Anagrams of omnidirectional
Word omnidirectional has
2956 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of omnidirectional.
- air-condition
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verb (used with object),
to furnish with an air-conditioning system.
- nicotinamide
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 6 H 6 N 2 O, the amide of nicotinic acid, and a component of the vitamin-B complex, found in meat, liver, fish, whole wheat, and eggs: used in medicine chiefly as an agent for preventing or treating human pellagra or animal black tongue.
- incoordinate
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adjective,
not coordinate; not coordinated.
- recondition
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verb (used with object),
to restore to a good or satisfactory condition; repair; make over.
- indirection
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noun,
indirect action or procedure.
- melioration
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noun,
Historical Linguistics. semantic change in a word to a more approved or more respectable meaning.
Compare pejoration (def 2).
- nomenclator
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noun,
a person who assigns names, as in scientific classification; classifier.
- declination
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noun,
a bending, sloping, or moving downward.
- conditioner
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noun,
a person or thing that conditions.
- directional
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adjective,
of, relating to, or indicating direction in space.
- domiciliate
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verb (used with object),
to domicile.
- direct-mail
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noun,
mail, usually consisting of advertising matter, appeals for donations, or the like, sent simultaneously to large numbers of possible individual customers or contributors. Abbreviation: DM.
- malediction
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noun,
a curse; imprecation.
- elimination
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noun,
the act of eliminating.
- denominator
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noun,
Arithmetic. that term of a fraction, usually written under the line, that indicates the number of equal parts into which the unit is divided; divisor.
Compare numerator (def 1).
- admonition
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noun,
an act of admonishing.
- eliminator
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noun,
a person or thing that eliminates.
- inordinate
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adjective,
not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive:
- moderation
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noun,
the quality of being moderate; restraint; avoidance of extremes or excesses; temperance.
- demolition
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noun,
an act or instance of demolishing.
- decinormal
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adjective,
(of a solution) containing 1/10 (0.1) the equivalent weight of solute per liter of solution.
- ordination
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. the act or ceremony of ordaining.
- Marcionite
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noun,
a member of a Gnostic ascetic sect that flourished from the 2nd to 7th century a.d. and that rejected the Old Testament and denied the incarnation of God in Christ.
- carotenoid
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noun,
any of a group of red and yellow pigments, chemically similar to carotene, contained in animal fat and some plants.
- indicolite
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noun,
Mineralogy. a dark-blue tourmaline, used as a gem.
- decolorant
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noun,
a decolorant substance or agent.
- decoration
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noun,
something used for decorating; adornment; embellishment:
- interionic
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adjective,
between ions.
- monitorial
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adjective,
of or relating to a monitor.
- monoacetin
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noun,
acetin.
- incidental
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noun,
something incidental, as a circumstance.
- deliration
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noun,
mental derangement; raving; delirium.
- co-ordinal
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adjective,
belonging to the same order.
- coordinate
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noun,
a person or thing of equal rank or importance; an equal.
- indemnitor
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noun,
a person or company that gives indemnity.
- indication
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noun,
anything serving to indicate or point out, as a sign or token.
- corelation
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noun,
correlation.
- demicanton
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noun,
either of the two political divisions in Switzerland into which the cantons of Basel, Appenzell, and Unterwalden are each divided.
- mineraloid
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noun,
a mineral substance that does not have a definite chemical formula or crystal form.
- Diocletian
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noun,
(Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus) a.d. 245–316, Illyrian soldier: emperor of Rome 284–305.
- antidromic
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adjective,
conducting nerve impulses in a direction opposite to the usual one.
- dominicale
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noun,
a veil formerly worn by women during divine service.
- antimonide
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noun,
a binary compound containing antimony and a second element, usually a metal.
- domination
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noun,
an act or instance of dominating.
- Meridional
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noun,
an inhabitant of the south, especially the south of France.
- domiciliar
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noun,
a canon of a minor order.
- medication
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noun,
the use or application of medicine.
- mediation
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noun,
action in mediating between parties, as to effect an agreement or reconciliation.
- monocline
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noun,
a monoclinal structure or fold.
- nitramino
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adjective,
containing the nitramino group.
- lidocaine
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noun,
a synthetic crystalline powder, C 14 H 22 N 2 O, used as a local anesthetic and also in the management of certain arrhythmias.
- Ilmarinen
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noun,
one of the heroes of the Kalevala.
- Montclair
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noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- Rocinante
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noun,
Rosinante.
- dianoetic
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adjective,
pertaining to dianoia.
- old-timer
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noun,
a person whose residence, membership, or experience began long ago and has been continuing for a considerable length of time; veteran.
- crenation
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noun,
a rounded projection or tooth, as on the margin of a leaf.
- Alcimedon
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noun,
an Arcadian hero whose daughter, Philao, was seduced by Hercules.
- mendicant
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noun,
a person who lives by begging; beggar.
- condolent
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adjective,
feeling or expressing sorrow, sympathy, compassion, or the like.
- idiomatic
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adjective,
peculiar to or characteristic of a particular language or dialect:
- anticline
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noun,
an anticlinal rock structure.
- condition
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noun,
a particular mode of being of a person or thing; existing state; situation with respect to circumstances.
- identical
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adjective,
similar or alike in every way:
- anticodon
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noun,
a sequence of three nucleotides in a region of transfer RNA that recognizes a complementary coding triplet of nucleotides in messenger RNA during translation by the ribosomes in protein biosynthesis.
- coalition
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noun,
a combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc.
- trainline
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noun,
a pipe or hose distributing compressed air through a train for operation of the brakes.
- contained
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adjective,
showing restraint or calmness; controlled; poised:
- nitramine
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noun,
any of a class of compounds containing the nitramino group.
- container
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noun,
anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
- motorcade
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noun,
a procession or parade of automobiles or other motor vehicles.
- Neo-Latin
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noun,
New Latin.
- indiction
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noun,
a proclamation made every 15 years in the later Roman Empire, fixing the valuation of property to be used as a basis for taxation.
- cornelian
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noun,
carnelian.
- dominical
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adjective,
of or relating to Jesus Christ as Lord.
- lineation
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noun,
an act or instance of marking with or tracing by lines.
- trinomial
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adjective,
Algebra. consisting of or pertaining to three terms.
- Claremont
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noun,
a town in SW California.
- indicator
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noun,
a person or thing that indicates.
- cordonnet
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noun,
a thread, cord, or yarn used to outline a lace motif, form fringes, edge decorative braid, etc.
- mortician
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noun,
funeral director.
- antidoron
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noun,
Also called holy bread. Greek Orthodox Church. bread blessed and distributed to the congregation at the end of the liturgy.
- Clarendon
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noun,
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of, 1609–74, British statesman and historian.
- triennial
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noun,
a third anniversary.
- rendition
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noun,
the act of rendering.
- triclinia
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noun,
a couch extending along three sides of a table, for reclining on at meals.
- incretion
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noun,
a substance, as a hormone, that is secreted internally.
- Mendocino
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noun,
Cape, a cape in NW California: the westernmost point in California.
- deliriant
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noun,
a substance, as a compound or drug, that causes delirium.
- incondite
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adjective,
ill-constructed; unpolished:
- dominance
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noun,
rule; control; authority; ascendancy.
- metrician
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noun,
a metrist.
- condiment
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noun,
something used to give a special flavor to food, as mustard, ketchup, salt, or spices.
- decontrol
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noun,
the removal of control.
- antimonic
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adjective,
of or containing antimony, especially in the pentavalent state.
- Clintonia
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noun,
any plant of the genus Clintonia, of the lily family, comprising stemless plants with a few broad, ribbed, basal leaves, and white, greenish-yellow, or rose-colored flowers on a short stalk.
- iron-mold
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noun,
a stain on cloth or the like made by rusty iron or by ink pigmented with an iron derivative.
- adornment
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noun,
something that adds attractiveness; ornament; accessory:
- colonnade
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noun,
Architecture. a series of regularly spaced columns supporting an entablature and usually one side of a roof.
Compare arcade.
- mainliner
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noun,
Slang. a person who mainlines.
- manticore
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noun,
a legendary monster with a man's head, horns, a lion's body, and the tail of a dragon or, sometimes, a scorpion.
- admonitor
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noun,
an admonisher.
- anti-icer
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noun,
a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
- adminicle
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noun,
an aid; auxiliary.
- emotional
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adjective,
pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
- medicinal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having the properties of a medicine; curative; remedial:
- criminate
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verb (used with object),
to charge with a crime.
- ordinance
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noun,
an authoritative rule or law; a decree or command.
- editorial
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noun,
an article in a newspaper or other periodical or on a website presenting the opinion of the publisher, writer, or editor.
- crinoline
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noun,
a petticoat of haircloth or other stiff material, worn under a full skirt to keep it belled out.
- doctrinal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or concerned with doctrine:
- matricide
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noun,
the act of killing one's mother.
- octennial
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adjective,
occurring every eight years.
- direction
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noun,
the act or an instance of directing.
- olecranon
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noun,
the part of the ulna beyond the elbow joint.
- melatonin
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noun,
a hormone secreted by the pineal gland in inverse proportion to the amount of light received by the retina, important in the regulation of biorhythms: in amphibians, it causes a lightening of the skin.
- Comintern
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noun,
Third International.
- noncredit
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adjective,
(of academic courses) carrying or conferring no official academic credit in a particular program or toward a particular degree or diploma.
- monacetin
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noun,
acetin.
- mandilion
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noun,
a short cloak, with full hanging sleeves, often open or slit under the arms, worn by soldiers in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- Dominican
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noun,
a member of one of the mendicant religious orders founded by St. Dominic; Black Friar.
- melanotic
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adjective,
of or affected with melanosis.
- decimolar
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- Midianite
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noun,
a member of an ancient desert people of northwest Arabia near the Gulf of Aqaba, believed to have descended from Midian.
- microtone
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noun,
any musical interval smaller than a semitone, specifically, a quarter tone.
- carnitine
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noun,
a dipolar compound that occurs in muscle and liver and is involved in the transport of fatty acids across the inner mitochondrial membrane.
- limonite
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noun,
an amorphous hydrated ferric oxide, varying in color from dark brown to yellow, used as an ore of iron.
- Laomedon
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noun,
a king of Troy and the father of Priam, for whom the walls of Troy were built by Apollo and Poseidon.
- antinome
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noun,
something that is contradictory or opposite to another; a logical contradiction.
- notional
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adjective,
pertaining to or expressing a notion or idea.
- nominate
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adjective,
having a particular name.
- crotalin
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noun,
a protein in the venom of pit vipers, used as an antigen in the preparation of snake antivenins.
- anteroom
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noun,
a room that admits to a larger room.
- lenition
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noun,
Phonetics. a phonological process that weakens consonant articulation at the ends of syllables or between vowels, causing the consonant to become voiced, spirantized, or deleted.
