun, any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
robes
noun, a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
Seton
noun, a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
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.
roans
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
naive
adjective, having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
Siena
noun, a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
Nabis
sitar
noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
sito-
tares
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
bason
noun, a basin.
Benis
noun, a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
Beira
noun, a seaport in central Mozambique.
beats
noun, a stroke or blow.
beast
noun, any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
bears
noun, any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
trave
noun, a crossbeam.
beans
noun, the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
beano
noun, bingo.
bavin
noun, a piece of kindling wood.
treas
Baton
noun, Music. a wand used by a conductor.
Bates
noun, Katherine Lee, 1859–1929, U.S. educator and author.
baste
noun, liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
Basov
noun, Nikolai Gennadiyevich [nyi-kuh-lahy gyi-nah-dyi-yi-vyich] /nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ gyɪˈnɑ dyɪ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1922–2001, Russian physicist: Nobel Prize 1964.
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.
bents
noun, direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
trine
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
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.
bairn
noun, a child; son or daughter.
trois
noun, the number 3.
baits
noun, food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
trios
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
banes
noun, a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
tries
noun, plural of try.
Basie
noun, William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
bares
verb, simple past tense of bear1 .
baris
noun, a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
tribe
noun, any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
baro-
Baron
noun, a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
Bart.
train
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
berat
noun, a city in S central Albania.
trove
noun, a collection of objects.
tonia
birne
noun, boule1 (def 1).
birse
noun, a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
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.
tono-
biter
noun, a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
bites
noun, an act of biting.
tones
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
toons
noun, an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
boars
noun, the uncastrated male swine.
boart
noun, bort.
toner
noun, a person or thing that tones.
boast
noun, a thing boasted of; a cause for pride:
boats
noun, a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
toise
noun, an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
Biota
noun, the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
biont
estab
Bevan
noun, Aneurin [uh-nahy-ruh n] /əˈnaɪ rən/ (Show IPA), 1897–1960, British political leader: minister of health 1945–50.
torso
noun, the trunk of the human body.
Berns
noun, a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
besot
verb (used with object), to intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
torsi
noun, a plural of torso.
torse
noun, a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
betas
noun, the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
Bevin
noun, Ernest, 1881–1951, British labor leader: foreign minister 1941–51.
toran
noun, (in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
toros
noun, a bull.
biers
noun, a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
TORES
noun, a torus.
bines
noun, a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
Binet
noun, Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.
bints
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
trone
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
vairs
noun, a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly. Compare miniver (def 1).
Boise
noun, a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
vinos
noun, wine; specifically, red Italian wine, as chianti.
ante-
Vesta
noun, the ancient Roman goddess of the hearth, worshiped in a temple containing an altar on which a sacred fire was kept burning by the vestal virgins: identified with the Greek Hestia.
anise
noun, a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
anis-
Aneto
noun, Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
vibes
noun, Informal. vibration (def 4).
Aisne
noun, a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
airts
noun, a direction.
Aesir
noun, the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
aero-
aeri-
vinas
noun, a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
aeons
noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
vino-
abstr
anti-
Abner
noun, the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
30-30
votes
noun, a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
voter
noun, a person who votes.
VISTA
noun, a view or prospect, especially one seen through a long, narrow avenue or passage, as between rows of trees or houses.
abets
verb (used with object), to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
visor
noun, Armor. (on a close helmet) a piece having slits or holes for vision, situated above and pivoted with a beaver or a ventail and beaver. a similar piece of plate having holes or slits for vision and breathing, attached to or used with any of various other helmets, as the armet, sallet, basinet, or helm.
aboon
adverb, preposition, above.
Viren
noun, Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
abort
noun, a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
viron
noun, a male given name.
above
noun, something that was said, mentioned, or written above:
vireo
noun, any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
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.
abris
noun, a shelter, especially a dugout.
antes
noun, Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
antis
noun, a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
aviso
noun, a boat used especially for carrying dispatches; dispatch boat.
ation
veins
noun, one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
astir
adjective, moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
Aston
noun, Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
Astor
noun, John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
astr.
vaso-
ative
veni-
atone
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
vari-
avens
noun, any of various plants of the genus Geum, of the rose family, having yellow, white, or red flowers.
avers
avert
verb (used with object), to turn away or aside:
Vanir
noun, a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
aster
noun, any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
Asine
noun, an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
antre
noun, a cavern; cave.
