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Word pre-Columbian has
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- Republican
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noun,
a person who favors a republican form of government.
- Claiborne
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noun,
a male given name.
- policeman
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noun,
a member of a police force or body.
- incurable
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noun,
a person suffering from an incurable disease.
- porcelain
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noun,
a strong, vitreous, translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a low temperature, the glaze then fired at a very high temperature.
- Columbine
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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.
- binocular
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noun,
Usually, binoculars. Also called pair of binoculars, prism binoculars. an optical device, providing good depth effect, for use with both eyes, consisting of two small telescopes fitted together side by side, each telescope having two prisms between the eyepiece and objective for erecting the image.
- Columbian
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noun,
Printing. a 16-point type of a size between English and great primer.
- colubrine
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adjective,
of or resembling a snake; snakelike.
- numerical
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adjective,
of or relating to numbers; of the nature of a number.
- pronuclei
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noun,
either of the gametic nuclei that unite in fertilization to form the nucleus of the zygote.
- pan-broil
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verb (used with or without object),
to cook in an uncovered frying pan over direct heat using little or no fat.
- pin-curl
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noun,
a dampened curl that is kept in place by a clip or hairpin.
- Columbia
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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.
- colinear
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adjective,
collinear.
- manicure
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noun,
a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- columnar
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adjective,
shaped like a column.
- manciple
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noun,
an officer or steward of a monastery, college, etc., authorized to purchase provisions.
- proclaim
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verb (used with object),
to announce or declare in an official or formal manner:
- columnea
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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.
- Roumelia
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noun,
Rumelia.
- complain
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verb (used without object),
to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault:
- complier
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noun,
a person, group, etc., that complies.
- compline
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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.
- alumino-
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- Mariupol
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noun,
a city in SE Ukraine, on the Sea of Azov.
- Eboracum
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noun,
ancient name of York, England.
- copremia
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noun,
poisoning due to the presence of fecal matter in the blood.
- mineral.
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- Alberoni
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noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1664–1752, Italian cardinal and statesman: prime minister of Spain 1715–19.
- compiler
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noun,
a person who compiles.
- republic
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noun,
a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them.
- apocrine
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adjective,
of or relating to certain glands whose secretions are acted upon by bacteria to produce the characteristic odor of perspiration (distinguished from eccrine).
- Cameroun
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noun,
Cameroon (def 1).
- prolamin
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noun,
any of the class of simple proteins, as gliadin, hordein, or zein, found in grains, soluble in dilute acids, alkalis, and alcohols, and insoluble in water, neutral salt solutions, and absolute alcohol.
- nobelium
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noun,
a transuranic element in the actinium series. Symbol: No; atomic number: 102.
- Publican
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noun,
Chiefly British. a person who owns or manages a tavern; the keeper of a pub.
- pulmonic
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adjective,
pulmonary.
- poulaine
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noun,
a shoe or boot with an elongated pointed toe, fashionable in the 15th century.
- cabriole
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noun,
Furniture. a curved, tapering leg curving outward at the top and inward farther down so as to end in a round pad, the semblance of an animal's paw, or some other feature: used especially in the first half of the 18th century.
- bioclean
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adjective,
free or almost free from harmful microorganisms.
- binormal
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noun,
the normal to a curve, lying perpendicular to the osculating plane at a given point on the curve.
- olibanum
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noun,
frankincense.
- incumber
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verb (used with object),
encumber.
- aureolin
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noun,
a pigment used in painting, consisting of potassium cobaltinitrite and characterized by its brilliant yellow hue, transparency, and permanence.
- capriole
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noun,
a caper or leap.
- Belmopan
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Belize, in the central part.
- carbinol
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noun,
methyl alcohol.
- re-claim
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verb (used with object),
to claim or demand the return or restoration of, as a right, possession, etc.
- Caroline
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noun,
a female given name.
- Poincare
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noun,
Jules Henri [zhyl ahn-ree] /ʒül ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1912, French mathematician.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- replicon
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noun,
any genetic element that can regulate and effect its own replication from initiation to completion.
- baculine
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adjective,
pertaining to the rod or its use in punishing:
- cornmeal
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noun,
Also called, especially British, Indian meal. meal made of corn.
- Cornelia
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noun,
flourished 2nd century b.c, Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
- procaine
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noun,
a compound, C 13 H 20 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
- unipolar
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adjective,
Also, homopolar. Physics. having or pertaining to a single magnetic or electric pole.
- cumarone
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noun,
coumarone.
- picloram
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noun,
a colorless powder, C 6 H 3 Cl 3 N 2 O 2 , used as a systemic herbicide for controlling annual weeds and deep-rooted perennials on noncrop land.
- penumbra
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noun,
Astronomy.
the partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the light from the source of illumination is only partly cut off. Compare umbra (def 3a).
the grayish marginal portion of a sunspot. Compare umbra (def 3b).
- acrolein
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noun,
a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
- unlimber
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noun,
the act of changing a gun from traveling to firing position.
- aerobium
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noun,
aerobe.
- Couperin
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noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1668–1733, French composer.
- peculiar
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noun,
a property or privilege belonging exclusively or characteristically to a person.
- coumarin
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noun,
a fragrant crystalline substance, C 9 H 6 O 2 , obtained from the tonka bean, sweet clover, and certain other plants or prepared synthetically, used chiefly in soaps and perfumery.
- limacon
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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.
- Cimabue
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noun,
Giovanni [jaw-vahn-nee] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni/ (Show IPA), (Cenni di Pepo) c1240–1302? Italian painter and mosaicist.
- clarino
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noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- neuroma
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noun,
a tumor formed of nerve tissue.
- meropia
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noun,
partial blindness.
- pleuro-
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- Pembina
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noun,
highbush cranberry.
- pleuron
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noun,
the lateral plate or plates of a thoracic segment of an insect.
- auricle
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noun,
Anatomy.
the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna.
Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart.
(loosely) the atrium.
- praline
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noun,
a French confection consisting of a caramel-covered almond or, sometimes, a hazelnut.
- Eunomia
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noun,
one of the Horae: the personification of order.
- clamper
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noun,
a clamp; pincer.
- rinceau
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noun,
an ornamental foliate or floral motif.
- Clarion
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noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- clamber
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noun,
an act or instance of clambering.
- prelim.
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- claimer
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noun,
a person who makes a claim; claimant.
- Oberlin
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noun,
Jean Frédéric [French zhahn frey-dey-reek] /French ʒɑ̃ freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1740–1826, Alsatian clergyman.
- minable
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adjective,
capable of being mined, especially profitably.
- cleanup
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noun,
the act or process of cleaning up.
- Morelia
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Michoacán, in central Mexico.
- plancer
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noun,
the soffit of a cornice, especially one of wood.
- mainour
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noun,
a stolen article found on the person of or near the thief:
- nuclear
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noun,
nuclear energy:
- Clurman
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noun,
Harold (Edgar) 1901–80, U.S. theatrical director, author, and critic.
