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- sensorium
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noun,
a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
- misnomers
-
noun,
a misapplied or inappropriate name or designation.
- neurosis
-
noun,
Also called psychoneurosis. a functional disorder in which feelings of anxiety, obsessional thoughts, compulsive acts, and physical complaints without objective evidence of disease, in various degrees and patterns, dominate the personality.
- mu-meson
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noun,
(no longer in technical use) muon.
- nonusers
-
noun,
a person who does not use or partake of something, as drugs or alcoholic beverages.
- resinous
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adjective,
full of or containing resin.
- misnomer
-
noun,
a misapplied or inappropriate name or designation.
- monsieur
-
noun,
the conventional French title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to Mr. or sir.
- nonissue
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noun,
a matter or issue of little or no interest or importance:
- mousers
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noun,
an animal that catches mice:
- Summons
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noun,
an authoritative command, message, or signal by which one is summoned.
- immuno-
-
- immures
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verb (used with object),
to enclose within walls.
- insures
-
verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- unisons
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noun,
coincidence in pitch of two or more musical tones, voices, etc.
- rummies
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noun,
any of various card games for two, three, or four players, each usually being dealt seven, nine, or ten cards, in which the object is to match cards into sets and sequences.
- Swenson
-
noun,
May, 1919–89, U.S. poet.
- surmise
-
noun,
a matter of conjecture.
- isomers
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- sunwise
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adverb,
in the direction of the sun's apparent daily motion.
- sunrise
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noun,
the rise or ascent of the sun above the horizon in the morning.
- murines
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noun,
a murine rodent.
- memoirs
-
noun,
a record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge of them and based on personal observation.
- misuser
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noun,
abuse of a right; unlawful use of an office, franchise, benefit, etc.
- merinos
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- renowns
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noun,
widespread and high repute; fame.
- monisms
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noun,
Philosophy.
(in metaphysics) any of various theories holding that there is only one basic substance or principle as the ground of reality, or that reality consists of a single element. Compare dualism (def 2), pluralism (def 1a).
(in epistemology) a theory that the object and datum of cognition are identical. Compare pluralism (def 1b).
- Momuses
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noun,
Also, Momos [moh-mos] /ˈmoʊ mɒs/ (Show IPA). Classical Mythology. the god of ridicule.
- Sirenum
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noun,
Mare, Mare Sirenum.
- sonnies
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noun,
little son (often used as a familiar term of address to a boy).
- Reunion
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noun,
the act of uniting again.
- serious
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noun,
that which is of importance, grave, critical, or somber:
- minuses
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noun,
minus sign.
- snowmen
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noun,
a figure of a person made of packed snow.
- simmers
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noun,
the state or process of simmering.
- Misenus
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noun,
a son of Aeolus who challenged the gods to a musical contest and was killed by them for his arrogance.
- immunes
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noun,
a person who is immune.
- seismo-
-
- Winsome
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adjective,
sweetly or innocently charming; winning; engaging:
- nomisms
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noun,
religious conduct based on law.
- osmiums
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noun,
a hard, heavy, metallic element having the greatest density of the known elements and forming octavalent compounds, as OsO 4 and OsF 8 : used chiefly as a catalyst, in alloys, and in the manufacture of electric-light filaments. Symbol: Os; atomic weight: 190.2; atomic number: 76; specific gravity: 22.57.
- nonuser
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noun,
a person who does not use or partake of something, as drugs or alcoholic beverages.
- eonisms
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noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- worsens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become worse.
- Owenism
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noun,
the socialistic philosophy of Robert Owen.
- Munroe
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noun,
Charles Edward, 1849–1938, U.S. chemist.
- renown
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noun,
widespread and high repute; fame.
- sowens
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noun,
porridge made from oat bran or husks that have been soaked in water, slightly fermented, and then boiled.
- Miseno
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noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- rouses
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noun,
a rousing.