Arion
noun, flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
A-one
adjective, noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
verts
noun, English Forest Law. vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer. the right to cut such vegetation.
verst
noun, a Russian measure of distance equivalent to 3500 feet or 0.6629 mile or 1.067 kilometers.
verso
noun, a left-hand page of an open book or manuscript (opposed to recto).
areo-
Aries
noun, Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
arise
verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
Asben
noun, Aïr.
Verna
noun, a female given name.
arose
verb, simple past tense of arise.
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.
Artie
noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.
vents
noun, an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
arvos
noun, afternoon.
boers
noun, a South African of Dutch extraction.
Beria
noun, Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
boite
noun, a nightclub; cabaret.
tears
terna
noun, a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
Terni
noun, a city in central Italy.
terns
noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
bravo
noun, a shout of “bravo!”.
brave
noun, a brave person.
Eaton
noun, Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
Tiber
noun, a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
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.
Brans
noun, the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
Tabor
noun, a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
Taine
noun, Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
taboo
noun, a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice: Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no.
tiers
noun, one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
Bovet
noun, Daniel, 1907–92, Italian pharmacologist, born in Switzerland: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1957.
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.
tabes
noun, a gradually progressive emaciation.
Botes
noun, compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
Taber
noun, tabor.
tinea
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
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).
Brent
noun, brant.
Taino
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
boson
noun, any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics: bosons have integral spins: 0, 1, 2, ….
Tarne
noun, (in the Iliad) Sardis.
T-bar
noun, a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
BSRet
tenia
noun, taenia.
teno-
tenor
noun, the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
Brose
noun, a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
bros.
noun, a brother.
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.
tarns
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
tera-
earns
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
brits
noun, the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales.
Brit.
Tanis
noun, an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
brise
noun, a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
Terai
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
brios
noun, vigor; vivacity.
tains
noun, a thin tin plate.
Brine
noun, water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
Brian
noun, a male given name.
Brest
noun, a seaport in the W extremity of France: German submarine base in World War II; surrendered to Allies September 1944.
tines
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
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.
Boots
noun, a servant, as at a hotel, who blacks or polishes shoes and boots.
ERISA
noun, Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
Tobin
noun, James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
borne
noun, a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
Erato
noun, the Muse of love poetry.
tires
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
Boris
noun, a male given name.
stria
noun, a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
Bores
noun, a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
Boone
noun, Daniel, 1734–1820, American pioneer, especially in Kentucky.
Ernst
noun, Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
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.
boras
noun, a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
TIROS
noun, one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
boons
noun, something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
Ensor
noun, James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
to-be
adjective, future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
stove
noun, a portable or fixed apparatus that furnishes heat for warmth, cooking, etc., commonly using coal, oil, gas, wood, or electricity as a source of power.
boost
noun, an upward shove or raise; lift.
store
noun, an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
eosin
noun, Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
boro-
ErvIn
noun, Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
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.
boner
noun, a person or thing that bones.
Tiran
noun, Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
entia
noun, plural of ens.
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.
bones
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate. the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
ento-
Stone
noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
tans
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
Vite
adverb, briskly; lively.
Tarn
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
stoa
noun, Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
stob
noun, a post, stump, or stake.
Rina
noun, a female given name.
Taos
noun, a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
sore
noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
Vent
noun, an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
Tare
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
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.
rite
noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
tavs
noun, the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
RITA
noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
Vito
noun, a male given name.
rive
verb (used with object), to tear or rend apart:
Rise
noun, an act or instance of rising.
tars
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
verb
noun, any member of a class of words that function as the main elements of predicates, that typically express action, state, or a relation between two things, and that may be inflected for tense, aspect, voice, mood, and to show agreement with their subject or object.
riv.
vers
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.
sori
noun, plural of sorus.
vert
noun, English Forest Law. vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer. the right to cut such vegetation.
rit.
Vern
noun, a male given name, form of Vernon.
Vote
noun, a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
Vera
noun, a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
Star
noun, any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
sort
noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
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.
Ste.
Viet
noun, South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
vin-
rebs
noun, a Confederate soldier.
Stan
noun, a male given name, form of Stanley.
Vina
noun, a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
rent
noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
tab.
Reno
noun, Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
Rein
noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
Vins
noun, wine.
Reis
plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
Rena
noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
VINE
noun, any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
reit
noun, real-estate investment trust.
rest
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
tabs
noun, a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
VITA
noun, curriculum vitae (def 1).
vest
noun, a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
Tane
noun, a Polynesian god of fertility.
RIAS
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
vise
noun, any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
revs
noun, a revolution (in an engine or the like).
str.
