Anagrams of radioactinium
Word radioactinium has
1276 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of radioactinium.
- admiration
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noun,
a feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval.
- dicoumarin
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noun,
dicumarol.
- antidromic
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adjective,
conducting nerve impulses in a direction opposite to the usual one.
- radiation
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noun,
Physics.
the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves.
the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and absorbed by another body.
the energy transferred by these processes.
- idiomatic
-
adjective,
peculiar to or characteristic of a particular language or dialect:
- auditoria
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noun,
the space set apart for the audience in a theater, school, or other public building.
- arcuation
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noun,
the state of being bent or curved.
- mortician
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noun,
funeral director.
- miracidia
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noun,
the larva that hatches from the egg of a trematode worm or fluke.
- indicator
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noun,
a person or thing that indicates.
- Croatian
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noun,
a Croat.
- animator
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noun,
a person or thing that animates.
- actinoid
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adjective,
raylike; radiate.
- actinium
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noun,
a radioactive silver-white metallic element that glows blue in the dark, resembling the rare earths in chemical behavior and valence. Symbol: Ac; atomic number: 89; atomic weight: 227.
- tamarind
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noun,
the pod of a large, tropical tree, Tamarindus indica, of the legume family, containing seeds enclosed in a juicy acid pulp that is used in beverages and food.
- mandator
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noun,
a person who gives a mandate.
- Dominica
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noun,
one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
- diatomic
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adjective,
having two atoms in the molecule.
- conidium
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noun,
(in fungi) an asexual spore formed by abstriction at the top of a hyphal branch.
- Marciano
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noun,
Rocky (Rocco Francis Marchegiano) 1924–69, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1952–56.
- Oncidium
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noun,
any of numerous tropical American orchids of the genus Oncidium, having clusters of flowers showing great variety in size, form, and color.
- Minotaur
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a monster, the offspring of Pasiphaë and the Cretan bull, that had the head of a bull on the body of a man: housed in the Cretan Labyrinth, it was fed on human flesh until Theseus, helped by Ariadne, killed it.
- Domitian
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noun,
(Titus Flavius Domitianus Augustus) a.d. 51–96, Roman emperor 81–96.
- aromatic
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noun,
a plant, drug, or medicine yielding a fragrant aroma, as sage or certain spices and oils.
- raincoat
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noun,
a waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.
- 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.
- Raimondi
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noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kan-toh-nee-oh;; Italian mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kænˈtoʊ niˌoʊ;; Italian ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), c1480–c1534, Italian engraver.
- macaroni
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noun,
small, tubular pasta prepared from wheat flour.
- Adriatic
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noun,
Adriatic Sea.
- radicant
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adjective,
rooting from the stem, as ivy.
- radioman
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noun,
a person who operates a radio.
- diatonic
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adjective,
noting those scales that contain five whole tones and two semitones, as the major, minor, and certain modal scales.
- Tridacna
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noun,
a genus of giant clams inhabiting reefs in the South Pacific, attaining a diameter of 4 feet (1.2 meters) or more, and weighing over 500 pounds (227 kg).
- audition
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noun,
a trial hearing given to a singer, actor, or other performer to test suitability for employment, professional training or competition, etc.
- mandioca
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noun,
cassava.
- indicium
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noun,
indicia (def 2).
- Roumania
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noun,
Romania.
- duration
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noun,
the length of time something continues or exists (often used with the).
- romantic
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noun,
a romantic person.
- muriatic
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adjective,
(not in scientific use) of or derived from muriatic acid.
- Nocardia
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noun,
any of several filamentous or rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Nocardia, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and other animals.
- dramatic
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adjective,
of or relating to the drama.
- Maritain
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noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, French philosopher and diplomat.
- inductor
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noun,
Also called inductance. Electricity. a coil used to introduce inductance into an electric circuit.
- Turcoman
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noun,
Turkoman.
- marocain
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noun,
a crepe fabric made of silk, wool, or rayon, or a combination of these fibers, and distinguished by a strong rib effect, used in the manufacture of dresses and women's suits; a heavy Canton crepe.
- nocturia
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noun,
a condition in which one often wakes up during the night to urinate.
- amniotic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or having an amnion.
- Cnidaria
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noun,
an alternative name for the invertebrate phylum Coelenterata, giving emphasis to the stinging structures as characteristic of the phylum.
- autacoid
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noun,
any physiologically active internal secretion, especially one of uncertain classification, as histamine or prostaglandin.
- Matador
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noun,
the principal bullfighter in a bullfight who passes the bull with a muleta and then, in many countries, kills it with a sword thrust; a torero.
- Arcanum
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noun,
Often, arcana. a secret; mystery.
- Martini
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noun,
a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
- Martina
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noun,
a female given name.