- Menorca
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noun,
Minorca.
- apolune
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noun,
the point in a lunar orbit that is farthest from the moon.
- clubmen
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noun,
a man who belongs to a club, especially a fashionable club, and is active in club life.
- clubman
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noun,
a man who belongs to a club, especially a fashionable club, and is active in club life.
- bicorne
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noun,
a two-cornered cocked hat worn especially in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
- Romanic
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noun,
romance1 (def 9).
- Romance
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noun,
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
- numeral
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noun,
a word, letter, symbol, or figure, etc., expressing a number; number:
- encomia
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noun,
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
- Romaine
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- nucleo-
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- Arecibo
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noun,
a seaport in N Puerto Rico.
- clip-on
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noun,
a clip-on device, ornament, or the like.
- climber
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noun,
a person or thing that climbs.
- moraine
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- morceau
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noun,
piece; morsel.
- nombril
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noun,
the point in an escutcheon between the middle of the base and the fess point.
- plumber
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noun,
a person who installs and repairs piping, fixtures, appliances, and appurtenances in connection with the water supply, drainage systems, etc., both in and out of buildings.
- aileron
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- plumbic
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adjective,
containing lead, especially in the tetravalent state.
- crampon
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noun,
a spiked iron plate worn on boots or shoes for aid in climbing or to prevent slipping on ice, snow, etc.
- binocle
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noun,
binocular (def 1).
- implore
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verb (used with object),
to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat:
- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- Caribou
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noun,
any of several large, North American deer of the genus Rangifer, related to the reindeer of the Old World.
- porcine
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adjective,
of or relating to swine.
- Calorie
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noun,
Thermodynamics.
Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal.
(usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- polemic
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noun,
a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- crimple
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verb (used with or without object),
to wrinkle.
- Cumbria
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noun,
a county in NW England. 2659 sq. mi. (6886 sq. km).
- carbine
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noun,
a light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle.
- Cremona
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noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
- cariole
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noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- caprine
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adjective,
of or relating to goats.
- Nelumbo
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noun,
lotus (def 3).
- rampion
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noun,
a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
- capelin
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noun,
either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.
- incomer
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noun,
a person who comes in.
- cambrel
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noun,
gambrel.
- Campion
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noun,
any of several plants of the genera Lychnis and Silene, having white, pink, or reddish flowers.
- cumarin
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noun,
coumarin.
- ponceau
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noun,
a vivid red to reddish-orange color.
- Mercian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
- caliper
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noun,
Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- replica
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noun,
a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
- cauline
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adjective,
of or relating to a stem, especially pertaining to or arising from the upper part of a stem.
- placebo
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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.
- Poulenc
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noun,
Francis [frahn-sees] /frɑ̃ˈsis/ (Show IPA), 1899–1963, French composer and pianist.
- lucarne
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noun,
a dormer window.
- ceriman
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- cranio-
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- pneumo-
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- cembalo
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noun,
harpsichord.
- Opaline
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adjective,
of or like opal; opalescent.
- craniol
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- purloin
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verb (used with object),
to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
- impearl
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verb (used with object),
to form into drops resembling pearls.
- craniom
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- re-coil
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verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- Linacre
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noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- impanel
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verb (used with object),
to enter on a panel or list for jury duty.
- bipolar
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adjective,
having two poles, as the earth.
- Carmine
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- biplane
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noun,
an airplane with two sets of wings, one above and usually slightly forward of the other.
- caliber
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noun,
the diameter of something of circular section, especially that of the inside of a tube:
- cranium
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noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- reclaim
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noun,
reclamation:
- ropable
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adjective,
capable of being roped.
- Cameron
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noun,
Julia Margaret, 1815–79, English photographer, born in India.
- Permian
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noun,
Geology. the Permian Period or System.
- albumin
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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.
- compile
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verb (used with object),
to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work.
- proline
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noun,
an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
- compare
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noun,
comparison:
- compar.
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- problem
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noun,
any question or matter involving doubt, uncertainty, or difficulty.
- Primula
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noun,
primrose (def 1).
- Marconi
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noun,
Guglielmo [goo-lyel-maw] /guˈlyɛl mɔ/ (Show IPA), Marchese, 1874–1937, Italian electrical engineer and inventor, especially in the field of wireless telegraphy: Nobel Prize in physics 1909.
- Marcion
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noun,
a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
- unclamp
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verb (used with object),
to undo the clamps of:
- albumen
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- panicle
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noun,
a compound raceme.
- combine
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noun,
a combination.
- aerobic
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adjective,
(of an organism or tissue) requiring the presence of air or free oxygen for life.
- crumple
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noun,
an irregular fold or wrinkle produced by crumpling.
- corbina
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noun,
a game fish, Menticirrhus undulatus, of the croaker family, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
- Umbrian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Umbria.
- coremia
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noun,
the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.
- Minorca
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noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- Noricum
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noun,
an ancient Roman province in central Europe, roughly corresponding to the part of Austria south of the Danube.
- Perlman
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noun,
Itzhak [ee-tsahk,, it-zahk] /ˈi tsɑk,, ˈɪt zɑk/ (Show IPA), born 1945, U.S. violinist, born in Israel.
- alerion
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noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- almoner
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noun,
a person whose function or duty is the distribution of alms on behalf of an institution, a royal personage, a monastery, etc.
- miracle
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noun,
an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.
- Maurice
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noun,
German Moritz. 1521–53, German general: elector of Saxony 1547–53.
- alienor
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- bouncer
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noun,
a person or thing that bounces.
- Marline
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noun,
small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- Mirabel
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noun,
a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- alembic
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noun,
a vessel with a beaked cap or head, formerly used in distilling.
- Corbeil
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noun,
a sculptured ornament, especially on a capital, having the form of a basket.
- Conrail
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noun,
a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
- lempira
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Honduras, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: L.
- Lecuona
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noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1963, Cuban composer.
- Alebion
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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.
- bricole
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noun,
Billiards. a shot in which the cue ball strikes a cushion after touching the object ball and before hitting the carom ball.
- parboil
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verb (used with object),
to boil partially or for a short time; precook.
- umbonal
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adjective,
having the shape or appearance of an umbo; bosslike:
- Corumba
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noun,
a city in W Brazil.
- melanic
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adjective,
Pathology. melanotic.
- lampion
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noun,
a small lamp, especially a small oil lamp with a tinted glass chimney, formerly very popular as a source of illumination on carriages.
- Pauline
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noun,
a female given name.
- embolic
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adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to an embolus or to embolism.
- Rubicon
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noun,
a river in N Italy flowing E into the Adriatic. 15 miles (24 km) long: in crossing this ancient boundary between Cisalpine Gaul and Italy, to march against Pompey in 49 b.c., Julius Caesar made a major military commitment.
- Bonaire
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noun,
an island in the E Netherlands Antilles, in the S West Indies. 95 sq. mi. (245 sq. km).
- nourice
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noun,
a nurse.
- rubeola
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noun,
measles.
