Anagrams of pneumobacillus
Word pneumobacillus has
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that can be made by using the letters of pneumobacillus.
- nucleoplasm
-
noun,
the protoplasm of the nucleus of a cell.
- columbines
-
noun,
a plant, Aquilegia caerula, of the buttercup family, having showy flowers with white petals and white to blue sepals that form long, backward spurs: the state flower of Colorado.
- inoculable
-
adjective,
capable of being inoculated.
- unsociable
-
adjective,
not sociable; having, showing, or marked by a disinclination to friendly social relations; withdrawn.
- consumable
-
adjective,
able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using:
- neopallium
-
noun,
neocortex.
- plumb-line
-
noun,
a cord with a lead bob attached to one end, used to determine perpendicularity, the depth of water, etc.
Compare plumb (def 1).
- compliable
-
adjective,
compliant.
- aluminous
-
adjective,
of the nature of or containing alum or alumina.
- ulmaceous
-
adjective,
belonging to the Ulmaceae, the elm family of plants.
- Columbine
-
noun,
a plant, Aquilegia caerula, of the buttercup family, having showy flowers with white petals and white to blue sepals that form long, backward spurs: the state flower of Colorado.
- pinaceous
-
adjective,
belonging to the plant family Pinaceae.
- linoleums
-
noun,
a hard, washable floor covering formed by coating burlap or canvas with linseed oil, powdered cork, and rosin, and adding pigments to create the desired colors and patterns.
- nobeliums
-
noun,
a transuranic element in the actinium series. Symbol: No; atomic number: 102.
- Columbian
-
noun,
Printing. a 16-point type of a size between English and great primer.
- campesino
-
noun,
(in Latin America) a peasant or farmer.
- lilaceous
-
adjective,
of or approaching the color lilac.
- calumnies
-
noun,
a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something:
- policeman
-
noun,
a member of a police force or body.
- Pisanello
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Antonio Pisano) 1397–1455? Italian painter and medalist.
- publicans
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noun,
Chiefly British. a person who owns or manages a tavern; the keeper of a pub.
- calliopes
-
noun,
Also called steam organ. a musical instrument consisting of a set of harsh-sounding steam whistles that are activated by a keyboard.
- subalpine
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adjective,
pertaining to the regions at the foot of the Alps.
- plausible
-
adjective,
having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable:
- balconies
-
noun,
a balustraded or railed elevated platform projecting from the wall of a building.
- Masculine
-
noun,
the masculine gender.
- usucapion
-
noun,
the acquisition of property through long, undisturbed possession.
- nucleolus
-
noun,
a conspicuous, rounded body within the nucleus of a cell.
- companies
-
noun,
a number of individuals assembled or associated together; group of people.
- Cleobulus
-
noun,
flourished 560 b.c, Greek sage and lyric poet, a native and tyrant of Lindus, Rhodes.
- complains
-
verb (used without object),
to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault:
- olibanums
-
noun,
frankincense.
- manciples
-
noun,
an officer or steward of a monastery, college, etc., authorized to purchase provisions.
- complines
-
noun,
the last of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally occurring after the evening meal but now usually following immediately upon vespers.
- subpoena
-
noun,
the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court or other deliberative body.
- nelumbos
-
noun,
lotus (def 3).
- misplace
-
verb (used with object),
to put in a wrong place.
- mislabel
-
verb (used with object),
to label wrongly, incorrectly, or misleadingly:
- maniples
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a subdivision of a legion, consisting of 60 or 120 men.
- cleanups
-
noun,
the act or process of cleaning up.
- pulmonic
-
adjective,
pulmonary.
- limacons
-
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.
- Pullmans
-
noun,
(often lowercase). Also called Pullman case. a large suitcase.
- close-in
-
adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- coalbins
-
noun,
a bin used for holding coal.
- mullions
-
noun,
a vertical member, as of stone or wood, between the lights of a window, the panels in wainscoting, or the like.
- pabulums
-
noun,
something that nourishes an animal or vegetable organism; food; nutriment.
- columnea
-
noun,
any of various vines or shrubs of the genus Columnea, native to tropical America, that have tubular, showy, two-lipped flowers and are often cultivated as houseplants.
- allusion
-
noun,
a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication:
- Consuela
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “consolation.”.
- compline
-
noun,
the last of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally occurring after the evening meal but now usually following immediately upon vespers.
- complies
-
verb (used without object),
to act or be in accordance with wishes, requests, demands, requirements, conditions, etc.; agree (sometimes followed by with):
- complain
-
verb (used without object),
to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault:
- compiles
-
verb (used with object),
to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work.
- Comenius
-
noun,
John Amos (Jan Amos Komenský) 1592–1670, Moravian educational reformer and bishop.
- combines
-
noun,
a combination.
- paillons
-
noun,
a sheet of thin metallic foil used decoratively in enameling and gilding.
- Columbus
-
noun,
Christopher (Sp. Cristóbal Colón; It. Cristoforo Colombo) 1446?–1506, Italian navigator in Spanish service: traditionally considered the discoverer of America 1492.
- libelous
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adjective,
containing, constituting, or involving a libel; maliciously defamatory.
- alumino-
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- Columbia
-
noun,
a river in SW Canada and the NW United States, flowing S and W from SE British Columbia through Washington along the boundary between Washington and Oregon and into the Pacific. 1214 miles (1955 km) long.
- opuscule
-
noun,
a small or minor work.
- collapse
-
noun,
a falling in or together:
- leucomas
-
noun,
leukoma.
- Coliseum
-
noun,
Also, colosseum. an amphitheater, stadium, large theater, or other special building for public meetings, sporting events, exhibitions, etc.
- Publican
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a person who owns or manages a tavern; the keeper of a pub.
- nebulium
-
noun,
a hypothetical element once thought to be present in emission nebulae because of certain unidentified spectral lines, now known to be forbidden transitions of oxygen and nitrogen ions.
- nebulous
-
adjective,
hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused:
- Nauplius
-
noun,
(in many crustaceans) a larval form with three pairs of appendages and a single median eye, occurring usually as the first stage of development after leaving the egg.
- localism
-
noun,
a word, phrase, pronunciation, or manner of speaking that is peculiar to one locality.
- linoleum
-
noun,
a hard, washable floor covering formed by coating burlap or canvas with linseed oil, powdered cork, and rosin, and adding pigments to create the desired colors and patterns.
- bismanol
-
noun,
a highly ferromagnetic alloy of bismuth and manganese, having a high degree of magnetic force.
- Solimena
-
noun,
Francesco [frahn-ches-kaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1657–1747, Italian painter.
- bacillus
-
noun,
any rod-shaped or cylindrical bacterium of the genus Bacillus, comprising spore-producing bacteria.
- baculine
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adjective,
pertaining to the rod or its use in punishing:
- lupulins
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noun,
the glandular hairs of the hop, Humulus lupulus, formerly used in medicine as a sedative.
- Semillon
-
noun,
a variety of white grape used in winemaking, especially in France in the Sauternes district of Bordeaux.
- semolina
-
noun,
a granular, milled product of durum wheat, consisting almost entirely of endosperm particles, used chiefly in the making of pasta.
- bailsmen
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noun,
a person who gives bail or acts as surety.
- bluesman
-
noun,
a musician who sings or plays blues.
- sociable
-
noun,
Chiefly Northern and Midland U.S. an informal social gathering, especially of members of a church.
- bioclean
-
adjective,
free or almost free from harmful microorganisms.
- lunacies
-
noun,
insanity; mental disorder.
- binocles
-
noun,
binocular (def 1).
- melanous
-
adjective,
having a dark, swarthy complexion and dark-colored hair.
- nucellus
-
noun,
the central cellular mass of the body of the ovule, containing the embryo sac.
- bimensal
-
adjective,
occurring once in two months; bimonthly.
- bimanous
-
adjective,
having two hands, especially as distinct from feet.
- nubilous
-
adjective,
cloudy or foggy.
- manciple
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noun,
an officer or steward of a monastery, college, etc., authorized to purchase provisions.
- Belmopan
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Belize, in the central part.
- manilles
-
noun,
the second highest trump in certain card games, as the seven of trumps in omber or nine of trumps in klaberjass.
- beaucoup
-
adjective,
many; numerous; much:
- bonspiel
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noun,
a competition or meet in curling at which teams from several clubs or districts compete with one another.
- luminous
-
adjective,
radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright.
- sacellum
-
noun,
a small chapel, as a monument within a church.
- calomels
-
noun,
a white, tasteless powder, Hg 2 Cl 2 , used chiefly as a purgative and fungicide.
- cembalos
-
noun,
harpsichord.
- neoplasm
-
noun,
a new, often uncontrolled growth of abnormal tissue; tumor.
- lobelias
-
noun,
any herbaceous or woody plant of the genus Lobelia, having long clusters of blue, red, yellow, or white flowers.
- capelins
-
noun,
either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.
- canopies
-
noun,
a covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object.
- campions
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genera Lychnis and Silene, having white, pink, or reddish flowers.
- spiculum
-
noun,
a small, needlelike body, part, process, or the like.
- camisole
-
noun,
a short garment worn underneath a sheer bodice to conceal the underwear.
- apiculus
-
noun,
a small point or tip.
- Spellman
-
noun,
Francis Joseph, Cardinal, 1889–1967, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman: archbishop of New York 1939–67.
- apolunes
-
noun,
the point in a lunar orbit that is farthest from the moon.
- sea-lion
-
noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- speculum
-
noun,
a mirror or reflector, especially one of polished metal, as on a reflecting telescope.
- Apuleius
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noun,
Lucius, a.d. 125?–180, Roman philosopher and satirist.
- Calliope
-
noun,
Also called steam organ. a musical instrument consisting of a set of harsh-sounding steam whistles that are activated by a keyboard.
- olibanum
-
noun,
frankincense.
- scallion
-
noun,
any onion that does not form a large bulb; green onion.
- bullions
-
noun,
gold or silver considered in mass rather than in value.
- bullaces
-
noun,
the damson.
- scapulo-
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- scullion
-
noun,
a kitchen servant who does menial work.
- nobelium
-
noun,
a transuranic element in the actinium series. Symbol: No; atomic number: 102.
- allspice
-
noun,
the dried, unripe berries of an aromatic tropical American tree, Pimenta dioica, used whole or ground as a spice.
- pucellas
-
noun,
a tool resembling tongs or shears for handling and shaping molten glass.
- pelicans
-
noun,
any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
- lamp-oil
-
noun,
kerosene.
- lapsible
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adjective,
lapsable.
- culpable
-
adjective,
deserving blame or censure; blameworthy.
- aesculin
-
noun,
esculin.
- albumins
-
noun,
any of a class of simple, sulfur-containing, water-soluble proteins that coagulate when heated, occurring in egg white, milk, blood, and other animal and vegetable tissues and secretions.
- escallop
-
noun,
scallop.
- laconism
-
noun,
laconic brevity.
- albumens
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- panicles
-
noun,
a compound raceme.
- polemics
-
noun,
the art or practice of disputation or controversy:
- pleonasm
-
noun,
the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
- inoculum
-
noun,
the substance used to make an inoculation.
- lampions
-
noun,
a small lamp, especially a small oil lamp with a tinted glass chimney, formerly very popular as a source of illumination on carriages.
- cullions
-
noun,
a base or vile fellow.
- musculo-
-
- laminous
-
adjective,
laminate; laminose.
- lacunose
-
adjective,
full of or having lacunae.
- placebos
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical, Pharmacology.
a substance having no pharmacological effect but given merely to satisfy a patient who supposes it to be a medicine.
a substance having no pharmacological effect but administered as a control in testing experimentally or clinically the efficacy of a biologically active preparation.