- rotunda
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noun,
a round building, especially one with a dome.
- 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.
- romaunt
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noun,
a romantic tale or poem; romance.
- Martian
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noun,
a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars:
- Romanic
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noun,
romance1 (def 9).
- Romania
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noun,
a republic in SE Europe, bordering on the Black Sea. 91,699 sq. mi. (237,500 sq. km). Capital: Bucharest.
- antacid
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noun,
an antacid agent.
- curtain
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noun,
a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
- anticum
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noun,
pronaos.
- Croatia
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noun,
a republic in SE Europe: includes the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia; formerly a part of Yugoslavia. 21,835 sq. mi. (56,555 sq. km) Capital: Zagreb.
- animato
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adjective,
animated; lively. Abbreviation: anim.
- rainout
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noun,
a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
- Mauriac
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noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1885–1970, French novelist: Nobel prize 1952.
- cumarin
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noun,
coumarin.
- Martinu
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noun,
Bohuslav [baw-hoo-slahf] /ˈbɔ hʊˌslɑf/ (Show IPA), 1890–1959, Czech composer.
- crimini
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noun,
cremini.
- crinoid
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noun,
any echinoderm of the class Crinoidea, having a cup-shaped body to which are attached branched, radiating arms, comprising the sea lilies, feather stars, and various fossil forms.
- cranium
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noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- Minorca
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noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- craniom
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- camauro
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noun,
a crimson velvet cap trimmed with ermine, worn by the pope on nonliturgical occasions.
- mordant
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noun,
a substance used in dyeing to fix the coloring matter, especially a metallic compound, as an oxide or hydroxide, that combines with the organic dye and forms an insoluble colored compound or lake in the fiber.
- Noricum
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noun,
an ancient Roman province in central Europe, roughly corresponding to the part of Austria south of the Danube.
- Nordica
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noun,
Lillian (Lillian Norton) 1859–1914, U.S. soprano.
- nomadic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads.
- noctuid
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noun,
Also called owlet moth. any of numerous dull-colored moths of the family Noctuidae, the larvae of which include the armyworms and cutworms.
- caution
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- Numidia
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noun,
an ancient country in N Africa, corresponding roughly to modern Algeria.
- carotid
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noun,
Also called carotid artery. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.
- Candiot
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noun,
a Cretan.
- Cardium
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- cardio-
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- natrium
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noun,
(formerly) sodium.
- narcoma
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noun,
stupor produced by narcotics.
- Morandi
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noun,
Giorgio [jawr-jaw] /ˈdʒɔr dʒɔ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1964, Italian painter.
- Monarda
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noun,
any aromatic, erect plant belonging to the genus Monarda, of the mint family, native to North America, including horsemint and Oswego tea.
- cranio-
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- conidia
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noun,
(in fungi) an asexual spore formed by abstriction at the top of a hyphal branch.
- radiant
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noun,
a point or object from which rays proceed.
- courant
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noun,
courante.
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- midiron
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noun,
a club with an iron head the face of which has more slope than a driving iron but less slope than a mid-mashie.
- minicar
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noun,
a very small car, especially a subcompact.
- contra-
-
- conduit
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noun,
a pipe, tube, or the like, for conveying water or other fluid.
- auditor
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noun,
a person appointed and authorized to examine accounts and accounting records, compare the charges with the vouchers, verify balance sheet and income items, and state the result.
- minutia
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noun,
Usually, minutiae. precise details; small or trifling matters:
- Comtian
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noun,
a follower of the philosophy of Auguste Comte.
- comitia
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noun,
an assembly of the people convened to pass on laws, nominate magistrates, etc.
- auction
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noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- ocarina
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noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- Miranda
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noun,
Francisco de [frahn-sees-kaw th e] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1816, Venezuelan revolutionist and patriot.
- monacid
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adjective, noun,
monoacid.
- Marcion
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noun,
a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
- macaron
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noun,
a round, colored cookie consisting of a ganache or buttercream filling between two halves made from beaten egg whites mixed with sugar and ground almonds.
- Marcian
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noun,
a.d. 392?–457, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 450–457.
- Actinia
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noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- Madurai
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noun,
a city in S Tamil Nadu, in S India.
- timarau
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noun,
tamarau.
- dianoia
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noun,
the mental faculty used in discursive reasoning.
- tinamou
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noun,
any of several birds of the family Tinamidae, of South and Central America, related to the ratite birds but superficially resembling the gallinaceous birds.
- diction
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noun,
style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words:
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- dim-out
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noun,
a reduction or concealment of night lighting in wartime to make the source less visible to an enemy from the air or sea.
- Dinaric
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adjective,
of or relating to the Alpine region of the Balkan Peninsula, from Slovenia to N Albania and extending across W Coatia, and most of Bosnia and Herzegovna, and Montenegro.