Rev.
visa
noun, an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
Sra.
vibe
noun, Informal. vibration (def 4).
vet.
veto
noun, the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
tain
noun, a thin tin plate.
rets
verb (used with object), to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
vets
noun, veterinarian.
stab
noun, the act of stabbing.
vias
noun, Architecture. a space between two mutules.
Veno
var.
Vena
noun, a vein.
Sat.
tors
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
tion
SINE
noun, Trigonometry. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse. (of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
Sion
noun, a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
sire
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
sati
noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
sate
noun, a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
SITA
noun, (in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
SATB
Tine
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
Sina
noun, a female given name.
trav
site
noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
Siva
noun, Shiva.
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.
TINA
noun, a female given name.
snib
noun, a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
snit
noun, an agitated or irritated state.
sane
noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
snob
noun, a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
Sato
noun, Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
Save
noun, an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
tier
noun, one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
seat
noun, something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
toea
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
Sera
noun, a plural of serum.
tone
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
sent
noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
Seri
noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
Toni
noun, a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
Sert
noun, José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
Tobe
noun, the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
serv
toon
noun, an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
Sian
noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
Tob.
sear
noun, a mark or scar made by searing.
Tiro
noun, tyro.
Seta
noun, a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
Tore
noun, a torus.
Sean
noun, a male given name, form of John.
Tori
noun, plural of torus.
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.
tire
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
sain
verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
snot
noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
Ven.
vase
noun, a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
sora
noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
Serb
noun, adjective, Serbian.
'roo
noun, kangaroo.
Sorb
noun, a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
RONA
vars
noun, a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
ter.
vas-
robs
noun, a male given name, form of Robert.
tens
noun, a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
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.
robe
noun, a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
VAST
noun, Literary. an immense or boundless expanse or space.
Vat.
vein
noun, one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
roan
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
Tena
noun, Koyukon.
RNAS
ten.
teas
noun, the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
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.
Rosa
noun, Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
tri-
Trio
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
Sab.
TRIB
SOAR
noun, an act or instance of soaring.
rove
noun, an act or instance of roving.
ROTS
noun, the process of rotting.
roto
noun, rotogravure.
Roti
noun, roast.
tern
noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
rote
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
sone
noun, a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
ROSE
noun, any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Compare rose family.
tRNA
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.
Soni
tron
tsar
noun, czar.
Tver
noun, a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga. Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
vain
Idioms, in vain, without effect or avail; to no purpose: in an improper or irreverent manner:
vair
noun, a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly. Compare miniver (def 1).
soon
Idioms, sooner or later, eventually:
Vane
noun, weather vane.
Stir
noun, the act of stirring or moving.
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.
BSRT
Boor
noun, a churlish, rude, or unmannerly person.
Boot
noun, a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and all or part of the leg.
Nero
noun, (Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
eso-
Neri
noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
neo-
NEBS
noun, a bill or beak, as of a bird.
Nebo
noun, Mt. See under Pisgah.
BSOT
neat
noun, an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
boos
noun, an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
est.
Baer
noun, Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
Bais
noun, a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
Nev.
nave
noun, the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
nav.
NATS
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
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.
boon
noun, something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
Nast
noun, Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
Nasi
noun, the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
Naos
noun, a temple.
bait
noun, food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
Nair
noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
ETAS
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
bane
noun, a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
bani
noun, plural of ban4 .
nest
noun, a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
Neva
noun, a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
nabe
noun, a neighborhood movie theater.
nobs
noun, Slang. the head.
Nova
noun, a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
nots
noun, a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
note
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
nota
noun, a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
not-
nose
noun, the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
nos-
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.
noes
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
Ave.
Aves
noun, a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
avos
noun, a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
Erin
noun, Literary. Ireland.
Avis
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
Eris
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
avn.
Erna
noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
Avon
noun, a river in central England, flowing SE past Stratford-on-Avon to the Severn. 96 miles (155 km) long.
nits
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
Eros
noun, the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
NIRA
Nier
noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
nibs
noun, his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
bor.
erst
adverb, before the present time; formerly.
nabs
verb (used with object), to arrest or capture.
bant
verb (used without object), to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
Bora
noun, (on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
ins.
Ire.
bet.
IRAS
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
Beta
noun, the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
IOTA
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
Boer
noun, a South African of Dutch extraction.
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.
Bias
noun, a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
inv.