- lacunule
-
noun,
a small lacuna.
- Pilumnus
-
noun,
one of two ancient gods of fertility.
- laminose
-
adjective,
laminate; laminar.
- Paulinus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 644, Roman missionary in England with Augustine: 1st archbishop of York 633–644.
- pi-meson
-
noun,
pion.
- Ipsambul
-
noun,
Abu Simbel.
- plumbous
-
adjective,
containing bivalent lead.
- Mollusca
-
noun,
the phylum comprising the mollusks.
- Alcinous
-
noun,
king of the Phaeacians and father of Nausicaä and Laodamas.
- pinballs
-
noun,
any of various games played on a sloping, glass-topped table presenting a field of colorful, knoblike target pins and rails, the object usually being to shoot a ball, driven by a spring, up a side passage and cause it to roll back down against these projections and through channels, which electrically flash or ring and record the score.
- musicale
-
noun,
a music program forming the main part of a social occasion.
- alembics
-
noun,
a vessel with a beaked cap or head, formerly used in distilling.
- palm-oil
-
noun,
a yellow butterlike oil derived from the fruit of the oil palm and used as an edible fat and for making soap, candles, etc.
- emulsion
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. any colloidal suspension of a liquid in another liquid.
- mulleins
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Verbascum, of the figwort family, native to the Old World, especially V. thapsus, a tall plant with woolly leaves and a dense spike of yellow flowers.
- palliums
-
noun,
a large, rectangular mantle worn by men in ancient Greece and Rome.
- isolable
-
adjective,
capable of being isolated.
- unclamps
-
verb (used with object),
to undo the clamps of:
- poulaine
-
noun,
a shoe or boot with an elongated pointed toe, fashionable in the 15th century.
- impanels
-
verb (used with object),
to enter on a panel or list for jury duty.
- pembinas
-
noun,
highbush cranberry.
- losable
-
adjective,
susceptible to becoming lost.
- placebo
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical, Pharmacology.
a substance having no pharmacological effect but given merely to satisfy a patient who supposes it to be a medicine.
a substance having no pharmacological effect but administered as a control in testing experimentally or clinically the efficacy of a biologically active preparation.
- Seconal
-
- caesium
-
noun,
cesium.
- sanicle
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- epinaos
-
noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- espanol
-
noun,
the Spanish language.
- bonacis
-
noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- lumpens
-
noun,
a lumpen individual or group.
- boucles
-
noun,
yarn with loops producing a rough, nubby appearance on woven or knitted fabrics.
- scallop
-
noun,
any of the bivalve mollusks of the genus Argopecten (Pecten) and related genera that swim by rapidly clapping the fluted shell valves together.
- Eunomia
-
noun,
one of the Horae: the personification of order.
- scaleup
-
noun,
an increase in size, quantity, or activity according to a fixed scale or proportion:
- oilcups
-
noun,
a closed cup or can supplying lubricant to a bearing or bearings.
- boulles
-
noun,
buhl.
- bullies
-
noun,
a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people.
- Epsilon
-
noun,
the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (E, ε).
- oilcans
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- scopula
-
noun,
a dense tuft of hairs, as on the feet of certain spiders.
- bullace
-
noun,
the damson.
- Scullin
-
noun,
James Henry, 1876–1953, Australian statesman: prime minister 1929–31.
- pencils
-
noun,
a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- ocellus
-
noun,
a type of simple eye common to invertebrates, consisting of retinal cells, pigments, and nerve fibers.
- sculpin
-
noun,
any small, freshwater fish of the genus Cottus, of the family Cottidae, having a large head with one or more spines on each side; bullhead.
- pinoles
-
noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- scumble
-
noun,
the act or technique of scumbling.
- Bullion
-
noun,
gold or silver considered in mass rather than in value.
- Pembina
-
noun,
highbush cranberry.
- bullous
-
adjective,
pertaining to, similar to, or characterized by bullae.
- bunuelo
-
noun,
a thin, round, fried pastry, often dusted with cinnamon sugar.
- Luminal
-
- esculin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble glucoside, C 15 H 16 O 9 , obtained from the bark of the common horse chestnut and used chiefly in skin preparations as a protective against sunburn.
- bounces
-
noun,
a bound or rebound:
- scalpel
-
noun,
a small, light, usually straight knife used in surgical and anatomical operations and dissections.
- consume
-
verb (used with object),
to destroy or expend by use; use up.
- Oceanus
-
noun,
a Titan who was the son of Uranus and Gaea, the consort of Tethys, and the father of the river gods and Oceanids.
- impales
-
verb (used with object),
to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
- billmen
-
noun,
bill3 (def 2).
- billman
-
noun,
bill3 (def 2).
- inclasp
-
verb (used with object),
enclasp.
- malices
-
noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- Malines
-
noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- malison
-
noun,
a curse.
- malleus
-
noun,
the outermost of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of mammals.
Also called hammer.
Compare incus (def 1), stapes.
- malonic
-
adjective,
of or derived from malonic acid; propanedioic.
- bemoans
-
verb (used with object),
to express distress or grief over; lament:
- impanel
-
verb (used with object),
to enter on a panel or list for jury duty.
- inclose
-
verb (used with object),
enclose.
- Bellona
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of war.
- bellman
-
noun,
a bellhop.
- manille
-
noun,
the second highest trump in certain card games, as the seven of trumps in omber or nine of trumps in klaberjass.
- impones
-
verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- Belasco
-
noun,
David, 1854–1931, U.S. playwright, actor, and producer.
- slip-on
-
noun,
something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
- beclasp
-
verb (used with object),
to clasp all around or on all sides.
- becalms
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive (a sailing vessel) of the wind necessary to move it; subject to a calm:
- maniocs
-
noun,
cassava.
- impulse
-
noun,
the influence of a particular feeling, mental state, etc.:
- billons
-
noun,
an alloy used in coinage, consisting of gold or silver with a larger amount of base metal.
- incluse
-
noun,
recluse (def 2).
- lupines
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Lupinus, of the legume family, as L. albus (white lupine) of Europe, bearing edible seeds, or L. perennis, of the eastern U.S., having tall, dense clusters of blue, pink, or white flowers.
- Cimabue
-
noun,
Giovanni [jaw-vahn-nee] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni/ (Show IPA), (Cenni di Pepo) c1240–1302? Italian painter and mosaicist.
- lupulin
-
noun,
the glandular hairs of the hop, Humulus lupulus, formerly used in medicine as a sedative.
- pinball
-
noun,
any of various games played on a sloping, glass-topped table presenting a field of colorful, knoblike target pins and rails, the object usually being to shoot a ball, driven by a spring, up a side passage and cause it to roll back down against these projections and through channels, which electrically flash or ring and record the score.
- inulase
-
noun,
an enzyme that converts insulin to levulose.
- seminal
-
adjective,
pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- pilules
-
noun,
a small pill (contrasted with bolus).
- numbles
-
plural noun,
certain of the inward parts of an animal, especially of a deer, used as food.
- insculp
-
verb (used with object),
to carve in or on something; engrave.
- inscape
-
noun,
the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.
- nucleus
-
noun,
a central part about which other parts are grouped or gathered; core:
- inlaces
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- incomes
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- macules
-
noun,
mackle.
- Illampu
-
noun,
a peak of Mount Sorata.
- nucleo-
-
- illumes
-
verb (used with object),
to illuminate.
- biplane
-
noun,
an airplane with two sets of wings, one above and usually slightly forward of the other.
- Simplon
-
noun,
a mountain pass in S Switzerland, in the Lepontine Alps: crossed by a carriage road constructed 1800–06 on Napoleon's orders. 6592 feet (2010 meters) high.
- ill-use
-
noun,
Also, ill-usage. bad, unjust, or cruel treatment.
- pileous
-
adjective,
hairy or furry.
- binocle
-
noun,
binocular (def 1).
- incubus
-
noun,
an imaginary demon or evil spirit supposed to descend upon sleeping persons, especially one fabled to have sexual intercourse with women during their sleep.
Compare succubus (def 1).
- obelias
-
noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- camions
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- callose
-
noun,
callus (def 2).
- pneumo-
-
- Collins
-
noun,
a tall drink made with gin, whiskey, rum, or vodka, and lemon or lime juice, soda water, and sugar.
- cumulo-
-
- Coleman
-
noun,
Cy (Seymour Kaufman) 1929–2004, U.S. theatrical composer and jazz pianist.
- panicle
-
noun,
a compound raceme.
- cupolas
-
noun,
Architecture.
a light structure on a dome or roof, serving as a belfry, lantern, or belvedere.
a dome, especially one covering a circular or polygonal area.
- cupules
-
noun,
Botany.
a cup-shaped whorl of hardened, cohering bracts, as in the acorn.
a cup-shaped outgrowth of the thallus of certain liverworts.
the apothecium of a cup fungus.
- publics
-
noun,
the people constituting a community, state, or nation.
- pabulum
-
noun,
something that nourishes an animal or vegetable organism; food; nutriment.
- polemic
-
noun,
a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- coalbin
-
noun,
a bin used for holding coal.
- Columba
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 521–597, Irish missionary in Scotland.
- pneumas
-
noun,
the vital spirit; the soul.
- pueblos
-
noun,
a communal structure for multiple dwelling and defensive purposes of certain agricultural Indians of the southwestern U.S.: built of adobe or stone, typically many-storied and terraced, the structures were often placed against cliff walls, with entry through the roof by ladder.
- Clusium
-
noun,
ancient name of Chiusi.
- clubmen
-
noun,
a man who belongs to a club, especially a fashionable club, and is active in club life.
- clubman
-
noun,
a man who belongs to a club, especially a fashionable club, and is active in club life.
- lampion
-
noun,
a small lamp, especially a small oil lamp with a tinted glass chimney, formerly very popular as a source of illumination on carriages.
- 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.
- closeup
-
noun,
a photograph taken at close range or with a long focal-length lens, on a relatively large scale.
- plumule
-
noun,
Botany. the bud of the ascending axis of a plant while still in the embryo.
- leucoma
-
noun,
leukoma.
- Cullman
-
noun,
a city in N Alabama.
- Pullman
-
noun,
(often lowercase). Also called Pullman case. a large suitcase.
- ponceau
-
noun,
a vivid red to reddish-orange color.
- coniums
-
noun,
the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum.
- pounces
-
noun,
the claw or talon of a bird of prey.
- Lenclos
-
noun,
Anne [ahn,, an] /ɑn,, an/ (Show IPA), (Ninon de Lenclos) 1620–1705? French courtesan and wit.
- copulas
-
noun,
something that connects or links together.
- Coueism
-
noun,
a method of self-help stressing autosuggestion, popular especially in the U.S. c1920 and featuring the slogan “Day by day in every way I am getting better and better.”.
- counsel
-
noun,
advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another.
- Lecuona
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1963, Cuban composer.
- couples
-
noun,
two of the same sort considered together; pair.
- pallium
-
noun,
a large, rectangular mantle worn by men in ancient Greece and Rome.
- compile
-
verb (used with object),
to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work.
- cullion
-
noun,
a base or vile fellow.
- piceous
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling pitch.
- Comines
-
noun,
Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), 1445?–1511? French historian and diplomat.
- pomaces
-
noun,
the pulpy residue from apples or similar fruit after crushing and pressing, as in cider making.
- combine
-
noun,
a combination.
- Palouse
-
noun,
a river in NW Idaho and SW Washington, flowing W and S to the Snake River. 140 miles (225 km) long.
- paillon
-
noun,
a sheet of thin metallic foil used decoratively in enameling and gilding.
- Lesbian
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Lesbos.