- brucine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, bitter, slightly water-soluble, very poisonous alkaloid, C 23 H 26 N 2 O 4 , obtained from the nux vomica tree Strychnos nux-vomica, and from other species of the same genus, resembling but not as powerful as strychnine in its pharmacological action: used chiefly in the denaturation of alcohol.
- Coimbra
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noun,
a city in central Portugal: noted university founded at Lisbon 1290, transferred here 1537.
- malonic
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adjective,
of or derived from malonic acid; propanedioic.
- embroil
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verb (used with object),
to bring into discord or conflict; involve in contention or strife.
- coupler
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noun,
a person or thing that couples or links together.
- leucoma
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noun,
leukoma.
- Mineola
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noun,
a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- coalbin
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noun,
a bin used for holding coal.
- unbrace
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verb (used with object),
to remove the braces of.
- unmoral
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adjective,
neither moral nor immoral; amoral; nonmoral:
- Emporia
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noun,
a city in E Kansas.
- Palermo
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Sicily, in the NW part.
- pelican
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noun,
any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
- curable
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adjective,
capable of being cured.
- crumble
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noun,
a crumbly or crumbled substance.
- maniple
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) a subdivision of a legion, consisting of 60 or 120 men.
- amoebic
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adjective,
amebic.
- courlan
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noun,
the limpkin.
- peloria
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noun,
regularity of structure occurring abnormally in flowers normally irregular.
- Rumelia
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noun,
a division of the former Turkish Empire, in the Balkan Peninsula: included Albania, Macedonia, and Thrace.
- Columba
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noun,
Saint, a.d. 521–597, Irish missionary in Scotland.
- manrope
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noun,
a rope placed at the side of a gangway, ladder, or the like, to serve as a rail.
- leproma
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noun,
the swollen lesion of leprosy.
- Manipur
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noun,
a state in NE India between Assam and Burma. 8620 sq. mi. (22,326 sq. km). Capital: Imphal.
- bromine
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noun,
an element that is a dark-reddish, fuming, toxic liquid and a member of the halogen family: obtained from natural brines and ocean water, and used chiefly in the manufacture of gasoline antiknock compounds, pharmaceuticals, and dyes. Symbol: Br; atomic weight: 79.909; atomic number: 35; specific gravity: 3.119 at 20°C.
- Umbriel
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noun,
a moon of the planet Uranus.
- microbe
-
noun,
a microorganism, especially a pathogenic bacterium.
- Coleman
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noun,
Cy (Seymour Kaufman) 1929–2004, U.S. theatrical composer and jazz pianist.
- melano-
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- camber
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noun,
a slight arching, upward curve, or convexity, as of the deck of a ship.
- branle
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noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- pencil
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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.
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- cambio
-
noun,
a currency exchange.
- Culion
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noun,
an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km).
- inpour
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verb (used with or without object),
to pour in.
- Crimea
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noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- Laurie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- Nomura
-
noun,
Kichisaburo [kee-chee-sah-boo-raw] /ˈki tʃiˈsɑ buˈrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1964, Japanese diplomat.
- pounce
-
noun,
the claw or talon of a bird of prey.
- lauric
-
adjective,
of or derived from lauric acid.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- burial
-
noun,
the act or ceremony of burying.
- bromal
-
noun,
an oily, colorless liquid, CBr 3 CHO, used in medicine chiefly as an anodyne and hypnotic.
- bromic
-
adjective,
containing pentavalent bromine.
- numble
-
plural noun,
certain of the inward parts of an animal, especially of a deer, used as food.
- number
-
noun,
a numeral or group of numerals.
- Noumea
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of New Caledonia, on the SW coast.
- labio-
-
- burlap
-
noun,
a plain-woven, coarse fabric of jute, hemp, or the like; gunny.
- labium
-
noun,
a lip or liplike part.
- bumper
-
noun,
a person or thing that bumps.
- primal
-
adjective,
first; original; primeval:
- labour
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- Brunel
-
noun,
Isambard Kingdom [iz-uh m-bahrd] /ˈɪz əmˌbɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1806–59, English civil engineer and naval architect.
- nubile
-
adjective,
(of a young woman) suitable for marriage, especially in regard to age or physical development; marriageable.
- Brunei
-
noun,
a sultanate under British protection on the NW coast of Borneo: formerly a British protectorate; gained independence 1984. 2220 sq. mi. (5750 sq. km). Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan.
- normal
-
noun,
the average or mean:
- Obelia
-
noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- Lauren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- oilmen
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- pro-am
-
noun,
any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
- oilman
-
noun,
a person who owns or operates oil wells or an executive in the petroleum industry.
- Caelum
-
noun,
the Sculptor's Tool, or Chisel, a small southern constellation between Columba and Eridanus.
- Crinum
-
noun,
any of the tropical and subtropical bulbous plants constituting the genus Crinum, of the amaryllis family, usually having umbels of large, showy flowers.
- Launce
-
noun,
sand lance.
- cabmen
-
noun,
cabdriver.
- oilcup
-
noun,
a closed cup or can supplying lubricant to a bearing or bearings.
- Burman
-
noun,
a member of the dominant ethnic group of Burma, living mainly in the lowlands of the Irrawaddy and Chindwin River drainages and the S panhandle.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- brumal
-
adjective,
wintry.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- Prince
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- ocular
-
noun,
Optics. eyepiece.
- prance
-
noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- nuclei
-
noun,
plural of nucleus.
- Cibola
-
noun,
the Seven Cities of, legendary cities of great wealth believed by earlier Spanish explorers to exist in the SW United States.
- camion
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- Pinole
-
noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- colure
-
noun,
either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices.
- couple
-
noun,
two of the same sort considered together; pair.
- 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.
- picaro
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- Colmar
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Haut-Rhin, in NE France.
- Elmira
-
noun,
a city in S central New York.
- Colima
-
noun,
a state in SW Mexico, on the Pacific Coast. 2010 sq. mi. (5205 sq. km).
- pineal
-
adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- Palmer
-
noun,
a pilgrim, especially of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- paleon
-
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- placer
-
noun,
a surficial mineral deposit formed by the concentration of small particles of heavy minerals, as gold, rutile, or platinum, in gravel or small sands.
- paleo-
-
- plaice
-
noun,
a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
- encamp
-
verb (used with object),
to make into a camp.
- planer
-
noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- plani-
-
- pimola
-
noun,
an olive stuffed with red sweet pepper; stuffed olive.
- comber
-
noun,
a person or thing that combs.
- Plauen
-
noun,
a city in E Germany.
- copula
-
noun,
something that connects or links together.
- Cornel
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- cormel
-
noun,
a small new corm that is vegetatively propagated by a fully mature corm.
- corium
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- Corbin
-
noun,
Margaret (Cochran) 1751–1800, American Revolutionary military heroine.
- Corbie
-
noun,
a raven or crow.
- corbel
-
noun,
any bracket, especially one of brick or stone, usually of slight extent.