- antinode
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noun,
the region of maximum amplitude between two adjacent nodes in a standing wave.
- limnetic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in the open water of a freshwater pond or lake.
- Clairton
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noun,
a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- criminal
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noun,
a person guilty or convicted of a crime.
- old-time
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adjective,
belonging to or characteristic of old or former times, methods, ideas, etc.:
- criminol
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- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- creodont
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noun,
any of a diverse group of extinct predatory mammals, from the Paleocene to Pleistocene epochs, that constituted the suborder Creodonta, of the order Carnivora, developing along evolutionary lines somewhat parallel to those of the ancestors of modern carnivores and typically having a stocky, doglike body and a long, low skull.
- nonideal
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adjective,
(of a gas or solution) differing in behavior from that of an ideal gas or solution.
- nicotine
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noun,
a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C 10 H 14 N 2 , found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide.
- noontime
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noun,
noon; noontide; noonday:
- nidation
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noun,
implantation of an embryo in the lining of the uterus.
- Nirmalin
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noun,
one of a group of Sikh ascetics devoted to the study of sacred writings.
- nonmetal
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noun,
an element not having the character of a metal, as carbon or nitrogen.
- noontide
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noun,
the time of noon; midday.
- articled
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noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- nitrolic
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adjective,
of or noting a series of acids of the type RC(=NOH)NO 2 , whose salts form deep-red solutions.
- nonmoral
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adjective,
having no relation to morality; neither moral nor immoral:
- limacine
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a slug; sluglike.
- lentando
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adjective,
becoming slower.
- crannied
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adjective,
having or full of crannies.
- melodion
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noun,
melodeon.
- Cortland
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noun,
a city in central New York.
- Martinon
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1910–76, French violinist, conductor, and composer.
- colorant
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noun,
something used as a coloring matter; pigment; dye.
- mannitol
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noun,
Chemistry. a white, crystalline, sweetish, water-soluble, carbohydrate alcohol, C 6 H 8 (OH) 6 , occurring in three optically different forms, the common one being found in the manna of the ash Fraxinus ornus and in other plants: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins, electrolytic condensers for radios, plasticizers, and mannitol hexanitrate, and as a pill excipient.
- miticide
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noun,
a substance or preparation for killing mites.
- mirliton
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noun,
kazoo.
- colinear
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adjective,
collinear.
- Minorite
-
noun,
Friar Minor.
- Minorcan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Minorca.
- colander
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noun,
a metal or plastic container with a perforated bottom, for draining and straining foods.
- Minneola
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noun,
a juicy, pear-shaped variety of tangelo.
- coeditor
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noun,
a person who cooperates or collaborates as editor with another.
- Maronite
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noun,
a member of a body of Uniates living chiefly in Lebanon, who maintain a Syriac liturgy and a married clergy, and who are governed by the patriarch of Antioch.
- centroid
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noun,
Mechanics. the point that may be considered as the center of a one- or two-dimensional figure, the sum of the displacements of all points in the figure from such a point being zero.
Compare center of mass.
- mineral.
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- McIntire
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noun,
Samuel, 1757–1811, U.S. architect and woodcarver.
- Coltrane
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noun,
John (William) 1926–67, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- ceratoid
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adjective,
hornlike; horny.
- mediator
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noun,
a person who mediates, especially between parties at variance.
- Miltonic
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adjective,
of or relating to the poet Milton or his writings.
- Miltonia
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noun,
any of various epiphytic tropical American orchids of the genus Miltonia, having sprays of showy, flat, variously colored flowers.
- Clorinda
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noun,
a female given name.
- Milicent
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noun,
a female given name.
- Melanion
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noun,
a youth of Arcadia, usually identified with Hippomenes as the successful suitor of Atalanta.
- melanoid
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adjective,
of or characterized by melanosis.
- cilantro
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noun,
the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
- microdot
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noun,
a photograph reduced to the size of a printed period, used especially to transmit messages, photographs, drawings, etc.
- metrical
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adjective,
pertaining to meter or poetic measure.
- Dominica
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noun,
one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
- clarinet
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noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- Meridian
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noun,
Geography.
a great circle of the earth passing through the poles and any given point on the earth's surface.
the half of such a circle included between the poles.
- moderato
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adjective,
moderate; in moderate time.
- mandolin
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noun,
a musical instrument with a pear-shaped wooden body and a fretted neck.
- linarite
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noun,
a mineral, a complex basic sulfate of lead and copper, having a deep-blue color resembling that of azurite.
- canoodle
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verb (used with or without object),
to caress, fondle, or pet amorously.
- coronate
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adjective,
having or wearing a crown, coronet, or the like.
- cornmeal
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noun,
Also called, especially British, Indian meal. meal made of corn.
- Cornelia
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noun,
flourished 2nd century b.c, Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
- liniment
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noun,
a liquid or semiliquid preparation for rubbing on or applying to the skin, as for sprains or bruises, usually soothing or counterirritating.
- Cordelia
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noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the youngest of Lear's three daughters and the only one who remains loyal to her father.
Compare Goneril, Regan.
- location
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noun,
a place of settlement, activity, or residence:
- Cameroon
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noun,
Also, Cameroun. Official name United Republic of Cameroon. an independent republic in W Africa: formed 1960 by the French trusteeship of Cameroun; Southern Cameroons incorporated as a self-governing province 1961. 183,350 sq. mi. (474,877 sq. km). Capital: Yaoundé.
- Londoner
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of London.
- Londrina
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noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- contrail
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noun,
a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
- Mordecai
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noun,
the cousin and guardian of Esther who delivered the Jews from the destruction planned by Haman. Esther 2–8.
- Moorland
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noun,
an area of moors, especially country abounding in heather.
- loricate
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adjective,
covered with a lorica.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- Catiline
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noun,
(Lucius Sergius Catilina) 108?–62 b.c, Roman politician and conspirator.
- Montreal
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noun,
a seaport in S Quebec, in E Canada, on an island (Montreal Island) in the St. Lawrence.
- Monteria
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noun,
a city in N Colombia.
- monorail
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noun,
a single rail functioning as a track for wheeled vehicles, as railroad or other cars, balanced upon or suspended from it.
- monocrat
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noun,
a person favoring monocracy.
- monoacid
-
noun,
an acid having one replaceable hydrogen atom.
- Carleton
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noun,
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, 1724–1808, English general.
- monition
-
noun,
Literary. admonition or warning.
- mainline
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adjective,
having a principal, established, or widely accepted position; major; mainstream:
- conation
-
noun,
the part of mental life having to do with striving, including desire and volition.
- maledict
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adjective,
accursed.
- Caroline
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noun,
a female given name.
- Mondrian
-
noun,
Piet [peet] /pit/ (Show IPA), (Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan) 1872–1944, Dutch painter.
- comedian
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noun,
a professional entertainer who amuses by relating anecdotes, acting out comical situations, engaging in humorous repartee, etc.
- catenoid
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noun,
the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis of symmetry.
- Conelrad
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noun,
a system formerly used by the U.S. civil defense system to prevent enemy planes or missiles from homing on radio and television frequencies.
- ctenidia
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noun,
any of various comblike or featherlike structures, as the row of stiff bristles on the legs of a psocid.
- romantic
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noun,
a romantic person.
- ideation
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noun,
the process of forming ideas or images.
- indicant
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noun,
something that indicates; indicator.
- timecard
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noun,
a card for recording the time at which an employee arrives at and departs from a job.
- indicate
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verb (used with object),
to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show:
- relation
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noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- Edmonton
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Alberta, in the central part, in SW Canada.
- indicial
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling an indication; indicative:
- D-notice
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noun,
a government notice sent to newspapers or other publications requesting them to withhold information for reasons of state security.
- demonian
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adjective,
demoniac (def 1).
- demoniac
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noun,
a person seemingly possessed by a demon or evil spirit.
- dormient
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adjective,
sleeping; dormant.
- re-claim
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verb (used with object),
to claim or demand the return or restoration of, as a right, possession, etc.
- Democrat
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noun,
an advocate of democracy.
- emiction
-
noun,
urination.
- reaction
-
noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- Tirolean
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
- indirect
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adjective,
not in a direct course or path; deviating from a straight line; roundabout:
- actinoid
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adjective,
raylike; radiate.
- actinide
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noun,
any element of the actinide series.
- raticide
-
noun,
a substance or preparation for killing rats.
- do-re-mi
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noun,
money.
- doornail
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noun,
a large-headed nail formerly used for strengthening or ornamenting doors.
- amniotic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having an amnion.
- acromion
-
noun,
the outward end of the spine of the scapula or shoulder blade.
- Raimondi
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noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kan-toh-nee-oh;; Italian mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kænˈtoʊ niˌoʊ;; Italian ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), c1480–c1534, Italian engraver.
- Elamitic
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noun,
Elamite (def 2).
- terminal
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noun,
a terminal part of a structure; end or extremity.
- acrolein
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noun,
a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
- diatomic
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adjective,
having two atoms in the molecule.
- air-cool
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verb (used with object),
Machinery. to remove the heat of combustion, friction, etc., from (a machine, engine, or device), as by air streams flowing over an engine jacket.
- Romanite
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noun,
a fossil resin similar to amber, used for jewelry.
- air-line
-
adjective,
straight; direct; traveling a direct route:
- Rondonia
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noun,
a state in W Brazil. 93,815 sq. mi. (242,980 sq. km). Capital: Pôrto Velho.
- idiolect
-
noun,
a person's individual speech pattern.
Compare dialect (def 1).
- Dilantin
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- dilation
-
noun,
the act of dilating; state of being dilated.
- Dicentra
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dicentra, of the fumitory family, having long clusters of drooping flowers, as the Dutchman's-breeches or the bleeding heart.
- idolater
-
noun,
Also, idolist [ahyd-l-ist] /ˈaɪd l ɪst/ (Show IPA). a worshiper of idols.
- rolamite
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an almost frictionless mechanical device consisting of a flexible metal band formed in an S-shaped loop around moving rollers.
- diatonic
-
adjective,
noting those scales that contain five whole tones and two semitones, as the major, minor, and certain modal scales.
- Rodentia
-
noun,
the order comprising the rodents.
- remotion
-
noun,
the act of removing; removal.
- inaction
-
noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- tail-end
-
noun,
the hinder or rear part of anything.
- incident
-
noun,
an individual occurrence or event.
- tailored
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- inclined
-
noun,
an inclined surface; slope; slant.
- dermato-
-
- entomol.
-
- retinoid
-
noun,
Biochemistry. any of a group of substances related to vitamin A and functioning like vitamin A in the body.
- Tandoori
-
noun,
a plural of tandoor.
- diriment
-
adjective,
causing to become wholly void; nullifying.
- deration
-
verb (used with object),
to discontinue the rationing of (something).
- indamine
-
noun,
any of a series of basic organic compounds, the simplest having the formula C 12 H 11 N 3 , which form bluish and greenish salts, used in the manufacture of dyes.