- diorama
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noun,
a scene, often in miniature, reproduced in three dimensions by placing objects, figures, etc., in front of a painted background.
- iracund
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adjective,
prone to anger; irascible.
- Tournai
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noun,
a city in W Belgium, on the Scheldt River.
- actino-
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- Dominic
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noun,
Saint, 1170–1221, Spanish priest: founder of the Dominican order.
- Mai-Tai
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noun,
a cocktail of rum, curaçao, lemon and pineapple juice, grenadine, and orgeat syrup, poured over crushed ice.
- triacid
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adjective,
capable of combining with three molecules of a monobasic acid:
- Trianda
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noun,
a town on the Greek island of Rhodes, in the Aegean Sea: built on the site of ancient Ialysus.
- inradii
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noun,
the radius of the circle inscribed in a triangle.
- acaroid
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adjective,
resembling a mite or tick.
- dormant
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adjective,
lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid:
- Aaronic
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adjective,
of or relating to Aaron.
- indicia
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noun,
indicia (def 2).
- idiotic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of an idiot.
- Iconium
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noun,
ancient name of Konya.
- unitard
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noun,
a one-piece leotard with full-length stockings; bodysuit.
- Icarian
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noun,
an inhabitant of Icaria.
- Utamaro
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noun,
Kitagawa [kee-tah-gah-wah] /ˈki tɑˈgɑ wɑ/ (Show IPA), 1753–1806, Japanese painter, draftsman, and designer of prints.
- mainour
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noun,
a stolen article found on the person of or near the thief:
- iridium
-
noun,
a precious metallic element resembling platinum: used in platinum alloys and for the points of gold pens. Symbol: Ir; atomic weight: 192.2; atomic number: 77; specific gravity: 22.4 at 20°C.
- marcato
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adjective,
(of notes or chords in a musical score) strongly accented.
- Amon-Ra
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noun,
Amen-Ra.
- Rumania
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noun,
Romania.
- tamarin
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noun,
any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus (Leontideus), having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- ruction
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noun,
a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
- Manitou
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noun,
(among the Algonquian Indians) a supernatural being that controls nature; a spirit, deity, or object that possesses supernatural power.
- Matadi
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noun,
a seaport in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the mouth of the Congo (Zaire) River.
- Dorian
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noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- Citron
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- indict
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verb (used with object),
(of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial:
- Morini
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noun,
Erika, 1906–1995, U.S. violinist, born in Austria.
- dormin
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noun,
abscisic acid.
- Marian
-
noun,
a person who has a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- Curtin
-
noun,
John, 1885–1945, Australian statesman: prime minister 1941–45.
- indium
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noun,
a rare metallic element, soft, white, malleable, and easily fusible, found combined in various ore minerals, especially sphalerite: so called from the two indigo-blue lines in its spectrum. Symbol: In; atomic weight: 114.82; atomic number: 49; specific gravity: 7.3 at 20°C.
- Coanda
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noun,
Henri Marie [ahn-ree ma-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1885–1972, French engineer and inventor.
- Dorati
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noun,
Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
- cut-in
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noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- Monica
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noun,
a female given name.
- Dacron
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- induc.
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- induct
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verb (used with object),
to install in an office, benefice, position, etc., especially with formal ceremonies:
- daimon
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noun,
daemon.
- maraud
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noun,
Archaic. the act of marauding.
- Mantua
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noun,
a woman's loose gown worn as a robe or overdress in the early 18th century.
- cardi-
-
- Comdr.
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- DOMAIN
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noun,
a field of action, thought, influence, etc.:
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- Ciardi
-
noun,
John, 1916–86, U.S. poet.
- mucoid
-
noun,
Biochemistry. any of a group of substances resembling the mucins, occurring in connective tissue, cysts, etc.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- Cardin
-
noun,
Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
- durian
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noun,
the edible fruit of a tree, Durio zibethinus, of the bombax family, of southeastern Asia, having a hard, prickly rind, a highly flavored, pulpy flesh, and an unpleasant odor.
- iatric
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adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- Dumont
-
noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- Namtar
-
noun,
the Sumerian and Akkadian demon personifying death.
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- iatro-
-
- durain
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noun,
the coal forming the dull layers in banded bituminous coal.
- Carina
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- Carman
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noun,
one of the crew of a streetcar or the like, as the motorman.
- Icaria
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noun,
Also, Ikaria. a Greek island in the Aegean Sea: a part of the Southern Sporades group. 99 sq. mi. (256 sq. km).
- indic.
-
- Marcan
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of St. Mark or of the second Gospel.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- ductor
-
noun,
the roller that conveys ink in a press from the ink reservoir to the distributor.
- Catano
-
noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Murcia
-
noun,
a city in SE Spain.