- corban
-
noun,
a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- parole
-
noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- pileum
-
noun,
the top of the head of a bird, from the base of the bill to the nape.
- conure
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
- Conium
-
noun,
the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum.
- Parcel
-
noun,
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- Pelion
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- Coruna
-
noun,
La Coruña.
- picro-
-
- compel
-
verb (used with object),
to force or drive, especially to a course of action:
- plano-
-
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- camper
-
noun,
a person who camps out for recreation, especially in the wilderness.
- impone
-
verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- imbrue
-
verb (used with object),
to stain:
- carpel
-
noun,
a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- impale
-
verb (used with object),
to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
- imparl
-
verb (used without object),
to confer with the opposing party in a lawsuit with a view to settling the dispute amicably, out of court.
- Carmen
-
noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- Carmel
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain range in NW Israel, near the Mediterranean coast. Highest point, 1818 feet (554 meters). 14 miles (23 km) long.
- imper.
-
- caribe
-
noun,
piranha.
- impure
-
adjective,
not pure; mixed with extraneous matter, especially of an inferior or contaminating nature:
- one-up
-
adverb,
Printing. with only one reproduction of a form per sheet or on a given sheet:
- carbon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a widely distributed element that forms organic compounds in combination with hydrogen, oxygen, etc., and that occurs in a pure state as diamond and graphite, and in an impure state as charcoal. Symbol: C; atomic weight: 12.011; atomic number: 6; specific gravity: (of diamond) 3.51 at 20°C; (of graphite) 2.26 at 20°C.
- carbo-
-
- cumber
-
noun,
a hindrance.
- Capone
-
noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- police
-
noun,
Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- caplin
-
noun,
capelin.
- income
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- pomace
-
noun,
the pulpy residue from apples or similar fruit after crushing and pressing, as in cider making.
- crepon
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- carpo-
-
- iceman
-
noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- clino-
-
- cupro-
-
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- pairle
-
noun,
a device representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium, consisting of a broad Y -shaped form covered with crosses.
- pleio-
-
- pleur-
-
- erbium
-
noun,
a rare-earth metallic element, having pink salts. Symbol: Er; atomic weight: 167.26; atomic number: 68.
- pleura
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a delicate serous membrane investing each lung in mammals and folded back as a lining of the corresponding side of the thorax.
- clamor
-
noun,
a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people:
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- Pablum
-
noun,
(lowercase) trite, naive, or simplistic ideas or writings; intellectual pap.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- pneuma
-
noun,
the vital spirit; the soul.
- cinema
-
noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- Europa
-
noun,
Also, Europe. Classical Mythology. a sister of Cadmus who was abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete, where she bore him Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Sarpedon.
- 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.
- crambo
-
noun,
a game in which one person or side must find a rhyme to a word or a line of verse given by another.
- cuneal
-
adjective,
wedgelike; wedge-shaped.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- I-beam
-
noun,
a rolled or extruded metal beam having a cross section resembling an I.
Compare H-beam.
- oracle
-
noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- cerium
-
noun,
a steel-gray, ductile metallic element of the rare-earth group found only in combination. Symbol: Ce; atomic weight: 140.12; atomic number: 58.
- plenum
-
noun,
the state or a space in which a gas, usually air, is contained at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure.
- labrum
-
noun,
a lip or liplike part.
- rimple
-
noun,
a wrinkle.
- Marlon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- Barmen
-
noun,
a former city in W Germany, now incorporated into Wuppertal.
- barium
-
noun,
a whitish, malleable, active, divalent, metallic element, occurring in combination chiefly as barite or as witherite. Symbol: Ba; atomic weight: 137.34; atomic number: 56; specific gravity: 3.5 at 20°C.
- 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.
- recoup
-
noun,
an act of recouping.
- almuce
-
noun,
a furred hood or hooded cape with long ends hanging down in front, formerly worn by the clergy.
- Munroe
-
noun,
Charles Edward, 1849–1938, U.S. chemist.
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- Marlin
-
noun,
any large, saltwater game fish of the genera Makaira and Tetrapterus, having the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike structure.
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- 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.
- 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.
- Muncie
-
noun,
a city in E Indiana.
- mulier
-
noun,
a woman or wife.
- Ulpian
-
noun,
(Domitius Ulpianus) died a.d. 288? Roman jurist.
- alumin
-
- alumni
-
noun,
a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
- Marion
-
noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- lubric
-
adjective,
lubricous.
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- Barnum
-
noun,
P(hineas) T(aylor) 1810–91, U.S. showman who established a circus in 1871.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ambler
-
noun,
Eric, 1909–1998, English suspense novelist.
- albino
-
noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- umpire
-
noun,
a person selected to rule on the plays in a game.
- Napoli
-
noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- Berlin
-
noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- meacon
-
verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- bemoan
-
verb (used with object),
to express distress or grief over; lament:
- bemaul
-
verb (used with object),
to maul severely.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Albion
-
noun,
Alebion.
- Murcia
-
noun,
a city in SE Spain.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- 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.
- becalm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive (a sailing vessel) of the wind necessary to move it; subject to a calm:
- murine
-
noun,
a murine rodent.
- Umbria
-
noun,
an ancient district in central and N Italy.
- Muriel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- beacon
-
noun,
a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.
- Alcuin
-
noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- McNair
-
noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- bailor
-
noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- macule
-
noun,
mackle.
- Monica
-
noun,
a female given name.
- manioc
-
noun,
cassava.
- Maceio
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- anemic
-
adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- macro-
-
- anemo-
-
- Romaic
-
noun,
demotic (def 5).
- macron
-
noun,
a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- monial
-
noun,
a mullion.
- morale
-
noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- Monera
-
noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- Mailer
-
noun,
a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
- Malone
-
noun,
Edmond, 1741–1812, Irish literary critic and Shakespearean scholar.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- aplomb
-
noun,
imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance.
- apercu
-
noun,
a hasty glance; a glimpse.
- Moline
-
noun,
a city in NW Illinois, on the Mississippi.
- rouble
-
noun,
ruble.
- Molina
-
noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- maline
-
noun,
Also, maline. a delicate net resembling tulle, originally made by hand in the town of Mechlin, Belgium.
- ampule
-
noun,
a sealed glass or plastic bulb containing solutions for hypodermic injection.
- rumble
-
noun,
a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound:
- Lucian
-
noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- lumper
-
noun,
a day laborer employed to handle cargo, as fish or timber.
- Mariel
-
noun,
a city and seaport of Cuba, on the W coast, SW of Havana.
- lumbar
-
noun,
a lumbar vertebra, artery, or the like.
- amebic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling an ameba.
- lumber
-
noun,
timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc.
- lumbo-
-
- Marcie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- Marcel
-
noun,
a marcelling.
- lumine
-
verb (used with object),
to illumine.
- 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.
- lumpen
-
noun,
a lumpen individual or group.
- rumple
-
noun,
a wrinkle or irregular fold; crease.
- Moreau
-
noun,
Gustave [gys-tav] /güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1826–98, French painter.