- indocile
-
adjective,
not willing to receive teaching, training, or discipline; fractious; unruly.
- doctrine
-
noun,
a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government:
- acrodont
-
adjective,
having rootless teeth fastened to the alveolar ridge of the jaws.
- intercom
-
noun,
an intercommunication system.
- Domitian
-
noun,
(Titus Flavius Domitianus Augustus) a.d. 51–96, Roman emperor 81–96.
- inlander
-
noun,
a person living inland.
- Oriental
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- dominion
-
noun,
the power or right of governing and controlling; sovereign authority.
- ordnance
-
noun,
cannon or artillery.
- ordinate
-
noun,
Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
- toroidal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a toroid.
- dominant
-
noun,
Genetics.
the one of a pair of alternative alleles that masks the effect of the other when both are present in the same cell or organism.
the trait or character determined by such an allele. Compare recessive (defs 4, 5).
- ton-mile
-
noun,
a unit of freight transportation measurement equivalent to a ton of freight transported one mile.
- indolent
-
adjective,
having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful:
- domicile
-
noun,
a place of residence; abode; house or home.
- tramline
-
noun,
a streetcar system.
- internal
-
noun,
Usually, internals. entrails; innards.
- intonaco
-
noun,
(formerly in fresco painting) the last and finest coat of plaster, usually applied in sections and painted while still damp with colors ground in water or a lime-water mixture.
- trade-in
-
noun,
goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
- trainmen
-
noun,
a member of the crew that operates a railroad train, usually an assistant to the conductor, such as a brakeman or flagman.
- ornament
-
noun,
an accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part:
- iodinate
-
verb (used with object),
to iodize.
- dolomite
-
noun,
a very common mineral, calcium magnesium carbonate, CaMg(CO 3) 2 , occurring in crystals and in masses.
- iron-man
-
noun,
a person, as a worker or athlete, of great physical endurance who can be depended upon to perform a given task or job tirelessly.
- inimical
-
adjective,
adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable; harmful:
- tolidine
-
noun,
any of several isomeric derivatives of biphenyl containing two methyl and two amino groups, especially the ortho isomer that is used as a reagent and in the preparation of dyes.
- Lacertid
-
noun,
any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Lacertidae.
- ironical
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, exhibiting, or characterized by irony or mockery:
- ironclad
-
noun,
a wooden warship of the middle or late 19th century having iron or steel armor plating.
- trimodal
-
adjective,
(of a distribution) having three modes.
- radiomen
-
noun,
a person who operates a radio.
- acridine
-
noun,
a colorless, crystalline solid, C 13 H 9 N, usually obtained from the anthracine fraction of coal tar: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- dominate
-
verb (used with object),
to rule over; govern; control.
- trinodal
-
adjective,
having three nodes or joints.
- triennia
-
noun,
a period of three years.
- triolein
-
noun,
olein (def 1).
- donation
-
noun,
an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution.
- entrail
-
plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- melodic
-
adjective,
melodious.
- mention
-
noun,
a direct or incidental reference; a mentioning:
- entrain
-
verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- Mendota
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in S Wisconsin, in N Madison. About 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km).
- dineric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the face of separation of two immiscible liquid phases.
- malonic
-
adjective,
of or derived from malonic acid; propanedioic.
- come-on
-
noun,
inducement; lure.
- Menorca
-
noun,
Minorca.
- dilator
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that dilates some cavity of the body.
- Dinaric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Alpine region of the Balkan Peninsula, from Slovenia to N Albania and extending across W Coatia, and most of Bosnia and Herzegovna, and Montenegro.
- comitia
-
noun,
an assembly of the people convened to pass on laws, nominate magistrates, etc.
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- malodor
-
noun,
an unpleasant or offensive odor; stench.
- Comorin
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the S tip of India, extending into the Indian Ocean.
- Etonian
-
noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- entomo-
-
- comrade
-
noun,
a person who shares in one's activities, occupation, etc.; companion, associate, or friend.
- Comtian
-
noun,
a follower of the philosophy of Auguste Comte.
- Iceland
-
noun,
a large island in the N Atlantic between Greenland and Scandinavia. 39,698 sq. mi. (102,820 sq. km).
- Clarion
-
noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- clarino
-
noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- mandrel
-
noun,
a shaft or bar the end of which is inserted into a workpiece to hold it during machining.
- climate
-
noun,
the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years.
- mannite
-
noun,
mannitol.
- melanin
-
noun,
any of a class of insoluble pigments, found in all forms of animal life, that account for the dark color of skin, hair, fur, scales, feathers, etc.
- earldom
-
noun,
Also called earlship. the rank or title of an earl.
- codline
-
noun,
an untarred cord of hemp or cotton, used for fishing and for various purposes aboard a ship.
- Martini
-
noun,
a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
- melano-
-
- doorman
-
noun,
the door attendant of an apartment house, nightclub, etc., who acts as doorkeeper and may perform minor services for entering and departing residents or guests.
- dormice
-
noun,
any small, furry-tailed, Old World rodent of the family Gliridae, resembling small squirrels in appearance and habits.
- dormant
-
adjective,
lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid:
- Marline
-
noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- melanic
-
adjective,
Pathology. melanotic.
- mediant
-
noun,
the third degree of a major or minor musical scale.
- clootie
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) cloot (def 2).
- doormen
-
noun,
the door attendant of an apartment house, nightclub, etc., who acts as doorkeeper and may perform minor services for entering and departing residents or guests.
- medical
-
noun,
something done or received in regard to the state of one's health, as a medical examination.
- medico-
-
- doormat
-
noun,
a mat, usually placed before a door or other entrance, for people arriving to wipe their shoes on before entering.
- edition
-
noun,
one of a series of printings of the same book, newspaper, etc., each issued at a different time and differing from another by alterations, additions, etc. (distinguished from impression).
- coition
-
noun,
coitus.
- colored
-
noun,
Older Use: Offensive.
a black person.
the colored, black people as a group.
- domical
-
adjective,
domelike.
- diorite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase feldspar and hornblende.
- encomia
-
noun,
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
- enation
-
noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- emotion
-
noun,
an affective state of consciousness in which joy, sorrow, fear, hate, or the like, is experienced, as distinguished from cognitive and volitional states of consciousness.
- climant
-
adjective,
rampant, as a goat:
- melodia
-
noun,
an 8 feet (2.4 meters) wooden flue-pipe stop organ resembling the clarabella in tone.
- manroot
-
noun,
man-of-the-earth.
- elation
-
noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- Clinton
-
noun,
De Witt [duh wit] /də ˈwɪt/ (Show IPA), 1769–1828, U.S. political leader and statesman: governor of New York 1817–21, 1825–28 (son of James Clinton).
- Coleman
-
noun,
Cy (Seymour Kaufman) 1929–2004, U.S. theatrical composer and jazz pianist.
- Domenic
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Melinda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Marcion
-
noun,
a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
- dominie
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a schoolmaster.
- eidolon
-
noun,
a phantom; apparition.
- Marconi
-
noun,
Guglielmo [goo-lyel-maw] /guˈlyɛl mɔ/ (Show IPA), Marchese, 1874–1937, Italian electrical engineer and inventor, especially in the field of wireless telegraphy: Nobel Prize in physics 1909.
- landmen
-
noun,
landsman1 (def 1).
- MacLeod
-
noun,
Fiona, Sharp, William.
- identic
-
adjective,
identical.
- inertia
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- declaim
-
verb (used with object),
to utter aloud in an oratorical manner:
- lentoid
-
noun,
a lentoid body.
- decolor
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the color from; deprive of color; bleach.
- Leonard
-
noun,
Sugar Ray (Ray Charles Leonard) born 1956, U.S. boxer.
- initial
-
noun,
an initial letter, as of a word.
- Leonora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- leotard
-
noun,
a skintight, one-piece garment for the torso, having a high or low neck, long or short sleeves, and a lower portion resembling either briefs or tights, worn by acrobats, dancers, etc.
- decrial
-
noun,
the act of decrying; noisy censure.
- Cremona
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
- Cremini
-
noun,
a cultivated, meaty, tan or brown mushroom, Agaricus bisporus.
- inedita
-
plural noun,
unpublished literary works.
- decanol
-
noun,
a colorless liquid, C 10 H 22 O, insoluble in water and soluble in alcohol: used as a plasticizer, detergent, and in perfumes and flavorings.
- Delicia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- limacon
-
noun,
a plane curve generated by the locus of a point on a line at a fixed distance from the point of intersection of the line with a fixed circle, as the line revolves about a point on the circumference of the circle. Equation: r = a cosθ + b.
- delimit
-
verb (used with object),
to fix or mark the limits or boundaries of; demarcate:
- craniom
-
- craniol
-
- cranio-
-
- limited
-
noun,
a limited train, bus, etc.
- deliria
-
noun,
Pathology. a more or less temporary disorder of the mental faculties, as in fevers, disturbances of consciousness, or intoxication, characterized by restlessness, excitement, delusions, hallucinations, etc.
- Deloria
-
noun,
Vine, (Jr.) [vahyn] /vaɪn/ (Show IPA), 1933–2005, U.S. writer.
- limiter
-
noun,
a person or thing that limits.
- decimal
-
noun,
decimal fraction.
- Decalin
-
- deltaic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or like a delta.
- ctenoid
-
adjective,
comblike or pectinate; rough-edged.
- Daimler
-
noun,
Gottlieb (Wilhelm) [got-leeb-wil-helm;; German gawt-leep-vil-helm] /ˈgɒt libˈwɪl hɛlm;; German ˈgɔt lipˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1834–1900, German automotive engineer, inventor, and manufacturer.
- lantern
-
noun,
a transparent or translucent, usually portable, case for enclosing a light and protecting it from the wind, rain, etc.
- ladrone
-
noun,
a thief.
- lactone
-
noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- Ironton
-
noun,
a city in S Ohio, on the Ohio River.
- Ireland
-
noun,
John, 1838–1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888–1918.
- ionomer
-
noun,
any of a class of plastics that because of its ionic bonding action is capable of conducting electric current.
- Laodice
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) a daughter of Priam and Hecuba who chose to be swallowed up by the earth rather than live as a Greek concubine.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Latimer
-
noun,
Hugh, c1470–1555, English Protestant Reformation bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- Latinic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- crimini
-
noun,
cremini.
- dariole
-
noun,
a small round mold.
- latrine
-
noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- lead-in
-
noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- Crotone
-
noun,
a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.
- lean-to
-
noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- Interim
-
noun,
an intervening time; interval; meantime:
- lection
-
noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- lenitic
-
adjective,
lentic.
- crinite
-
noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- inradii
-
noun,
the radius of the circle inscribed in a triangle.
- in-line
-
adjective,
(of an internal-combustion engine) having the cylinders ranged side by side in one or more rows along the crankshaft.
- cotidal
-
adjective,
pertaining to a coincidence of tides.
