Anagrams of rhombencephalon
Word rhombencephalon has
1832 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of rhombencephalon.
- lophobranch
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noun,
a lophobranch fish.
- melanophore
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noun,
a pigmented connective-tissue cell containing melanin in its cytoplasm, responsible for color changes in many fishes and reptiles.
- can-opener
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noun,
a manual device or small electric appliance for opening cans.
- phenomenal
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adjective,
highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional:
- encephalo-
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- encephalon
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noun,
Anatomy. the brain.
- anemochore
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noun,
an anemochorous plant, seed, or spore.
- companero
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noun,
(in the southwestern U.S.) a male companion or partner.
- alpenhorn
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noun,
a long, powerful horn of wood or bark, with a cupped mouthpiece and a curved bell at opposite ends, used by Swiss herders and mountaineers.
- aerophone
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noun,
any musical wind instrument.
- honorable
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adjective,
in accordance with or characterized by principles of honor; upright:
- chameleon
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noun,
any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Chamaeleontidae, characterized by the ability to change the color of their skin, very slow locomotion, and a projectile tongue.
- praenomen
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noun,
the first or personal name of a Roman citizen, as “Gaius” in “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- monocable
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noun,
an aerial ropeway having a single moving cable.
- chaperone
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noun,
a person, usually a married or older woman, who, for propriety, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or who attends a party of young unmarried men and women.
- homeplace
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noun,
a person's birthplace or family home.
- anchormen
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noun,
Sports. anchor (def 11).
- encephal-
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- monoplane
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noun,
an airplane with one main sustaining surface or one set of wings.
- phenomena
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noun,
a plural of phenomenon.
- Holophane
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- olecranon
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noun,
the part of the ulna beyond the elbow joint.
- pheromone
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noun,
any chemical substance released by an animal that serves to influence the physiology or behavior of other members of the same species.
- rocambole
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noun,
a European plant, Allium scorodoprasum, of the amaryllis family, used like garlic.
- Napoleon
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noun,
a pastry consisting of thin layers of puff paste interlaid with a cream or custard filling.
- Holocene
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noun,
recent (def 5).
- bleacher
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noun,
Usually, bleachers. a typically roofless section of inexpensive and unreserved seats in tiers, especially at an open-air athletic stadium.
- blephar-
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- placemen
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noun,
a person appointed to a position, especially one in the government, as a reward for political support of an elected official.
- Malherbe
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noun,
François de [frahn-swa duh] /frɑ̃ˈswa də/ (Show IPA), 1555–1628, French poet and critic.
- Pooh-Bah
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noun,
a person who holds several positions, especially ones that give him or her bureaucratic importance.
- benchmen
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noun,
a person whose job requires sitting at a workbench:
- benchman
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noun,
a person whose job requires sitting at a workbench:
- Belmopan
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Belize, in the central part.
- bechamel
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noun,
a white sauce, sometimes seasoned with onion and nutmeg.
- beanpole
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noun,
a tall pole for a bean plant to climb on.
- henchman
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noun,
an unscrupulous and ruthless subordinate, especially a criminal:
- hornbeam
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noun,
any North American shrub or tree belonging to the genus Carpinus, of the birch family, yielding a hard, heavy wood, as C. caroliniana (American hornbeam)
- bannerol
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noun,
banderole.
- preamble
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noun,
an introductory statement; preface; introduction. Synonyms: opening, beginning; foreword, prologue, prelude.
Antonyms: epilogue, appendix, conclusion, afterword, closing.
- monocarp
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noun,
a plant that dies after having once borne fruit.
- bachelor
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noun,
an unmarried man.
- prenomen
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noun,
praenomen.
- ranchmen
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noun,
a rancher.
- henchmen
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noun,
an unscrupulous and ruthless subordinate, especially a criminal:
- broncho-
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- hemocoel
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noun,
a series of interconnected spaces between tissues and organs through which blood flows freely, unconfined by veins or arteries, occurring in several invertebrate groups, especially mollusks and arthropods.
- cephalom
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- cornhole
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verb (used with object),
to have anal intercourse with.
- cornmeal
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noun,
Also called, especially British, Indian meal. meal made of corn.
- operable
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adjective,
that can be treated by a surgical operation.
Compare inoperable (def 2).
- openable
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adjective,
capable of being opened.
- earphone
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noun,
a sound receiver that fits in or over the ear, as of a radio or telephone.
- pahoehoe
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noun,
basaltic lava having a smooth or billowy surface.
- choremen
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noun,
a menial worker, as in a logging camp.
- choreman
-
noun,
a menial worker, as in a logging camp.
- Chephren
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noun,
Khafre.
- Charlene
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- chaperon
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noun,
a person, usually a married or older woman, who, for propriety, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or who attends a party of young unmarried men and women.
- enhancer
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noun,
a person or thing that enhances.
- enmarble
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verb (used with object),
emmarble.
- cephalon
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noun,
the head, especially of an arthropod.
- cephalo-
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- borecole
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noun,
kale (def 1).
- nonpolar
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adjective,
containing no permanently dipolar molecules; lacking a dipole.
- nonmoral
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adjective,
having no relation to morality; neither moral nor immoral:
- penoncel
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noun,
pennoncel.
- no-hoper
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noun,
a useless person from whom nothing can be expected.
- camporee
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noun,
a small camp gathering of boy scouts or girl scouts, usually from a region or district (distinguished from jamboree).
- camphene
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-insoluble substance, C 10 H 16 , occurring in turpentine and many other essential oils, prepared from pinene: used chiefly as an intermediate in the manufacture of synthetic camphor.
- Cameroon
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noun,
Also, Cameroun. Official name United Republic of Cameroon. an independent republic in W Africa: formed 1960 by the French trusteeship of Cameroun; Southern Cameroons incorporated as a self-governing province 1961. 183,350 sq. mi. (474,877 sq. km). Capital: Yaoundé.
- noblemen
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noun,
a man of noble birth or rank; noble; peer.
- Perelman
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noun,
S(idney) J(oseph) 1904–79, U.S. author.
- nobleman
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noun,
a man of noble birth or rank; noble; peer.
- Caerleon
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noun,
a town in Gwent, in SE Wales: site of ancient Roman fortress, a supposed seat of King Arthur's court.
- peroneal
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adjective,
pertaining to or situated near the fibula.
- Bornholm
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noun,
a Danish island in the Baltic Sea, S of Sweden. 227 sq. mi. (588 sq. km).
- Helpmann
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noun,
Sir Robert (Murray) 1909–86, Australian dancer, choreographer, and actor.
- menarche
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noun,
the first menstrual period; the establishment of menstruation.
- borehole
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noun,
a hole drilled in the earth, as for the purpose of extracting a core, releasing gas, oil, water, etc.
- ropeable
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adjective,
ropable.
- Rehoboam
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noun,
the successor of Solomon and the first king of Judah, reigned 922?–915? b.c. I Kings 11:43.
- moorhen
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noun,
Also called water hen. a common species of gallinule, Gallinule chloropus, of nearly worldwide distribution.
- Laennec
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noun,
René Théophile Hyacinthe [ruh-ney tey-aw-feel ya-sant] /rəˈneɪ teɪ ɔˈfil yaˈsɛ̃t/ (Show IPA), 1781–1826, French physician who invented the stethoscope.
- manhole
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noun,
a hole, usually with a cover, through which a person may enter a sewer, drain, steam boiler, etc., especially one located in a city street.
- hencoop
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noun,
a large cage or coop for housing poultry.
- chorale
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noun,
a hymn, especially one with strong harmonization:
- embrace
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noun,
an act or instance of embracing.
- plancer
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noun,
the soffit of a cornice, especially one of wood.
- empanel
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verb (used with object),
impanel.
- Hamborn
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noun,
Duisburg.
- camphol
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noun,
borneol.
- emplace
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verb (used with object),
to put in place or position:
- camphor
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noun,
a whitish, translucent, crystalline, pleasant-odored terpene ketone, C 10 H 16 O, obtained from the camphor tree, used chiefly in the manufacture of celluloid and in medicine as a counter-irritant for infections and in the treatment of pain and itching.
- cholera
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noun,
Also called Asiatic cholera. Pathology. an acute, infectious disease, endemic in India and China and occasionally epidemic elsewhere, characterized by profuse diarrhea, vomiting, cramps, etc.
- hambone
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noun,
(especially in vaudeville) a performer made up in blackface and using a stereotyped black dialect.