- launces
-
noun,
sand lance.
- pollens
-
noun,
the fertilizing element of flowering plants, consisting of fine, powdery, yellowish grains or spores, sometimes in masses.
- cullies
-
noun,
Archaic. a dupe.
- pull-in
-
noun, adjective,
drive-in.
- pull-on
-
noun,
an item of apparel that is pulled on, as a sweater or glove.
- pelican
-
noun,
any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
- plasmo-
-
- elusion
-
noun,
the act of eluding; evasion.
- lobules
-
noun,
a small lobe.
- lobulus
-
noun,
a lobule.
- locales
-
noun,
a place or locality, especially with reference to events or circumstances connected with it:
- embolic
-
adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to an embolus or to embolism.
- embolus
-
noun,
undissolved material carried by the blood and impacted in some part of the vascular system, as thrombi or fragments of thrombi, tissue fragments, clumps of bacteria, protozoan parasites, fat globules, or gas bubbles.
- Campion
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genera Lychnis and Silene, having white, pink, or reddish flowers.
- emulous
-
adjective,
desirous of equaling or excelling; filled with emulation:
- Camoens
-
noun,
Luis Vaz de [loo-eesh vahzh duh] /luˈiʃ vɑʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1524?–80, Portuguese poet.
- Poulenc
-
noun,
Francis [frahn-sees] /frɑ̃ˈsis/ (Show IPA), 1899–1963, French composer and pianist.
- capelin
-
noun,
either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.
- locules
-
noun,
a small compartment or chamber, as the pollen-containing cavity within an anther.
- loculus
-
noun,
Biology. locule.
- plasmin
-
noun,
fibrinolysin.
- omnibus
-
noun,
bus1 (def 1).
- encamps
-
verb (used with object),
to make into a camp.
- enclasp
-
verb (used with object),
to hold in or as in a clasp or embrace.
- encomia
-
noun,
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
- calomel
-
noun,
a white, tasteless powder, Hg 2 Cl 2 , used chiefly as a purgative and fungicide.
- call-up
-
noun,
an order to report for active military service.
- callous
-
adjective,
made hard; hardened.
- Canopus
-
noun,
Astronomy. a first-magnitude star in the constellation Carina: the second brightest star in the heavens.
- plenums
-
noun,
the state or a space in which a gas, usually air, is contained at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure.
- clip-on
-
noun,
a clip-on device, ornament, or the like.
- cinemas
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- plumose
-
adjective,
having feathers or plumes; feathered.
- plumbic
-
adjective,
containing lead, especially in the tetravalent state.
- cleanup
-
noun,
the act or process of cleaning up.
- Osmanli
-
noun,
an Ottoman.
- Limulus
-
noun,
a crab of the genus Limulus; horseshoe crab.
- pumelos
-
noun,
pomelo.
- osculum
-
noun,
a small mouthlike aperture, as of a sponge.
- Pauline
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pumices
-
noun,
Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
- lineups
-
noun,
a particular order or disposition of persons or things as arranged or drawn up for action, inspection, etc.
- caplins
-
noun,
capelin.
- lioncel
-
noun,
a lion: so called when three or more are displayed on an escutcheon.
- Ellison
-
noun,
Ralph (Waldo) [wawl-doh,, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/ (Show IPA), 1914–1994, U.S. novelist, essayist, and lecturer.
- pliable
-
adjective,
easily bent; flexible; supple:
- cembalo
-
noun,
harpsichord.
- Celosia
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- lipomas
-
noun,
a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- Opaline
-
adjective,
of or like opal; opalescent.
- cauline
-
adjective,
of or relating to a stem, especially pertaining to or arising from the upper part of a stem.
- capsule
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a gelatinous case enclosing a dose of medicine.
- Lobelia
-
noun,
any herbaceous or woody plant of the genus Lobelia, having long clusters of blue, red, yellow, or white flowers.
- maniple
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a subdivision of a legion, consisting of 60 or 120 men.
- compels
-
verb (used with object),
to force or drive, especially to a course of action:
- menials
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- spancel
-
noun,
a noosed rope with which to hobble an animal, especially a horse or cow.
- Amulius
-
noun,
a son of Proca who revolted against his brother Numitor and seized the throne of Alba Longa.
- albinos
-
noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- Albinus
-
noun,
Alcuin.
- uncoils
-
verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- spleno-
-
- Moebius
-
noun,
August Ferdinand, Möbius, August Ferdinand.
- almuces
-
noun,
a furred hood or hooded cape with long ends hanging down in front, formerly worn by the clergy.
- splenic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, connected with, or affecting the spleen:
- ballism
-
noun,
a condition characterized by twisting, shaking, and jerking motions.
- ballons
-
noun,
the lightness and grace of movement that make a dancer appear buoyant.
- spaniel
-
noun,
one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
- sunlamp
-
noun,
a lamp that generates ultraviolet rays, used as a therapeutic device, for obtaining an artificial suntan, etc.
- Nicolle
-
noun,
Charles [sharl] /ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, French physician: Nobel prize 1928.
- unclose
-
verb (used with or without object),
to bring or come out of a closed state; open.
- alliums
-
noun,
any bulbous plant belonging to the genus Allium, of the amaryllis family, having an onion odor and flowers in a round cluster, including the onion, leek, shallot, garlic, and chive.
- special
-
noun,
a special person or thing.
- melano-
-
- melanic
-
adjective,
Pathology. melanotic.
- apolune
-
noun,
the point in a lunar orbit that is farthest from the moon.
- spinule
-
noun,
a small spine.
- musical
-
noun,
Also called musical comedy. a play or motion picture in which the story line is interspersed with or developed by songs, dances, and the like.
- Allison
-
noun,
Donald ("Donnie") born 1939, and his brother, Robert, (Bobby), born 1937, U.S. racing-car drivers.
- upscale
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) elegant, elite, privileged persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- alpines
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- sunbeam
-
noun,
a beam or ray of sunlight.
- unclasp
-
verb (used with object),
to undo the clasp or clasps of; unfasten.
- soluble
-
noun,
something soluble.
- no-ball
-
noun,
an unfairly bowled ball.
- Sublime
-
noun,
the sublime.
the realm of things that are sublime:
the quality of being sublime:
the greatest or supreme degree.
- auspice
-
noun,
Usually, auspices. patronage; support; sponsorship:
- amoebic
-
adjective,
amebic.
- Nelumbo
-
noun,
lotus (def 3).
- mouille
-
adjective,
palatal or palatalized, especially referring to sounds spelled ll and ñ in Spanish, gl and gn in Italian, etc.
- umbonal
-
adjective,
having the shape or appearance of an umbo; bosslike:
- anisole
-
noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- nebulas
-
noun,
Astronomy.
Also called diffuse nebula. a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. Compare dark nebula, emission nebula, reflection nebula.
(formerly) any celestial object that appears nebulous, hazy, or fuzzy, and extended in a telescope view.
- spumone
-
noun,
an Italian style of ice cream of a very fine and smooth texture, usually containing layers of various colors and flavors and chopped fruit or nuts.
- Ampelos
-
noun,
a satyr who was placed among the stars by Dionysus.
- unlaces
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- unpiles
-
verb (used with object),
to disentangle or remove from a piled condition:
- Amboise
-
noun,
a town in central France, E of Tours: castle.
- Mencius
-
noun,
c380–289 b.c, Chinese philosopher.
- muscone
-
noun,
an oily, very slightly water-soluble, large cyclic ketone containing a 15-membered ring, C 16 H 30 O, obtained from musk: used in the perfume industry.
- ambiens
-
- miscall
-
verb (used with object),
to call by a wrong name.
- alumnus
-
noun,
a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- ampules
-
noun,
a sealed glass or plastic bulb containing solutions for hypodermic injection.
- mobcaps
-
noun,
a soft cloth cap with a full crown, fitting down over the ears and frequently tying beneath the chin, formerly worn indoors by women.
- mobiles
-
noun,
a piece of sculpture having delicately balanced units constructed of rods and sheets of metal or other material suspended in midair by wire or twine so that the individual parts can move independently, as when stirred by a breeze.
Compare stabile (def 3).
- acinous
-
adjective,
consisting of acini.
- Moulins
-
noun,
a nearly vertical shaft or cavity worn in a glacier by surface water falling through a crack in the ice.
- upsilon
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet (Υ, υ).
- ballium
-
noun,
bailey.
- unclamp
-
verb (used with object),
to undo the clamps of:
- Mineola
-
noun,
a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- Masonic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or characteristic of Freemasons or Freemasonry.
- aplombs
-
noun,
imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance.
- minable
-
adjective,
capable of being mined, especially profitably.
- uncials
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- bascule
-
noun,
a device operating like a balance or seesaw, especially an arrangement of a movable bridge (bascule bridge) by which the rising floor or section is counterbalanced by a weight.
- nombles
-
plural noun,
numbles.
- spicule
-
noun,
a small or minute, slender, sharp-pointed body or part; a small, needlelike crystal, process, or the like.
- albumin
-
noun,
any of a class of simple, sulfur-containing, water-soluble proteins that coagulate when heated, occurring in egg white, milk, blood, and other animal and vegetable tissues and secretions.
- spicula
-
noun,
a spicule.
- albumen
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- McAllen
-
noun,
a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.
- mullein
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Verbascum, of the figwort family, native to the Old World, especially V. thapsus, a tall plant with woolly leaves and a dense spike of yellow flowers.
- Alebion
-
noun,
a son of Poseidon who, with his brother Dercynus, was killed by Hercules while attempting to steal the cattle that Hercules had taken from Geryon.
- monesia
-
noun,
a preparation extracted from the bark of a South American tree, Pradosia lactescens, and used chiefly as an astringent and as an expectorant.
- alembic
-
noun,
a vessel with a beaked cap or head, formerly used in distilling.
- mullion
-
noun,
a vertical member, as of stone or wood, between the lights of a window, the panels in wainscoting, or the like.
- acumens
-
noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- aculeus
-
noun,
Also, acus. the modified ovipositor or sting of certain hymenopterous insects.
- Capone
-
noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- plano-
-
- capons
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- moulin
-
noun,
a nearly vertical shaft or cavity worn in a glacier by surface water falling through a crack in the ice.
- limens
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- animus
-
noun,
strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
- opacus
-
adjective,
(of a cloud) dense enough to obscure the sun or moon.
- plenum
-
noun,
the state or a space in which a gas, usually air, is contained at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure.
- muslin
-
noun,
a cotton fabric made in various degrees of fineness and often printed, woven, or embroidered in patterns, especially a cotton fabric of plain weave, used for sheets and for a variety of other purposes.
- uncaps
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- ampule
-
noun,
a sealed glass or plastic bulb containing solutions for hypodermic injection.
- amnios
-
- Miseno
-
noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- cleans
-
- aniso-
-
- limbus
-
noun,
limbo1 .
- amoles
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- limbas
-
noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- pullus
-
noun,
a young bird; a chick.
- clomps
-
verb (used without object),
clump (def 6).
- miscue
-
noun,
Sports. a failure to execute a play, stroke, or maneuver properly; an error.
- clones
-
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.
- Salmon
-
noun,
a marine and freshwater food fish, Salmo salar, of the family Salmonidae, having pink flesh, inhabiting waters off the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America near the mouths of large rivers, which it enters to spawn.
- clonus
-
noun,
a rapid succession of flexions and extensions of a group of muscles, usually signifying an affection of the brain or spinal cord.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- Laclos
-
noun,
Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de [pyer ahn-brwaz frahn-swa shaw der-loh duh] /pyɛr ɑ̃ˈbrwaz frɑ̃ˈswa ʃɔ dɛrˈloʊ də/ (Show IPA), 1741–1803, French general and writer.