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.
inro
noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
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.
boat
noun, a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
bier
noun, a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
inae
bin-
bine
noun, a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
bint
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
bio-
Bion
noun, flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
Boas
noun, Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
Ibos
noun, a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
BIOS
noun, computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
Boar
noun, the uncastrated male swine.
bite
noun, an act of biting.
BEST
noun, something or someone that is best:
BERT
noun, a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
Etna
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
iter
noun, a canal or passage.
bar.
Bare
noun, any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
Bari
noun, a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
Barn
noun, a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
Ivor
noun, a male given name.
Ives
noun, Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
Ivar
noun, a male or female given name.
Ivan
noun, iwan.
Base
noun, the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
Bast
noun, Botany. phloem.
Eton
noun, a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
Bate
noun, a state of violent anger or fear.
bons
noun, Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
Itea
noun, any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
Bern
noun, a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
Bone
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate. the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
Bean
noun, the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
Bear
noun, any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
beat
noun, a stroke or blow.
Beni
noun, a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
iso-
bens
noun, the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
ISBN
Bent
noun, direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
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.
Bona
noun, Bône, the former name of Annaba.
Evan
noun, a male given name, Welsh form of John.
Novi
noun, a town in SE Michigan.
Nov.
Bore
noun, a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
orbs
noun, a sphere or globe:
bris
noun, Brith.
brio
noun, vigor; vivacity.
Brie
noun, a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
brev
aeon
noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
osar
noun, plural of os3 .
aer-
orts
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
EARN
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
oro-
Orne
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
aet.
ears
noun, the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
abri
noun, a shelter, especially a dugout.
Bres
noun, a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
ains
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
East
noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
oras
noun, plural of os2 .
Oran
noun, a seaport in NW Algeria.
Aire
airs
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
eons
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
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.
brei
noun, a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
abs-
Otis
noun, Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
aits
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
BSIT
Ravi
noun, a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
rave
noun, an act of raving.
RATO
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
rate
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
rase
verb (used with object), raze.
raob
noun, Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
rant
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
Rani
noun, ranee.
Rais
noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
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).
BSNA
Rabi
noun, Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
BSIR
oto-
BSIE
RIBA
BSAE
abet
verb (used with object), to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
Abie
noun, a male given name, form of Abraham.
ovo-
ovi-
oven
noun, a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.
Brno
noun, a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
abos
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
Otoe
noun, Oto.
abr.
Brea
noun, a town in S California.
airt
noun, a direction.
Iban
noun, Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
Ens.
NTIA
Aron
noun, a male given name.
Bran
noun, the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
arse
noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
art.
brae
noun, a slope; declivity; hillside.
anes
adverb, once.
Arvo
noun, afternoon.
NTSB
Enos
noun, the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
Aser
noun, Asher (def 1).
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.
Asir
noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
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.
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.
ates
Aten
noun, Aton.
bote
noun, compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
bota
noun, Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
bot.
Asti
noun, a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
Bose
noun, Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
Born
noun, Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
oast
noun, a kiln for drying hops or malt.
ator
OATS
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
NRAB
Ont.
eats
noun, eats, Informal. food.
ano-
Onas
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
ANSI
Oita
noun, a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
ant.
Oise
noun, a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
ebon
adjective, ebony (def 6).
Arno
noun, Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
Ebro
noun, a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
arbs
noun, an arbitrager.
obit
noun, Informal. an obituary.
Arne
noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
ARIS
Obie
noun, one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
BRAT
noun, a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
obis
noun, a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
Oboe
noun, a woodwind instrument having a slender conical, tubular body and a double-reed mouthpiece.
obs.
Ares
noun, the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
1080
BSO
boa
noun, any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
tea
noun, the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
Tbi
TBO
BNS
BRE
BSN
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.
BSE
Bon
noun, Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
BSA
Bra
noun, brassiere.
BRT
Bro
noun, a brother.
Tiv
noun, a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
toe
noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
TNB
boo
noun, an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
TIA
TES
noun, ti1 .
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.
REA
Bn.
ans
noun, the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
vie
verb (used with object), Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
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.
ane
adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
Via
noun, Architecture. a space between two mutules.
ANI
noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
aor
AES
noun, any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as2 (def 1).
arb
noun, an arbitrager.
ARE
noun, a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
ARS
ARV
noun, a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
Ver
asb
ase
Ain
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
ae.
ASN
Von
preposition, from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility):
VTO
Vte
Vt.
ab-
an.
Ar.
VOR
VOA
abv
vo.
av.
Abe
noun, a male given name, form of Abraham.
abn
Abo
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
vis
noun, strength; force; power.