- manrope
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noun,
a rope placed at the side of a gangway, ladder, or the like, to serve as a rail.
- planner
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noun,
a person who plans.
- Alcmene
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noun,
the mother of Hercules by Zeus, who had assumed the form of Amphitryon, her husband.
- Cameron
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noun,
Julia Margaret, 1815–79, English photographer, born in India.
- mechan-
-
- hormone
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of various internally secreted compounds, as insulin or thyroxine, formed in endocrine glands, that affect the functions of specifically receptive organs or tissues when transported to them by the body fluids.
- epochal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or of the nature of an epoch.
- problem
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noun,
any question or matter involving doubt, uncertainty, or difficulty.
- clamper
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noun,
a clamp; pincer.
- replace
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verb (used with object),
to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing):
- clamber
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noun,
an act or instance of clambering.
- parolee
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noun,
a person who is released from prison on parole.
- Alencon
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.
- prename
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noun,
given name.
- lampoon
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noun,
a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
- Chromel
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- chronon
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noun,
a hypothetical unit of time, taken as a ratio between the diameter of the electron and the velocity of light, equivalent to approximately 10− 24 second.
- chronol
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- monocle
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noun,
an eyeglass for one eye.
- precool
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verb (used with object),
to cool in advance; cool artificially, as meat or fresh produce, before shipping.
- chrono-
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- placebo
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noun,
Medicine/Medical, Pharmacology.
a substance having no pharmacological effect but given merely to satisfy a patient who supposes it to be a medicine.
a substance having no pharmacological effect but administered as a control in testing experimentally or clinically the efficacy of a biologically active preparation.
- chromo-
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- emplane
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verb (used with or without object),
enplane.
- Halpern
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noun,
Daniel, born 1945, U.S. poet and editor.
- moneran
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noun,
any organism of the kingdom Monera.
- Pechora
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noun,
a river in the NE Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from the Ural Mountains to the Arctic Ocean. 1110 miles (1785 km) long.
- nonhero
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noun,
antihero.
- Channel
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noun,
the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
- bencher
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noun,
a senior member of an Inn of Court.
a member of the House of Commons.
- chamber
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noun,
a room, usually private, in a house or apartment, especially a bedroom:
- chalone
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noun,
an endocrine secretion that depresses or inhibits physiological activity.
- ennoble
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verb (used with object),
to elevate in degree, excellence, or respect; dignify; exalt:
- morpho-
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- carpool
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noun,
Also, carpooling, car pooling. an arrangement among a group of automobile owners by which each owner in turn drives the others or their children to and from a designated place.
- chapmen
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noun,
British. a peddler.
- enplane
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verb (used with object),
to allow to board or put on board an airplane:
- morphol
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- cephal-
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- Blanche
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noun,
a female given name: ultimately from a Germanic word meaning “white.”.
- penance
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noun,
a punishment undergone in token of penitence for sin.
- poacher
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noun,
a person who trespasses on private property, especially to catch fish or game illegally.
- Celaeno
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a Pleiad.
- machree
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noun,
my dear.
- enhance
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verb (used with object),
to raise to a higher degree; intensify; magnify:
- percale
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noun,
a closely woven, smooth-finished, plain or printed cotton cloth, used for bed sheets, clothing, etc.
- Chelmno
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noun,
a Nazi concentration camp in central Poland.
- beacher
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noun,
a long, curling wave of the sea.
- chloro-
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- nomarch
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noun,
the governor of a nome or a nomarchy.
- carbene
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noun,
the radical CH 2 and its derivatives.
- Romance
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noun,
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
- becharm
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verb (used with object),
to charm; bewitch; captivate.
- hoopmen
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noun,
a basketball player.
- hoopman
-
noun,
a basketball player.
- honoree
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noun,
a person who receives an honor, award, or special recognition.
- Beecham
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noun,
Sir Thomas, 1879–1961, English conductor and impresario.
- blooper
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noun,
Informal. an embarrassing mistake, as one spoken over the radio or TV.
- Bloomer
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noun,
a costume for women, advocated about 1850 by Amelia Jenks Bloomer, consisting of a short skirt, loose trousers gathered and buttoned at the ankle, and often a coat and a wide hat.
- cheapen
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verb (used with object),
to make cheap or cheaper.
- Carleen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Behrman
-
noun,
S(amuel) N(athan) 1893–1973, U.S. playwright and author.
- charnel
-
noun,
a repository for dead bodies.
- embacle
-
noun,
an accumulation of broken ice in a river.
Compare debacle (def 2).
- nephro-
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- Elpenor
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noun,
(in the Odyssey) a companion of Odysseus who was killed when he fell off the roof of Circe's palace.
- borneol
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noun,
a white, translucent, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble, solid terpene alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, occurring in various isomeric forms, having a burning, mintlike taste, obtained from the trunk of a tree, Dryobalanops aromatica, or by the reduction of camphor: used in the form of its esters in the manufacture of synthetic camphor and in perfumery.
- one-one
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adjective,
one-to-one (def 1).
- melano-
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- come-on
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noun,
inducement; lure.
- rhombo-
-
- bronch-
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- Cremona
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noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
- nephron
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noun,
the filtering and excretory unit of the kidney, consisting of the glomerulus and tubules.
- compar.
-
- compare
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noun,
comparison:
- monarch
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noun,
a hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor.
- anemone
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Anemone, of the buttercup family, having petallike sepals and including several wild species with white flowers as well as others cultivated for their showy flowers in a variety of colors.
- compeer
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noun,
an equal in rank, ability, accomplishment, etc.; peer; colleague.
- compere
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noun,
a host, master of ceremonies, or the like, especially of a stage revue or television program.
- Leonora
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noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- crampon
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noun,
a spiked iron plate worn on boots or shoes for aid in climbing or to prevent slipping on ice, snow, etc.
- one-man
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adjective,
of or relating to, or operated, performed, or used by one person:
- Menorah
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noun,
a candelabrum having seven branches (as used in the Biblical tabernacle or the Temple in Jerusalem), or any number of branches (as used in modern synagogues).
- Marlene
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noun,
a female given name.
- almoner
-
noun,
a person whose function or duty is the distribution of alms on behalf of an institution, a royal personage, a monastery, etc.
- alphorn
-
noun,
alpenhorn.
- Locarno
-
noun,
a town in S Switzerland, on Lake Maggiore: Locarno Pact 1925.
- reclame
-
noun,
publicity; self-advertisement; notoriety.
- Brenham
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noun,
a town in central Texas.
- Copehan
-
noun,
Wintun.
- locoman
-
noun,
a locomotive engine driver.
- Menorca
-
noun,
Minorca.
- phlebo-
-
- coronal
-
noun,
a crown; coronet.
- opercle
-
noun,
an operculum, especially the posterior bone of the operculum of a fish.
- ropable
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adjective,
capable of being roped.
- leproma
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noun,
the swollen lesion of leprosy.
- Lehmann
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noun,
Lilli [lil-ee] /ˈlɪl i/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, German operatic soprano.
- cembalo
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noun,
harpsichord.
- oenomel
-
noun,
a drink made of wine mixed with honey.
- Acheron
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades over which Charon ferried the souls of the dead.
- henbane
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noun,
an Old World plant, Hyoscyamus niger, of the nightshade family, having sticky, hairy fetid foliage and greenish-yellow flowers, and possessing narcotic and poisonous properties especially destructive to domestic fowls.
- Perlman
-
noun,
Itzhak [ee-tsahk,, it-zahk] /ˈi tsɑk,, ˈɪt zɑk/ (Show IPA), born 1945, U.S. violinist, born in Israel.
- Lebanon
-
noun,
a republic at the E end of the Mediterranean, N of Israel. 3927 sq. mi. (10,170 sq. km). Capital: Beirut.
- phreno-
-
- echelon
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noun,
a level of command, authority, or rank:
Synonyms: place, rank, hierarchy, authority, grade, office; row, tier, rung; social standing, position, class, standing.
- phonol.
-
- cambrel
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noun,
gambrel.
- boolean
-
noun,
Computers. a Boolean data type.
- phoneme
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noun,
any of a small set of units, usually about 20 to 60 in number, and different for each language, considered to be the basic distinctive units of speech sound by which morphemes, words, and sentences are represented. They are arrived at for any given language by determining which differences in sound function to indicate a difference in meaning, so that in English the difference in sound and meaning between pit and bit is taken to indicate the existence of different labial phonemes, while the difference in sound between the unaspirated p of spun and the aspirated p of pun, since it is never the only distinguishing feature between two different words, is not taken as ground for setting up two different p phonemes in English.