- Marble
-
noun,
metamorphosed limestone, consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite, capable of taking a high polish, occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in sculpture and architecture.
- 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).
- Auriol
-
noun,
Vincent [vin-suh nt;; French van-sahn] /ˈvɪn sənt;; French vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1884–1966, French statesman: president 1947–54.
- amino-
-
- 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.
- lupoma
-
noun,
any of the tubercles occurring in lupus vulgaris.
- moulin
-
noun,
a nearly vertical shaft or cavity worn in a glacier by surface water falling through a crack in the ice.
- morula
-
noun,
the mass of cells resulting from the cleavage of the ovum before the formation of a blastula.
- manure
-
noun,
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- Manuel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- unable
-
adjective,
lacking the necessary power, competence, etc., to accomplish some specified act:
- Alboin
-
noun,
died a.d. 573? king of the Langobards 561?–573?
- malice
-
noun,
desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- Bomarc
-
noun,
a winged, surface-to-air interceptor missile.
- Leucon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having a thick body wall with a highly branched canal system leading into the spongocoel.
- Uralic
-
noun,
a family of languages that comprises Finno-Ugric and Samoyed as subfamilies. Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian belong to Uralic.
- nimble
-
adjective,
quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active; rapid:
- Puebla
-
noun,
a state in S central Mexico. 13,124 sq. mi. (33,990 sq. km).
- boiler
-
noun,
a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc.
Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
- 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.
- uracil
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
- Libera
-
noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- pumelo
-
noun,
pomelo.
- Public
-
noun,
the people constituting a community, state, or nation.
- pumice
-
noun,
Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
- neurol
-
- neuro-
-
- micro-
-
- neural
-
adjective,
of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.
- unrobe
-
verb (used with or without object),
to disrobe; undress.
- purine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
- unripe
-
adjective,
not ripe; immature; not fully developed:
- Milner
-
noun,
Alfred, 1st Viscount, 1854–1925, British statesman and colonial administrator.
- unreal
-
adjective,
not real or actual.
- Mercia
-
noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- leuco-
-
- unpile
-
verb (used with object),
to disentangle or remove from a piled condition:
- Borman
-
noun,
Frank, born 1928, U.S. astronaut.
- urino-
-
- LeBrun
-
noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1871–1950, president of France 1932–40.
- Bourne
-
noun,
a city in SE Massachusetts.
- bounce
-
noun,
a bound or rebound:
- Leipoa
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- micron
-
noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- boucle
-
noun,
yarn with loops producing a rough, nubby appearance on woven or knitted fabrics.
- urinal
-
noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- merlon
-
noun,
(in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.
- Nobile
-
noun,
Umberto [oo m-ber-taw] /ʊmˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and arctic explorer.
- uranic
-
adjective,
of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- Merlin
-
noun,
a small, bold falcon, Falco columbarius, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- uremic
-
adjective,
pertaining to uremia.
- Boreal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the north wind.
- borane
-
noun,
any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- uremia
-
noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- urbane
-
adjective,
having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities:
- urano-
-
- bonaci
-
noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- Limber
-
noun,
a two-wheeled vehicle, originally pulled by four or six horses, behind which is towed a field gun or caisson.
- upbear
-
verb (used with object),
to bear up; raise aloft; sustain or support.
- unlace
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- Bicorn
-
noun,
bicorne.
- aecium
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- necro-
-
- acumen
-
noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- bimane
-
noun,
a bimanous animal.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- uncial
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- aeron.
-
- uncoil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- purlin
-
noun,
a longitudinal member in a roof frame, usually for supporting common rafters or the like between the plate and the ridge.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Nepali
-
noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- menial
-
noun,
a domestic servant.
- lipoma
-
noun,
a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- lineup
-
noun,
a particular order or disposition of persons or things as arranged or drawn up for action, inspection, etc.
- melan-
-
- bicone
-
noun,
an object shaped like two cones with their bases together.
- 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.
- Blaine
-
noun,
James Gillespie [gi-les-pee] /gɪˈlɛs pi/ (Show IPA), 1830–93, U.S. statesman.
- limner
-
noun,
a person who paints or draws.
- Bianco
-
noun,
Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
- narco-
-
- ramble
-
noun,
a walk without a definite route, taken merely for pleasure.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- Melba
-
noun,
(Dame) Nellie (Helen Porter Mitchell Armstrong) 1861–1931, Australian operatic soprano.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- culpa
-
noun,
Roman and Civil Law. negligence; neglect (distinguished from dolus):
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- Manue
-
noun,
Manoah.
- Pamir
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- 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.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- embar
-
verb (used with object),
to stop or hinder, as by a bar.
- 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.
- mero-
-
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- EMAIL
-
noun,
a system for sending messages from one individual to another via telecommunications links between computers or terminals using dedicated software:
- 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.
- Pearl
-
noun,
a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.
Compare cultured pearl.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- peril
-
noun,
exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger:
- molar
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- Embla
-
noun,
the first woman, made by the gods from a tree.
- Milan
-
noun,
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
- peri-
-
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- Milne
-
noun,
A(lan) A(lexander) 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- miler
-
noun,
a participant in a one-mile race.
- Parl.
-
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- 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).
- Ecua.
-
- pari-
-
- cupel
-
noun,
a small, cuplike, porous container, usually made of bone ash, used in assaying, as for separating gold and silver from lead.
- econ.
-
- meno-
-
- pareu
-
noun,
lavalava.
- 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.
- ecol.
-
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- melic
-
adjective,
intended to be sung.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- moble
-
verb (used with object),
to wrap the head of, as in a hood.
- Melia
-
- 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.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- mbira
-
noun,
a musical instrument of Africa usually made out of a gourd that serves as a resonating box, to which vibrating metal or wooden strips are attached for plucking.
- melon
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- 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.
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- 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.
- cumin
-
noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- Melun
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-et-Marne, in N France.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- malic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from apples.
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Iran.
-
- Limon
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1908–72, Mexican dancer and choreographer in the U.S.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- oleum
-
noun,
Pharmacology. oil.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- 30-30
-
- Linum
-
noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Linum, including flax, L. usitatissimum, and various other species grown as ornamentals.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- lipo-
-
- 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)
- in-lb
-
- Nebr.
-
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- incr.
-
- incor
-
- lobar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- Namur
-
noun,
a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
- locum
-
noun,
locum tenens.
- incl.
-
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- omber
-
noun,
a card game popular in the 17th and 18th centuries and played, usually by three persons, with 40 cards.
- omni-
-
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- limen
-
noun,
threshold (def 4).
- OIcel
-
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- Lemon
-
noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- larum
-
noun,
alarum.
- lemur
-
noun,
any of various small, arboreal, chiefly nocturnal mammals of the family Lemuridae, of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands, especially of the genus Lemur, usually having large eyes, a foxlike face, and woolly fur: most lemurs are endangered.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- Noble
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Nobel
-
noun,
Alfred Bernhard [ahl-fred ber-nahrd] /ˈɑl frɛd ˈbɛr nɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- leuc-
-
- limba
-
noun,
an African tree, Terminalia superba, having yellowish-brown wood.