- dacoit
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- mudcat
-
noun,
flathead catfish.
- Comdt.
-
- Dracut
-
noun,
a city in NE Massachusetts.
- Marina
-
noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- Marini
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noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), Also, Marino [muh-ree-noh;; Italian mah-ree-naw] /məˈri noʊ;; Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), ("il Cavalier Marino") 1569–1625, Italian poet.
- 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).
- micro-
-
- mantid
-
noun,
mantis.
- Cumana
-
noun,
a seaport in N Venezuela.
- dictum
-
noun,
an authoritative pronouncement; judicial assertion.
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- mantic
-
adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- macro-
-
- diatom
-
noun,
any of numerous microscopic, unicellular, marine or freshwater algae of the phylum Chrysophyta, having cell walls containing silica.
- manioc
-
noun,
cassava.
- McNair
-
noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- Madian
-
noun,
Midian.
- micron
-
noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- Madura
-
noun,
Dutch Madoera [mah-doo-rah] /mɑˈdu rɑ/ (Show IPA). an island in Indonesia, off the NE coast of Java. 2112 sq. mi. (5470 sq. km).
- craton
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- maniac
-
noun,
a raving or violently insane person; lunatic.
- maduro
-
adjective,
strong and darkly colored.
- maidan
-
noun,
an open area or space in or near a town, often used as a marketplace or parade ground.
- 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.
- Manati
-
noun,
a city in N Puerto Rico.
- Datura
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Datura, of the nightshade family, including some species grown as ornamentals and usually having funnel-shaped flowers and prickly pods: the leaves and seeds are the source of hallucinogenic alkaloids.
- matron
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noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- matri-
-
- mantra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- Manado
-
noun,
Menado.
- contd.
-
- intima
-
noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- miotic
-
noun,
a miotic drug.
- intra-
-
- intro.
-
- ionium
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noun,
a naturally occurring radioactive isotope of thorium. Symbol: Io; atomic number: 90; atomic weight: 230.
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- Conium
-
noun,
the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum.
- Conrad
-
noun,
Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
- Minuit
-
noun,
Peter, 1580–1638, Dutch colonial administrator in America: director general of the New Netherlands 1626–31.
- diuron
-
noun,
a white crystalline substance, C 9 H 10 Cl 2 N 2 O, used as a weed-killer.
- contr.
-
- midair
-
noun,
any point in the air not contiguous with the earth or other solid surface:
- Marion
-
noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- iridic
-
adjective,
of or containing iridium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- Marcia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “warlike.”.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- corium
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- diotic
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adjective,
pertaining to or affecting both ears; binaural.
- mid-on
-
noun,
the position of a fielder on the on side of the wicket.
- Midian
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Keturah. Gen. 25:1–4.
- irido-
-
- Iridum
-
noun,
Sinus, Sinus Iridum.
- Coruna
-
noun,
La Coruña.
- cardia
-
noun,
an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
- Durant
-
noun,
Ariel, 1898–1981, U.S. author and historian (wife of Will).
- Andric
-
noun,
Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
- radian
-
noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- antrum
-
noun,
a cavity in a body organ, especially a bone.
- anuria
-
noun,
the absence or suppression of urine.
- random
-
noun,
something that is random, or a random state or condition:
- toucan
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- Adamic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or suggestive of Adam.
- rancid
-
adjective,
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
- Ramona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aramid
-
noun,
any of a class of synthetic aromatic long-chain polyamides capable of extrusion into fibers having resistance to high temperatures and great strength.
- radium
-
noun,
Chemistry. a highly radioactive metallic element whose decay yields radon gas and alpha rays. Symbol: Ra; atomic weight: 226; atomic number: 88.
- radio-
-
- Armand
-
noun,
a male given name, French form of Herman.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- trauma
-
noun,
Pathology.
a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident.
the condition produced by this; traumatism.
- outran
-
verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- outman
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass in manpower.
- around
-
Idioms,
been around, having had much worldly experience:
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- Artaud
-
noun,
Antonin [ahn-taw-nan] /ɑ̃ tɔˈnɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1896–1948, French actor, poet, and drama critic.
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- Arunta
-
noun,
Aranda.
- actin-
-
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- Truman
-
noun,
Elizabeth Virginia Wallace ("Bess") 1885–1982, U.S. First Lady 1945–53 (wife of Harry S Truman).
- Tucana
-
noun,
the Toucan, a southern constellation between Octans and Phoenix.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Adonai
-
noun,
Hebrew. a title of reverence for God, serving also as a substitute pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
- atomic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- amount
-
noun,
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- tauro-
-
- tamari
-
noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- amidin
-
noun,
the soluble matter of starch.
- amadou
-
noun,
a spongy substance prepared from fungi, Polyporus (Fomes) fomentarius and allied species, growing on trees, used as tinder and in surgery.