Compare distinctive feature (def 1).
- Coleman
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noun,
Cy (Seymour Kaufman) 1929–2004, U.S. theatrical composer and jazz pianist.
- Eleanor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- armhole
-
noun,
an opening in a garment, for the arm.
- harpoon
-
noun,
a barbed, spearlike missile attached to a rope, and thrown by hand or shot from a gun, used for killing and capturing whales and large fish.
- Palermo
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Sicily, in the NW part.
- phrenol
-
- earlobe
-
noun,
the soft, pendulous lower part of the external ear.
- cleaner
-
noun,
a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
- Nepean
-
noun,
a former city in SE Ontario, Canada, now part of Ottawa.
- Carmen
-
noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- broach
-
noun,
Machinery. an elongated, tapered, serrated cutting tool for shaping and enlarging holes.
- hamper
-
noun,
Nautical. gear that, although necessary to the operations of a vessel, is sometimes in the way.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- H-beam
-
noun,
an I-beam having flanges the same width as its web, or connecting vertical section.
- pheno-
-
- no-one
-
pronoun,
no person; not anyone; nobody:
- carpel
-
noun,
a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
- carpo-
-
- camber
-
noun,
a slight arching, upward curve, or convexity, as of the deck of a ship.
- Carmel
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain range in NW Israel, near the Mediterranean coast. Highest point, 1818 feet (554 meters). 14 miles (23 km) long.
- Bremen
-
noun,
a state in NW Germany. 156 sq. mi. (405 sq. km).
- Breech
-
noun,
the lower, rear part of the trunk of the body; buttocks.
- penche
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adjective,
performed or executed while leaning forward.
- pencel
-
noun,
a small pennon, as at the head of a lance.
- breach
-
noun,
the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- phenol
-
noun,
Also called carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous mass, C 6 H 5 OH, obtained from coal tar, or a hydroxyl derivative of benzene: used chiefly as a disinfectant, as an antiseptic, and in organic synthesis.
- Hameln
-
noun,
a city in N central Germany, on the Weser River: scene of the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.
- Marble
-
noun,
metamorphosed limestone, consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite, capable of taking a high polish, occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in sculpture and architecture.
- Marcel
-
noun,
a marcelling.
- noncom
-
noun,
a noncommissioned officer.
- Capone
-
noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- robalo
-
noun,
snook2 (def 1).
- nepmen
-
noun,
(in the Soviet Union) a person who engaged briefly in private enterprise during the New Economic Policy of the 1920s.
- nepman
-
noun,
(in the Soviet Union) a person who engaged briefly in private enterprise during the New Economic Policy of the 1920s.
- brooch
-
noun,
a clasp or ornament having a pin at the back for passing through the clothing and a catch for securing the point of the pin.
- bronco
-
noun,
a range pony or mustang of the western U.S., especially one that is not broken or is imperfectly broken.
- camper
-
noun,
a person who camps out for recreation, especially in the wilderness.
- Harlem
-
noun,
a section of New York City, in the NE part of Manhattan.
- MArchE
-
noun,
The, a region in central Italy, bordering the Adriatic. 3743 sq. mi. (9695 sq. km).
- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- Perche
-
noun,
a former division of N France.
- hareem
-
noun,
harem.
- Roboam
-
noun,
Rehoboam.
- carbo-
-
- healer
-
noun,
a person or thing that heals.
- carbon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a widely distributed element that forms organic compounds in combination with hydrogen, oxygen, etc., and that occurs in a pure state as diamond and graphite, and in an impure state as charcoal. Symbol: C; atomic weight: 12.011; atomic number: 6; specific gravity: (of diamond) 3.51 at 20°C; (of graphite) 2.26 at 20°C.
- penmen
-
noun,
a person who writes or copies; scribe; copyist.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- achene
-
noun,
any small, dry, hard, one-seeded, indehiscent fruit.
- bromo-
-
- carhop
-
noun,
a person who serves customers in their cars. at a drive-in restaurant.
- haplo-
-
- cabmen
-
noun,
cabdriver.
- bromal
-
noun,
an oily, colorless liquid, CBr 3 CHO, used in medicine chiefly as an anodyne and hypnotic.
- Penman
-
noun,
a person who writes or copies; scribe; copyist.
- broche
-
noun,
(in weaving tapestries) a device on which the filling yarn is wound, used as a shuttle in passing through the shed of the loom to deposit the yarn.
- nephr-
-
- haemo-
-
- chemo-
-
- eparch
-
noun,
the prefect or governor of an eparchy.
- Cobham
-
noun,
Sir John, Oldcastle, Sir John.
- orphan
-
noun,
a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- Colmar
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Haut-Rhin, in NE France.
- cohoba
-
noun,
parica.
- cohere
-
verb (used without object),
to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass:
- Mahler
-
noun,
Gustav [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1860–1911, Austrian composer and conductor, born in Bohemia.
- coeno-
-
- coelom
-
noun,
the body cavity of higher metazoans, between the body wall and intestine, lined with a mesodermal epithelium.
- Oenone
-
noun,
a nymph of Mount Ida who was the wife of Paris, but was deserted by him for Helen.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- comber
-
noun,
a person or thing that combs.
- paleo-
-
- paleon
-
- ochrea
-
noun,
ocrea.
- Palmer
-
noun,
a pilgrim, especially of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token.
- ochone
-
interjection,
ohone.
- elance
-
noun,
a quick darting movement.
- Oberon
-
noun,
(in medieval folklore) the king of the fairies.
- obeche
-
noun,
a tropical African tree, Triplochiton scleroxylon.
- Parcel
-
noun,
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- oompah
-
noun,
a repetitious bass accompaniment in music typically provided by brasses.
- crepon
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- Malone
-
noun,
Edmond, 1741–1812, Irish literary critic and Shakespearean scholar.
- Cooper
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.
- corban
-
noun,
a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- cormel
-
noun,
a small new corm that is vegetatively propagated by a fully mature corm.
- oracle
-
noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- operon
-
noun,
a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
- copro-
-
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- Cornel
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- corona
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- cooner
-
noun,
coon dog.
- Creole
-
noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- opener
-
noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- cooler
-
noun,
a container or apparatus, as an insulated chest, in which something may be cooled or kept cool.
- Manche
-
noun,
a conventional representation of a sleeve with a flaring end, used as a charge.
- crambo
-
noun,
a game in which one person or side must find a rhyme to a word or a line of verse given by another.
- Conroe
-
noun,
a town in E Texas.
- Connor
-
noun,
Ralph (Charles William Gordon) 1860–1937, Canadian novelist and clergyman.
- compel
-
verb (used with object),
to force or drive, especially to a course of action:
- Mahren
-
noun,
German name of Moravia.
- crenel
-
noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- Cleome
-
noun,
any of numerous strong-smelling plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Cleome, of the caper family, mostly natives of tropical regions, and often bearing showy flowers.
- parole
-
noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- Pelham
-
noun,
Henry, 1696–1754, British statesman: prime minister 1743–54 (brother of Thomas Pelham-Holles).
- manner
-
noun,
a way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.:
- March.
-
- macro-
-
- Chelan
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N central Washington, in the Cascade Range: one of the deepest freshwater lakes in the U.S. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- cheero
-
interjection, noun,
cheerio.
- encore
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- cheapo
-
noun,
Slang. cheapo.
- Charon
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx.
- enhalo
-
verb (used with object),
to surround with or as with a halo.
- Chapel
-
noun,
a private or subordinate place of prayer or worship; oratory.
- 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).
- Noreen
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish diminutive of Nora.
- Chanel
-
noun,
Gabrielle [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), ("Coco") 1882–1971, French fashion designer.
- enlace
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- abloom
-
adverb, adjective,
in bloom; blossoming; flowering.
- Machen
-
noun,
Arthur, 1863–1947, Welsh novelist and essayist.
- cereal
-
noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- enrobe
-
verb (used with object),
to dress; attire:
- Machel
-
noun,
Samora Moisés [suh-mawr-uh moi-zes] /səˈmɔr ə mɔɪˈzɛs/ (Show IPA), 1933–86, Mozambique political leader: president 1975–86.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- Chenab
-
noun,
a river in S Asia, flowing SW from N India to the Sutlej River in E Pakistan. About 605 miles (1085 km) long.