- Cortona
-
noun,
Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
- condemn
-
verb (used with object),
to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure.
- Landini
-
noun,
Francesco [frahn-ches-kaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ/ (Show IPA), c1325–97, Italian organist and composer.
- contoid
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sound characterized by stoppage or obstruction of the flow of air in the vocal tract; consonantlike.
- Loraine
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- contend
-
verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain earnestly:
- contemn
-
verb (used with object),
to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
- incline
-
noun,
an inclined surface; slope; slant.
- contain
-
verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- Lorient
-
noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- Conrail
-
noun,
a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
- detrain
-
verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- dialect
-
noun,
Linguistics. a variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by features of phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, and by its use by a group of speakers who are set off from others geographically or socially.
- Ilocano
-
noun,
a member of a people of Luzon in the Philippines.
- contra-
-
- diamine
-
noun,
a compound containing two amino groups.
- connote
-
verb (used with object),
to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning:
- connate
-
adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- Maderno
-
noun,
Carlo [kahr-law] /ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1556–1629, Italian architect.
- coniine
-
noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- conidia
-
noun,
(in fungi) an asexual spore formed by abstriction at the top of a hyphal branch.
- madrone
-
noun,
any of several evergreen trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. menziesii (Pacific madrone) of western North America, having red, flaky bark and bearing edible reddish berries.
- condone
-
verb (used with object),
to disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, or the like):
- idiotic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of an idiot.
- condole
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to grieve with.
- diction
-
noun,
style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words:
- dermat-
-
- control
-
noun,
the act or power of controlling; regulation; domination or command:
- cortina
-
noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- Locarno
-
noun,
a town in S Switzerland, on Lake Maggiore: Locarno Pact 1925.
- Linacre
-
noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- lindane
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 6 H 6 Cl 6 , the gamma isomer of benzene hexachloride: used chiefly as an insecticide, delouser, and weed-killer.
- coronet
-
noun,
a small crown.
- coronal
-
noun,
a crown; coronet.
- demonic
-
adjective,
inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius.
- demono-
-
- Demotic
-
noun,
demotic script.
- lineman
-
noun,
Also, linesman. a person who installs or repairs telephone, telegraph, or other wires.
- coremia
-
noun,
the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.
- indicia
-
noun,
indicia (def 2).
- cordite
-
noun,
a smokeless, slow-burning powder composed of 30 to 58 percent nitroglycerin, 37 to 65 percent cellulose nitrate, and 5 to 6 percent mineral jelly.
- Lonnrot
-
noun,
Elias [e-lyahs] /ˈɛ lyɑs/ (Show IPA), 1802–84, Finnish scholar and editor.
- cordial
-
noun,
a strong, sweetened, aromatic alcoholic liquor; liqueur.
- cordate
-
adjective,
heart-shaped:
- coranto
-
noun,
courante.
- indican
-
noun,
a glucoside, C 14 H 17 NO 6 , that occurs in plants yielding indigo and from which indigo is obtained.
- deontic
-
adjective,
of or relating to duty and moral obligation as ethical concepts.
- locator
-
noun,
a person who locates something.
- locoman
-
noun,
a locomotive engine driver.
- coontie
-
noun,
either of two arrowroots, Zamia integrifolia or Z. floridana, of Florida, having a short trunk, pinnate leaves, and cones: Z. floridana is an endangered species.
- inconel
-
- incomer
-
noun,
a person who comes in.
- coolant
-
noun,
a substance, usually a liquid or a gas, used to reduce the temperature of a system below a specified value by conducting away the heat produced in the operation of the system, as the liquid in an automobile cooling system or the fluid that removes heat from the core of a nuclear reactor.
- Mercado
-
noun,
a market.
- crinoid
-
noun,
any echinoderm of the class Crinoidea, having a cup-shaped body to which are attached branched, radiating arms, comprising the sea lilies, feather stars, and various fossil forms.
- Mercian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
- nomadic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads.
- nematic
-
adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is linear.
- nemato-
-
- neritic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- Nicolai
-
noun,
(Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) [kahrl awt-oh ey-ruh n-freet] /kɑrl ˈɔt oʊ ˈeɪ rənˌfrit/ (Show IPA), 1810–49, German composer.
- Nicolet
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- Nilotic
-
noun,
a group of languages belonging to the Eastern Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan, and including Dinka, Luo, Masai, and Nandi.
- Niteroi
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- nitinol
-
noun,
a paramagnetic alloy of nickel and titanium that, after heating and deformation, resumes its original shape when reheated.
- nitride
-
noun,
a compound, containing two elements only, of which the more electronegative one is nitrogen.
- nitrile
-
noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- article
-
noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- nodical
-
adjective,
of or relating to a node or the nodes.
- nominal
-
noun,
Grammar. a word or group of words functioning as a noun.
- Cainite
-
noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- Nordica
-
noun,
Lillian (Lillian Norton) 1859–1914, U.S. soprano.
- norland
-
noun,
northland.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- Oceanid
-
noun,
any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea nymph.
- Odoacer
-
noun,
a.d. 434?–493, first barbarian ruler of Italy 476–493.
- odonate
-
noun,
any of numerous large predatory aquatic insects of the order Odonata, occurring worldwide and characterized by two pairs of membranous wings.
- odorant
-
noun,
an odorous substance or product.
- Antoine
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- antero-
-
- anomite
-
noun,
a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
- omicron
-
noun,
the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet (O, o).
- oneiric
-
adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- one-man
-
adjective,
of or relating to, or operated, performed, or used by one person:
- Caedmon
-
noun,
fl. a.d. c670, Anglo-Saxon religious poet.
- motoric
-
adjective,
motor (def 11).
- Ontario
-
noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- moraine
-
noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- Carlton
-
noun,
Stephen Norman ("Steve"; "Lefty") born 1944, U.S. baseball player.
- Carline
-
noun,
an old woman.
- cariole
-
noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- monocle
-
noun,
an eyeglass for one eye.
- cardoon
-
noun,
a composite plant, Cynara cardunculus, of the Mediterranean area, having a root and leafstalks eaten as a vegetable.
- cardio-
-
- monodic
-
adjective,
of or relating to monody.
- Montale
-
noun,
Eugenio [e-oo-je-nyaw] /ˌɛ uˈdʒɛ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1981, Italian poet: Nobel prize 1975.
- montane
-
noun,
the lower vegetation belt on mountains.
- montero
-
noun,
a Spanish hunter's cap, round in shape and having an earflap.
- cannoli
-
plural noun,
tubular pastry shells stuffed with a sweetened filling of whipped ricotta and often containing nuts, citron, or bits of chocolate.
- moonlet
-
noun,
a small natural or artificial satellite, as one of a number of natural satellites thought to be embedded in the ring system of Saturn.
- moonlit
-
adjective,
lighted by the moon.
- Morandi
-
noun,
Giorgio [jawr-jaw] /ˈdʒɔr dʒɔ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1964, Italian painter.
- Caitlin
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- mordant
-
noun,
a substance used in dyeing to fix the coloring matter, especially a metallic compound, as an oxide or hydroxide, that combines with the organic dye and forms an insoluble colored compound or lake in the fiber.
- Candiot
-
noun,
a Cretan.
- candier
-
- candent
-
adjective,
glowing with heat; being at a white heat.
- mordent
-
noun,
a melodic embellishment consisting of a rapid alternation of a principal tone with the tone a half or a whole step below it, called single or short when the auxiliary tone occurs once and double or long when this occurs twice or more.
- Morelia
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Michoacán, in central Mexico.
- Cameron
-
noun,
Julia Margaret, 1815–79, English photographer, born in India.
- Camelot
-
noun,
the legendary site of King Arthur's palace and court, possibly near Exeter, England.
- Camelid
-
noun,
any two-toed ruminant of the family Camelidae, including the camels, llamas, and vicunas.
- mortice
-
noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- Calorie
-
noun,
Thermodynamics.
Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal.
(usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- caldron
-
noun,
cauldron.
- motored
-
noun,
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- Oneonta
-
noun,
a city in E central New York.
- annelid
-
noun,
any segmented worm of the phylum Annelida, including the earthworms, leeches, and various marine forms.
- Carmine
-
noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- termini
-
noun,
the end or extremity of anything.
- Riemann
-
noun,
Georg Friedrich Bernhard [gey-awrk free-drikh bern-hahrt] /geɪˈɔrk ˈfri drɪx ˈbɛrn hɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1826–66, German mathematician.
- Romaine
-
noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- airtime
-
noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- Romance
-
noun,
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
- Romanic
-
noun,
romance1 (def 9).
- airline
-
noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- ailment
-
noun,
a physical disorder or illness, especially of a minor or chronic nature.
- aileron
-
noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- Tancred
-
noun,
1078?–1112, Norman leader in the first Crusade.
- tandoor
-
noun,
a cylindrical clay oven, fired to a high heat by wood or charcoal, in which foods, especially meats, are cooked and bread is baked.
- tearoom
-
noun,
a room or shop where tea and other refreshments are served to customers.
- Telamon
-
noun,
atlas (def 5).
- tendril
-
noun,
a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants, often growing in spiral form, which attaches itself to or twines round some other body, so as to support the plant.
- ternion
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- alerion
-
noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- actinon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- actino-
-
- toenail
-
noun,
a nail of a toe.
- to-name
-
noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- 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.
- tornado
-
noun,
a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris.
Compare waterspout (def 3).
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- tremolo
-
noun,
a tremulous or vibrating effect produced on certain instruments and in the human voice, as to express emotion.
- trenail
-
noun,
treenail.
- triacid
-
adjective,
capable of combining with three molecules of a monobasic acid:
- triclad
-
noun,
a planarian.
- trindle
-
noun,
British Dialect. a wheel, especially of a wheelbarrow.
- Alencon
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.
- retinol
-
noun,
vitamin A.
- oration
-
noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- raiment
-
noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- orcinol
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 7 H 8 O 2 , sweet but unpleasant in taste, that reddens on exposure to air: obtained from many lichens or produced synthetically and used chiefly as a reagent for certain carbohydrates.
- aniline
-
noun,
Also called aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine. Chemistry. a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 5 NH 2 , usually derived from nitrobenzene by reduction: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- anilide
-
noun,
any compound containing the univalent group C 6 H 5 NH–, derived from aniline, as acetanilide, C 8 H 9 NO.
- ordinal
-
noun,
an ordinal number or numeral.
- aneroid
-
noun,
aneroid barometer.
- Orlando
-
noun,
Vittorio Emanuele [veet-taw-ryaw e-mah-noo-e-le] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ ˌɛ mɑ nuˈɛ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1860–1952, Italian statesman.
- andiron
-
noun,
one of a pair of metal stands, usually of iron or brass, for holding logs in a fireplace.
- ortolan
-
noun,
an Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, esteemed as a table delicacy.
- ancient
-
noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- radicel
-
noun,
a minute root; a rootlet.