- amido-
-
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- Timaru
-
noun,
a seaport on the E coast of South Island, in S New Zealand.
- airman
-
noun,
an aviator.
- amino-
-
- Tadmor
-
noun,
Biblical name of Palmyra.
- Tacoma
-
noun,
a seaport in W Washington, on Puget Sound.
- Timour
-
noun,
Tamerlane.
- aidman
-
noun,
a military medical corpsman trained to provide initial emergency treatment.
- Amrita
-
noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- Anomia
-
noun,
the inability to name objects or to recognize the written or spoken names of objects.
- Ruanda
-
noun,
a member of a people living in Rwanda and the E Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- amtrac
-
noun,
amphibian (def 4).
- amurca
-
noun,
the lees or sediment of olive oil.
- rotund
-
adjective,
round in shape; rounded:
- Andria
-
noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- adroit
-
adjective,
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- Adrian
-
noun,
Edgar Douglas, 1889–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1932.
- andro-
-
- Romaic
-
noun,
demotic (def 5).
- Rodman
-
noun,
a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
- Adonic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- anodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- Rimini
-
noun,
Francesca da, Francesca da Rimini.
- Oidium
-
noun,
one of the conidia that are borne in chains by certain fungi.
- Actium
-
noun,
a promontory in NW ancient Greece: Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian and Agrippa in a naval battle near here in 31 b.c.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- camion
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- turion
-
noun,
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
- Nomura
-
noun,
Kichisaburo [kee-chee-sah-boo-raw] /ˈki tʃiˈsɑ buˈrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1964, Japanese diplomat.
- nocti-
-
- caiman
-
noun,
any of several tropical American crocodilians of the genus Caiman and allied genera: some are endangered.
- nitro-
-
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- untrod
-
adjective,
not trod; not traversed:
- Urania
-
noun,
uranium dioxide.
- uranic
-
adjective,
of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- Nimrud
-
noun,
modern name of the site of the ancient city of Kalakh.
- Nordic
-
noun,
a member of the Nordic people, especially a Scandinavian.
- urano-
-
- Nimrod
-
noun,
the great-grandson of Noah: noted as a great hunter. Gen. 10:8–10.
- Canad.
-
- canard
-
noun,
a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
- Candia
-
noun,
former name of Iráklion.
- Candor
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- urino-
-
- cantar
-
noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- narco-
-
- Nordau
-
noun,
Max Simon [mahks zee-mawn] /mɑks ˈzi mɔn/ (Show IPA), 1849–1923, Hungarian author, physician, and leader in the Zionist movement.
- Tarmac
-
noun,
(lowercase) a road, airport runway, parking area, etc., paved with Tarmac, tarmacadam, or a layer of tar.
- turco-
-
- turaco
-
noun,
touraco.
- audio-
-
- Audion
-
noun,
an early type of triode.
- Tumaco
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Colombia.
- atrium
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- Tunica
-
noun,
a tunic.
- tundra
-
noun,
one of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America.
- nutria
-
noun,
the coypu.
- acarid
-
noun,
an acarine, especially a mite of the family Acaridae.
- tumor
-
noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- ician
-
- Unit.
-
- Indio
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Macau
-
noun,
Macao.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- uran-
-
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- init.
-
- Indo-
-
- Maidu
-
noun,
a member of a tribe of North American Indians of northeastern California.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- indri
-
noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- Urmia
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- Tudor
-
noun,
Antony, 1909–87, English choreographer and dancer.
- timid
-
adjective,
lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- Duroc
-
noun,
one of an American breed of hardy red hogs having drooping ears.
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- UNCIO
-
- tumid
-
adjective,
swollen, or affected with swelling, as a part of the body.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- Macao
-
noun,
a Portuguese overseas territory in S China, in the delta of the Zhu Jiang River and including two small adjacent islands. 6 sq. mi. (16 sq. km).
- idio-
-
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Iran.
-
- intr.
-
- imit.
-
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- incor
-
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- irid-
-
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- iodic
-
adjective,
containing iodine, especially in the pentavalent state.
- incr.
-
- Inuit
-
noun,
a member of the Eskimo peoples inhabiting northernmost North America from northern Alaska to eastern Canada and Greenland.
- trama
-
noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- India
-
noun,
Hindi Bharat [buh-ruht] /ˈbʌ rʌt/ (Show IPA). a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950. 1,246,880 sq. mi. (3,229,419 sq. km). Capital: New Delhi.
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- idiom
-
noun,
an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket or hang one's head, or from the general grammatical rules of a language, as the table round for the round table, and that is not a constituent of a larger expression of like characteristics.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- idion
-
- ition
-
- idiot
-
noun,
Informal. an utterly foolish or senseless person:
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- tonia
-
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- unarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- idium
-
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- imido
-
adjective,
containing the imido group.