- encamp
-
verb (used with object),
to make into a camp.
- clamor
-
noun,
a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people:
- peahen
-
noun,
the female peafowl.
- Chron.
-
- chrome
-
noun,
chromium.
- chroma
-
noun,
the purity of a color, or its freedom from white or gray.
- chrom-
-
- MAeroE
-
- chorea
-
noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- choral
-
noun,
chorale.
- empale
-
verb (used with object),
impale (defs 1–5).
- choora
-
noun,
an Indian dagger having a sharply pointed, single-edged blade.
- Cholon
-
noun,
a suburb of Ho Chi Minh City, in S Vietnam.
- normal
-
noun,
the average or mean:
- choler
-
noun,
irascibility; anger; wrath; irritability.
- cholee
-
noun,
choli.
- chole-
-
- Norman
-
noun,
a member of that branch of the Northmen or Scandinavians who in the 10th century conquered Normandy.
- enable
-
verb (used with object),
to make able; give power, means, competence, or ability to; authorize:
- enamel
-
noun,
a glassy substance, usually opaque, applied by fusion to the surface of metal, pottery, etc., as an ornament or for protection.
- chlor-
-
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- cherem
-
noun,
herem.
- phenom
-
noun,
a phenomenon, especially a young prodigy:
- reecho
-
noun,
a repeated echo.
- branle
-
noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- Barolo
-
noun,
a dry red wine from the Piedmont region of Italy.
- poncho
-
noun,
a blanketlike cloak with a hole in the center to admit the head, originating in South America, now often worn as a raincoat.
- become
-
Idioms,
become of, to happen to; be the fate of:
- became
-
verb,
simple past tense of become.
- branch
-
noun,
a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- Moreen
-
noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- Horace
-
noun,
(Quintus Horatius Flaccus) 65–8 b.c, Roman poet and satirist.
- alchem
-
- beacon
-
noun,
a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.
- horol.
-
- Hooper
-
noun,
a person who makes or puts hoops on barrels, tubs, etc.; a cooper.
- Barmen
-
noun,
a former city in W Germany, now incorporated into Wuppertal.
- morale
-
noun,
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.:
- barhop
-
verb (used without object),
Informal. to go to a succession of bars or nightclubs, with a brief stay at each.
- BArchE
-
- looper
-
noun,
a person or thing that loops something or forms loops.
- Banner
-
noun,
the flag of a country, army, troop, etc.
- prance
-
noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- preach
-
verb (used with object),
to proclaim or make known by sermon (the gospel, good tidings, etc.).
- Lahore
-
noun,
a city in NE Pakistan: the capital of Punjab province.
- hoopla
-
noun,
bustling excitement or activity; commotion; hullabaloo; to-do.
- Pomona
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the fruit of trees.
- Preble
-
noun,
Edward, 1761–1807, U.S. naval officer.
- morph-
-
- Blanch
-
verb (used with object),
to whiten by removing color; bleach:
- Holman
-
noun,
Nathan ("Nat") 1896–1995, U.S. basketball player and coach.
- Aerope
-
noun,
the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
- ahchoo
-
interjection,
(used to represent the sound of a person sneezing.)
- Bhopal
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh state.
- holpen
-
verb,
a past participle of help.
- hombre
-
noun,
omber.
- homeo-
-
- honcho
-
noun,
a leader, especially an assertive leader; chief.
- Repeal
-
noun,
the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation.
- Behmen
-
noun,
Jakob [jey-kuh b] /ˈdʒeɪ kəb/ (Show IPA), Böhme, Jakob.
- meacon
-
verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- bename
-
verb (used with object),
to name; call by name.
- pomace
-
noun,
the pulpy residue from apples or similar fruit after crushing and pressing, as in cider making.
- bemoan
-
verb (used with object),
to express distress or grief over; lament:
- bemean
-
verb (used with object),
to make mean; demean; debase (usually used reflexively).
- Honora
-
noun,
a female given name.
- reopen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- pomelo
-
noun,
the very large, yellow or orange citrus fruit of a tree, Citrus maxima, of southeastern Asia.
- hoo-ha
-
noun,
an uproarious commotion.
- baleen
-
noun,
whalebone (def 1).
- balche
-
noun,
(among the Yucatec Maya) a drink made from the bark of a leguminous tree, Lonchocarpus violaceus, which is soaked in honey and water and fermented.
- aeron.
-
- anemo-
-
- Lehman
-
noun,
Herbert H(enry) 1878–1963, U.S. banker and statesman.
- aplomb
-
noun,
imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance.
- mobcap
-
noun,
a soft cloth cap with a full crown, fitting down over the ears and frequently tying beneath the chin, formerly worn indoors by women.
- rancho
-
noun,
a ranch.
- Lenape
-
noun,
Delaware (defs 5, 6).
- Merope
-
noun,
a queen of Corinth and the foster mother of Oedipus.
- Lenore
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- alerce
-
noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- merlon
-
noun,
(in a battlement) the solid part between two crenels.
- lecher
-
noun,
a man given to excessive sexual indulgence; a lascivious or licentious man.
- Lepcha
-
noun,
a member of a people of Sikkim and adjacent areas of Nepal, Bhutan, and India.
- anchor
-
noun,
any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- Ampere
-
noun,
the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
- amerce
-
verb (used with object),
to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- Melena
-
noun,
the discharge of black, tarry, bloody stools, usually resulting from a hemorrhage in the alimentary tract.
- Ambler
-
noun,
Eric, 1909–1998, English suspense novelist.
- menace
-
noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- ambeer
-
noun,
tobacco juice.
- ramble
-
noun,
a walk without a definite route, taken merely for pleasure.
- Archbp
-
- Monroe
-
noun,
Harriet, 1861?–1936, U.S. editor and poet.
- Molech
-
noun,
Moloch (defs 1, 2).
- Lamech
-
noun,
the son of Enoch, and the father of Jabal, Jubal, and Tubal-cain. Gen. 4:18.
- melan-
-
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- pro-am
-
noun,
any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
- Lompoc
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- lanner
-
noun,
a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
- Monera
-
noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- Monaco
-
noun,
a principality on the Mediterranean coast, bordering SE France. ½ sq. mi. (1.3 sq. km).
- Moloch
-
noun,
a deity whose worship was marked by the propitiatory sacrifice of children by their own parents. II Kings 23:10; Jer. 32:35.
- Arnhem
-
noun,
a city in the central Netherlands, on the Rhine River: World War II battle 1944.
- Moerae
-
plural noun,
the Fates.
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- raceme
-
noun,
a simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short pedicels lying along a common axis, as in the lily of the valley.
- Mohole
-
noun,
a hole bored through the earth's crust into the region below the Mohorovičić discontinuity, for geological research.
- Rachel
-
noun,
Jacob's favorite wife, the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Gen. 29–35.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- racoon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- archon
-
noun,
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
- bleach
-
noun,
a bleaching agent.
- becalm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive (a sailing vessel) of the wind necessary to move it; subject to a calm:
- corbel
-
noun,
any bracket, especially one of brick or stone, usually of slight extent.
- bolero
-
noun,
a lively Spanish dance in triple meter.
- narco-
-
- Hermon
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in SW Syria, in the Anti-Lebanon range. 9232 feet (2814 meters).
- Bomarc
-
noun,
a winged, surface-to-air interceptor missile.
- Bohlen
-
noun,
Charles Eustis [yoo-stis] /ˈyu stɪs/ (Show IPA), ("Chip") 1904–74, U.S. diplomat.
- plench
-
noun,
a tool combining pliers and wrench: used especially by astronauts.
- Boreal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the north wind.
- Herman
-
noun,
Woodrow ("Woody") 1913–1987, U.S. jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader.
- pleach
-
verb (used with object),
to interweave (branches, vines, etc.), as for a hedge or arbor.
- placer
-
noun,
a surficial mineral deposit formed by the concentration of small particles of heavy minerals, as gold, rutile, or platinum, in gravel or small sands.
- maroon
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) any of a group of blacks, descended from fugitive slaves of the 17th and 18th centuries, living in the West Indies and Guiana, especially in mountainous areas.
- phloem
-
noun,
the part of a vascular bundle consisting of sieve tubes, companion cells, parenchyma, and fibers and forming the food-conducting tissue of a plant.
- Phoebe
-
noun,
any of several small American flycatchers of the genus Sayornis, especially S. phoebe, of eastern North America.
- Marlon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Helena
-
noun,
Saint, c247–c330, mother of Constantine I.