- rosins
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noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Merino
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- enosis
-
noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- renins
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- misers
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- memoir
-
noun,
a record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge of them and based on personal observation.
- Memnon
-
noun,
Colossus of, (in ancient Egypt) a colossal statue near Thebes said to produce a musical sound when the rays of the early morning sun struck it.
Compare Vocal Memnon.
- senors
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- rinses
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noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Summer
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noun,
the season between spring and autumn, in the Northern Hemisphere from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox, and in the Southern Hemisphere from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox.
- summon
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verb (used with object),
to call upon to do something specified.
- noesis
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noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- Sumner
-
noun,
Charles, 1811–74, U.S. statesman.
- mousse
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noun,
Cookery.
a sweetened dessert with whipped cream as a base, often stabilized with gelatin and chilled in a mold:
an aspic, unsweetened and containing meat, vegetables, or fish:
- murine
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noun,
a murine rodent.
- nomism
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noun,
religious conduct based on law.
- merous
-
- Ronnie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- Mersin
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noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- nurses
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noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- nowise
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adverb,
noway.
- minnow
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noun,
a small, European cyprinoid fish, Phoxinus phoxinus.
- serows
-
noun,
a goat antelope of the genus Capricornis, of eastern Asia, related to the goral: the Sumatran serow is endangered.
- Simeon
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noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- miners
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noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- serous
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adjective,
resembling serum; of a watery nature.
- Somers
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- somni-
-
- sermon
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noun,
a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
- mimeos
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noun,
mimeograph.
- osiers
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noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Somnus
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noun,
the ancient Roman god of sleep, a son of Night and brother of Death.
- serins
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noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- worsen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become worse.
- osmium
-
noun,
a hard, heavy, metallic element having the greatest density of the known elements and forming octavalent compounds, as OsO 4 and OsF 8 : used chiefly as a catalyst, in alloys, and in the manufacture of electric-light filaments. Symbol: Os; atomic weight: 190.2; atomic number: 76; specific gravity: 22.57.
- simmer
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noun,
the state or process of simmering.
- Ennius
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noun,
Quintus [kwin-tuh s] /ˈkwɪn təs/ (Show IPA), 239–169? b.c, Roman poet.
- mowers
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noun,
lawn mower.
- snores
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- sensum
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noun,
sense datum (def 1).
- messin
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noun,
messan.
- ennuis
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noun,
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom:
- mesons
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noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- sensor
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noun,
a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
- noises
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Merwin
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noun,
W(illiam) S(tanley) born 1927, U.S. poet, translator, and writer.
- mouses
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noun,
any of numerous small Old World rodents of the family Muridae, especially of the genus Mus, introduced widely in other parts of the world.
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- rimose
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adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- immure
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verb (used with object),
to enclose within walls.
- Russo-
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- insure
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verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- unsews
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verb (used with object),
to remove or rip the stitches of (something sewed).
- unwise
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adjective,
not wise; foolish; imprudent; lacking in good sense or judgment:
- moires
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noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Inness
-
noun,
George, 1825–94, and his son George, 1854–1926, U.S. painters.
- Simons
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- urines
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noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- urino-
-
- rouens
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- Winner
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noun,
a person or thing that wins; victor.
- neuro-
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- immune
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noun,
a person who is immune.
- ursine
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adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- rowens
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noun,
Chiefly Northern U.S. the second crop of grass or hay in a season; aftermath.
- rewins
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verb (used with object),
to win back or again.
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- monism
-
noun,
Philosophy.
(in metaphysics) any of various theories holding that there is only one basic substance or principle as the ground of reality, or that reality consists of a single element. Compare dualism (def 2), pluralism (def 1a).
(in epistemology) a theory that the object and datum of cognition are identical. Compare pluralism (def 1b).
- onuses
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noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- ossein
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noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- essoin
-
noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- owners
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noun,
a person who owns; possessor; proprietor.