- suable
-
adjective,
liable to be sued; capable of being sued.
- plasm-
-
- labium
-
noun,
a lip or liplike part.
- clino-
-
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- unable
-
adjective,
lacking the necessary power, competence, etc., to accomplish some specified act:
- limbos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Theology. a region on the border of hell or heaven, serving as the abode after death of unbaptized infants (limbo of infants) and of the righteous who died before the coming of Christ (limbo of the fathers or limbo of the patriarchs)
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- nopals
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- climbs
-
noun,
a climbing; an ascent by climbing:
- L-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
- llanos
-
noun,
an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
- clause
-
noun,
Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
- Empson
-
noun,
William, 1906–84, English critic and poet.
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- encamp
-
verb (used with object),
to make into a camp.
- lipoma
-
noun,
a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- anemo-
-
- aecium
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- labels
-
noun,
a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
- Cibola
-
noun,
the Seven Cities of, legendary cities of great wealth believed by earlier Spanish explorers to exist in the SW United States.
- cellos
-
noun,
the second largest member of the violin family, rested vertically on the floor between the performer's knees when being played.
- linums
-
noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- cesium
-
noun,
a rare, highly reactive, soft, metallic element of the alkali metal group, used chiefly in photoelectric cells. Symbol: Cs; atomic weight: 132.905; atomic number: 55; specific gravity: 1.9 at 20°C; melts at 28.5°C.
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- Sabine
-
noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- lipase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- celoms
-
noun,
coelom.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- Aeolus
-
noun,
the ruler of the winds.
- Plauen
-
noun,
a city in E Germany.
- spinel
-
noun,
any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
- opiums
-
noun,
the dried, condensed juice of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic, soporific, analgesic, and astringent effect and contains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids used in medicine in their isolated or derived forms: a narcotic substance, poisonous in large doses.
- Lionel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leon.
- uncial
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- splen-
-
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- pumice
-
noun,
Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
- uncase
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- C-bias
-
noun,
grid bias.
- labio-
-
- pumelo
-
noun,
pomelo.
- spline
-
noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- pecans
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- ceibas
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- clamps
-
noun,
a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- splice
-
noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- claims
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- amino-
-
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- pleio-
-
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- labile
-
adjective,
apt or likely to change.
- Lisbon
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Portugal, in the SW part, on the Tagus estuary.
- lineal
-
adjective,
being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- cinema
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- lineup
-
noun,
a particular order or disposition of persons or things as arranged or drawn up for action, inspection, etc.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- ounces
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- busman
-
noun,
a person who operates a bus.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Pascin
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
- Cousin
-
noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- Ulpian
-
noun,
(Domitius Ulpianus) died a.d. 288? Roman jurist.
- molies
-
noun,
an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe.
- couple
-
noun,
two of the same sort considered together; pair.
- coupes
-
noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- Pansil
-
noun,
Pancha Sila.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- Allies
-
noun,
plural of ally.
- coulis
-
noun,
a sauce made with puréed vegetables or fruit and used as a base or garnish.
- all-in
-
adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- Leipoa
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- copula
-
noun,
something that connects or links together.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- copies
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- lemans
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- copens
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- Lemnos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 186 sq. mi. (480 sq. km). Capital: Myrina.
- Allium
-
noun,
any bulbous plant belonging to the genus Allium, of the amaryllis family, having an onion odor and flowers in a round cluster, including the onion, leek, shallot, garlic, and chive.
- copals
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- paleon
-
- paleo-
-
- consul
-
noun,
an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
- supine
-
noun,
(in Latin) a noun form derived from verbs, appearing only in the accusative and the dative-ablative, as dictū in mirābile dictū, “wonderful to say.”.
- pocill
-
- Alboin
-
noun,
died a.d. 573? king of the Langobards 561?–573?
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- monial
-
noun,
a mullion.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Culion
-
noun,
an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km).
- cuneal
-
adjective,
wedgelike; wedge-shaped.
- cuneus
-
noun,
Anatomy. a wedge-shaped convolution on the medial surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum.
- polies
-
noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- Alcuin
-
noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- lapins
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- police
-
noun,
Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- cupels
-
noun,
a small, cuplike, porous container, usually made of bone ash, used in assaying, as for separating gold and silver from lead.
- cullis
-
noun,
a gutter, as at the eaves of a roof.
- cupola
-
noun,
Architecture.
a light structure on a dome or roof, serving as a belfry, lantern, or belvedere.
a dome, especially one covering a circular or polygonal area.
- Mollie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary or Milicent.
- Cullen
-
noun,
Countee [koun-tey,, -tee] /kaʊnˈteɪ,, -ˈti/ (Show IPA), 1903–46, U.S. poet.
- panels
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- Pollen
-
noun,
the fertilizing element of flowering plants, consisting of fine, powdery, yellowish grains or spores, sometimes in masses.
- ponces
-
noun,
a pimp.
- alible
-
adjective,
nutritive; nourishing.
- albums
-
noun,
a bound or loose-leaf book consisting of blank pages, pockets, envelopes, etc., for storing or displaying photographs, stamps, or the like, or for collecting autographs.
a digital collection of photographs, stored on a computer or mobile device for viewing, displaying, or sharing.
- Launce
-
noun,
sand lance.
- Cubism
-
noun,
a style of painting and sculpture developed in the early 20th century, characterized chiefly by an emphasis on formal structure, the reduction of natural forms to their geometrical equivalents, and the organization of the planes of a represented object independently of representational requirements.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- pomace
-
noun,
the pulpy residue from apples or similar fruit after crushing and pressing, as in cider making.
- Moline
-
noun,
a city in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi.
- Molina
-
noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- cupule
-
noun,
Botany.
a cup-shaped whorl of hardened, cohering bracts, as in the acorn.
a cup-shaped outgrowth of the thallus of certain liverworts.
the apothecium of a cup fungus.
- 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.
- Poncas
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- ulluco
-
noun,
a trailing South American perennial herb, Ullucus tuberosus, bearing fleshy tubers.
- Conium
-
noun,
the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum.
- pounce
-
noun,
the claw or talon of a bird of prey.
- clumps
-
noun,
a small, close group or cluster, especially of trees or other plants.
- amebic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling an ameba.
- collab
-
- ambles
-
noun,
an ambling gait.
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Leucon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having a thick body wall with a highly branched canal system leading into the spongocoel.
- Colima
-
noun,
a state in SW Mexico, on the Pacific Coast. 2010 sq. mi. (5205 sq. km).
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- Coleus
-
noun,
any of several tropical Asian or African plants belonging to the genus Coleus, of the mint family, certain species of which are cultivated for their showy, colored foliage and blue flowers.
- paeons
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- liable
-
adjective,
legally responsible:
- umbles
-
plural noun,
numbles.
- Public
-
noun,
the people constituting a community, state, or nation.
- nebula
-
noun,
Astronomy.
Also called diffuse nebula. a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. Compare dark nebula, emission nebula, reflection nebula.
(formerly) any celestial object that appears nebulous, hazy, or fuzzy, and extended in a telescope view.
- cobles
-
noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- collun
-
- libels
-
noun,
Law.
defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures.
the act or crime of publishing it.
a formal written declaration or statement, as one containing the allegations of a plaintiff or the grounds of a charge.
- cobias
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- 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.
- sullen
-
adjective,
showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve.
- Pablum
-
noun,
(lowercase) trite, naive, or simplistic ideas or writings; intellectual pap.
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- amicus
-
noun,
a philanthropist.
- Puebla
-
noun,
a state in S central Mexico. 13,124 sq. mi. (33,990 sq. km).
- Pueblo
-
noun,
a communal structure for multiple dwelling and defensive purposes of certain agricultural Indians of the southwestern U.S.: built of adobe or stone, typically many-storied and terraced, the structures were often placed against cliff walls, with entry through the roof by ladder.
- cnemis
-
noun,
the tibia or shin.
- puisne
-
noun,
an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.
- Mosaic
-
noun,
a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- Collie
-
noun,
one of a breed of dogs having a usually long, black, tan, and white or sable and white coat, raised originally in Scotland for herding sheep.
- leuco-
-
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Monica
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pneuma
-
noun,
the vital spirit; the soul.
- Albion
-
noun,
Alebion.
- almous
-
noun,
alms.
- Naples
-
noun,
Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
- almuce
-
noun,
a furred hood or hooded cape with long ends hanging down in front, formerly worn by the clergy.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- Aloeus
-
noun,
a son of Poseidon, husband of Iphimedia, and foster father of Otus and Ephialtes.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- compel
-
verb (used with object),
to force or drive, especially to a course of action:
- Napoli
-
noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- albino
-
noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- Alpine
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- Leucas
-
noun,
Levkas.
- umbels
-
noun,
an inflorescence in which a number of flower stalks or pedicels, nearly equal in length, spread from a common center.
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- Combes
-
noun,
a narrow valley or deep hollow, especially one enclosed on all but one side.
- plumes
-
noun,
a feather.
- Mobius
-
noun,
August Ferdinand [ou-goo st fer-di-nahnt] /ˈaʊ gʊst ˈfɛr dɪˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1790–1868, German mathematician.
- comals
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- sum-up
-
noun,
the act or result of summing up; summary.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- column
-
noun,
Architecture.
a rigid, relatively slender, upright support, composed of relatively few pieces.
a decorative pillar, most often composed of stone and typically having a cylindrical or polygonal shaft with a capital and usually a base.
- Mobile
-
noun,
a piece of sculpture having delicately balanced units constructed of rods and sheets of metal or other material suspended in midair by wire or twine so that the individual parts can move independently, as when stirred by a breeze.
Compare stabile (def 3).
- alumin
-
- alumni
-
noun,
a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- mobcap
-
noun,
a soft cloth cap with a full crown, fitting down over the ears and frequently tying beneath the chin, formerly worn indoors by women.
- Salome
-
noun,
Also, Salomé. the daughter of Herodias, who is said to have danced for Herod Antipas and so pleased him that he granted her mother's request for the head of John the Baptist. Matt. 14:6–11 (not mentioned by name here).
- acumen
-
noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- caplin
-
noun,
capelin.
- unseam
-
verb (used with object),
to open the seam or seams of; undo; rip apart:
- Obelia
-
noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- numis.
-
- pilose
-
adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- socman
-
noun,
sokeman.
- numble
-
plural noun,
certain of the inward parts of an animal, especially of a deer, used as food.
- nullos
-
noun,
(in certain card games) a bid to take no tricks.
- Mabuse
-
noun,
Jan [Flemish yahn] /Flemish yɑn/ (Show IPA), (Jan Gossaert or Gossart) 1478?–1533? Flemish painter.
- Mellon
-
noun,
Andrew William, 1855–1937, U.S. financier: Secretary of the Treasury 1921–32.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- Maceio
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- blouse
-
noun,
a usually lightweight, loose-fitting garment for women and children, covering the body from the neck or shoulders more or less to the waistline, with or without a collar and sleeves, worn inside or outside a skirt, slacks, etc.
- unseal
-
verb (used with object),
to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed:
- Siloam
-
noun,
a spring and pool near Jerusalem. John 9:7.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- macles
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- unsell
-
verb (used with object),
to dissuade from a belief in the desirability, value, wisdom, or truth of something:
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- blancs
-
noun,
a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
- macons
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- blames
-
noun,
an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof:
- Baliol
-
noun,
John de, 1249–1315, king of Scotland 1292–96.
- Blaise
-
noun,
a male given name.
- blains
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- Blaine
-
noun,
James Gillespie [gi-les-pee] /gɪˈlɛs pi/ (Show IPA), 1830–93, U.S. statesman.