- neur-
-
- ocul-
-
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- 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.
- Nurmi
-
noun,
Paavo Johannes [pah-vaw yaw-hahn-nes] /ˈpɑ vɔ ˈyɔ hɑn nɛs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, Finnish athlete.
- Nubia
-
noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- labor
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- Libau
-
noun,
German name of Liepāja.
- 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.
- nuci-
-
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- male-
-
- EPROM
-
noun,
a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- Pablo
-
noun,
a male given name, Spanish form of Paul.
- muco-
-
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- 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.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- lunar
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- mourn
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- Erbil
-
noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- Morel
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- epulo
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a member of a body of priests who performed sacred rites during sacrificial banquets in honor of the gods.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- Euro-
-
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- 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.
- maile
-
noun,
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
- encl.
-
- pale-
-
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- macle
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Mabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, 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.
- lumb-
-
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- impel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- mural
-
noun,
a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- imbue
-
verb (used with object),
to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.:
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Louie
-
noun,
looie.
- onium
-
- ileum
-
noun,
Anatomy. the third and lowest division of the small intestine, extending from the jejunum to the cecum.
- ileo-
-
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- lubra
-
noun,
an Aborigine girl or woman.
- orial
-
- lucre
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- mucor
-
noun,
any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- 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.
- 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.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- mucro
-
noun,
a short point projecting abruptly, as at the end of a leaf.
- Icel.
-
- munic
-
- Munro
-
noun,
Alice (Laidlaw) [leyd-law] /ˈleɪdˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
- crump
-
noun,
a crunching sound.
- comb.
-
- crumb
-
noun,
a small particle of bread, cake, etc., that has broken off.
- Punic
-
noun,
the language of ancient Carthage, a form of late Phoenician.
- 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.
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- 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.
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- Blimp
-
noun,
a small, nonrigid airship or dirigible, especially one used chiefly for observation.
- Purim
-
noun,
a Jewish festival celebrated on the 14th day of the month of Adar in commemoration of the deliverance of the Jews in Persia from destruction by Haman.
- blume
-
noun,
Judy, born 1938, U.S. novelist.
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- BMarE
-
- bolar
-
adjective,
of or relating to bole or clay.
- publ.
-
- pubic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the pubes or the pubis.
- bonce
-
noun,
head; skull.
- boner
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- Bonpa
-
noun,
a member of the Bön sect.
- prune
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- 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.
- pron.
-
- beano
-
noun,
bingo.
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- baro-
-
- Baron
-
noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- Bauer
-
noun,
Georg [gey-awrk] /geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), Agricola, Georgius.
- Baume
-
noun,
Antoine, 1728–1804, French chemist and inventor.
- recip
-
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- rebop
-
noun,
bop1 .
- Reaum
-
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- biol.
-
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Rambo
-
noun,
a fanatically militant or violently aggressive person.
- bicep
-
noun,
a biceps muscle, especially the one at the front of the upper arm.
- Bicol
-
noun,
Bikol.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- Rabin
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- cruel
-
adjective,
willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- Borel
-
noun,
Félix Édouard Émile [fey-leeks ey-dwar ey-meel] /feɪˈliks eɪˈdwar eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1871–1956, French mathematician.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- Bueno
-
interjection,
good; all right.
- brom-
-
- bronc
-
noun,
bronco:
- Broun
-
noun,
(Matthew) Heywood (Campbell) 1888–1939, U.S. journalist, essayist, and novelist.
- Bruce
-
noun,
Blanche Kelso, 1841–98, U.S. politician: first black to serve a full term as U.S. senator 1875–81.
- Bruin
-
noun,
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
- Brule
-
noun,
(in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
- brume
-
noun,
mist; fog.
- Bruno
-
noun,
Giordano [jawr-dah-naw] /dʒɔrˈdɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1548?–1600, Italian philosopher.
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- prim.
-
- Broca
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- bunco
-
noun,
bunko.
- Priam
-
noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- Buran
-
noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- prem.
-
- burin
-
noun,
a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
- Burma
-
noun,
a republic in SE Asia, on the Bay of Bengal. 261,789 sq. mi. (678,034 sq. km). Capital: Yangon.
- prae-
-
- caber
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- broil
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- Primo
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- boric
-
adjective,
of or containing boron; boracic.
- Brace
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- Prome
-
noun,
a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
- borne
-
noun,
a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
- Bornu
-
noun,
a former sultanate in Africa, SW of Lake Chad: now largely a province in Nigeria.
- Bouar
-
noun,
a city in the W Central African Republic.
- Boule
-
noun,
Also called birne. a cylindrical lump of material for synthetic gems, made by the Verneuil process.
- prom.
-
- Bourn
-
noun,
burn2 .
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- proem
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- brail
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- brain
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- Brale
-
- proc.
-
- Braun
-
noun,
Eva [ee-vuh;; German ey-vah] /ˈi və;; German ˈeɪ vɑ/ (Show IPA), 1912–45, mistress of Adolf Hitler.
- probe
-
noun,
the act of probing.
- prob.
-
- Bream
-
noun,
any of various freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, as A. brama, of Europe, with a compressed, deep body and silvery scales.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Brice
-
noun,
Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Cable
-
noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- umbel
-
noun,
an inflorescence in which a number of flower stalks or pedicels, nearly equal in length, spread from a common center.
- Umbra
-
noun,
shade; shadow.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- Alcor
-
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- umble
-
plural noun,
numbles.
- umber
-
noun,
an earth consisting chiefly of a hydrated oxide of iron and some oxide of manganese, used in its natural state as a brown pigment (raw umber) or, after heating, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt umber)
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- alum.
-
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- ulpan
-
noun,
an institute or school for intensive study of Hebrew, especially by immigrants to Israel.
- Amber
-
noun,
a pale yellow, sometimes reddish or brownish, fossil resin of vegetable origin, translucent, brittle, and capable of gaining a negative electrical charge by friction and of being an excellent insulator: used for making jewelry and other ornamental articles.
- ambi-
-
- Amble
-
noun,
an ambling gait.
- Ambon
-
noun,
ambo.
- 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.
- unarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- unrip
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- Urmia
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- Urban
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 222–230.
- uran-
-
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- aboil
-
adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- abrin
-
noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- unbar
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- acro-
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- UNCIO
-
- aeri-
-
- aero-
-
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- uncap
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- ulcer
-
noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- Amer.
-
- 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.
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- arium
-
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Armen
-
- Arnel
-
- roble
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- Auber
-
noun,
Daniel François Esprit [da-nyel frahn-swa es-pree] /daˈnyɛl frɑ̃ˈswa ɛsˈpri/ (Show IPA), 1782–1871, French composer.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- Bacon
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- Repub
-
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- balon
-
noun,
ballon.
- BALUN
-
noun,
a device for converting a balanced line into an unbalanced line and vice versa.