- hereon
-
adverb,
hereupon.
- Helper
-
noun,
a person or thing that helps or gives assistance, support, etc.
- planch
-
noun,
a flat piece of metal, stone, or baked clay, used as a tray in an enameling oven.
- Boehme
-
noun,
Jakob [German yah-kawp] /German ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), Böhme, Jakob.
- Henoch
-
noun,
Enoch (defs 1, 2).
- planer
-
noun,
Carpentry. a power machine for removing the rough or excess surface from a board.
- Borman
-
noun,
Frank, born 1928, U.S. astronaut.
- Borneo
-
noun,
an island in the Malay Archipelago, politically divided among Indonesia, Malaysia, and the British-protected sultanate of Brunei. 290,000 sq. mi. (750,000 sq. km).
- plano-
-
- herbal
-
noun,
a book about herbs or plants, usually describing their medicinal values.
- BPharm
-
- Neenah
-
noun,
a city in E Wisconsin.
- phono-
-
- Boomer
-
noun,
a person or thing that booms.
- aerobe
-
noun,
an organism, especially a bacterium, that requires air or free oxygen for life (opposed to anaerobe).
- he-man
-
noun,
a strong, tough, virile man.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- phonon
-
noun,
a quantum of sound or vibratory elastic energy, being the analogue of a photon of electromagnetic energy.
- hempen
-
adjective,
of, like, or pertaining to hemp.
- Hebron
-
noun,
an ancient city of Palestine, formerly in W Jordan; occupied by Israel 1967–97; since 1997 under Palestinian self-rule.
- borane
-
noun,
any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
- necro-
-
- phren.
-
- blench
-
verb (used without object),
to shrink; flinch; quail:
- Pherae
-
noun,
(in ancient geography) a town in SE Thessaly: the home of Admetus and Alcestis.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- leech
-
noun,
any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting.
- Ochoa
-
noun,
Severo [suh-vair-oh;; Spanish se-ve-raw] /səˈvɛər oʊ;; Spanish sɛˈvɛ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–93, U.S. biochemist, born in Spain: Nobel Prize in medicine 1959.
- ocher
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- ecol.
-
- Mahon
-
noun,
a seaport on E Minorca, in the Balearic Islands.
- oleo-
-
- omber
-
noun,
a card game popular in the 17th and 18th centuries and played, usually by three persons, with 40 cards.
- moble
-
verb (used with object),
to wrap the head of, as in a hood.
- Lehar
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1870–1948, Hungarian composer of operettas.
- Leach
-
noun,
the act or process of leaching.
- obole
-
noun,
a silver-alloy coin of France issued during the Middle Ages, the 24th part of a sol, or one-half denier.
- hemo-
-
- mahoe
-
noun,
hau tree.
- ochre
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- hemal
-
adjective,
Also, hematal. of or relating to the blood or blood vessels.
- Mocha
-
noun,
(initial capital letter). Also, Mukha. a seaport in the Republic of Yemen on the Red Sea.
- hema-
-
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- orach
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- ohone
-
interjection,
alas!
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- mohel
-
noun,
the person who performs the circumcision in the Jewish rite of circumcising a male child on the eighth day after his birth.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- econ.
-
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Lemon
-
noun,
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- onco-
-
- corp.
-
- Merle
-
noun,
the blackbird, Turdus merula.
- Neman
-
noun,
a river rising in central Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing W through Lithuania into the Baltic. 582 miles (937 km) long.
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- merch
-
noun,
merchandise, especially as marketed to a particular fan base:
- lm-hr
-
- corpn
-
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- Corpl
-
- loach
-
noun,
any of several slender European and Asian fishes of the family Cobitidae and related families, having several barbels around the mouth.
- cramp
-
noun,
Often, cramps.
a sudden, involuntary, spasmodic contraction of a muscle or group of muscles, especially of the extremities, sometimes with severe pain.
a piercing pain in the abdomen.
an intermittent, painful contraction of structures of a wall containing involuntary muscle, as in biliary colic or in the uterine contractions of menstruation or of labor.
- Hearn
-
noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- male-
-
- lobar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- meno-
-
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- Heber
-
noun,
Reginald, 1783–1826, British bishop and hymn writer.
- loche
-
noun,
the North American burbot.
- melon
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family, as the muskmelon or watermelon.
- leper
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- Melba
-
noun,
(Dame) Nellie (Helen Porter Mitchell Armstrong) 1861–1931, Australian operatic soprano.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- Leman
-
noun,
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
- oomph
-
noun,
energy; vitality; enthusiasm.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Elche
-
noun,
a city in E Spain.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- crepe
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Meroe
-
noun,
a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- mero-
-
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Helen
-
noun,
Also called Helen of Troy. Classical Mythology. the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda and wife of Menelaus whose abduction by Paris was the cause of the Trojan War.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- creme
-
noun,
cream.
- creep
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- molar
-
noun,
Also called molar tooth. a tooth having a broad biting surface adapted for grinding, being one of twelve in humans, with three on each side of the upper and lower jaws.
- nano-
-
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- nomo-
-
- Enoch
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- Honan
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Henan.
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- Herne
-
noun,
James A(hern) [uh-hurn] /əˈhɜrn/ (Show IPA), 1839–1901, U.S. actor and playwright.
- Honor
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- 30-30
-
- macho
-
noun,
Also, machoism. assertive or aggressive manliness; machismo.
- nona-
-
- macle
-
noun,
chiastolite.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- homo-
-
- Hooch
-
noun,
alcoholic liquor.
- Herma
-
noun,
herm.
- nomen
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- Haber
-
noun,
Fritz, 1868–1934, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1918.
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- moron
-
noun,
Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment:
- haem-
-
- encl.
-
- herem
-
noun,
the most severe form of excommunication, formerly used by rabbis in sentencing wrongdoers, usually for an indefinite period of time.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ephor
-
noun,
one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, especially at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- EPROM
-
noun,
a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
- Erech
-
noun,
Biblical name of Uruk.
- nacho
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- no-no
-
noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- epoch
-
noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- holo-
-
- ephah
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, equal to about a bushel (35 liters).
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- Manon
-
noun,
an opera (1884) by Jules Massenet.
- Hoare
-
noun,
Sir Samuel John Gurney [gur-nee] /ˈgɜr ni/ (Show IPA), 1st Viscount Templewood [tem-puh l-woo d] /ˈtɛm pəlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1959, British statesman.
- mach.
-
- mache
-
noun,
corn salad.
- herp.
-
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Heron
-
noun,
any of numerous long-legged, long-necked, usually long-billed birds of the family Ardeidae, including the true herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Homer
-
noun,
Baseball. home run.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- obeah
-
noun,
a form of belief involving sorcery, practiced in parts of the West Indies, South America, the southern U.S., and Africa.
- Hoban
-
noun,
James, c1762–1831, U.S. architect, born in Ireland: designed the White House.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Hench
-
noun,
Philip Showalter [shoh-awl-ter] /ˈʃoʊ ɔl tər/ (Show IPA), 1896–1965, U.S. physician: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1950.
- hence
-
adverb,
as an inference from this fact; for this reason; therefore:
- Hamer
-
noun,
Fannie Lou, 1917–77, U.S. civil rights activist.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Hanno
-
noun,
Carthaginian statesman, fl. 3rd century b.c.
- embar
-
verb (used with object),
to stop or hinder, as by a bar.
- Noble
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- Hemon
-
noun,
Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1880–1913, Canadian novelist, born in France.
- ember
-
noun,
a small live piece of coal, wood, etc., as in a dying fire.
- elope
-
verb (used without object),
to run off secretly to be married, usually without the consent or knowledge of one's parents.
- Elmer
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “noble” and “famous.”.
- Elman
-
noun,
Mischa [mee-shuh] /ˈmi ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1891–1967, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- haole
-
noun,
(among Polynesian Hawaiians) a term used to refer to a non-Polynesian, especially a white person.
- larch
-
noun,
any coniferous tree of the genus Larix, yielding a tough durable wood.
- elem.
-
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- Nobel
-
noun,
Alfred Bernhard [ahl-fred ber-nahrd] /ˈɑl frɛd ˈbɛr nɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- mooch
-
noun,
Also, moocher. a person who mooches.
- haler
-
noun,
heller2 (def 1).
- horme
-
noun,
activity directed toward a goal; purposive effort.
- 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.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- Hopeh
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Hebei.