- Namur
-
noun,
a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- notum
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Mont.
-
- nuci-
-
- nudi-
-
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- Nurmi
-
noun,
Paavo Johannes [pah-vaw yaw-hahn-nes] /ˈpɑ vɔ ˈyɔ hɑn nɛs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, Finnish athlete.
- monad
-
noun,
Biology.
any simple, single-celled organism.
any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- Mount
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- octa-
-
- octad
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- odium
-
noun,
intense hatred or dislike, especially toward a person or thing regarded as contemptible, despicable, or repugnant.
- oidia
-
noun,
one of the conidia that are borne in chains by certain fungi.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- omni-
-
- Omuta
-
noun,
a seaport on W Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- onium
-
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Mound
-
noun,
a natural elevation of earth; a hillock or knoll.
- mourn
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- Murat
-
noun,
Joachim [zhaw-a-keem] /ʒɔ aˈkim/ (Show IPA), 1767?–1815, French marshal: king of Naples 1808–15.
- naut.
-
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- Naida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- naiad
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- nitid
-
adjective,
bright; lustrous.
- nitr-
-
- Munro
-
noun,
Alice (Laidlaw) [leyd-law] /ˈleɪdˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- munic
-
- Munda
-
noun,
a small family of languages spoken in east-central India.
- mudra
-
noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. any of a series of arm and hand positions expressing an attitude or action of the deity.
- noct-
-
- mucro
-
noun,
a short point projecting abruptly, as at the end of a leaf.
- mucor
-
noun,
any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
- nomad
-
noun,
a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- muco-
-
- 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.
- mucid
-
adjective,
moldy; musty.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Manat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- round
-
noun,
any round shape, as a circle, ring or sphere.
- ruana
-
noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- Rundi
-
noun,
a member of a people constituting virtually the entire population of Burundi.
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- Marat
-
noun,
Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Manta
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- 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.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ordn.
-
- 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.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- mini-
-
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- Ouida
-
noun,
pen name of Louise de la Ramée.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- radii
-
noun,
a plural of radius.
- Radom
-
noun,
a city in E Poland.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- Raman
-
noun,
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata [chuhn-druh-shey-ker-uh veng-kuh-tuh] /ˈtʃʌn drəˈʃeɪ kər ə ˈvɛŋ kə tə/ (Show IPA), 1888–1970, Indian physicist: Nobel prize 1930.
- Maura
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Mary.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- maund
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India and other parts of Asia, varying greatly according to locality: in India, from about 25 to 82.286 pounds (11 to 37.4 kilograms) (the latter being the government maund).
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- matr-
-
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- Marut
-
noun,
any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- Duran
-
noun,
Roberto [ruh-bair-toh;; Spanish raw-ber-taw] /rəˈbɛər toʊ;; Spanish rɔˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1951, Panamanian boxer.
- Damon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- datum
-
noun,
a single piece of information, as a fact, statistic, or code; an item of data.
- anti-
-
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Dania
-
noun,
a town in S Florida.
- Danai
-
plural noun,
the Argives.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- daunt
-
verb (used with object),
to overcome with fear; intimidate:
- Damia
-
noun,
a spirit of fertility.
- Damar
-
noun,
dammar.
- Daman
-
noun,
a hyrax, Procavia syriaca, of Syria, Palestine, etc.: the cony of the Bible.
- Dacia
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom and later a Roman province in S Europe between the Carpathian Mountains and the Danube, corresponding generally to modern Romania and adjacent regions.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- diam.
-
- arium
-
- anat.
-
- amin-
-
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- Amora
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Palestine and Babylonia from the 3rd to the 6th centuries a.d., whose commentaries on and interpretations of the Mishnah comprise the Palestinian and Babylonian Gemaras.
- AMORC
-
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- amour
-
noun,
a love affair.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- Diana
-
noun,
(Princess of Wales; Lady Diana Spencer) 1961–97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
- andr-
-
- anim.
-
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- dimin
-
- dicta
-
noun,
a plural of dictum.
- dict.
-
- dicot
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- amid-
-
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- Cant.
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Card.
-
- cont.
-
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Cmdr.
-
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- cata-
-
- cauda
-
noun,
a tail or taillike appendage.
- 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.
- Comr.
-
- auto.
-
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- crit.
-
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- aroma
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- cumin
-
noun,
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
- ation
-
- Atman
-
noun,
the principle of life.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crim.
-
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- atmo-
-
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- audit
-
noun,
an official examination and verification of accounts and records, especially of financial accounts.
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- Amida
-
noun,
a Buddha who rules over paradise, enjoying endless and infinite bliss.
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- Donau
-
noun,
German name of Danube.