VIR
noun, husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
abt
ASI
Aso
noun, Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
too
Idioms, only too. only (def 10).
Ben
noun, the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
Tro
Ban
noun, the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
BAO
noun, an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
BAS
noun, an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
Bat
noun, Sports. the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball. a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis. a whip used by a jockey. the act of using a club or racket in a game. the right or turn to use a club or racket.
Bav
BEA
noun, a female given name, form of Beatrice.
tra
Br.
tr.
BeV
bi-
Bia
noun, the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
BIE
Tor
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
BIT
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.
Bai
noun, a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
be-
ASR
a-v
ast
ASV
vb.
at.
ATB
ATS
noun, a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
ATV
Avi
TSI
VAN
noun, the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
Avo
noun, a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
V-2
noun, a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
V-1
noun, a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
vs.
Va.
TVA
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.
TSE
ERS
noun, ervil.
TBA
OSB
Noe
noun, Noah (def 1).
nr.
SAR
NRA
NSA
San
noun, a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
ob.
SAE
OSA
OAO
SBA
oar
noun, a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
OAS
SRO
So.
RTS
rte
rt.
RSV
RSE
RSA
sb.
SBE
Oba
noun, a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
NEA
NAB
verb (used with object), to arrest or capture.
Sin
noun, transgression of divine law:
nae
adverb, no1 ; not.
Sib
noun, a kinsman; relative.
Nat
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
NBA
NbE
BST
ne-
NEB
noun, a bill or beak, as of a bird.
se-
SER
noun, a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
NES
NET
noun, a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
NIA
SEN
noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
SEI
noun, sei whale.
nib
noun, the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
nit
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
nob
noun, Slang. the head.
sea
noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
Rs.
OBE
SIT
verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
ov-
OSO
ot-
OTA
OTB
rin
noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
ote
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.
OTS
Ria
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
Ova
noun, plural of ovum.
Orv
ret
verb (used with object), to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
Re.
res
noun, an object or thing; matter.
Rab
noun, a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
Rae
noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
Rai
noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
RAN
noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
RAS
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
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
ose
ORT
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
obi
noun, a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
ons
ROT
noun, the process of rotting.
obv
adverb, obviously:
OEO
OES
noun, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
OIr
OIt
ONA
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
one
noun, the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
ONI
ONR
ROI
Ore
noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
ROE
noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
oo-
o-o
noun, any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
oon
OOT
ROB
noun, a male given name, form of Robert.
Ora
noun, plural of os2 .
ROA
ORB
noun, a sphere or globe:
RNA
SIR
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
NBS
Iva
noun, any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
STI
STV
eon
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
EOS
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
ERA
noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
Reb
noun, a Confederate soldier.
ERT
ERV
ESA
ESR
ETO
env
ETR
ETS
ETV
EVA
noun, a female given name, form of Eve.
STB
IRA
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
io-
Ia.
ian
noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
IAS
SVR
en-
IBN
TAO
noun, (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
Tav
noun, the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Bt.
BTE
BVA
BVE
bvt
eo-
ETA
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
TAR
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
ea.
EIS
ean
ear
noun, the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
Tan
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
EAS
noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
eat
noun, eats, Informal. food.
Tai
noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
TAE
preposition, to.
EbN
EBS
eir
ib.
VTR
noun, a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
Ibo
noun, a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
IRS
ITO
noun, Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
Ios
noun, a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
ISR
Ir.
Soo
noun, the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
IRO
Is.
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
ion
noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
ite
Son
noun, a male child or person in relation to his parents.
ISA
SOB
noun, the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
ITA
ISV
ise
ior
IOT
sot
noun, a drunkard.
ine
Sta
OAT
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
St.
SRI
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
SRB
ist
ier
Sr.
ina
noun, a female given name.
in.
ITV
NA
adverb, no1 .
IT
noun, (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
TE
noun, ti1 .
EV
SI
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
A.
noun, Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
NI
er
interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
R.
RA
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
RN
NB
AO
EI
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.
VN
RI
SN
TV
noun, television.
BV
noun, Elihu, 1853–1937, U.S. inventor, born in England.
VR
O.
OA
NV
IV
noun, an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
SA
S.
RV
N.
et
verb, a simple past tense of eat.
No
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
TN
VI
BO
V.
SV
t.
TB
T1
TA
noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
OE
noun, oy2 .
RO
B-
TI
noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
Eb
BA
noun, an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
i.
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