- Morel
-
noun,
any edible mushroom of the genus Morchella, especially M. esculenta.
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- halo-
-
- Horae
-
plural noun,
goddesses of the seasons, of cyclical death and rebirth, and sometimes of social order, usually given as three in number, with the names Dike (Justice), Eunomia (Order), and Irene (Peace).
- horal
-
adjective,
of or relating to an hour or hours; hourly.
- Horeb
-
noun,
a mountain sometimes identified with Mount Sinai.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- moola
-
noun,
money.
- Nebr.
-
- Horne
-
noun,
Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
- Necho
-
noun,
Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
- moral
-
noun,
the moral teaching or practical lesson contained in a fable, tale, experience, etc.
- henna
-
noun,
an Asian shrub or small tree, Lawsonia inermis, of the loosestrife family, having elliptic leaves and fragrant flowers.
- Moore
-
noun,
Archibald Lee ("Archie") 1913–1998, U.S. boxer.
- labor
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- mech.
-
- maple
-
noun,
any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer, species of which are grown as shade or ornamental trees, for timber, or for sap.
Compare maple family.
- Embla
-
noun,
the first woman, made by the gods from a tree.
- mono-
-
- BMarE
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- Berne
-
noun,
Bern.
- poche
-
noun,
the walls, columns, and other solids of a building or the like, as indicated on an architectural plan, usually in black.
- poach
-
verb (used with object),
to trespass on (private property), especially in order to hunt or fish.
- blame
-
noun,
an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof:
- Blanc
-
noun,
a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- plomb
-
noun,
any inert material inserted into a body cavity for therapeutic purposes.
- bleep
-
noun,
a brief, constant beeping sound, usually of a high pitch and generated by an electronic device.
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- ploce
-
noun,
the repetition of a word or phrase to gain special emphasis or to indicate an extension of meaning, as in Ex. 3:14: “I am that I am.”.
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- Bloch
-
noun,
Ernest, 1880–1959, Swiss composer, in the U.S. after 1916.
- Bloom
-
noun,
the flower of a plant.
- bloop
-
noun,
a clumsy mistake.
- pleo-
-
- plebe
-
noun,
Also, pleb. (at the U.S. Military and Naval academies) a member of the freshman class.
- Boche
-
noun,
Older Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a German, especially a German soldier in World War I or II.
- Berea
-
noun,
a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- benne
-
noun,
Southern U.S., especially South Carolina, and Bahamian English. the sesame plant or its seeds.
- Bohea
-
noun,
an inferior grade of black tea.
- beano
-
noun,
bingo.
- Banon
-
noun,
a small, round goat cheese from Provence, France, that is dipped in brandy before being wrapped in chestnut leaves.
- prae-
-
- porch
-
noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- baro-
-
- Baron
-
noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- BCerE
-
- Poole
-
noun,
a port in Dorset, in S England.
- Beach
-
noun,
an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore.
- pooch
-
noun,
a dog.
- bench
-
noun,
a long seat for several persons:
- beche
-
noun,
a grab for retrieving tools used in drilling a well.
- beech
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Fagus, of temperate regions, having a smooth gray bark and bearing small, edible, triangular nuts.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- Behan
-
noun,
Brendan (Francis) [bren-duh n] /ˈbrɛn dən/ (Show IPA), 1923–64, Irish playwright.
- belah
-
noun,
beefwood.
- belch
-
noun,
an instance of belching; eructation.
- Belem
-
noun,
a seaport in N Brazil on the Pará River.
- Boece
-
noun,
Boethius.
- Bohme
-
noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1575–1624, German theosophist and mystic.
- balon
-
noun,
ballon.
- brom-
-
- Brale
-
- pheon
-
noun,
a charge representing an arrowhead with widely spread barbs.
- Bream
-
noun,
any of various freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, as A. brama, of Europe, with a compressed, deep body and silvery scales.
- Breen
-
noun,
a deep brownish green.
- Phene
-
noun,
any characteristic of an individual organism that is genetically determined.
- Phebe
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Broca
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- broch
-
noun,
a circular stone tower built around the beginning of the Christian era, having an inner and an outer wall, found on the Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands, the Hebrides, and the mainland of Scotland.
- bronc
-
noun,
bronco:
- Brace
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- broom
-
noun,
an implement for sweeping, consisting of a brush of straw or stiff strands of synthetic material bound tightly to the end of a long handle.
- Pheba
-
noun,
a female day name for Friday.
See under day name.
- Pharm
-
- PharB
-
- phano
-
noun,
fanon.
- phane
-
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- Perle
-
noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- Brahe
-
noun,
Tycho [tee-koh;; Danish ty-koh] /ˈti koʊ;; Danish ˈtü koʊ/ (Show IPA), 1546–1601, Danish astronomer.
- phobe
-
- Bohol
-
noun,
an island in the S central Philippines. 1492 sq. mi. (3864 sq. km).
- Boole
-
noun,
George, 1815–64, English mathematician and logician.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- bolar
-
adjective,
of or relating to bole or clay.
- plan-
-
- place
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- bonce
-
noun,
head; skull.
- boner
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- Bonne
-
noun,
a maid-servant.
- Bonpa
-
noun,
a member of the Bön sect.
- phore
-
- boron
-
noun,
a nonmetallic element occurring naturally only in combination, as in borax or boric acid, and obtained in either an amorphous or a crystalline form when reduced from its compounds. Symbol: B; atomic weight: 10.811; atomic number: 5.
- Boone
-
noun,
Daniel, 1734–1820, American pioneer, especially in Kentucky.
- Borah
-
noun,
William Edgar, 1865–1940, U.S. senator from Idaho 1906–40.
- boral
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- phone
-
noun,
telephone (def 1).
- Borel
-
noun,
Félix Édouard Émile [fey-leeks ey-dwar ey-meel] /feɪˈliks eɪˈdwar eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1871–1956, French mathematician.
- phon.
-
- borne
-
noun,
a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
- boro-
-
- Banco
-
noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- Balch
-
noun,
Emily Greene, 1867–1961, U.S. economist, sociologist, and author: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
- Cable
-
noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- rehab
-
noun,
rehabilitation, especially a program or facility for treating persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or recovering from certain medical conditions:
- Albee
-
noun,
Edward, born 1928, U.S. playwright.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- Alcor
-
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- aleph
-
noun,
the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Almon
-
noun,
a Philippine, dipterocarpaceous tree, Shorea eximia.
- aero-
-
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Amber
-
noun,
a pale yellow, sometimes reddish or brownish, fossil resin of vegetable origin, translucent, brittle, and capable of gaining a negative electrical charge by friction and of being an excellent insulator: used for making jewelry and other ornamental articles.
- Amble
-
noun,
an ambling gait.
- Ambon
-
noun,
ambo.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- rebop
-
noun,
bop1 .
- repel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Rebel
-
noun,
a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country.
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- Romeo
-
noun,
the romantic lover of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- abele
-
noun,
the white poplar tree, Populus alba.
- abhor
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.
- abmho
-
noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of conductance, equivalent to 10 9mhos.
- abohm
-
noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of electrical resistance, equivalent to 10 −9 ohm.
- acro-
-
- aboon
-
adverb, preposition,
above.
- roble
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- achoo
-
interjection,
ahchoo.
- Roach
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- rhoea
-
- rheme
-
noun,
comment (def 7).
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- Amer.
-
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- BArch
-
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- areo-
-
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Armen
-
- Arnel
-
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- pron.
-
- promo
-
noun,
promotion (def 5).
- Prome
-
noun,
a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
- Arch.
-
- prom.
-
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- proem
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- proc.
-
- probe
-
noun,
the act of probing.
- prob.
-
- Bacon
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- prem.
-
- arche
-
- Ralph
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old Norse words meaning “counsel” and “wolf.”.
- amole
-
noun,
the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- raphe
-
noun,
Anatomy. a seamlike union between two parts or halves of an organ or the like.
- rebec
-
noun,
a Renaissance fiddle with a pear-shaped body tapering into a neck that ends in a sickle-shaped or scroll-shaped pegbox.
- AMORC
-
- ample
-
adjective,
fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough:
- realm
-
noun,
a royal domain; kingdom:
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- anon.
-
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- ranch
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- 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.
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- Apoc.
-
- Rambo
-
noun,
a fanatically militant or violently aggressive person.
- caber
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- harem
-
noun,
the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- clamp
-
noun,
a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Caleb
-
noun,
a Hebrew leader, sent as a spy into the land of Canaan. Num. 13:6.