- reni-
-
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- areo-
-
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- ruble
-
noun,
a silver or copper-alloy coin and monetary unit of Russia, the Soviet Union, and its successor states, equal to 100 kopecks.
- amin-
-
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- rumen
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- AMORC
-
- amour
-
noun,
a love affair.
- ample
-
adjective,
fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough:
- rumba
-
noun,
a dance, Cuban in origin and complex in rhythm.
- rumal
-
noun,
a kerchief worn as a headdress by men in India.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Apure
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
- Ruben
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Reuben (defs 1, 2).
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- anim.
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- Apoc.
-
- April
-
noun,
the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- cabin
-
noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- boral
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- climb
-
noun,
a climbing; an ascent by climbing:
- pleo-
-
- Piura
-
noun,
a city in N Peru.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Colum
-
noun,
Padraic [paw-drik] /ˈpɔ drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1881–1972, Irish poet and dramatist, in the U.S. from 1914.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Pilar
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or covered with hair.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- coel-
-
- Cobra
-
noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- pocul
-
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- clime
-
noun,
climate.
- corp.
-
- Corpl
-
- celom
-
noun,
coelom.
- corpn
-
- 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).
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- coupe
-
noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- pico-
-
- Ceiba
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- coble
-
noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- carp-
-
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- plur.
-
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- cine-
-
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- Combe
-
noun,
a narrow valley or deep hollow, especially one enclosed on all but one side.
- claim
-
noun,
a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right:
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- plier
-
noun,
pliers, (sometimes used with a singular verb) small pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc. (usually used with pair of).
- comal
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- comp.
-
- plio-
-
- 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.”.
- plica
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- Comr.
-
- 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.
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- cero-
-
- copr-
-
- pilau
-
noun,
pilaf.
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- Plume
-
noun,
a feather.
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- 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.
- copal
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- clamp
-
noun,
a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- 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.
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- plomb
-
noun,
any inert material inserted into a body cavity for therapeutic purposes.
- 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.
- poilu
-
noun,
a French common soldier.
- clomb
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of climb.
- 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.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- 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.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- pibal
-
noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds by theodolitic tracking of a pilot balloon.
- crim.
-
- 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.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- Campo
-
noun,
(in South America) an extensive, nearly level grassland plain.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- crimp
-
noun,
the act of crimping.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- clump
-
noun,
a small, close group or cluster, especially of trees or other plants.
- Camb.
-
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- Calpe
-
noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- Caleb
-
noun,
a Hebrew leader, sent as a spy into the land of Canaan. Num. 13:6.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- croup
-
noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- place
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- plan-
-
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- carob
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- clomp
-
verb (used without object),
clump (def 6).
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carib
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- carb-
-
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- cramp
-
noun,
Often, cramps.
a sudden, involuntary, spasmodic contraction of a muscle or group of muscles, especially of the extremities, sometimes with severe pain.
a piercing pain in the abdomen.
an intermittent, painful contraction of structures of a wall containing involuntary muscle, as in biliary colic or in the uterine contractions of menstruation or of labor.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- 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.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- RONA
-
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Pan.
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- moue
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- 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.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Palm
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- Rom.
-
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Mon.
-
- pam.
-
- 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.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- min.
-
- Pen.
-
- Peul
-
noun,
Fulani.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- MILR
-
- uni-
-
- Milo
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- upon
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- per.
-
- uria
-
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- 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).
- mil.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- PERL
-
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- umbo
-
noun,
a boss on a shield, as one at the center of a circular shield.
- Rube
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- mol.
-
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- par.
-
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- moil
-
noun,
hard work or drudgery.
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- rump
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- Moab
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of the Dead Sea, in what is now Jordan.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Paul
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles.
Compare Saul (def 2).
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- pil-
-
- Peba
-
noun,
nine-banded armadillo.
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- rel.
-
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- pub.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- 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.
- 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.
- NLRB
-
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- 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).
- NIRA
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- pule
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- opia
-
- puna
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- pnea
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- puma
-
noun,
cougar.
- puli
-
noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- Pula
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- 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.
- puce
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- OPer
-
- puca
-
noun,
(in folklore) an Irish spirit, mischievous but not malevolent, corresponding to the English Puck.
- nom.
-
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- prec
-
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- OAPC
-
- pre-
-
- 1080
-
- 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.
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- ole-
-
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- numb
-
adjective,
deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move:
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- pro-
-
- 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.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- prin
-
- 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.
- NRAB
-
- NRPB
-
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- purl
-
noun,
a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle.
Compare knit (def 11).
- mRNA
-
- mun.
-
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- pleb
-
noun,
a member of the plebs; a plebeian or commoner.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- 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.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- 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.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- muc-
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- repl
-
- Rep.
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Pal.
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- uro-
-
- plum
-
noun,
the drupaceous fruit of any of several trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, having an oblong stone.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- RIBA
-
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- RCMP
-
- neo-
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- 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.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- 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.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- Pune
-
noun,
a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- bloc
-
noun,
a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- 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.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- bio-
-
- 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.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- bin-
-
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- Eur.
-
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- 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.
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- berm
-
noun,
Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- epi-
-
- 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.
- ible
-
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- 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.
-
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- eco-
-
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- blur
-
noun,
a smudge or smear that obscures:
- 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).
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- BMOC
-
- 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.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Emp.
-
- enc.
-
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- Benu
-
noun,
the sacred bird of ancient Egypt, corresponding to the phoenix.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- IRBM
-
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- balm
-
noun,
any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, especially tropical trees of the genus Commiphora.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- 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:
- bal.
-
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- aur-
-
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Lab.
-
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Aube
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the Seine. 125 miles (200 km) long.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Lam.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- bar.
-
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- ical
-
- ICAO
-
- ICBM
-
- Ice.
-
- BEMA
-
noun,
Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ile-
-
- IMCO
-
- Beau
-
noun,
a male lover or sweetheart.
- Imp.
-
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- 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.
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- 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.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Baum
-
noun,
L(yman) Frank [lahy-muh n] /ˈlaɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1856–1919, U.S. journalist, playwright, and author of children's books.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Baul
-
noun,
a member of a nonconformist Bengalese sect having gurus but no dogmas, rituals, religious institutions, or scriptures.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- barm
-
noun,
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Boma
-
noun,
a city in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Zaire (Congo) River.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- club
-
noun,
a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the other, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
- clar
-
- 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
-
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- cml.
-
- Cmon
-
- BURP
-
noun,
a belch; eructation.
- Burl
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- Buri
-
noun,
the first of the gods, revealed when the cow Audhumla licked away the salty ice that covered him.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Bur.
-
- Buna
-
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- CBEL
-
- Cebu
-
noun,
an island in the S central Philippines. 1703 sq. mi. (4411 sq. km).
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- 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.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- 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.
- cen.
-
- cap.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CERN
-
- 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.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Cal.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cir.
-
- Col.
-
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- 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.
- 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.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Bram
-
noun,
a male given name.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- 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.