- radicle
-
noun,
Botany.
the lower part of the axis of an embryo; the primary root.
a rudimentary root; radicel or rootlet.
- Amorite
-
noun,
a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
- amorino
-
noun,
a putto represented as an infant cupid.
- amniote
-
noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- alienor
-
noun,
a person who transfers property.
- ratline
-
noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- amidine
-
noun,
any of a group of compounds containing the CN 2 H 3 group, some of which have marked pharmacological action.
- recital
-
noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- reclaim
-
noun,
reclamation:
- AmerInd
-
noun,
Indian (def 1).
- re-coil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- redcoat
-
noun,
(especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
- re-laid
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of re-lay.
- reliant
-
adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- remnant
-
noun,
a remaining, usually small part, quantity, number, or the like.
- almoner
-
noun,
a person whose function or duty is the distribution of alms on behalf of an institution, a royal personage, a monastery, etc.
- retinal
-
noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- aliment
-
noun,
that which nourishes; nutriment; food.
- monitor
-
noun,
(especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
- Dominic
-
noun,
Saint, 1170–1221, Spanish priest: founder of the Dominican order.
- Monilia
-
noun,
a fungus of the genus Monilia, of the class Fungi Imperfecti, having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains.
- cerato-
-
- moidore
-
noun,
a former gold coin of Portugal and Brazil.
- Mitanni
-
noun,
the Hurrian kingdom in NW Mesopotamia in the 15th and 14th centuries b.c.
- Celadon
-
noun,
any of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze.
- miracle
-
noun,
an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.
- Minorca
-
noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- centimo
-
noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
- minicar
-
noun,
a very small car, especially a subcompact.
- central
-
noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- centri-
-
- centro-
-
- miniate
-
verb (used with object),
to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
- Mineola
-
noun,
a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- ceriman
-
noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- cartoon
-
noun,
a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
- minaret
-
noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- certain
-
Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- militia
-
noun,
a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies.
- midnoon
-
noun,
midday.
- midline
-
noun,
Zoology. the median plane of the body of an animal.
- midiron
-
noun,
a club with an iron head the face of which has more slope than a driving iron but less slope than a mid-mashie.
- ciliate
-
noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- cimelia
-
plural noun,
treasures, especially church treasures, as art objects or jeweled vestments.
- cinerin
-
noun,
either of two oily, liquid compounds, C 20 H 28 O 3 or C 21 H 28 O 5 , used as insecticides.
- citadel
-
noun,
a fortress that commands a city and is used in the control of the inhabitants and in defense during attack or siege.
- metical
-
noun,
a brass coin and monetary unit of Mozambique, equal to 100 centavos: replaced the escudo in 1980.
- citrine
-
noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- claimer
-
noun,
a person who makes a claim; claimant.
- monacid
-
adjective, noun,
monoacid.
- Mindoro
-
noun,
a central island of the Philippines. 3922 sq. mi. (10,158 sq. km).
- moneran
-
noun,
any organism of the kingdom Monera.
- carotin
-
noun,
carotene.
- Moncton
-
noun,
a city in SE New Brunswick, in E Canada.
- carotid
-
noun,
Also called carotid artery. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.
- Mondale
-
noun,
Walter Frederick ("Fritz") born 1928, U.S. politician: senator 1965–77; vice president 1977–81.
- Monaco
-
noun,
a principality on the Mediterranean coast, bordering SE France. ½ sq. mi. (1.3 sq. km).
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- income
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- mid-on
-
noun,
the position of a fielder on the on side of the wicket.
- milden
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become mild or milder.
- milit.
-
- 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.
- Renton
-
noun,
a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- melan-
-
- medlar
-
noun,
a small tree, Mespilus germanica, of the rose family, the fruit of which resembles a crab apple and is not edible until the early stages of decay.
- indecl
-
- remind
-
verb (used with object),
to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
- indent
-
noun,
a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.
- Indian
-
noun,
Also called American Indian, Amerind, Amerindian, Native American. a member of the aboriginal people of America or of any of the aboriginal North or South American stocks, usually excluding the Eskimos.
- retool
-
verb (used with object),
to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
- maiden
-
noun,
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- Rodman
-
noun,
a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
- Mailer
-
noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- micron
-
noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- midair
-
noun,
any point in the air not contiguous with the earth or other solid surface:
- Monnet
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1888–1979, French economist: originator of the European Common Market.
- Midian
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Keturah. Gen. 25:1–4.
- Romaic
-
noun,
demotic (def 5).
- Roland
-
noun,
Italian Orlando. the greatest of the paladins in the Charlemagne cycle of the chansons de geste, renowned for his prowess and the manner of his death in the battle of Roncesvalles (a.d. 778), also for his five days' combat with Oliver in which neither was the victor.
- rodmen
-
noun,
a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
- Iletin
-
- remand
-
noun,
the act of remanding.
- rodent
-
noun,
a rodent mammal.
- roadie
-
noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- roadeo
-
noun,
a competition, usually held annually, for professional truck drivers testing driving skill.
- Rimini
-
noun,
Francesca da, Francesca da Rimini.
- Moneta
-
noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- Ilorin
-
noun,
a town in W central Nigeria.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- rident
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- mailed
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- indic.
-
- relict
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- radome
-
noun,
a dome-shaped device used to house a radar antenna.
- malice
-
noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- ramtil
-
noun,
Niger seed.
- Minden
-
noun,
a city in NW Louisiana.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- indole
-
noun,
a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
- indoor
-
adjective,
occurring, used, etc., in a house or building, rather than out of doors:
- Indore
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- Median
-
noun,
Arithmetic, Statistics. the middle number in a given sequence of numbers, taken as the average of the two middle numbers when the sequence has an even number of numbers:
- radio-
-
- random
-
noun,
something that is random, or a random state or condition:
- medial
-
noun,
Phonetics.
a medial sound or letter.
media2 (def 1).
- meacon
-
verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- McNair
-
noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- racoon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- McLeod
-
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- oroide
-
noun,
an alloy containing copper, tin, etc., used to imitate gold.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- rancid
-
adjective,
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- rondel
-
noun,
Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting usually of 14 lines on two rhymes, of which four are made up of the initial couplet repeated in the middle and at the end, with the second line of the couplet sometimes being omitted at the end.
- milord
-
noun,
an English nobleman or gentleman (usually used as a term of address).
- Medit.
-
- Monera
-
noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- redial
-
noun,
automatic redial.
- Milner
-
noun,
Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
- redact
-
verb (used with object),
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- recti-
-
- rectal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- Medina
-
noun,
the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- indite
-
verb (used with object),
to compose or write, as a poem.
- milter
-
noun,
a male fish in breeding time.
- Medici
-
noun,
Catherine de', Catherine de Médicis.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- indict
-
verb (used with object),
(of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial:
- Milton
-
noun,
John, 1608–74, English poet.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- Madero
-
noun,
Francisco Indalecio [frahn-sees-kaw een-dah-le-syaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ˌin dɑˈlɛ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1913, Mexican revolutionary and political leader: president 1911–13.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Ronald
-
noun,
a male given name: from Scandinavian words meaning “counsel” and “rule.”.
- icono-
-
- minder
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
- tinner
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- Merton
-
noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- Dorati
-
noun,
Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Dorian
-
noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- menial
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- metal.
-
- dormie
-
adjective,
(of a player or side in match play) being in the lead by as many holes as are still to be played.
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- tinned
-
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.
- Toledo
-
noun,
Francisco de [frahn-sees-kaw th e] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), c1515–84? Spanish administrator: viceroy of Peru 1569–81.
- dormin
-
noun,
abscisic acid.
- dreamt
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- tinmen
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- tinman
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- editor
-
noun,
a person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility related to the writing, compilation, and revision of content for a publishing firm or for a newspaper, magazine, or other publication:
- tineid
-
noun,
a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.
- tinder
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- Tindal
-
noun,
Matthew, c1655–1733, English deist.
- Toland
-
noun,
Gregg, 1904–48, U.S. cinematographer.
- Tolima
-
noun,
a volcano in W Colombia, in the Andes. 18,438 feet (5620 meters).
- Tilden
-
noun,
Samuel Jones, 1814–86, U.S. statesman.
- Merlin
-
noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- triode
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- Merida
-
noun,
suntan (def 2).
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- Mentor
-
noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- Menton
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean: winter resort.
- monied
-
adjective,
moneyed.
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- toroid
-
noun,
a surface generated by the revolution of any closed plane curve or contour about an axis lying in its plane.
- doolie
-
noun,
a first-year cadet in the U.S. Air Force Academy.
- merlon
-
noun,
(in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- merlot
-
noun,
a dark-blue grape used in winemaking, especially in the Bordeaux region of France and in areas of Italy, Switzerland, and California.
- tonner
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- Domino
-
noun,
a flat, thumbsized, rectangular block, the face of which is divided into two parts, each either blank or bearing from one to six pips or dots: 28 such pieces form a complete set.
- Monica
-
noun,
a female given name.
- donate
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- mental
-
noun,
Informal. a person with a psychological disorder:
- tomcod
-
noun,
either of two small cods, Microgadus tomcod, of the Atlantic Ocean, or M. proximus, of the Pacific Ocean.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- ronion
-
noun,
ronyon.
- Tadmor
-
noun,
Biblical name of Palmyra.
- monial
-
noun,
a mullion.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- tailed
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- rooted
-
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.
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- eroto-
-
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- roomie
-
noun,
roommate.
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- iatro-
-
- metro-
-
- micro-
-
- Ronnie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- iceman
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- tandem
-
noun,
a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- elicit
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- tenaim
-
noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- Malden
-
noun,
a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Elmira
-
noun,
a city in S central New York.
- Elmont
-
noun,
a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- me-too
-
adjective,
Slang. characterized by or involving me-tooism:
- Menado
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Sulawesi, in NE Indonesia.
- tendon
-
noun,
Anatomy. a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
- Melton
-
noun,
a heavily fulled cloth, often of wool, tightly constructed and finished with a smooth face concealing the weave, used for overcoats, hunting jackets, etc.
- enroot
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- meloid
-
noun,
a beetle of the family Meloidae, comprising the blister beetles.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- Tanner
-
noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- endrin
-
noun,
a highly toxic, chlorinated hydrocarbon, C 12 H 8 OCl 6 , formerly used as an insecticide.
- metric
-
noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- inlaid
-
noun,
inlaid work.
- inland
-
noun,
the interior part of a country.
- monoid
-
noun,
groupoid.
- mooned
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- moodle
-
- limner
-
noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- lotion
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- niacin
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- netman
-
noun,
a tennis player.
- mantic
-
adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- Nemrod
-
noun,
Nimrod (def 1).
- mantel
-
noun,
a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- nemat-
-
- mantid
-
noun,
mantis.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- necro-
-
- natron
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- mitral
-
adjective,
of or resembling a miter.