- macule
-
noun,
mackle.
- socmen
-
noun,
sokeman.
- obelus
-
noun,
a mark (− or ÷) used in ancient manuscripts to point out spurious, corrupt, doubtful, or superfluous words or passages.
- ballon
-
noun,
the lightness and grace of movement that make a dancer appear buoyant.
- solemn
-
adjective,
grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood:
- Somali
-
noun,
a member of a Hamitic population showing an admixture of Arab, black, and other ancestry, and dwelling in Somalia and adjacent regions.
- boulle
-
noun,
buhl.
- boules
-
noun,
Also called birne. a cylindrical lump of material for synthetic gems, made by the Verneuil process.
- insoul
-
verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- boucle
-
noun,
yarn with loops producing a rough, nubby appearance on woven or knitted fabrics.
- lumpen
-
noun,
a lumpen individual or group.
- spinal
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- Seboim
-
noun,
Zeboim.
- oculus
-
noun,
an eye.
- menial
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- bonsai
-
noun,
a tree or shrub that has been dwarfed, as by pruning the roots and pinching, and is grown in a pot or other container and trained to produce a desired shape or effect.
- lunies
-
noun,
a lunatic.
- iceman
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- bonaci
-
noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- lunula
-
noun,
something shaped like a narrow crescent, as the small, pale area at the base of the fingernail.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- unpile
-
verb (used with object),
to disentangle or remove from a piled condition:
- lupine
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Lupinus, of the legume family, as L. albus (white lupine) of Europe, bearing edible seeds, or L. perennis, of the eastern U.S., having tall, dense clusters of blue, pink, or white flowers.
- Nobile
-
noun,
Umberto [oo m-ber-taw] /ʊmˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and arctic explorer.
- lupoma
-
noun,
any of the tubercles occurring in lupus vulgaris.
- bacons
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- pilule
-
noun,
a small pill (contrasted with bolus).
- Pilsen
-
noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- pilous
-
adjective,
pilose.
- Soemba
-
noun,
Dutch name of Sumba.
- inseam
-
noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- simple
-
noun,
an ignorant, foolish, or gullible person.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- bounce
-
noun,
a bound or rebound:
- manioc
-
noun,
cassava.
- nubias
-
noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- muesli
-
noun,
a breakfast cereal similar to granola, usually consisting of rolled oats and dried fruit.
- bemoan
-
verb (used with object),
to express distress or grief over; lament:
- bemaul
-
verb (used with object),
to maul severely.
- Noumea
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of New Caledonia, on the SW coast.
- Muncie
-
noun,
a city in E Indiana.
- Belloc
-
noun,
Hilaire [hi-lair] /hɪˈlɛər/ (Show IPA), 1870–1953, English essayist, poet, and satirist, born in France.
- impels
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- impone
-
verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- maslin
-
noun,
a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
- Belial
-
noun,
Theology. the spirit of evil personified; the devil; Satan.
- basion
-
noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- mascon
-
noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- impale
-
verb (used with object),
to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
- mascle
-
noun,
a lozenge represented as having a lozenge-shaped hole at the center.
- Baucis
-
noun,
an aged Phrygian peasant woman who, with her husband Philemon, offered hospitality to the disguised Zeus and Hermes: they were rewarded by being saved from a flood and changed into trees.
- becalm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive (a sailing vessel) of the wind necessary to move it; subject to a calm:
- sluice
-
noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- impose
-
Verb phrases,
impose on/upon,
to thrust oneself offensively upon others; intrude.
to take unfair advantage of; misuse (influence, friendship, etc.).
to defraud; cheat; deceive:
- beanos
-
noun,
bingo.
- bauson
-
noun,
a badger (applied contemptuously to people).
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- Slocum
-
noun,
Joshua, 1844–c1910, U.S. mariner, author, and lecturer, born in Nova Scotia.
- Manuel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- beacon
-
noun,
a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.
- piculs
-
noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to 100 catties, or from about 133 to about 143 pounds avoirdupois (60–64 kg).
- Malone
-
noun,
Edmond, 1741–1812, Irish literary critic and Shakespearean scholar.
- SLALOM
-
noun,
Skiing. a downhill race over a winding and zigzag course marked by poles or gates.
Compare giant slalom.
- ballup
-
noun,
a state of confusion; mix-up.
- bancos
-
noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- nuclei
-
noun,
plural of nucleus.
- biomes
-
noun,
a complex biotic community characterized by distinctive plant and animal species and maintained under the climatic conditions of the region, especially such a community that has developed to climax.
- pileus
-
noun,
Mycology. the horizontal portion of a mushroom, bearing gills, tubes, etc., on its underside; a cap.
- pileum
-
noun,
the top of the head of a bird, from the base of the bill to the nape.
- mailes
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- illume
-
verb (used with object),
to illuminate.
- mucins
-
noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- incuse
-
noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- maills
-
noun,
mail3 .
- melan-
-
- bimane
-
noun,
a bimanous animal.
- nobles
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- billon
-
noun,
an alloy used in coinage, consisting of gold or silver with a larger amount of base metal.
- usable
-
adjective,
available or convenient for use:
- Mallon
-
noun,
Mary ("Typhoid Mary") 1869?–1938, U.S. cook, born in Ireland: known immune carrier of typhoid fever who infected many with the disease, institutionalized in 1914.
- income
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- imbues
-
verb (used with object),
to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.:
- Siouan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- bicone
-
noun,
an object shaped like two cones with their bases together.
- Bicols
-
noun,
Bikol.
- malice
-
noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- usance
-
noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- maline
-
noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- meacon
-
verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- mucosa
-
noun,
mucous membrane.
- Bianco
-
noun,
Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
- nubile
-
adjective,
(of a young woman) suitable for marriage, especially in regard to age or physical development; marriageable.
- mucous
-
adjective,
pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling mucus.
- I-beam
-
noun,
a rolled or extruded metal beam having a cross section resembling an I.
Compare H-beam.
- Bosnia
-
noun,
a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- cumins
-
noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- cables
-
noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- Samuel
-
noun,
a judge and prophet of Israel. I Sam. 1–3; 8–15.
- callus
-
noun,
Pathology, Physiology.
a hardened or thickened part of the skin; a callosity.
a new growth of osseous matter at the ends of a fractured bone, serving to unite them.
- callop
-
noun,
golden perch.
- Milles
-
noun,
Carl (Carl Wilhelm Emil Anderson) 1875–1955, U.S. sculptor, born in Sweden.
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- calli-
-
- Calles
-
noun,
Plutarco Elías [ploo-tahr-kaw e-lee-ahs] /pluˈtɑr kɔ ɛˈli ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1877–1945, Mexican general and statesman: president of Mexico 1924–28.
- Ismael
-
noun,
Ishmael (def 1).
- Musial
-
noun,
Stanley Frank ("Stan the Man") 1920–2013, U.S. baseball player.
- oleums
-
noun,
Pharmacology. oil.
- Caelum
-
noun,
the Sculptor's Tool, or Chisel, a small southern constellation between Columba and Eridanus.
- cabmen
-
noun,
cabdriver.
- pencil
-
noun,
a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- aplomb
-
noun,
imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance.
- louies
-
noun,
looie.
- Cabell
-
noun,
James Branch, 1879–1958, U.S. novelist, essayist, and critic.
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- Louise
-
noun,
Lake, a glacial lake in W Canada, in SW Alberta in the Canadian Rockies: resort. 5670 feet (1728 meters) above sea level.
- uncoil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- somni-
-
- niello
-
noun,
a black metallic substance, consisting of silver, copper, lead, and sulfur, with which an incised design or ground is filled to produce an ornamental effect on metal.
- acious
-
- acinus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- Isabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pensil
-
noun,
pencel.
- Busoni
-
noun,
Ferruccio (Benvenuto) [fer-root-chaw ben-ve-noo-taw] /fɛrˈrut tʃɔ ˌbɛn vɛˈnu tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1924, Italian composer and pianist.
- busmen
-
noun,
a person who operates a bus.
- places
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- sample
-
noun,
a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
- aslope
-
adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- Campos
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil, near Rio de Janeiro.
- minces
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- anoles
-
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.
- one-up
-
adverb,
Printing. with only one reproduction of a form per sheet or on a given sheet:
- lobule
-
noun,
a small lobe.
- 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.
- plani-
-
- Anselm
-
noun,
Saint, 1033–1109, archbishop of Canterbury: scholastic theologian and philosopher.
- Pelion
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- ensoul
-
verb (used with object),
to endow with a soul.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- locale
-
noun,
a place or locality, especially with reference to events or circumstances connected with it:
- campus
-
noun,
the grounds, often including the buildings, of a college, university, or school.
- Anubis
-
noun,
the god of tombs and weigher of the hearts of the dead: represented as having the head of a jackal.
- locals
-
noun,
a local train, bus, etc.
- plaice
-
noun,
a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
- Nepali
-
noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- Pellan
-
noun,
Alfred [French al-fred] /French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Canadian painter.
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- locule
-
noun,
a small compartment or chamber, as the pollen-containing cavity within an anther.
- milpas
-
noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- camion
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- Plains
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- apices
-
noun,
a plural of apex.
- cameos
-
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.
- pellas
-
noun,
a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.
- locums
-
noun,
locum tenens.
- cambio
-
noun,
a currency exchange.
- oleins
-
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.
- loupes
-
noun,
any of several varieties of magnifying glasses, used by jewelers and watchmakers, of from 2 to 20 power and intended to fit in the eye socket, to be attached to spectacles, or to be held in the hand.
- Bunuel
-
noun,
Luis [lwees] /lwis/ (Show IPA), 1900–83, Spanish film director.
- mesail
-
noun,
a pivoted piece on a helmet between a visor and a beaver.
- oilcup
-
noun,
a closed cup or can supplying lubricant to a bearing or bearings.
- lulabs
-
noun,
lulav.
- pineal
-
adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- Lublin
-
noun,
a city in E Poland.
- muscle
-
noun,
a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.
- UNESCO
-
noun,
an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
- mesial
-
adjective,
medial.
- lumbo-
-
- unlace
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- Insull
-
noun,
Samuel, 1859–1938, U.S. public utilities magnate, born in England.
- Lucian
-
noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- Lucias
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- Scilla
-
noun,
modern name of Scylla.
- iambus
-
noun,
iamb.
- mescal
-
noun,
an intoxicating beverage distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave.
- Lucius
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- sculp.
-
- pimola
-
noun,
an olive stuffed with red sweet pepper; stuffed olive.
- pibals
-
noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds by theodolitic tracking of a pilot balloon.
- 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.
- mensal
-
adjective,
monthly.
- nimble
-
adjective,
quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active; rapid:
- Pinole
-
noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- scampi
-
noun,
a large shrimp or prawn.
- espial
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- aceous
-
- buncos
-
noun,
bunko.
- lumens
-
noun,
Optics. the unit of luminous flux, equal to the luminous flux emitted in a unit solid angle by a point source of one candle intensity. Abbreviation: lm.
- Nimbus
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a shining cloud sometimes surrounding a deity when on earth.
- lumine
-
verb (used with object),
to illumine.
- souple
-
noun,
silk from which only a portion of the sericin has been removed.
- abseil
-
noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- insula
-
noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- mucus
-
noun,
a viscous, slimy mixture of mucins, water, electrolytes, epithelial cells, and leukocytes that is secreted by glands lining the nasal, esophageal, and other body cavities and serves primarily to protect and lubricate surfaces.
- muons
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- pause
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- insep
-
- insol
-
- insp.
-
- incl.