- BPOE
-
- cule
-
- Culm
-
noun,
coal dust; slack.
- cur.
-
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- curb
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- boun
-
verb (used with or without object),
to prepare; make ready.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- bor.
-
- 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.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Com.
-
- bump
-
noun,
an act or instance of bumping; collision; blow.
- 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
-
- bul.
-
- 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.
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- coup
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- brim
-
noun,
the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink:
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- 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.
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- Lamb
-
noun,
a young sheep.
- Ire.
-
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Alco
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- ALBM
-
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- Loup
-
noun,
a cloth mask, often of silk or velvet, that covers only half the face.
- Alb.
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Aire
-
- LRBM
-
- 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.
- lube
-
noun,
lubricant.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- lump
-
noun,
a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape:
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- AIME
-
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- 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.
- 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.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- lin.
-
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- 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:
- 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.
- lip-
-
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- 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.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- aer-
-
- Lupe
-
noun,
a female given name.
- limo
-
noun,
a limousine.
- MCPO
-
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- abl.
-
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Abiu
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Abihu.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- 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 .
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- 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.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- men-
-
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- MEPA
-
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- 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.
- Mic.
-
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mar.
-
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- 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.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- ACLU
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- 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.
- 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.
- Mac-
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abr.
-
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- 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.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- 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.
- Man.
-
- 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.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- limp
-
noun,
a lame movement or gait:
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- limn
-
verb (used with object),
to represent in drawing or painting.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- apo-
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Apr.
-
- Arm.
-
- 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.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Lib.
-
- 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.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- ano-
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- ance
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- 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.
- Lamp
-
noun,
any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- 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.
- Lima
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter L.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- limb
-
noun,
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing:
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- 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.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- lea.
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- amp.
-
- Lani
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- ca.
-
- BCE
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- abn
-
- up-
-
- Apl
-
- PRC
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- BAM
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- Abp
-
- BCL
-
- bu.
-
- 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.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- unp
-
- UNO
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- UPC
-
- Bac
-
- be-
-
- Br.
-
- bp.
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- bl.
-
- BEM
-
- CBE
-
- cp.
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- Ar.
-
- 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.
- POR
-
- ARU
-
- an.
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- al.
-
- ure
-
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- ac-
-
- ab-
-
- ap-
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Am.
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- AUC
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- 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.
- cr.
-
- UPI
-
- Co.
-
- PRA
-
- ABM
-
- ur-
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RMC
-
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- cl.
-
- RNA
-
- ROA
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- CAI
-
- BRM
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- ACP
-
- RBI
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- UCR
-
- AME
-
- 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.
- BME
-
- BMI
-
- RBC
-
- AMC
-
- UAM
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- ROI
-
- Ulm
-
noun,
a city in E Baden-Württemberg, in S Germany, on the Danube.
- REA
-
- bec
-
- Bn.
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- Ube
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- UAE
-
- ALU
-
- Re.
-
- BIE
-
- bi-
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- BEP
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- RMA
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RCP
-
- UAR
-
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- BLA
-
- ble
-
- AMU
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- BLM
-
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- Amb
-
- ANC
-
- Une
-
- unc
-
- BPI
-
- AOU
-
- APB
-
- APC
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Bap
-
noun,
a soft, flattish bread roll.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- BPE
-
- AIC
-
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- BRE
-
- 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.
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- ROP
-
- aor
-
- 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.
- Pul
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- ALM
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALC
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- PUC
-
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- RPM
-
- 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.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- ump
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- BCP
-
- BPA
-
- RPO
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- BMR
-
- CPU
-
- CEA
-
- NOC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- NPR
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- LBO
-
- NOP
-
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- LCM
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- nub
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- 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.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- lep
-
- NMI
-
- NMR
-
- NMU
-
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- NRC
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LIM
-
- Ir.
-
- OCR
-
- IRL
-
- OEM
-
- oic
-
- IRC
-
- 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.
- ipr
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- IPO
-
- IPM
-
- OIr
-
- Ola
-
- IPA
-
- IOU
-
- IRO
-
- obl
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- OAP
-
- NUL
-
- NUM
-
- 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).
- ob.
-
- Oc.
-
- op.
-
- La.
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAU
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- OBE
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- ium
-
- NIA
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- 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 = .
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- MLR
-
- MNA
-
- MNE
-
- 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.
- mob
-
noun,
a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
- 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:
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- ml.
-
- MOI
-
- Mao
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- 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.
- MOR
-
- Mab
-
noun,
Queen Mab.
- MLA
-
- MBO
-
- Mo.
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- MIB
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- MIE
-
- 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.
- mi.
-
- MEP
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- MCI
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MCR
-
- MCP
-
- MIP
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- 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.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- NEC
-
- LOC
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- LON
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- NBA
-
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- NBC
-
- NbE
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- NCO
-
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- Me.
-
- MRE
-
- Mc-
-
- MBE
-
- MPA
-
- MPE
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- MRI
-
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- MRP
-
- lub
-
- LPN
-
- lpm
-
- MUP
-
- ior
-
- CEO
-
- IOC
-
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- ECM
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- eir
-
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- 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.
- EMR
-
- 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.
- en-
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- CNO
-
- Om.
-
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- Ep.
-
- CNM
-
- EPA
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- pl.
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- prn
-
- Pr.
-
- 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.
- pm.
-
- PLA
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- EbN
-
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- CLU
-
- eo-
-
- Cub
-
noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- 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.
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- 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.
- CRP
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- CPR
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- CPO
-
- CPM
-
- CPL
-
- CPI
-
- EOM
-
- PIO
-
- ea.
-
- EAM
-
- CPA
-
- ean
-
- 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:
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PCM
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- PCI
-
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- PCB
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- CMA
-
- pc.
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- POB
-
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- POC
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ib.
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OPM
-
- IBN
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ier
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- il-
-
- OPA
-
- POA
-
- ONR
-
- ILO
-
- ONI
-
- ILP
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- OMB
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- ine
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- ial
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CLR
-
- Pa.
-
- Clo
-
- ERP
-
- PLC
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- CLI
-
- eu-
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- cle
-
- pli
-
- CIP
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- CIA
-
- PLO
-
- CIM
-
- PLR
-
- plu
-
noun,
plew.
- CIE
-
- CIB
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- 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.
- MN
-
- CM
-
- CE
-
- CB
-
- AO
-
- 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.
- MP
-
- MB
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- M.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- Eb
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- L1
-
- RC
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PB
-
- RI
-
- 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.
- RN
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- i.
-
- ic
-
- L2
-
- RO
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- R.
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LC
-
- O.
-
- B-
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- BC
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OA
-
- BM
-
- BO
-
- ol
-
- IP
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- le
-
- LR
-
- PU
-
- CU
-
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NB
-
- NC
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- NI
-
- NP
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- UL
-
- UI
-
- UB
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- UC
-
- U.
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
-
- LM
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- NL
-
- RU
-
- NM
-
- RP
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- L.
-