- Linden
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Tilia, as T. americana (American linden) or T. europaea (European linden) having fragrant yellowish-white flowers and heart-shaped leaves, grown as an ornamental or shade tree.
Compare linden family.
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- Lindon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- narco-
-
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- Nimrod
-
noun,
the great-grandson of Noah: noted as a great hunter. Gen. 10:8–10.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- nocti-
-
- noodle
-
noun,
a narrow strip of unleavened egg dough that has been rolled thin and dried, boiled, and served alone or in soups, casseroles, etc.; a ribbon-shaped pasta.
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- noncom
-
noun,
a noncommissioned officer.
- Mariel
-
noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- Leonid
-
noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- Minnie
-
noun,
mother; mom.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- Minoan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Crete.
- Maced.
-
- Mantle
-
noun,
a loose, sleeveless cloak or cape.
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- Lerida
-
noun,
a city in NE Spain.
- lictor
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- nitro-
-
- Lidice
-
noun,
a village in the W Czech Republic: suffered a ruthless reprisal by the Nazis in 1942 for the assassination of a high Nazi official.
- miotic
-
noun,
a miotic drug.
- Marcie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- Marcel
-
noun,
a marcelling.
- nanoid
-
adjective,
dwarfish.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- no-one
-
pronoun,
no person; not anyone; nobody:
- Molina
-
noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- mortal
-
noun,
a human being.
- manini
-
adjective,
small; insignificant.
- Moroni
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of the Comoros.
- Lomita
-
noun,
a town in SW California.
- Lomond
-
noun,
Loch, a lake in W Scotland. 23 miles (37 km) long; 27 sq. mi. (70 sq. km).
- London
-
noun,
Jack, 1876–1916, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.
- morion
-
noun,
an open helmet of the 16th and early 17th centuries, worn by common soldiers and usually having a flat or turned-down brim and a crest from front to back.
- Morini
-
noun,
Erika, 1906–1995, U.S. violinist, born in Austria.
- Lonnie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alonso.
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Moline
-
noun,
a city in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi.
- molten
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- Mandel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- malted
-
noun,
malted milk.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- maloti
-
noun,
plural of loti.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- morale
-
noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- Malone
-
noun,
Edmond, 1741–1812, Irish literary critic and Shakespearean scholar.
- loment
-
noun,
a pod that is contracted in the spaces between the seeds and that breaks at maturity into one-seeded indehiscent joints.
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- M-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (M-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (M-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the M-shell.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- Nadine
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Linnet
-
noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- Linton
-
noun,
Ralph, 1893–1953, U.S. anthropologist.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- loader
-
noun,
a person or thing that loads.
- nacred
-
adjective,
lined with or resembling nacre.
- Modena
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, NW of Bologna.
- Modern
-
noun,
a person of modern times.
- manioc
-
noun,
cassava.
- moonie
-
noun,
a member or follower of the Unification Church.
- Mannie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Emanuel.
- motion
-
noun,
the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
- manner
-
noun,
a way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.:
- motile
-
adjective,
Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously:
- locate
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- Morton
-
noun,
Jelly Roll (Ferdinand Morton) 1885–1941, U.S. jazz pianist, composer, and band leader.
- molder
-
noun,
a person or thing that molds.
- manned
-
noun,
an adult male person, as distinguished from a boy or a woman.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- Nordic
-
noun,
a member of the Nordic people, especially a Scandinavian.
- Oriole
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- iodine
-
noun,
a nonmetallic halogen element occurring at ordinary temperatures as a grayish-black crystalline solid that sublimes to a dense violet vapor when heated: used in medicine as an antiseptic. Symbol: I; atomic weight: 126.904; atomic number: 53; specific gravity: (solid) 4.93 at 20°C.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- maline
-
noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- intra-
-
- intro.
-
- intron
-
noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- iodate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- oracle
-
noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- iolite
-
noun,
cordierite.
- intine
-
noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- Ionian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks who invaded the Greek mainland and, after the Dorian invasions, emigrated to the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian2 (def 2), Dorian1 (def 2).
- oolite
-
noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- ionone
-
noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- macron
-
noun,
a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- iridic
-
adjective,
of or containing iridium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- irido-
-
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- intoed
-
adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- intime
-
adjective,
intimate; cozy.
- Martel
-
noun,
a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- inlier
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- inline
-
noun,
an ornamented type with a line of white or of a contrasting color running just inside the edge and following the contour of each letter.
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- McAdoo
-
noun,
William Gibbs, 1863–1941, U.S. lawyer and statesman: Secretary of the Treasury 1913–18.
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- matron
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- intima
-
noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- ordeal
-
noun,
any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- intend
-
verb (used with object),
to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan:
- inter.
-
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- matri-
-
- intern
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- Monroe
-
noun,
Harriet, 1861?–1936, U.S. editor and poet.
- online
-
adverb,
with or through a computer, especially over a network.
- maroon
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) any of a group of blacks, descended from fugitive slaves of the 17th and 18th centuries, living in the West Indies and Guiana, especially in mountainous areas.
- Maceio
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- Mercia
-
noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- Marion
-
noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- octroi
-
noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- ocelot
-
noun,
a spotted leopardlike cat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in the U.S.
- minion
-
noun,
a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.
- notion
-
noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- lectin
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- Norton
-
noun,
Charles Eliot, 1827–1908, U.S. scholar.
- lector
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- Lenard
-
noun,
Philipp [fee-lip] /ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, German physicist, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize 1905.
- Norman
-
noun,
a member of that branch of the Northmen or Scandinavians who in the 10th century conquered Normandy.
- normal
-
noun,
the average or mean:
- Marini
-
noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), Also, Marino [muh-ree-noh;; Italian mah-ree-naw] /məˈri noʊ;; Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), ("il Cavalier Marino") 1569–1625, Italian poet.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- 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.
- marled
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Laredo
-
noun,
a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.
- macro-
-
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- Italic
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- lacto-
-
- Ondine
-
noun,
undine.
- Ladino
-
noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- lament
-
noun,
an expression of grief or sorrow.
- Marlon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Lamont
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- lardon
-
noun,
a strip of fat used in larding, especially as drawn through the substance of meat, chicken, etc., with a kind of needle or pin.
- Lander
-
noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- omenta
-
noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- Landon
-
noun,
Alfred ("Alf") Mossman [maws-muh n,, mos-] /ˈmɔs mən,, ˈmɒs-/ (Show IPA), 1887–1987, U.S. politician.
- Landor
-
noun,
Walter Savage, 1775–1864, English poet and prose writer.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- lanner
-
noun,
a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
- oilmen
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- oilman
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- Marlin
-
noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- domine
-
noun,
lord; master (used as a title of address).
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- camion
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- dancer
-
noun,
a person who dances.
- Daniel
-
noun,
Bible.
a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
- Camden
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- Calder
-
noun,
Alexander, 1898–1976, U.S. sculptor; originator of mobiles.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- Danton
-
noun,
Georges Jacques [zhawrzh zhahk] /ʒɔrʒ ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1759–94, French Revolutionary leader.
- cadent
-
adjective,
having cadence.
- camote
-
noun,
batata.
- darnel
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- dartle
-
verb (used with or without object),
to dart or shoot forth repeatedly.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atomic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- Deacon
-
noun,
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- contin
-
- camlet
-
noun,
a durable, waterproof cloth, especially for outerwear.
- candle
-
noun,
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- decant
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Carmen
-
noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- Carmel
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain range in NW Israel, near the Mediterranean coast. Highest point, 1818 feet (554 meters). 14 miles (23 km) long.
- Cardin
-
noun,
Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
- cardi-
-
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- Candor
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- Dalton
-
noun,
atomic mass unit.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- canned
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- Damien
-
noun,
Father (Jo·seph de Veu·ster) [French zhaw-zef--duh-vœ-ster] /French ʒɔˈzɛf də vœˈstɛr/ (Show IPA), 1840–89, Belgian Roman Catholic missionary to the lepers of Molokai.
- decani
-
adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- Arnold
-
noun,
Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- dialer
-
noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- anomie
-
noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- diatom
-
noun,
any of numerous microscopic, unicellular, marine or freshwater algae of the phylum Chrysophyta, having cell walls containing silica.
- anodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- anemo-
-
- andro-
-
- detail
-
noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- Andric
-
noun,
Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
- dilate
-
verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- amnion
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- amino-
-
- Amidol
-
noun,
a colorless, crystalline powder, C 6 H 8 N 2 O⋅2HCl, derived from phenol, used chiefly as a photographic developer.
- amido-
-
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- armlet
-
noun,
an ornamental band worn on the arm, especially a bracelet worn high on the arm, rather than on the wrist.
- dental
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- Delano
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- Delian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- delict
-
noun,
Law. a misdemeanor; offense.
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- denial
-
noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- denom.
-
- denti-
-
- dermo-
-
- dentil
-
noun,
any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
- dentin
-
noun,
the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
- Denton
-
noun,
a city in N Texas.
- derail
-
noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- Aomori
-
noun,
a seaport on N Honshu, in N Japan.
- dermal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the skin.
- dermic
-
adjective,
dermal.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- dinero
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- coeno-
-
- colter
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- Colmar
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Haut-Rhin, in NE France.
- Colima
-
noun,
a state in SW Mexico, on the Pacific Coast. 2010 sq. mi. (5205 sq. km).
- colent
-
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- Colden
-
noun,
Cadwallader, 1688–1776, Scottish physician, botanist, and public official in America, born in Ireland.
- cormel
-
noun,
a small new corm that is vegetatively propagated by a fully mature corm.
- coelom
-
noun,
the body cavity of higher metazoans, between the body wall and intestine, lined with a mesodermal epithelium.
- comate
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- corned
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cornel
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- corona
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- coedit
-
verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- coated
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Colton
-
noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- Comdr.
-
- cradle
-
noun,
a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
- coolie
-
noun,
an unskilled laborer, especially formerly in China and India.
- contr.
-
- Conroe
-
noun,
a town in E Texas.
- Conrad
-
noun,
Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
- conoid
-
noun,
a geometrical solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about one of its axes.
- Connor
-
noun,
Ralph (Charles William Gordon) 1860–1937, Canadian novelist and clergyman.
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- cooler
-
noun,
a container or apparatus, as an insulated chest, in which something may be cooled or kept cool.
- condor
-
noun,
either of two large, New World vultures of the family Cathartidae, Gymnogyps californianus (California condor) or Vultur gryphus (Andean condor) the largest flying birds in the Western Hemisphere: the California condor is almost extinct; the Andean condor is greatly reduced in number and rare in many areas.
- Comdt.
-
- Condon
-
noun,
Edward Uhler [yoo-ler] /ˈyu lər/ (Show IPA), 1902–74, U.S. physicist.
- cooner
-
noun,
coon dog.
- condom
-
noun,
a thin sheath, usually of very thin rubber, worn over the penis during sexual intercourse to prevent conception or sexually transmitted disease.