-
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Pella
-
noun,
a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- Pauli
-
noun,
Wolfgang [woo lf-gang;; German vawlf-gahng] /ˈwʊlf gæŋ;; German ˈvɔlf gɑŋ/ (Show IPA), 1900–58, Austrian physicist in the U.S.: Nobel prize 1945.
- Mosul
-
noun,
a city in N Iraq, on the Tigris, opposite the ruins of Nineveh.
- nabes
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- Musil
-
noun,
Robert, 1880–1942, Austrian writer.
- moues
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- mopes
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- munic
-
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- mucin
-
noun,
any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of the body.
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- Lamus
-
noun,
a son of Hercules and Omphale.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- lames
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- muco-
-
- Pemba
-
noun,
an island near the E coast of equatorial Africa: formerly part of Zanzibar protectorate; now a part of Tanzania. 164,321; 380 sq. mi. (984 sq. km).
- Islam
-
noun,
the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the basic principle of which is absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- label
-
noun,
a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
- MOUSE
-
noun,
any of numerous small Old World rodents of the family Muridae, especially of the genus Mus, introduced widely in other parts of the world.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- pibal
-
noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds by theodolitic tracking of a pilot balloon.
- Musca
-
noun,
the Fly, a small southern constellation between Crux and Chamaeleon.
- music
-
noun,
an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
- in-lb
-
- Nabis
-
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- maple
-
noun,
any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer, species of which are grown as shade or ornamental trees, for timber, or for sap.
Compare maple family.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- Niobe
-
noun,
the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- meso-
-
- lubes
-
noun,
lubricant.
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- Lucas
-
noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- luces
-
noun,
plural of lux.
- lulab
-
noun,
lulav.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Lulea
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- OIcel
-
- lumb-
-
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Lumen
-
noun,
Optics. the unit of luminous flux, equal to the luminous flux emitted in a unit solid angle by a point source of one candle intensity. Abbreviation: lm.
- Nobel
-
noun,
Alfred Bernhard [ahl-fred ber-nahrd] /ˈɑl frɛd ˈbɛr nɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- meno-
-
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Mills
-
noun,
C(harles) Wright, 1916–62, U.S. sociologist.
- Ollie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Oliver.
- ollas
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- losel
-
noun,
a worthless person; scoundrel.
- Louie
-
noun,
looie.
- 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.
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- oleum
-
noun,
Pharmacology. oil.
- loupe
-
noun,
any of several varieties of magnifying glasses, used by jewelers and watchmakers, of from 2 to 20 power and intended to fit in the eye socket, to be attached to spectacles, or to be held in the hand.
- loups
-
noun,
a cloth mask, often of silk or velvet, that covers only half the face.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- micas
-
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.
- louse
-
noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- nills
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- pico-
-
- lumps
-
noun,
a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape:
- ocul-
-
- Milos
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- male-
-
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- malls
-
noun,
Also called shopping mall. a large retail complex containing a variety of stores and often restaurants and other business establishments housed in a series of connected or adjacent buildings or in a single large building.
Compare shopping center.
- Nubia
-
noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- mauls
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- 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.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- masc.
-
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Manue
-
noun,
Manoah.
- Manus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- mails
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- nullo
-
noun,
(in certain card games) a bid to take no tricks.
- Melun
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-et-Marne, in N France.
- Melos
-
noun,
the succession of musical tones constituting a melody.
- melon
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- Lupus
-
noun,
lupus vulgaris.
- mells
-
noun,
a heavy hammer; mallet.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- numbs
-
adjective,
deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move:
- nulls
-
noun,
Electronics. a point of minimum signal reception, as on a radio direction finder or other electronic meter.
- Mabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- maill
-
noun,
mail3 .
- macle
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- Noble
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- melic
-
adjective,
intended to be sung.
- nuci-
-
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- Melia
-
- Melba
-
noun,
(Dame) Nellie (Helen Porter Mitchell Armstrong) 1861–1931, Australian operatic soprano.
- Melas
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- omni-
-
- locus
-
noun,
a place; locality.
- nails
-
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.
- leuc-
-
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- pale-
-
- lenos
-
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.
- moble
-
verb (used with object),
to wrap the head of, as in a hood.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Lepus
-
noun,
the Hare, a small southern constellation south of Orion.
- naso-
-
- moils
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Libau
-
noun,
German name of Liepāja.
- libel
-
noun,
Law.
defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures.
the act or crime of publishing it.
a formal written declaration or statement, as one containing the allegations of a plaintiff or the grounds of a charge.
- Mlles
-
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Pablo
-
noun,
a male given name, Spanish form of Paul.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- molal
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a solution containing one mole of solute per kilogram of solvent.
- Lilac
-
noun,
any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers: the state flower of New Hampshire.
- palls
-
noun,
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- lapel
-
noun,
either of the two parts of a garment folded back on the chest, especially a continuation of a coat collar.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- lapse
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- Names
-
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.
- molls
-
noun,
gun moll.
- panel
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- palms
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- moles
-
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.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Lemon
-
noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- molas
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- ousel
-
noun,
ouzel.
- miso-
-
- locum
-
noun,
locum tenens.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- lipo-
-
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- Lisle
-
noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Llano
-
noun,
an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
- loams
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- onium
-
- opium
-
noun,
the dried, condensed juice of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic, soporific, analgesic, and astringent effect and contains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids used in medicine in their isolated or derived forms: a narcotic substance, poisonous in large doses.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- lobus
-
noun,
a lobe.
- local
-
noun,
a local train, bus, etc.
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- 30-30
-
- milpa
-
noun,
(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- minus
-
noun,
minus sign.
- Lilas
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- misc.
-
- 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.
- limas
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- limba
-
noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- limbo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Theology. a region on the border of hell or heaven, serving as the abode after death of unbaptized infants (limbo of infants) and of the righteous who died before the coming of Christ (limbo of the fathers or limbo of the patriarchs)
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- limns
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- limos
-
noun,
a limousine.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- limps
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Linum
-
noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- limbs
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- Blase
-
adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- cabin
-
noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- bumps
-
noun,
an act or instance of bumping; collision; blow.
- SCAMP
-
noun,
an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
- bunco
-
noun,
bunko.
- amuse
-
verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- scalp
-
noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- scall
-
noun,
dandruff.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- spume
-
noun,
foam, froth, or scum.
- ample
-
adjective,
fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough:
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- Cable
-
noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- Caleb
-
noun,
a Hebrew leader, sent as a spy into the land of Canaan. Num. 13:6.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amin-
-
- calls
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- calms
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- bulls
-
noun,
the male of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos, with sexual organs intact and capable of reproduction.
- Sulla
-
noun,
(Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix) 138–78 b.c, Roman general and statesman: dictator 82–79.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- Bouse
-
noun,
liquor or drink.
- 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.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- BSCom
-
- scull
-
noun,
an oar mounted on a fulcrum at the stern of a small boat and moved from side to side to propel the boat forward.
- SCUBA
-
noun,
a portable breathing device for free-swimming divers, consisting of a mouthpiece joined by hoses to one or two tanks of compressed air that are strapped on the back.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- bulla
-
noun,
a seal attached to an official document, as a papal bull.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- anim.
-
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scelp
-
noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- picul
-
noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to 100 catties, or from about 133 to about 143 pounds avoirdupois (60–64 kg).
- scaup
-
noun,
any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially A. marila (greater scaup) of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish-gray bill.
- Buell
-
noun,
Don Carlos [kahr-lohs] /ˈkɑr loʊs/ (Show IPA), 1818–98, Union general in the U.S. Civil War.
- Bueno
-
interjection,
good; all right.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- bull.
-
abbreviation,
bulletin.
- Calpe
-
noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- Sampo
-
noun,
a magical object or substance that was stolen by Ilmarinen, Vainamoinen, and Lemminkainen from Louhi because of its powers.
- bosun
-
noun,
boatswain.
- cells
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- Salem
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Massachusetts: founded 1626; execution of persons accused of being witches 1692; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- Ceiba
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- Amble
-
noun,
an ambling gait.
- ambi-
-
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- alums
-
noun,
Also called potash alum, potassium alum. a crystalline solid, aluminum potassium sulfate, K 2 SO 4 ⋅Al 2 (SO 4) 3 ⋅24H 2 O, used in medicine as an astringent and styptic, in dyeing and tanning, and in many technical processes.
- cella
-
noun,
the principal enclosed chamber of a classical temple.
- Cello
-
noun,
the second largest member of the violin family, rested vertically on the floor between the performer's knees when being played.
- celom
-
noun,
coelom.
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- alum.
-
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Sable
-
noun,
an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- 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.
- Pusan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- Punic
-
noun,
the language of ancient Carthage, a form of late Phoenician.
- Cilla
-
noun,
a sister of Priam who, with her infant son, was slain by Priam because it had been prophesied that a mother and child of the royal house would cause the destruction of Troy.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- caus.
-
- Camb.
-
- ambos
-
noun,
(in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- 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.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Campo
-
noun,
(in South America) an extensive, nearly level grassland plain.
- camps
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- Sumac
-
noun,
any of several shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Rhus of the cashew family, having milky sap, compound leaves, and small, fleshy fruit.
- Camus
-
noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1913–60, French novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and essayist: Nobel Prize 1957.
- Sambo
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a black person, especially a male.
- Sumba
-
noun,
one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, in Indonesia, S of Flores. 4306 sq. mi. (11,153 sq. km).
- Ambon
-
noun,
ambo.
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- 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.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- capos
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- caps.
-
- Salol
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, aromatic powder, C 13 H 10 O 3 , produced by the interaction of salicylic acid and phenol, used as a preservative, a light absorber in suntan preparations, and in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and as an antiseptic.
- salmi
-
noun,
a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- Boule
-
noun,
Also called birne. a cylindrical lump of material for synthetic gems, made by the Verneuil process.
- sebi-
-
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- slime
-
noun,
thin, glutinous mud.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- aulos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- Beals
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- beams
-
noun,
any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- beano
-
noun,
bingo.
- beans
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- Bella
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Isabella.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Bello
-
noun,
Andrés [ahn-dres] /ɑnˈdrɛs/ (Show IPA), 1781–1865, Venezuelan poet, philologist, and educator.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- bemas
-
noun,
Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- besom
-
noun,
a broom, especially one of brush or twigs.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- Baume
-
noun,
Antoine, 1728–1804, French chemist and inventor.
- bason
-
noun,
a basin.
- bicep
-
noun,
a biceps muscle, especially the one at the front of the upper arm.
- solum
-
noun,
the upper part of the soil profile, which is influenced by plant roots; the A horizon and the B horizon.
- bales
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- balls
-
noun,
a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere:
- balon
-
noun,
ballon.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- BALUN
-
noun,
a device for converting a balanced line into an unbalanced line and vice versa.
- Bacon
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- Banco
-
noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- BANCS
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- Snell
-
noun,
a short piece of nylon, gut, or the like, by which a fishhook is attached to a line.
- banes
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- Basle
-
noun,
Basel.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- smile
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
- smell
-
noun,
the sense of smell; faculty of smelling.
- Small
-
noun,
something that is small:
- Smail
-
noun,
snail mail.
- Slump
-
noun,
an act or instance of slumping.
- Basel
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- BASIC
-
noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- Basil
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- spall
-
noun,
a chip or splinter, as of stone or ore.
- bices
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- sebum
-
noun,
the fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands.
- bolas
-
noun,
bola (def 1).
- Apoc.
-
- spell
-
noun,
a word, phrase, or form of words supposed to have magic power; charm; incantation:
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- Seoul
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
- boils
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- Boise
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
- Boles
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- semi-
-
- bolls
-
noun,
a rounded seed vessel or pod of a plant, as of flax or cotton.