- sinner
-
noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- inures
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- neuron
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noun,
Cell Biology. a specialized, impulse-conducting cell that is the functional unit of the nervous system, consisting of the cell body and its processes, the axon and dendrites.
- worses
-
noun,
that which is worse.
- mourns
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verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- numis.
-
- inurns
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verb (used with object),
to put into an urn, especially ashes after cremation.
- sirens
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- run-in
-
noun,
a quarrel; argument.
- run-on
-
noun,
run-on matter.
- Winsor
-
noun,
Justin, 1831–97, U.S. librarian and historian.
- remiss
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adjective,
negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.:
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- unison
-
noun,
coincidence in pitch of two or more musical tones, voices, etc.
- misuse
-
noun,
wrong or improper use; misapplication.
- eosins
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noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- rumens
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noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- mouser
-
noun,
an animal that catches mice:
- unmews
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verb (used with object),
to set free (something mewed up); release, as from confinement.
- misrun
-
noun,
an incomplete casting, the metal of which has solidified prematurely.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- MOUSE
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noun,
any of numerous small Old World rodents of the family Muridae, especially of the genus Mus, introduced widely in other parts of the world.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- nomen
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- Simms
-
noun,
William Gilmore [gil-mawr,, -mohr] /ˈgɪl mɔr,, -moʊr/ (Show IPA), 1806–70, U.S. author.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- Moses
-
noun,
the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt and delivered the Law during their years of wandering in the wilderness.
- mourn
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- moues
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- Mossi
-
noun,
an agricultural people of Africa living mainly in Burkina Faso.
- mower
-
noun,
lawn mower.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- serum
-
noun,
the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Norw.
-
- neons
-
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.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Norns
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- neur-
-
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- Neuss
-
noun,
a city W Germany, near Düsseldorf.
- rumen
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Rowen
-
noun,
Chiefly Northern U.S. the second crop of grass or hay in a season; aftermath.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Ninus
-
noun,
the legendary husband of Semiramis and founder of Nineveh.
- nisus
-
noun,
an effort or striving toward a particular goal or attainment; impulse.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- serow
-
noun,
a goat antelope of the genus Capricornis, of eastern Asia, related to the goral: the Sumatran serow is endangered.
- semis
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- sero-
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Munin
-
noun,
one of the two ravens of Odin that brought him news from the whole world.
- muons
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- semi-
-
- Mures
-
noun,
a river in SE central Europe, flowing W from the Carpathian Mountains in central Romania to the Tisza River in S Hungary. 400 miles (645 km) long.
- non-U
-
adjective,
not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain:
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- seism
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- Russ.
-
abbreviation,
Russia.
- Mweru
-
noun,
a lake in S central Africa, between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia. 68 miles (109 km) long.
- noses
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- Munro
-
noun,
Alice (Laidlaw) [leyd-law] /ˈleɪdˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
- momes
-
noun,
a fool; blockhead.
- sines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Inonu
-
noun,
Ismet [is-met] /ɪsˈmɛt/ (Show IPA), (Ismet Paşa) 1884–1973, president of Turkey 1938–50; prime minister 1923–24, 1925–37, 1961–65.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- inurn
-
verb (used with object),
to put into an urn, especially ashes after cremation.
- unsew
-
verb (used with object),
to remove or rip the stitches of (something sewed).
- unmew
-
verb (used with object),
to set free (something mewed up); release, as from confinement.
- Union
-
noun,
the act of uniting two or more things.
- sworn
-
verb,
past participle of swear.
- swore
-
verb,
a simple past tense of swear.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- swine
-
noun,
any stout, cloven-hoofed artiodactyl of the Old World family Suidae, having a thick hide sparsely covered with coarse hair, a disklike snout, and an often short, tasseled tail: now of worldwide distribution and hunted or raised for its meat and other products.
Compare hog, pig1 , wild boar.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- swims
-
noun,
an act, instance, or period of swimming.