- Parl.
-
- parch
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- clepe
-
verb (used with object),
to call; name (now chiefly in the past participle as ycleped or yclept).
- panne
-
noun,
a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
- clomb
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of climb.
- clomp
-
verb (used without object),
clump (def 6).
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- panel
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- Peace
-
noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- chopa
-
noun,
any of several fishes, especially of the sea chub family, Kyphosidae, and the nibbler family, Girellidae.
- pale-
-
- ChemE
-
- char-
-
- charm
-
noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- cheap
-
Idioms,
cheap at twice the price, exceedingly inexpensive:
- cheep
-
noun,
a chirp.
- cheer
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- chela
-
noun,
the pincerlike organ or claw terminating certain limbs of crustaceans and arachnids.
- chem.
-
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- peach
-
noun,
the subacid, juicy, drupaceous fruit of a tree, Prunus persica, of the rose family.
- Chere
-
adjective,
dear; beloved: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- Chloe
-
noun,
the lover of Daphnis in a Greek pastoral romance.
- Peale
-
noun,
Charles Willson [wil-suh n] /ˈwɪl sən/ (Show IPA), 1741–1827, and his brother James, 1749–1831, U.S. painters.
- chol-
-
- Chola
-
noun,
a teenage girl who associates closely with a gang of cholos or is the girlfriend of a cholo.
- chomp
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
champ1 .
- choom
-
noun,
an Englishman.
- Coamo
-
noun,
a city in S central Puerto Rico.
- coble
-
noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- chap.
-
- coop.
-
- Comr.
-
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Conn.
-
- Conon
-
noun,
died a.d. 687, pope 686–687.
- cooee
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- orch.
-
- coomb
-
noun,
combe.
- co-op
-
noun,
a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
- comp.
-
- copal
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- copr-
-
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- compo
-
noun,
composition material.
- Orlon
-
- COBOL
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited for writing programs to process large files of data, using a vocabulary of common English words, phrases, and sentences.
- Pablo
-
noun,
a male given name, Spanish form of Paul.
- Cobra
-
noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- coel-
-
- coele
-
- Cohan
-
noun,
George M(ichael) 1878–1942, U.S. actor, playwright, and producer.
- Cohen
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- Colo.
-
- orlop
-
noun,
the lowermost of four or more decks above the space at the bottom of a hull.
- Colon
-
noun,
the sign (:) used to mark a major division in a sentence, to indicate that what follows is an elaboration, summation, implication, etc., of what precedes; or to separate groups of numbers referring to different things, as hours from minutes in 5:30; or the members of a ratio or proportion, as in 1 : 2 = 3 : 6.
- color
-
noun,
the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
- comal
-
noun,
a griddle made from sandstone or earthenware.
- comb.
-
- Combe
-
noun,
a narrow valley or deep hollow, especially one enclosed on all but one side.
- combo
-
noun,
Informal.
a small jazz or dance band. Compare big band.
combination (defs 2–4).
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- chape
-
noun,
the lowermost terminal mount of a scabbard.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- Champ
-
noun,
the act of champing.
- perch
-
noun,
a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
- Camel
-
noun,
either of two large, humped, ruminant quadrupeds of the genus Camelus, of the Old World.
Compare Bactrian camel, dromedary.
- celom
-
noun,
coelom.
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- carob
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- Campo
-
noun,
(in South America) an extensive, nearly level grassland plain.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- carp-
-
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- Pence
-
noun,
a plural of penny; used in referring to a sum of money rather than to the coins themselves (often used in combination):
- Pemba
-
noun,
an island near the E coast of equatorial Africa: formerly part of Zanzibar protectorate; now a part of Tanzania. 164,321; 380 sq. mi. (984 sq. km).
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- celeb
-
noun,
a celebrity.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- pene-
-
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- cero-
-
- Calpe
-
noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- Camb.
-
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- carb-
-
- Pearl
-
noun,
a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.
Compare cultured pearl.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- Penna
-
noun,
a contour feather, as distinguished from a down feather, plume, etc.
- Penn.
-
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- Mela
-
noun,
a religious fair, especially one held in connection with a festival.
- rel.
-
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Neph
-
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- 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.
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- nom.
-
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- MEPA
-
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- neo-
-
- oro-
-
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- opah
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- men-
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- per.
-
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Opal
-
noun,
a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
- orlo
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- NLRB
-
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Phar
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Rom.
-
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- RONA
-
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- perh
-
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- room
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- meal
-
noun,
the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Rep.
-
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- repl
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- MCPO
-
- Mar.
-
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Marl
-
noun,
Geology. a friable earthy deposit consisting of clay and calcium carbonate, used especially as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- OPer
-
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- NEbE
-
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Moro
-
noun,
a member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Nor.
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Pooh
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pooh.”.
- Pool
-
noun,
a small body of standing water; pond.
- NEbn
-
- NRAB
-
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- NRPB
-
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Pomo
-
noun,
the postmodern movement; postmodernism.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- mRNA
-
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Nah.
-
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Peba
-
noun,
nine-banded armadillo.
- pnea
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- poco
-
adverb,
somewhat; rather:
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- poem
-
noun,
a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
- Pol.
-
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Polo
-
noun,
a game played on horseback between two teams, each of four players, the object being to score points by driving a wooden ball into the opponents' goal using a long-handled mallet.
- pleb
-
noun,
a member of the plebs; a plebeian or commoner.
- pome
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- MOLA
-
noun,
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
- mol.
-
- neem
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- pam.
-
- Palm
-
noun,
the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- Pal.
-
- Mole
-
noun,
any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet.
- OEEC
-
- non-
-
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Moab
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of the Dead Sea, in what is now Jordan.
- ole-
-
- Neh.
-
- paho
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- RCMP
-
- Mon.
-
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- prec
-
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- Moor
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- Moon
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- Pen.
-
- mool
-
noun,
soft, crumbly soil rich in mold or humus.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- pre-
-
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- OAPC
-
- pro-
-
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- phr.
-
- par.
-
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- Oboe
-
noun,
a woodwind instrument having a slender conical, tubular body and a double-reed mouthpiece.
- obol
-
noun,
a silver coin of ancient Greece, the sixth part of a drachma.
- PERL
-
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- Man.
-
- Emp.
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- Elbe
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the W Czech Republic NW through Germany to the North Sea. 725 miles (1165 km) long.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- blah
-
noun,
nonsense; rubbish:
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- berm
-
noun,
Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- bloc
-
noun,
a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.
- Bene
-
adverb,
of validity for the time being but subject to objection or nullification at a later date; provisionally:
- enc.
-
- ence
-
- BEMA
-
noun,
Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Beer
-
noun,
an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
- Elam
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of Babylonia and N of the Persian Gulf. Capital: Susa.
- BMOC
-
- Eph.
-
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- Boma
-
noun,
a city in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Zaire (Congo) River.
- Bolo
-
noun,
a large, heavy, single-edged knife or machete for hacking, used in the Philippines and by the U.S. Army.
- bola
-
noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- EEOC
-
- Bol.
-
- Bohr
-
noun,
Aage Niels [aw-guh neels] /ˈɔ gə nils/ (Show IPA), 1922–2009, Danish physicist: Nobel Prize 1975 (son of Niels Bohr).
- boho
-
noun,
bohemian (def 2):
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- Bohm
-
noun,
Dominikus [doh-mee-nee-koo s] /doʊˈmi niˌkʊs/ (Show IPA), 1880–1955, German architect.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- eco-
-
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- beep
-
noun,
a short, relatively high-pitched tone produced by a horn, electronic device, or the like as a signal, summons, or warning.
- been
-
verb,
past participle of be.
- Bonn
-
noun,
a city in W Germany, on the Rhine: seat of the government; former capital of West Germany.
- HEAP
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- bal.
-
- Bahr
-
noun,
Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1863–1934, Austrian playwright and critic.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- Harp
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- BACH
-
noun,
a bachelor.
- heal
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- HEAO
-
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Heb.
-
- Hebr
-
- heel
-
noun,
the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- Heep
-
noun,
Uriah, Uriah Heep.
- Heer
-
noun,
an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).
- Helm
-
noun,
Nautical.
a wheel or tiller by which a ship is steered.
the entire steering apparatus of a ship.
the angle with the fore-and-aft line made by a rudder when turned:
- help
-
noun,
the act of helping; aid or assistance; relief or succor.