- bolus
-
noun,
Pharmacology, Veterinary Medicine. a round mass of medicinal material, larger than an ordinary pill. Abbreviation: bol.
- 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.
- Selma
-
noun,
a city in central Alabama, on the Alabama River.
- Sella
-
noun,
Zillah.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- bonce
-
noun,
head; skull.
- bones
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- Bonpa
-
noun,
a member of the Bön sect.
- bonus
-
noun,
something given or paid over and above what is due.
- spec.
-
- blume
-
noun,
Judy, born 1938, U.S. novelist.
- Bicol
-
noun,
Bikol.
- bison
-
noun,
Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
- Sino-
-
- Biles
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Bills
-
noun,
a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied:
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- bines
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- biol.
-
- biome
-
noun,
a complex biotic community characterized by distinctive plant and animal species and maintained under the climatic conditions of the region, especially such a community that has developed to climax.
- simul
-
adverb,
(in prescriptions) together.
- span-
-
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Blaeu
-
noun,
Willem Janszoon [vil-uh m yahn-suh n,, -sohn] /ˈvɪl əm ˈyɑn sən,, -soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1571–1638, Dutch cartographer, geographer, astronomer, and mathematician.
- Blain
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- blame
-
noun,
an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof:
- Blanc
-
noun,
a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- Blimp
-
noun,
a small, nonrigid airship or dirigible, especially one used chiefly for observation.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Blois
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
- asco-
-
- Asben
-
noun,
Aïr.
- blues
-
noun,
the blues, (used with a plural verb) depressed spirits; despondency; melancholy:
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- cine-
-
- uncap
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- icons
-
- umbos
-
noun,
a boss on a shield, as one at the center of a circular shield.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- poilu
-
noun,
a French common soldier.
- Icel.
-
- pilum
-
noun,
a javelin used in ancient Rome by legionaries, consisting of a three-foot-long shaft with an iron head of the same length.
- pocul
-
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- ecol.
-
- cupel
-
noun,
a small, cuplike, porous container, usually made of bone ash, used in assaying, as for separating gold and silver from lead.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- econ.
-
- Ecua.
-
- Plume
-
noun,
a feather.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Ibsen
-
noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- plomb
-
noun,
any inert material inserted into a body cavity for therapeutic purposes.
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- coups
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- mulls
-
noun,
a soft, thin muslin.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- ulpan
-
noun,
an institute or school for intensive study of Hebrew, especially by immigrants to Israel.
- album
-
noun,
a bound or loose-leaf book consisting of blank pages, pockets, envelopes, etc., for storing or displaying photographs, stamps, or the like, or for collecting autographs.
a digital collection of photographs, stored on a computer or mobile device for viewing, displaying, or sharing.
- pomes
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- cubas
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- umbel
-
noun,
an inflorescence in which a number of flower stalks or pedicels, nearly equal in length, spread from a common center.
- cubes
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- polls
-
noun,
a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
- umble
-
plural noun,
numbles.
- culls
-
noun,
act of culling.
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- culms
-
noun,
coal dust; slack.
- culpa
-
noun,
Roman and Civil Law. negligence; neglect (distinguished from dolus):
- Cumae
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Italy, on the coast of Campania: believed to be the earliest Greek colony in Italy or in Sicily.
- cumin
-
noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- pilus
-
noun,
a hair or hairlike structure.
- ploce
-
noun,
the repetition of a word or phrase to gain special emphasis or to indicate an extension of meaning, as in Ex. 3:14: “I am that I am.”.
- coupe
-
noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- plan-
-
- plain
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- place
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- Epis.
-
- Episc
-
- abuse
-
noun,
wrong or improper use; misuse:
- uncus
-
noun,
any hook-shaped or curved part of a body process, especially the hippocampal gyrus in the temporal lobe of the brain.
- Epsom
-
noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, S of London: site of a famous racetrack (Epsom Downs) where the annual Derby is held.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- epulo
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a member of a body of priests who performed sacred rites during sacrificial banquets in honor of the gods.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- pious
-
adjective,
having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
- Upolu
-
noun,
an island in Western Samoa, in the S Pacific: the home of Robert Louis Stevenson for the last five years of his life. 430 sq. mi. (1113 sq. km). Capital: Apia.
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- aboil
-
adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- eusol
-
noun,
an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- plio-
-
- UNCIO
-
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- acnes
-
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.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Ellas
-
noun,
Modern Greek name of Greece.
- plica
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- Ellis
-
noun,
Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- pleo-
-
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- Embla
-
noun,
the first woman, made by the gods from a tree.
- embus
-
verb (used with or without object),
to get or put on a bus.
- plebs
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the common people, as contrasted with the patricians and later with the senatorial nobility or the equestrian order.
- iambs
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- emuls
-
- encl.
-
- Enlil
-
noun,
the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
- ulous
-
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- almes
-
noun,
almah.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- clops
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- pulis
-
noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- Suomi
-
noun,
Finnish name of Finland.
- pilau
-
noun,
pilaf.
- pules
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- imbue
-
verb (used with object),
to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.:
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- clump
-
noun,
a small, close group or cluster, especially of trees or other plants.
- impel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- pulas
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- puces
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- cobia
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- coel-
-
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- 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.
- clomp
-
verb (used without object),
clump (def 6).
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- CLASP
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- punas
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- clamp
-
noun,
a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Picus
-
noun,
an ancient Italian god of agriculture.
- claps
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- clase
-
- pumas
-
noun,
cougar.
- clomb
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of climb.
- usual
-
noun,
something that is usual:
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- pulse
-
noun,
the regular throbbing of the arteries, caused by the successive contractions of the heart, especially as may be felt at an artery, as at the wrist.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- sunup
-
noun,
sunrise, especially the time of sunrise.
- climb
-
noun,
a climbing; an ascent by climbing:
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- pulls
-
- allo-
-
- coble
-
noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- publ.
-
- Cons.
-
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- comp.
-
- comps
-
noun,
a compositor.
- psalm
-
noun,
a sacred song or hymn.
- Comus
-
noun,
an ancient Greek and Roman god of drinking and revelry.
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- 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.
- copal
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- ileum
-
noun,
Anatomy. the third and lowest division of the small intestine, extending from the jejunum to the cecum.
- ileo-
-
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- Combs
-
noun,
a toothed strip of plastic, hard rubber, bone, wood, or metal, used for arranging the hair, untangling it, or holding it in place.
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- Pilea
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- coll.
-
- pubis
-
noun,
that part of either innominate bone that, with the corresponding part of the other, forms the front of the pelvis.
- pubic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the pubes or the pubis.
- pubes
-
noun,
the lower part of the abdomen, especially the region between the right and left iliac regions.
- Allen
-
noun,
(Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
- Colum
-
noun,
Padraic [paw-drik] /ˈpɔ drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1881–1972, Irish poet and dramatist, in the U.S. from 1914.
- comal
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- comb.
-
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Combe
-
noun,
a narrow valley or deep hollow, especially one enclosed on all but one side.
- ables
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- illus
-
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- USMA
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- USPO
-
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- upas
-
noun,
the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison.
- soln
-
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- upon
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- USIA
-
- USCA
-
- Sol.
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Soni
-
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- USNA
-
- mun.
-
- USMC
-
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- 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.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- spun
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- sub-
-
- Nell
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Sulu
-
noun,
a member of the most numerous tribe of Moros, living chiefly in the Sulu Archipelago.
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- Ulua
-
noun,
a river in NW Honduras, flowing NE to the Caribbean Sea. About 200 miles (320 km) long.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sumo
-
noun,
a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- sump
-
noun,
a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected.
- neo-
-
- 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.
- muon
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- mus.
-
- MusB
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- uni-
-
- NIMS
-
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.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- 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.
- SPCA
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- umps
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- umbo
-
noun,
a boss on a shield, as one at the center of a circular shield.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- ScBE
-
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- psec
-
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- pub.
-
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- psia
-
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Pal.
-
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pos.
-
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- Pall
-
noun,
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- Palm
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- pome
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- pam.
-
- puca
-
noun,
(in folklore) an Irish spirit, mischievous but not malevolent, corresponding to the English Puck.
- puce
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- Pan.
-
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- opia
-
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Sab.
-
- Pune
-
noun,
a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
- Pula
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- puna
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- puma
-
noun,
cougar.
- pulu
-
noun,
a soft, elastic vegetable fiber of yellow-brown hue obtained from the young fronds of Hawaiian tree ferns, used for mattress and pillow stuffing.
- puls
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- Oulu
-
noun,
a city in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- puli
-
noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- pule
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Peul
-
noun,
Fulani.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- pill
-
noun,
a small globular or rounded mass of medicinal substance, usually covered with a hard coating, that is to be swallowed whole.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pil-
-
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Pen.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- Poll
-
noun,
a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- Pol.
-
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- poem
-
noun,
a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
- pnea
-
- plus
-
noun,
a plus quantity.
- Paul
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles.
Compare Saul (def 2).
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- plum
-
noun,
the drupaceous fruit of any of several trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, having an oblong stone.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- Peba
-
noun,
nine-banded armadillo.
- pleb
-
noun,
a member of the plebs; a plebeian or commoner.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Opal
-
noun,
a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- nubs
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- SLIC
-
- SLBM
-
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- SLAM
-
noun,
a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- SLIM
-
noun,
a garment size meant for a thin person.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- null
-
noun,
Electronics. a point of minimum signal reception, as on a radio direction finder or other electronic meter.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- nom.
-
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- slob
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- slum
-
noun,
Often, slums. a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- slub
-
noun,
the fibers produced by slubbing.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- nos-
-
- numb
-
adjective,
deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move:
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- SBLI
-
- SBIC
-
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- OLLA
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- 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.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- Saml
-
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Sam.
-
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- ole-
-
- sepn
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- OAPC
-
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- obs.
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Sem.
-
- Sell
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- sec.
-
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- scup
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- scum
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- scil
-
- sci.
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- oils
-
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.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- 1080
-
- Mull
-
noun,
a soft, thin muslin.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- inae
-
- 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.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- ins.
-
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- ious
-
- Benu
-
noun,
the sacred bird of ancient Egypt, corresponding to the phoenix.
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- BEMA
-
noun,
Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
- bin-
-
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- ISBN
-
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Bell
-
noun,
a hollow instrument of cast metal, typically cup-shaped with a flaring mouth, suspended from the vertex and rung by the strokes of a clapper, hammer, or the like.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- iso-
-
- Beau
-
noun,
a male lover or sweetheart.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- beam
-
noun,
any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Lab.
-
- Baum
-
noun,
L(yman) Frank [lahy-muh n] /ˈlaɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1856–1919, U.S. journalist, playwright, and author of children's books.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Bill
-
noun,
a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied:
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Baul
-
noun,
a member of a nonconformist Bengalese sect having gurus but no dogmas, rituals, religious institutions, or scriptures.
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- eso-
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esp.
-
- BMOC
-
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- Blum
-
noun,
Léon [lee-on;; French ley-awn] /ˈli ɒn;; French leɪˈɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1872–1950, French statesman, journalist, and Socialist Party leader: premier of France 1936–37, 1938, 1946–47.
- Blue
-
noun,
the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm.
- iamb
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a short followed by a long in quantitative meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter, as in Come live / with me / and be / my love.
- bloc
-
noun,
a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- ible
-
- blip
-
noun,
Also called pip. Electronics.
a spot of light on a radar screen indicating the position of a plane, submarine, or other object.
(loosely) any small spot of light on a display screen.
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- ical
-
- ICAO
-
- ICBM
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- ile-
-
- Ill.
-
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- bio-
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- IMCO
-
- Imp.
-
- lacs
-
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).