- omni-
-
- Susie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- issue
-
noun,
the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution:
- Suomi
-
noun,
Finnish name of Finland.
- sinew
-
noun,
a tendon.
- sunns
-
noun,
a tall East Indian shrub, Crotalaria juncea, of the legume family, having slender branches and yellow flowers, and an inner bark that yields a hemplike fiber used for making ropes, sacking, etc.
- Sunni
-
noun,
Also called Sunnite. a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam, regarding the first four caliphs as legitimate successors of Muhammad and stressing the importance of Sunna as a basis for law.
Compare Shiʿite.
- Remus
-
noun,
Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- onium
-
- reni-
-
- wires
-
noun,
a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
- worse
-
noun,
that which is worse.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Worms
-
noun,
a city in E Rhineland-Palatinate, in SW Germany.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- ennui
-
noun,
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom:
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- women
-
noun,
plural of woman.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Owens
-
noun,
Jesse (John Cleveland) 1913–80, U.S. athlete.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- ORuss
-
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- winos
-
noun,
a person who is addicted to wine, especially a derelict.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Erwin
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “boar” and “friend.”.
- wines
-
noun,
the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and usually having an alcoholic content of 14 percent or less.
- owner
-
noun,
a person who owns; possessor; proprietor.
- weirs
-
noun,
a small dam in a river or stream.
- Euro-
-
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- sumos
-
noun,
a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
- snows
-
noun,
Meteorology. a precipitation in the form of ice crystals, mainly of intricately branched, hexagonal form and often agglomerated into snowflakes, formed directly from the freezing of the water vapor in the air.
Compare ice crystals, snow grains, snow pellets.
- 30-30
-
- Sinus
-
noun,
a curve; bend.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- Sumer
-
noun,
an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq.
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- minus
-
noun,
minus sign.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- Nurmi
-
noun,
Paavo Johannes [pah-vaw yaw-hahn-nes] /ˈpɑ vɔ ˈyɔ hɑn nɛs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, Finnish athlete.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- numen
-
noun,
divine power or spirit; a deity, especially one presiding locally or believed to inhabit a particular object.
- smews
-
noun,
a Eurasian duck, Mergus albellus, closely akin to mergansers: the male is white marked with black and gray.
- rewin
-
verb (used with object),
to win back or again.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- mises
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- miso-
-
- misos
-
noun,
a fermented seasoning paste of soybeans, often with rice or barley added, used to flavor soups and sauces.
- Miss.
-
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- MNurs
-
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- Minn.
-
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- meno-
-
- souse
-
noun,
an act of sousing.
- meows
-
noun,
the characteristic sound a cat makes.
- mero-
-
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- sours
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Sino-
-
- meso-
-
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- sorus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the clusters of sporangia on the back of the fronds of ferns.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sones
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Momus
-
noun,
Also, Momos [moh-mos] /ˈmoʊ mɒs/ (Show IPA). Classical Mythology. the god of ridicule.
- mimeo
-
noun,
mimeograph.
- mimes
-
noun,
the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- Somme
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the English Channel: battles, World War I, 1916, 1918; World War II, 1944. 150 miles (241 km) long.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Owen
-
noun,
Sir Richard, 1804–92, English zoologist and anatomist.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- owes
-
verb (used with object),
to be under obligation to pay or repay:
- owns
-
Idioms,
come into one's own,
to take possession of that which is due or owed one.
to receive the recognition that one's abilities merit:
- owse
-
noun,
ox.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Rom.
-
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 1080
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Weir
-
noun,
a small dam in a river or stream.
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- Sumo
-
noun,
a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
- sunn
-
noun,
a tall East Indian shrub, Crotalaria juncea, of the legume family, having slender branches and yellow flowers, and an inner bark that yields a hemplike fiber used for making ropes, sacking, etc.
- sur-
-
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- swim
-
noun,
an act, instance, or period of swimming.