- Cooter
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- cootie
-
noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- comedo
-
noun,
a thickened secretion plugging a duct of the skin, especially of a sebaceous gland; blackhead.
- cordon
-
noun,
a line of police, sentinels, military posts, warships, etc., enclosing or guarding an area.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- daimon
-
noun,
daemon.
- centi-
-
- Croton
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- Ciardi
-
noun,
John, 1916–86, U.S. poet.
- Andron
-
noun,
(in an ancient Greek house) an apartment for men, especially one for banqueting.
- cerat-
-
- cteno-
-
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- centr-
-
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- cinder
-
noun,
a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- celto-
-
- cedarn
-
adjective,
resembling or made of cedar.
- dacoit
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- Dacron
-
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- daemon
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
a god.
a subordinate deity, as the genius of a place or a person's attendant spirit.
- daimen
-
adjective,
rare; occasional.
- Cronin
-
noun,
A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
- cinema
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- clino-
-
- clinid
-
noun,
any of the blennioid fishes of the family Clinidae, of tropical and subtropical seas.
- credit
-
noun,
commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- cleoid
-
noun,
a claw-shaped dental instrument used to remove carious material from a cavity.
- claret
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- clamor
-
noun,
a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people:
- citied
-
adjective,
occupied by a city or cities.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- clado-
-
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- Crimea
-
noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- citral
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- amidin
-
noun,
the soluble matter of starch.
- contd.
-
- dinner
-
noun,
the main meal of the day, eaten in the evening or at midday.
- Doctor
-
noun,
a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- doater
-
noun,
doter.
- admire
-
Idioms,
be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- dolman
-
noun,
a woman's mantle with capelike arm pieces instead of sleeves.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- aceto-
-
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- acmite
-
noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- Almond
-
noun,
the nutlike kernel of the fruit of either of two trees, Prunus dulcis (sweet almond) or P. dulcis amara (bitter almond) which grow in warm temperate regions.
- aeron.
-
- diotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affecting both ears; binaural.
- aidmen
-
noun,
a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
- Adonic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- Docile
-
adjective,
easily managed or handled; tractable:
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- adeno-
-
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- Aldrin
-
noun,
a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
- direct
-
adverb,
in a direct manner; directly; straight:
- Aldine
-
noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- actin-
-
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- adroit
-
adjective,
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- docent
-
noun,
privatdocent.
- DOMAIN
-
noun,
a field of action, thought, influence, etc.:
- Dolton
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- adreno
-
- dolmen
-
noun,
a structure usually regarded as a tomb, consisting of two or more large, upright stones set with a space between and capped by a horizontal stone.
- adorno
-
noun,
relief ornament applied to a piece.
- adren-
-
- monad
-
noun,
Biology.
any simple, single-celled organism.
any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- cine-
-
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- cider
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- cidal
-
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- milia
-
noun,
a small white or yellowish nodule resembling a millet seed, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- metr-
-
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- aden-
-
- clade
-
noun,
a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mono-
-
- to-do
-
noun,
bustle; fuss:
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- Metol
-
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- mero-
-
- Tenn.
-
- teno-
-
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- meta-
-
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- cero-
-
- cert.
-
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- admin
-
noun,
administration; administrative work.
- modal
-
noun,
modal auxiliary.
- model
-
noun,
a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- Modoc
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people belonging to the Lutuamian group and ranging from southern Oregon to northern California.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- mondo
-
noun,
a question to a student for which an immediate answer is demanded, the spontaneity of which is often illuminating.
- molar
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- celom
-
noun,
coelom.
- molet
-
noun,
mullet2 .
- monde
-
noun,
the world; people; society.
- tidal
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- term.
-
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- admit
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- molto
-
adverb,
very:
- tera-
-
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- mini-
-
- timid
-
adjective,
lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- Minn.
-
- Minna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Minni
-
noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- tiled
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- admen
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- cent.
-
- tilde
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- Comr.
-
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- Mande
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, spoken in western Africa and including Mende, Malinke, Bambara, and Kpelle.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- acet-
-
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- comal
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- male-
-
- color
-
noun,
the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
- Manon
-
noun,
an opera (1884) by Jules Massenet.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- Colon
-
noun,
the sign (:) used to mark a major division in a sentence, to indicate that what follows is an elaboration, summation, implication, etc., of what precedes; or to separate groups of numbers referring to different things, as hours from minutes in 5:30; or the members of a ratio or proportion, as in 1 : 2 = 3 : 6.
- Colo.
-
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- colat
-
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- cont.
-
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- 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.
- Conon
-
noun,
died a.d. 687, pope 686–687.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- macle
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- 30-30
-
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Conn.
-
- madre
-
noun,
mother1 .
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- condo
-
noun,
condominium (defs 1, 2).
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- Conde
-
noun,
Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- cloot
-
noun,
a cloven hoof; one of the divisions of the cloven hoof of the swine, sheep, etc.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- Medoc
-
noun,
a wine-growing region in Gironde, in SW France.
- Medon
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a herald who warned Penelope that her suitors were conspiring against Telemachus.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- Melia
-
- melic
-
adjective,
intended to be sung.
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- acro-
-
- Medic
-
noun,
a member of a military medical corps; corpsman.
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- melon
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- menad
-
noun,
maenad.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- meno-
-
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- Cmdr.
-
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- tono-
-
- acold
-
adjective,
being cold or chilled.
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- coel-
-
- tonia
-
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- codon
-
noun,
a triplet of adjacent nucleotides in the messenger RNA chain that codes for a specific amino acid in the synthesis of a protein molecule.
- coder
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- Media
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- matr-
-
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Coamo
-
noun,
a city in S central Puerto Rico.
- tondo
-
noun,
a round painting or relief.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- medal
-
noun,
a flat piece of metal, often a disk but sometimes a cross, star, or other form, usually bearing an inscription or design, issued to commemorate a person, action, or event, or given as a reward for bravery, merit, or the like:
- Medan
-
noun,
a city in NE Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- anti-
-
- ante-
-
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- oleo-
-
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- anon.
-
- omni-
-
- onco-
-
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- Older
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- reni-
-
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- onion
-
noun,
a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- annot
-
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- onto-
-
- ootid
-
noun,
the cell that results from the meiotic divisions of an oocyte and matures into an ovum.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- 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.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- oldie
-
noun,
a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
- olden
-
adjective,
of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
- anim.
-
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- rodeo
-
noun,
a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- octa-
-
- octad
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- octo-
-
- 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.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Oland
-
noun,
an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- OIcel
-
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- oidea
-
- oidia
-
noun,
one of the conidia that are borne in chains by certain fungi.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- oiled
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- retd.
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Alcor
-
- amide
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- amin-
-
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- alti-
-
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- Recit
-
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- amid-
-
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Amer.
-
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- rect.
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Amend
-
verb (used with object),
to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- ordn.
-
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- orial
-
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- 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.
- andr-
-
- Orlon
-
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- Otomi
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of south-central Mexico.
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- radii
-
noun,
a plural of radius.
- Radom
-
noun,
a city in E Poland.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- AMORC
-
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Tamil
-
noun,
a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka.
- motel
-
noun,
a hotel providing travelers with lodging and free parking facilities, typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.
- moton
-
noun,
besague.
- motor
-
noun,
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- aeri-
-
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- Nandi
-
noun,
a member of an agricultural people of southwestern Kenya.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- nano-
-
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- natl.
-
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- Ndola
-
noun,
a city in N Zambia.
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- moron
-
noun,
Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment:
- Neman
-
noun,
a river rising in central Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing W through Lithuania into the Baltic. 582 miles (937 km) long.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- Card.
-
- Mont.
-
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- alto-
-
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- telo-
-
- Cant.
-
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- moola
-
noun,
money.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- teiid
-
noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- Moore
-
noun,
Archibald Lee ("Archie") 1913–1998, U.S. boxer.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- Morel
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Romeo
-
noun,
the romantic lover of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- Arnel
-
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- no-no
-
noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- Armen
-
- armed
-
noun,
Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- nomo-
-
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- areo-
-
- alcid
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- noto-
-
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- nona-
-
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- nitr-
-
- aero-
-
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- 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.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitid
-
adjective,
bright; lustrous.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- atmo-
-
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- ation
-
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- noct-
-
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- nodal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- Nolde
-
noun,
Emil (Emil Hansen) 1867–1956, German painter.
- nomad
-
noun,
a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- rondo
-
noun,
a work or movement, often the last movement of a sonata, having one principal subject that is stated at least three times in the same key and to which return is made after the introduction of each subordinate theme.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- nomen
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- dimin
-
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- ento-
-
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- Dioon
-
noun,
any of several Mexican and Central American palmlike plants belonging to the genus Dioon, of the cycad family, having a crown of stiff, pinnate leaves.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- lect.
-
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lated
-
adjective,
belated.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- Lando
-
noun,
died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
- lamed
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- dicot
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- idiot
-
noun,
Informal. an utterly foolish or senseless person:
- idion
-
- dict.
-
- idiom
-
noun,
an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket or hang one's head, or from the general grammatical rules of a language, as the table round for the round table, and that is not a constituent of a larger expression of like characteristics.
- dimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- dicta
-
noun,
a plural of dictum.
- idio-
-
- ideo-
-
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- ician
-
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- Icel.
-
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- Laird
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Liard
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- licet
-
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- LIDAR
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- Lidia
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) one section of a corrida, comprising the action that takes place from the entrance of the bull to the time it is killed and dragged from the arena by mules.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Liman
-
noun,
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- Credo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- endo-
-
- encl.
-
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- Lemon
-
noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- crit.
-
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- cried
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Lenin
-
noun,
V(ladimir) I(lyich) [vlad-uh-meer il-yich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir ee-lyeech] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov"N. Lenin") 1870–1924, Russian revolutionary leader: Soviet premier 1918–24.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- crim.
-
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- idler
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- Ladon
-
noun,
a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- indri
-
noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- Indo-
-
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- Delta
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- demi-
-
- Indio
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- indie
-
noun,
an independently or privately owned business, especially a film or music company that is not affiliated with a larger and more commercial company:
- demit
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- demo-
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- iodo-
-
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- deca-
-
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- dealt
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- intr.
-
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- decal
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- deci-
-
- decl.
-
- decor
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- init.
-
- iodic
-
adjective,
containing iodine, especially in the pentavalent state.
- Demon
-
noun,
an evil spirit; devil or fiend.
- Iran.
-
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- imido
-
adjective,
containing the imido group.
- imide
-
noun,
a compound derived from ammonia by replacement of two hydrogen atoms by acidic groups, characterized by the =NH group.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- ition
-
- dial.
-
- diam.
-
- ilio-
-
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- lact-
-
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- Iliad
-
noun,
(italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- ileo-
-
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- imit.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- incr.
-
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- denim
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- dent.