- donut
-
noun,
doughnut.
- admit
-
verb (used with object),
to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to:
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- Doric
-
noun,
a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
- admin
-
noun,
administration; administrative work.
- adman
-
noun,
Also called advertising man. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
- Douai
-
noun,
a city in N France, SE of Calais.
- douma
-
noun,
duma.
- doura
-
noun,
durra.
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- drama
-
noun,
a composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict or contrast of character, especially one intended to be acted on the stage; a play.
- adunc
-
adjective,
curved inward; hooked.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- acro-
-
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- ducat
-
noun,
any of various gold coins formerly issued in various parts of Europe, especially that first issued in Venice in 1284.
Compare sequin (def 2).
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- Acoma
-
noun,
a Pueblo Indian village near Albuquerque, New Mexico, built on a sandstone mesa: oldest continuously inhabited location in the U.S.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- 30-30
-
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- Amado
-
noun,
Jorge [Portuguese zhawr-zhuh] /Portuguese ˈʒɔr ʒə/ (Show IPA), 1912–2001, Brazilian novelist.
- Amato
-
noun,
Pasquale [puh-skwah-lee,, -ley;; Italian pahs-kwah-le] /pəˈskwɑ li,, -leɪ;; Italian pɑsˈkwɑ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1942, Italian operatic baritone.
- Amati
-
noun,
Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
- AInd
-
- acr-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- not-
-
- aut-
-
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- tron
-
- AURA
-
noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- dura
-
noun,
dura mater.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- nom.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- NTIA
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- aur-
-
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- 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.
- 1080
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- ator
-
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- trid
-
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Oct.
-
- OCDM
-
- aud.
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- nurd
-
noun,
nerd.
- tRNA
-
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- NACA
-
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- uria
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- cat.
-
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- amdt
-
- uni-
-
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- uro-
-
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- 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.
- Cdr.
-
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- mun.
-
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- undo
-
verb (used with object),
to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done:
- NOAA
-
- acad
-
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- ACDA
-
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- NIRA
-
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Can.
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- NDAC
-
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- NCAA
-
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- turd
-
noun,
a piece of excrement.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- RdAc
-
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RIIA
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Rida
-
- 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.
- ant.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- rcd.
-
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- ANTU
-
- 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.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rom.
-
- ano-
-
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- tion
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- RONA
-
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- amt.
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- atm.
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- taur
-
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- out-
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- art.
-
- ord.
-
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Ont.
-
- atic
-
- tri-
-
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- rad.
-
- Adam
-
noun,
the name of the first man: husband of Eve and progenitor of the human race. Gen. 2:7; 5:1–5.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- Adm.
-
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- 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).
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- RADM
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- adat
-
noun,
the native law traditional in Indonesia.
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Arm.
-
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Mac-
-
- Cort
-
- Idun
-
noun,
a goddess, keeper of the apples of youth and wife of Bragi; abducted by the giant Thjazi, from whom she was rescued.
- Mind
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- IMCO
-
- min.
-
- midn
-
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- DRAM
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- dioc
-
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- dir.
-
- Mar.
-
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- 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.
- 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.
- damn
-
noun,
the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Con.
-
- duct
-
noun,
any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
- Cond
-
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- 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.
- Cor.
-
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- drum
-
noun,
a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks, and typically produces a booming, tapping, or hollow sound.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- 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.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- MIDI
-
noun,
a skirt, dress, or coat, of mid-calf length.
- dour
-
adjective,
sullen; gloomy:
- ICAO
-
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- 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.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- crud
-
noun,
Slang.
a deposit or coating of refuse or of an impure or alien substance; muck.
a filthy, repulsive, or contemptible person.
something that is worthless, objectionable, or contemptible.
prevarication, exaggeration, or flattery.
a nonspecific, imaginary, or vaguely defined disease or disorder of the body:
any unpleasant external ailment, disorder, or the like, as a skin rash.
venereal disease, especially syphilis.
Vulgar. dried semen.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- ctr.
-
- curd
-
noun,
Often, curds. a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.
- cur.
-
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Cuda
-
noun,
a barracuda.
- iod-
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- int.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Mid.
-
- dorm
-
noun,
dormitory.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- 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.
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- Mic.
-
- 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.
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- Maud
-
noun,
a gray woolen plaid worn by shepherds and others in S Scotland.
- Dom.
-
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- mdnt
-
- INRI
-
- crat
-
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- Duit
-
noun,
doit (def 1).
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- 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.
- dia-
-
- Man.
-
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- comd
-
- daut
-
verb (used with object),
to caress.
- maid
-
noun,
a female servant.
- mout
-
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- Ind.
-
- 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.
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- mRNA
-
- Duna
-
noun,
Hungarian name of the Danube.