- hem-
-
- HARM
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- balm
-
noun,
any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, especially tropical trees of the genus Commiphora.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- beam
-
noun,
any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- BChE
-
- Hab.
-
- Hahn
-
noun,
Otto, 1879–1968, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1944.
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- hal-
-
- Hale
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- halm
-
noun,
haulm.
- barm
-
noun,
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- bar.
-
- hame
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- boom
-
noun,
a deep, prolonged, resonant sound.
- HEMP
-
noun,
Also called Indian hemp, marijuana. a tall, coarse plant, Cannabis sativa, that is native to Asia but naturalized or cultivated in many parts of the world and is the source of a valuable fiber as well as drugs such as marijuana and hashish.
Compare cannabis.
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- clar
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Clem
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clement.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- clep
-
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- Caph
-
noun,
kaph.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- cml.
-
- Cmon
-
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- cap.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Can.
-
- Cobh
-
noun,
a seaport in S Republic of Ireland: port for Cork.
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- clam
-
noun,
any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species.
Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
- coho
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- Cham
-
noun,
khan1 .
- cene
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- CERN
-
- cen.
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- 1080
-
- Chal
-
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- chm.
-
- chmn
-
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- chop
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- Chr.
-
- CBEL
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- CAMP
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- boon
-
noun,
something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- 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.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Bram
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- BPOE
-
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- bor.
-
- Boor
-
noun,
a churlish, rude, or unmannerly person.
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Col.
-
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- calm
-
noun,
freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
- Cal.
-
- Com.
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- coml
-
- Cor.
-
- Como
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy, in Lombardy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- Con.
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- cool
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- coom
-
noun,
soot; coal dust; smut.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- mal-
-
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- heme
-
noun,
a deep-red iron-containing blood pigment, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 Fe, obtained from hemoglobin.
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- Lab.
-
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- loam
-
noun,
a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- amp.
-
- ance
-
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- lobo
-
noun,
the gray or timber wolf of the western U.S.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Loch
-
noun,
a lake.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Loco
-
noun,
locoweed.
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Loma
-
noun,
a hill or ridge having a broad top.
- Lome
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- hor.
-
- Hope
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- hoop
-
noun,
a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- hom-
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Lam.
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- lea.
-
- Alb.
-
- Ahom
-
noun,
an extinct Thai language of Assam.
- Lehr
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- ahem
-
interjection,
(an utterance similar to the sound of clearing one's throat, used to attract attention, express doubt or a mild warning, etc.)
- aer-
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Alco
-
- Lech
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Leah
-
noun,
the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Lamb
-
noun,
a young sheep.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- alme
-
noun,
almah.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- acr-
-
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- ambo
-
noun,
(in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lamp
-
noun,
any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas.
Compare fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp.
- lame
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
- ann.
-
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- LOOM
-
noun,
a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- abl.
-
- hol-
-
- LRBM
-
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- hobo
-
noun,
a tramp or vagrant.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- Arm.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- 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.
- Hola
-
interjection,
hi; hello:
- 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.
- Herm
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- Mac-
-
- herl
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Here
-
noun,
this place:
- Herb
-
noun,
a flowering plant whose stem above ground does not become woody.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- her.
-
- Mael
-
noun,
a son of Ronan, unjustly killed by him.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- ALBM
-
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- loop
-
noun,
a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
- apo-
-
- Apr.
-
- Holm
-
noun,
a low, flat tract of land beside a river or stream.
- Hole
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- holp
-
verb,
a simple past tense of help.
- aph-
-
- HOLC
-
- ano-
-
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- abr.
-
- ROP
-
- ae.
-
- ap-
-
- RPM
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Am.
-
- AHL
-
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- BRE
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- AHE
-
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- BRM
-
- AEC
-
- Abp
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- rhb
-
- cr.
-
- ab-
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- Co.
-
- PHA
-
- cl.
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- ABM
-
- ROA
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- 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.
- RNA
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- RMC
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- ac-
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Ar.
-
- ACP
-
- CBE
-
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- an.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- abn
-
- al.
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- ca.
-
- cp.
-
- ch.
-
- BCL
-
- ALC
-
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- PRA
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- POR
-
- Apl
-
- BCP
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- APC
-
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- APB
-
- aor
-
- bec
-
- BEE
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- RBC
-
- RCA
-
- Bap
-
noun,
a soft, flattish bread roll.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- BCh
-
plural,
bunch.
- be-
-
- BEM
-
- RCP
-
- Re.
-
- RMA
-
- bl.
-
- CEO
-
- bp.
-
- Br.
-
- Bac
-
- bah
-
interjection,
(an exclamation of contempt or annoyance):
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- BAM
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- PRC
-
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- BEP
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- pl.
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- AMC
-
- Amb
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- BCE
-
- PLA
-
- ALM
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- boo
-
noun,
an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- Bop
-
noun,
Also called bebop. early modern jazz developed in the early 1940s and characterized by often dissonant triadic and chromatic chords, fast tempos and eccentric rhythms, intricate melodic lines punctuated by pop-tune phrases, and emphasizing the inventiveness of soloists.
Compare cool jazz, hard bop, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- BPA
-
- BPE
-
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- PhM
-
- BPH
-
- PhL
-
- PLC
-
- Bn.
-
- RCN
-
- BLA
-
- REA
-
- BHA
-
- BHC
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- BHL
-
- BHP
-
- POC
-
- POB
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- AME
-
- POA
-
- PLR
-
- ble
-
- ANC
-
- BLM
-
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- PLO
-
- BME
-
- BMR
-
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- NEC
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- NbE
-
- NBC
-
- NBA
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Hob
-
noun,
a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- NCO
-
- MRP
-
- MRE
-
- MRA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MPH
-
- MPE
-
- MPA
-
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- La.
-
- HAP
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- ERP
-
- hr.
-
- HRH
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- hah
-
interjection,
ha.
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- HAM
-
noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOC
-
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- NNP
-
- NNE
-
- NMR
-
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- NHL
-
- NHA
-
- HBM
-
- HBO
-
- HCM
-
- HCR
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- heh
-
noun,
he2 .
- HRE
-
- MOR
-
- CEA
-
- lpm
-
- MEP
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- LOC
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LON
-
- Mel
-
noun,
honey.
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MCR
-
- MCP
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- MBO
-
- LPN
-
- MBE
-
- Mc-
-
- Me.
-
- Mo.
-
- 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.
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- Mao
-
- Mab
-
noun,
Queen Mab.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- lhb
-
- lep
-
- MOP
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- LBO
-
- LCA
-
- LCM
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- mob
-
noun,
a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- MNE
-
- MNA
-
- MLR
-
- MLA
-
- ml.
-
- MHR
-
- mho
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- MHE
-
- MHA
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- RPO
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EOM
-
- CPM
-
- CPO
-
- CPR
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPA
-
- CRP
-
- oon
-
- ooh
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oo-
-
- ONR
-
- eo-
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- CPA
-
- ea.
-
- NOP
-
- EAM
-
- ean
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- OMB
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Om.
-
- EbN
-
- Ola
-
- ec-
-
- oho
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to express surprise, taunting, exultation, etc.)
- CPL
-
- OPM
-
- OEO
-
- CNN
-
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- ChB
-
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PCM
-
- PCB
-
- cle
-
- Clo
-
- CLR
-
- CMA
-
- CNM
-
- CNO
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- pah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- prn
-
- Pr.
-
- pm.
-
- pc.
-
- Pa.
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- Ohm
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ECA
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- obl
-
- OBE
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- 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.
- ELM
-
noun,
any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches.
Compare American elm, elm family.
- OAP
-
- op.
-
- Oc.
-
- ob.
-
- NRC
-
- Ehr
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- NPR
-
- EMR
-
- en-
-
- ene
-
- EOE
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAO
-
- EEO
-
- OEM
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEC
-
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- ECM
-
- OCR
-
- BH
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- LH
-
- Eb
-
- NB
-
- O.
-
- RN
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- NM
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- M.
-
- LR
-
- MP
-
- RP
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- h.
-
- HH
-
- HP
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- RO
-
- HL
-
- NP
-
- ol
-
- NC
-
- AO
-
- MB
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- PB
-
- LM
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- BC
-
- L.
-
- le
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- LC
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- B-
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- L2
-
- L1
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- RC
-
- BM
-
- ln
-
- RH
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- PH
-
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- CM
-
- MH
-
- CE
-
- BO
-
- OA
-
- CB
-
- NH
-
- HB
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- MN
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- NL
-