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- BMus
-
- bal.
-
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lib.
-
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- 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.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- Aus.
-
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- limb
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- 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.
- Aube
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the Seine. 125 miles (200 km) long.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- limp
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- 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.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- BASc
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lalo
-
noun,
(Victor Antoine) Edouard [veek-tawr ahn-twan ey-dwar] /vikˈtɔr ɑ̃ˈtwan eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–92, French composer.
- Lam.
-
- Lamb
-
noun,
a young sheep.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- Lamp
-
noun,
any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- lams
-
noun,
a hasty escape; flight.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- Lani
-
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- bams
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- balm
-
noun,
any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, especially tropical trees of the genus Commiphora.
- Ball
-
noun,
a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere:
- lea.
-
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- lip-
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- Call
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- club
-
noun,
a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the other, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- Cal.
-
- cml.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cmon
-
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Col.
-
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Com.
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- coml
-
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Con.
-
- 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.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- bus.
-
- Can.
-
- cell
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- Cels
-
- Cebu
-
noun,
an island in the S central Philippines. 1703 sq. mi. (4411 sq. km).
- cen.
-
- CBEL
-
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- cap.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cams
-
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.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- CAMP
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- cis-
-
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- clep
-
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- coup
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- Buna
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- ells
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- bops
-
noun,
Also called bebop. early modern jazz developed in the early 1940s and characterized by often dissonant triadic and chromatic chords, fast tempos and eccentric rhythms, intricate melodic lines punctuated by pop-tune phrases, and emphasizing the inventiveness of soloists.
Compare cool jazz, hard bop, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
- elms
-
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.
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elul
-
noun,
the twelfth month of the Jewish calendar.
- emia
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- Emil
-
noun,
a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.
- Emp.
-
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- enc.
-
- Bose
-
noun,
Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Bomu
-
noun,
a river in central Africa, forming part of the boundary between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic, flowing N and W into the Uele River to form the Ubangi River. About 500 miles (805 km) long.
- eous
-
- Boma
-
noun,
a city in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Zaire (Congo) River.
- Boll
-
noun,
a rounded seed vessel or pod of a plant, as of flax or cotton.
- epi-
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- bola
-
noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- Bol.
-
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- bump
-
noun,
an act or instance of bumping; collision; blow.
- BSIE
-
- bul.
-
- BSPE
-
- Cuba
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- cube
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- BSPA
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cule
-
- Cull
-
noun,
act of culling.
- Culm
-
noun,
coal dust; slack.
- BSNA
-
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Cusp
-
noun,
a point or pointed end.
- BSME
-
- BSLM
-
- BSEP
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- BSEM
-
- BSEc
-
- BSCP
-
- BSCE
-
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- BSAE
-
- BPOE
-
- eco-
-
- mule
-
noun,
the sterile offspring of a female horse and a male donkey, valued as a work animal, having strong muscles, a body shaped like a horse, and donkeylike long ears, small feet, and sure-footedness.
Compare hinny.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ELAS
-
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- boun
-
verb (used with or without object),
to prepare; make ready.
- 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.
- 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.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- maul
-
noun,
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- MBPS
-
- Alb.
-
- MCPO
-
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- 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.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- meas
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- Mell
-
noun,
a heavy hammer; mallet.
- mels
-
noun,
honey.
- men-
-
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- AIME
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- MEPA
-
- mes-
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- 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.
- 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.
- ALBM
-
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- alms
-
noun,
money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity:
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- 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.
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- 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.
- all-
-
- Mac-
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- Alis
-
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- mail
-
noun,
letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system:
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- mal-
-
- Mali
-
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.
- Mall
-
noun,
Also called shopping mall. a large retail complex containing a variety of stores and often restaurants and other business establishments housed in a series of connected or adjacent buildings or in a single large building.
Compare shopping center.
- MALS
-
- Man.
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Alco
-
- 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.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- mibs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Abiu
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Abihu.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- moas
-
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.
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- mol.
-
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- 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.
- Moll
-
noun,
gun moll.
- mols
-
noun,
mole4 .
- Mon.
-
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- mops
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- moue
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- MSAE
-
- MSBA
-
- MSBC
-
- MSCE
-
- MSCP
-
- msec
-
- MSIE
-
- MSPE
-
- muc-
-
- abl.
-
- ABLS
-
- Mic.
-
- min.
-
- 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.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- mil.
-
- 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).
- Mill
-
noun,
a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles.
- 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.
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- ACLU
-
- ACLS
-
- mils
-
noun,
a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- MIPS
-
- mis-
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- abs-
-
- Mlle
-
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- MNAS
-
- Moab
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of the Dead Sea, in what is now Jordan.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- asc-
-
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- ANSI
-
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- amp.
-
- Lupe
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- AMLS
-
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- lobs
-
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- luau
-
noun,
a feast of Hawaiian food, usually held outdoors and usually accompanied by Hawaiian entertainment.
- ance
-
- Luba
-
noun,
a member of any of various groups of agricultural and hunting people inhabiting the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo, some of whom are famous for their wood carvings.
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- lube
-
noun,
lubricant.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- Lulu
-
noun,
Slang. any remarkable or outstanding person or thing:
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- amus
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Lola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte or Dolores.
- lump
-
noun,
a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape:
- ano-
-
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- Loup
-
noun,
a cloth mask, often of silk or velvet, that covers only half the face.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- apo-
-
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- ASME
-
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- ambo
-
noun,
(in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- 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.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- SBE
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- ABM
-
- bp.
-
- cl.
-
- BSO
-
- cs.
-
- SBA
-
- Une
-
- unp
-
- bu.
-
- APS
-
- ca.
-
- bun
-
noun,
any of a wide variety of variously shaped bread rolls, usually leavened and slightly sweetened or plain, sometimes containing spices, dried currants, etc.
- Bac
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- 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.
- Abp
-
- SCB
-
- sc.
-
- BSC
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- Apl
-
- Co.
-
- cp.
-
- abn
-
- BSP
-
- UNO
-
- CBE
-
- ALU
-
- uns
-
- ASM
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- USM
-
- 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.
- al.
-
- ASI
-
- USN
-
- ac-
-
- ab-
-
- ASU
-
- ASN
-
- USC
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- USO
-
- USP
-
- ap-
-
- CBS
-
- CEA
-
- usu
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Am.
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- an.
-
- USB
-
- bl.
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- BEM
-
- be-
-
- BCL
-
- BCE
-
- up-
-
- sb.
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- UPC
-
- CAI
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- UPI
-
- AUC
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- asb
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- ase
-
- UPU
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- BPS
-
- BSN
-
- BLM
-
- BLA
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- SLP
-
- BCS
-
- BCP
-
- ble
-
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- BLL
-
- BLS
-
- bec
-
- BME
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- BMI
-
- SMA
-
- ALC
-
- BMS
-
- Bn.
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- bi-
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- SLA
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- Amb
-
- SLE
-
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- BIE
-
- ALM
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- USA
-
- UAE
-
- UAM
-
- Ube
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- AMC
-
- AME
-
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- BNS
-
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- BPI
-
- AEC
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- BPA
-
- ae.
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- BPE
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- AOU
-
- se-
-
- ACS
-
- SNU
-
- BEP
-
- BSL
-
- BSA
-
- ACP
-
- BSE
-
- SCP
-
- APB
-
- APC
-
- SCM
-
- BSM
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- BAM
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- SMB
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Bap
-
noun,
a soft, flattish bread roll.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- AMS
-
- AMU
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ANC
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- ump
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- unc
-
- AIC
-
- Bop
-
noun,
Also called bebop. early modern jazz developed in the early 1940s and characterized by often dissonant triadic and chromatic chords, fast tempos and eccentric rhythms, intricate melodic lines punctuated by pop-tune phrases, and emphasizing the inventiveness of soloists.
Compare cool jazz, hard bop, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
- Ulu
-
noun,
a knife with a broad, nearly semicircular blade joined to a short haft at a right angle to the unsharpened side: a traditional tool of Eskimo women.
- UUM
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- lpm
-
- lub
-
- LSM
-
- Ola
-
- LSI
-
- LSC
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LPN
-
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- oic
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- LON
-
- Om.
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- OMB
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- 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.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- LOC
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- OSB
-
- OAP
-
- OAS
-
- OAU
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- OBE
-
- Mo.
-
- Me.
-
- OEM
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Mc-
-
- MBE
-
- obl
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- OCS
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- op.
-
- LCI
-
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- Les
-
- lep
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LCM
-
- LCA
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- LBO
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- SAE
-
- ONI
-
- OPM
-
- ons
-
- OPA
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- LLM
-
- LLB
-
- ll.
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- Ps.
-
- ose
-
- OSP
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- LIM
-
- Pa.
-
- pc.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pm.
-
- OSA
-
- Oc.
-
- PBS
-
- MNE
-
- NbE
-
- NBS
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- 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.
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- MNS
-
- MNA
-
- NBA
-
- MLS
-
- NEC
-
- MLA
-
- ml.
-
- MIP
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NES
-
- NBC
-
- mob
-
noun,
a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NCO
-
- MSN
-
- MUP
-
- MSI
-
- MSE
-
- MSA
-
- MPE
-
- MPA
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MOP
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- MOI
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ob.
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- Mao
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- NSU
-
- nub
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- NUL
-
- MBO
-
- Mab
-
noun,
Queen Mab.
- NUM
-
- 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.
- MSC
-
- MSL
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NOP
-
- MCI
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NMI
-
- MIE
-
- 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.
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- mi.
-
- NMU
-
- MCP
-
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- MEP
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- PCB
-
- EbN
-
- ECM
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- EBS
-
- POA
-
- POB
-
- POC
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- EIS
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ean
-
- EAM
-
- ea.
-
- EOM
-
- eo-
-
- cup
-
noun,
a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- pl.
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- PLA
-
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- en-
-
- plu
-
noun,
plew.
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- PLC
-
- PCI
-
- 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.
- pli
-
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- PLO
-
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- ESA
-
- CIM
-
- CMA
-
- CLU
-
- Clo
-
- CLI
-
- cle
-
- pun
-
noun,
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- CIP
-
- CIE
-
- CNM
-
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- CIB
-
- So.
-
- Sp.
-
- CIA
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- CEO
-
- Pul
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- CNO
-
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- CPI
-
- Cub
-
noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- CSO
-
- CSA
-
- CPU
-
- CPS
-
- CPO
-
- CPM
-
- CPL
-
- CPA
-
- CNS
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- PSA
-
- PSC
-
- PSE
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PUC
-
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- EPS
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- LCL
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- ium
-
- IUS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- ILP
-
- ILS
-
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- IPM
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- La.
-
- IPA
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- IOC
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- 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).
- 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 = .
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IOU
-
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- IBN
-
- ib.
-
- Isl
-
- IPS
-
- Esc
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- ESL
-
- PIO
-
- IPO
-
- ESU
-
- eu-
-
- PCM
-
- PCS
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- 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.
- ics
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- IAS
-
- ise
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- ISA
-
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- LC
-
- le
-
- PU
-
- L.
-
- SU
-
- NP
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- NC
-
- 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.
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- SN
-
- SM
-
- 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.
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NB
-
- SL
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- NI
-
- MN
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- SA
-
- S.
-
- AO
-
- L2
-
- L1
-
- BO
-
- NM
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- UL
-
- UI
-
- UB
-
- UC
-
- U.
-
- O.
-
- OA
-
- Eb
-
- MP
-
- ic
-
- ol
-
- i.
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- MB
-
- M.
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
-
- BM
-
- B-
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- CM
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- CE
-
- CB
-
- BC
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- PB
-
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- LM
-
- CU
-
- NL
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- IP
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.