- duro
-
noun,
a peso of Spain or Spanish America.
- durn
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), noun,
darn2 .
- dunt
-
noun,
a hard blow or hit, especially one that makes a dull sound; thump.
- dim.
-
- duo-
-
- muc-
-
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- cit.
-
- cir.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Din.
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Cmon
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- Duma
-
noun,
(in Russia prior to 1917) a council or official assembly.
- Danu
-
noun,
the mother of the Tuatha De Danann: identified with the Welsh Don.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- IATA
-
- 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.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- iana
-
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Dino
-
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- dat.
-
- mod.
-
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Com.
-
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- DATA
-
noun,
a plural of datum.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- Mon.
-
- ITC
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- IRO
-
- IUD
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ior
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- DMA
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- AMC
-
- DMT
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- MAA
-
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- ium
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- rt.
-
- IRC
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Mc-
-
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- DIU
-
noun,
part of the union territory of Daman and Diu (Goa, Daman, and Diu in 1961–87) in W India: a former Portuguese colony, comprising a small island and seaport at the extremity of Kathiawar peninsula.
- Ir.
-
- ANC
-
- IOT
-
- Md.
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- 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.
- IOU
-
- AMU
-
- ITA
-
- Mo.
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- 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 = .
- AUC
-
- udo
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- UDC
-
- UCR
-
- UAM
-
- UAR
-
- Ar.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ITU
-
- UMT
-
- AAM
-
- Aar
-
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- AAU
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- UIT
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- Dun
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- ac-
-
- uti
-
- UTC
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Urd
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- Am.
-
- ur-
-
- an.
-
- ad-
-
- UNO
-
- ADC
-
- id.
-
- AIA
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- unc
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Tu.
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- TMO
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- AIC
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Doi
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- TID
-
- DNR
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- DNA
-
- TIA
-
- TCA
-
- IOC
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- DUI
-
- Tro
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- Duc
-
noun,
duke.
- Du.
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- tra
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- tr.
-
- 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.
- Dr.
-
- Dou
-
noun,
Gerard [gey-rahrt] /ˈgeɪ rɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1613–75, Dutch painter: pupil of Rembrandt.
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- RDC
-
- ROI
-
- nr.
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OTC
-
- Oc.
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- NUM
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- ca.
-
- OAU
-
- 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.
- Co.
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- cr.
-
- ct.
-
- CAA
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- mi.
-
- CRT
-
- MCI
-
- MCR
-
- Om.
-
- MDT
-
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- OCD
-
- oid
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- ODT
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- AUA
-
- OCR
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- MIT
-
- 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)
- NCO
-
- CMA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- NAD
-
- MRI
-
- NAA
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Mt.
-
- MTI
-
- mtn
-
- 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.
- MTO
-
- CDT
-
- CIA
-
- CIM
-
- CMD
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- CAI
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NOC
-
- NMU
-
- NMR
-
- NMI
-
- MNA
-
- 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.
- 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.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- CNM
-
- MOI
-
- 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.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- MOR
-
- CNO
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- oic
-
- ONI
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- 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.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- AOA
-
- aor
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- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- AOU
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- ATC
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- RCA
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- Mao
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- ARC
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noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Dam
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noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- DOA
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- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- do.
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- ard
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- DAR
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- RCN
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- Cut
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noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- di.
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- ROC
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noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- MAD
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noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- ROA
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- rnd
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- RNA
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- RMC
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- rm.
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plural,
ream.
- d-c
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noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- RCT
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- rin
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- dau
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noun,
dhow.
- RIM
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noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- RID
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noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- mud
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noun,
wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or along the banks of a river; mire.
- RDA
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- DCM
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- oma
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plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- OTA
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- ctn
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plural,
carton.
- cum
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noun,
come (def 24).
- Rd.
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- Mat
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noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- cud
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noun,
the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
- Cui
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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.
- oui
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adverb, noun,
yes.
- orc
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noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- oud
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noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- our
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ATA
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- at.
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- RAM
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noun,
a male sheep.
- ARU
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- ORT
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noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ot-
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- CTA
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- Ora
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noun,
plural of os2 .
- RMA
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- ONR
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- CU
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- M.
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- ic
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- AI
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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.
- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- DT
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noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- NI
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- i.
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- ND
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- A.
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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.
- 3D
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noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- N.
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- TN
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- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- TM
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- RO
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- UT
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- MU
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noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- NC
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- OU
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noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- RU
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- OD
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noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- CM
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- D.
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- DA
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noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- DC
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noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- RI
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- RC
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- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- DM
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- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- O.
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- MN
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- R.
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NM
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TD
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- t.
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- OA
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- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AO
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- DN
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- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- U.
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- UC
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- TC
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- Ud
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- RN
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- UI
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- T1
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