-
- irid-
-
- India
-
noun,
Hindi Bharat [buh-ruht] /ˈbʌ rʌt/ (Show IPA). a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950. 1,246,880 sq. mi. (3,229,419 sq. km). Capital: New Delhi.
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- incor
-
- Ital.
-
- derm-
-
- derma
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- 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.
- Damon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- incl.
-
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- limit
-
noun,
the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.:
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Dream
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- edit.
-
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- dolor
-
noun,
sorrow; grief.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- looie
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Dolon
-
noun,
a son of Eumedes who was killed by Diomedes and Odysseus even though he had given them valuable information about the Trojans.
- drail
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- Edman
-
noun,
Irwin, 1896–1954, U.S. philosopher and essayist.
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Donna
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- linen
-
noun,
fabric woven from flax yarns.
- Donne
-
noun,
John, 1573–1631, English poet and clergyman.
- ecol.
-
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- donor
-
noun,
a person who gives or donates.
- Lindi
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Tanzania.
- loden
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- dolia
-
noun,
a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
- Dolin
-
noun,
Sir Anton [an-ton] /ˈæn tɒn/ (Show IPA), (Patrick Healey-Kay) 1904–83, English ballet dancer.
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- dolma
-
noun,
a dish of tomatoes, green peppers, vine leaves, or eggplants stuffed with a mixture of meat, rice, and spices.
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- ectad
-
adverb,
outward.
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- ecto-
-
- drome
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2533 sq. mi. (6560 sq. km). Capital: Valence.
- edict
-
noun,
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- dolce
-
noun,
an instruction to the performer that the music is to be executed softly and sweetly.
- Doric
-
noun,
a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
- econ.
-
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- drool
-
noun,
saliva running down from one's mouth; drivel.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- domal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a domal sound.
- toom
-
adjective,
empty; vacant.
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- der.
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- dol.
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- inae
-
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- tonn
-
- OECD
-
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- odor
-
noun,
the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell:
- dorm
-
noun,
dormitory.
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- acr-
-
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- ile-
-
- Ont.
-
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- ann.
-
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- ord.
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- ano-
-
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- ole-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- ant.
-
- IMCO
-
- dia-
-
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- told
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of tell1 .
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- DRAM
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- dolt
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- art.
-
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Dec.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nom.
-
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- tRNA
-
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- non-
-
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- trid
-
- DCNL
-
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- 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.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- NIRA
-
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- INRI
-
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- int.
-
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- tron
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- atic
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atm.
-
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- IndE
-
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- 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.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- NTIA
-
- Den.
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- not-
-
- OCDM
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Oct.
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- Del.
-
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- tri-
-
- Arm.
-
- doom
-
noun,
fate or destiny, especially adverse fate; unavoidable ill fortune:
- Nor.
-
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- Doon
-
noun,
a river in SW Scotland, flowing NW from Ayr County to the Firth of Clyde. About 30 miles (48 km) long.
- door
-
noun,
a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- Dem.
-
- tion
-
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- ordo
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a booklet containing short and abbreviated directions for the contents of the office and Mass of each day in the year.
- 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.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- 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.
- rit.
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- Aldm
-
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- dirl
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RIIA
-
- Ald.
-
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- 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.
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- end-
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- dir.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- enc.
-
- ten.
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Rida
-
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- tel-
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- enl.
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- rood
-
noun,
a crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.
- room
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- 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.
- dlr.
-
- 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.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- aer-
-
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- AIME
-
- AInd
-
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- emia
-
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- Edom
-
noun,
Esau, the brother of Jacob.
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- EDTA
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Alco
-
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Rom.
-
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- 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.
- Aire
-
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- RONA
-
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- ical
-
- rad.
-
- ance
-
- amt.
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- RADM
-
- dim.
-
- dime
-
noun,
a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Ice.
-
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- 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).
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Ind.
-
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- ICAO
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- orlo
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- idem
-
noun,
another exactly the same.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- 1080
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- idae
-
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- aet.
-
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- oro-
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Dili
-
noun,
a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
- Adm.
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- oto-
-
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- Edam
-
noun,
a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
- eco-
-
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- 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.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rel.
-
- Dino
-
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- dioc
-
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- alt.
-
- 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.
- ect-
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- ter.
-
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- amdt
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- rcd.
-
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- RdAc
-
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etc.
-
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- 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.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Din.
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- ator
-
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- codo
-
noun,
a city in NE Brazil.
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- mod.
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Mode
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- Lani
-
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Col.
-
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Cort
-
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- mdnt
-
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- lin.
-
- Cdr.
-
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Mar.
-
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lit.
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- LitD
-
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Cold
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- Dom.
-
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- mol.
-
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- mold
-
noun,
a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- molt
-
noun,
an act, process, or an instance of molting.
- Mon.
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- cat.
-
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- clod
-
noun,
a lump or mass, especially of earth or clay.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Mic.
-
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- Mid.
-
- MIDI
-
noun,
a skirt, dress, or coat, of mid-calf length.
- met.
-
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- midn
-
- ment
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- Mend
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- men-
-
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- melt
-
noun,
the act or process of melting; state of being melted.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- clar
-
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- MELD
-
noun,
the act of melding.
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- clad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- cide
-
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- cml.
-
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- crat
-
- Cmon
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- lime
-
noun,
Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Mind
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- Lat.
-
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- ctr.
-
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- dome
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Mead
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- cen.
-
- CERN
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- mil.
-
- mild
-
noun,
British. beer that has a blander taste than bitter.
- Mile
-
noun,
Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- min.
-
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- Ceto
-
- MILR
-
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- Milt
-
noun,
the sperm-containing secretion of the testes of fishes.
- lea.
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- cet-
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Lam.
-
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Cal.
-
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- Cond
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- mal-
-
- neo-
-
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- Como
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy, in Lombardy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- coml
-
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- Loco
-
noun,
locoweed.
- MALD
-
- Cor.
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- Mali
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noun,
Republic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
- lode
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noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- Con.
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- med.
-
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- Mac-
-
- mRNA
-
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- made
-
noun,
the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Nair
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noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- LOOM
-
noun,
a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- caid
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noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Danl
-
- narc
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noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- cool
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- coom
-
noun,
soot; coal dust; smut.
- 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.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- maid
-
noun,
a female servant.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Mael
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noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- NDAC
-
- MAEd
-
- NCTE
-
- iod-
-
- lond
-
- Ire.
-
- nane
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pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- 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.
- moot
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- comd
-
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- malt
-
noun,
germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Moor
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- Com.
-
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- damn
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- mood
-
noun,
a state or quality of feeling at a particular time:
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lord
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- itol
-
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- 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.
- intl
-
- mool
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noun,
soft, crumbly soil rich in mold or humus.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Moon
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- dat.
-
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- Dame
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- 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.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- Ltd.
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- Man.
-
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Can.
-
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- 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.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Moro
-
noun,
a member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.
- ALC
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Tro
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- DLO
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- LIM
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ltr
-
- DLC
-
- Mc-
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Ar.
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- Mo.
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- ADC
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ad-
-
- LTA
-
- ac-
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- an.
-
- CLI
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- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- Me.
-
- Clo
-
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- Am.
-
- Md.
-
- ROI
-
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- al.
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ean
-
- CLR
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- tlo
-
- tlr
-
- TMO
-
- LOC
-
- ed.
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- EDC
-
- DNR
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- DNA
-
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- DRE
-
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- 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.
- TCA
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- TLC
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- TID
-
- LMT
-
- EAM
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ead
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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.
- Mao
-
- ec-
-
- ea.
-
- eo-
-
- ETD
-
- ECA
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- ECM
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- EOM
-
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- Dr.
-
- CMA
-
- rte
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- AIC
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- LON
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- rt.
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- CNO
-
- CNN
-
- CNM
-
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- CMD
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- 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.
- EDT
-
- MCI
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- DMT
-
- ae.
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- AEC
-
- eir
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- 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.
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- DML
-
- MCR
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- Doi
-
- TAL
-
- DMA
-
- MDT
-
- CRT
-
- EMR
-
- ODT
-
- ITC
-
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- di.
-
- ITA
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- oid
-
- DET
-
- oic
-
- OEO
-
- OEM
-
- MOR
-
- in.
-
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- IRO
-
- aor
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- IRL
-
- OCR
-
- IRC
-
- OCD
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Ola
-
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- OAO
-
- ONI
-
- DAE
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OOT
-
- oon
-
- 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.
- oo-
-
- ier
-
- il-
-
- ONR
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- ite
-
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Lt.
-
- ILO
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Om.
-
- La.
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- 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.
- OTC
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- ATC
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- NEC
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- cl.
-
- NOC
-
- NNE
-
- NMR
-
- NMI
-
- at.
-
- ct.
-
- cr.
-
- ne-
-
- 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:
- DEA
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- de-
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NIA
-
- Co.
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ca.
-
- NEA
-
- IOC
-
- OED
-
- mtn
-
- Oc.
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- Ir.
-
- ard
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- MRE
-
- MRI
-
- 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.
- Mt.
-
- MTI
-
- MTO
-
- NDE
-
- NCO
-
- IOT
-
- ior
-
- NAD
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- 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 = .
- ine
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- DAR
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- CAI
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- cte
-
- AME
-
- red
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noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- LDC
-
- Ld.
-
- LCT
-
- AMI
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noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- LCM
-
- LCI
-
- ERT
-
- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- LCD
-
- LCA
-
- CTA
-
- CEO
-
- AMC
-
- REA
-
- RDC
-
- ctn
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plural,
carton.
- RDA
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- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- rat
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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.
- id.
-
- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- LAR
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- en-
-
- ROA
-
- rnd
-
- RNA
-
- RMC
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RLD
-
- cle
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ale
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noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- EMT
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- CIA
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- mi.
-
- MI5
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noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- ALM
-
- 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.
- lei
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noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- CIM
-
- CIE
-
- MIE
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Ia.
-
- RCT
-
- MIT
-
- RMA
-
- DIL
-
- do.
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- MLA
-
- MLD
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- MNE
-
- ot-
-
- IDA
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- OTA
-
- Re.
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- ote
-
- MNA
-
- Rd.
-
- DCM
-
- MLR
-
- DOA
-
- ml.
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ide
-
- CED
-
- ial
-
- MOI
-
- CEA
-
- CDT
-
- DCL
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ANC
-
- LR
-
- L2
-
- CE
-
- AO
-
- RO
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NM
-
- CM
-
- 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.
- NL
-
- DN
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- M.
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- 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.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- MN
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- L1
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- t.
-
- TD
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- O.
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- dl
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- OA
-
- 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.
- i.
-
- TL
-
- D.
-
- ic
-
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- TM
-
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- EI
-
- TC
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- LM
-
- LC
-
- R.
-
- L.
-
- TN
-
- RC
-
- ln
-
- RI
-
- NI
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- ND
-
- ol
-
- NC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- DM
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RN
-
- le
-