Anagrams of observation
Word observation has
1471 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of observation.
- 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.
-