- swum
-
noun,
an act, instance, or period of swimming.
- uni-
-
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- uro-
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USES
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USIS
-
- USSR
-
noun,
a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Capital: Moscow.
Abbreviation: U.S.S.R., USSR.
- wens
-
noun,
Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Wien
-
noun,
Wilhelm [vil-helm] /ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1864–1928, German physicist: Nobel prize 1911.
- wine
-
noun,
the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and usually having an alcoholic content of 14 percent or less.
- wino
-
noun,
a person who is addicted to wine, especially a derelict.
- WINS
-
noun,
a victory, as in a game or horse race.
- wire
-
noun,
a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
- Wis.
-
- wise
-
noun,
way of proceeding or considering; manner; fashion (usually used in combination or in certain phrases):
- wons
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of win1 .
- wore
-
noun,
the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
- WORM
-
noun,
Zoology. any of numerous long, slender, soft-bodied, legless, bilaterally symmetrical invertebrates, including the flatworms, roundworms, acanthocephalans, nemerteans, gordiaceans, and annelids.
- worn
-
noun,
the act of wearing; use, as of a garment:
- Wren
-
noun,
any of numerous small, active songbirds of the family Troglodytidae, especially Troglodytes troglodytes, of the Northern Hemisphere, having dark-brown plumage barred with black and a short, upright tail.
Compare house wren, marsh wren, rock wren, winter wren.
- WRNS
-
- Wurm
-
noun,
the fourth stage of the glaciation of Eurasia during the Pleistocene.
Compare Wisconsin (def 3).
- sues
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- sows
-
noun,
an adult female swine.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- Rowe
-
noun,
Nicholas, 1674–1718, British poet and dramatist, poet laureate 1715–18.
- rows
-
noun,
a number of persons or things arranged in a line, especially a straight line:
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Rus.
-
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Sem.
-
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- sown
-
verb,
a past participle of sow1 .
- Snow
-
noun,
Meteorology. a precipitation in the form of ice crystals, mainly of intricately branched, hexagonal form and often agglomerated into snowflakes, formed directly from the freezing of the water vapor in the air.
Compare ice crystals, snow grains, snow pellets.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Soni
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- smew
-
noun,
a Eurasian duck, Mergus albellus, closely akin to mergansers: the male is white marked with black and gray.
- sewn
-
noun,
the amount of additional water necessary to float a grounded vessel.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- sews
-
noun,
the amount of additional water necessary to float a grounded vessel.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- wuss
-
noun,
a weakling; wimp.
- mun.
-
- MusM
-
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- mus.
-
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- muon
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- mums
-
noun,
chrysanthemum.
- Ire.
-
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- iso-
-
- MSME
-
- MSIE
-
- ISSN
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- muss
-
noun,
a state of disorder or untidiness.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- NEWS
-
noun,
a report of a recent event; intelligence; information:
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- ious
-
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- 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.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- 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.
- neo-
-
- mes-
-
- MSEM
-
- mrem
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- Mims
-
noun,
Fort. Fort Mims.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- min.
-
- MIME
-
noun,
the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mems
-
noun,
the thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- men-
-
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- meow
-
noun,
the characteristic sound a cat makes.
- mis-
-
- MMus
-
- mows
-
noun,
the place in a barn where hay, sheaves of grain, etc., are stored.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- mown
-
noun,
the place in a barn where hay, sheaves of grain, etc., are stored.
- mowe
-
noun,
a wry or derisive grimace.
- moue
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- Moss
-
noun,
any tiny, leafy-stemmed, flowerless plant of the class Musci, reproducing by spores and growing in tufts, sods, or mats on moist ground, tree trunks, rocks, etc.
- 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.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- 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.
- memo
-
noun,
memorandum.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- Mon.
-
- moms
-
noun,
mother1 .
- mome
-
noun,
a fool; blockhead.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- mem.
-
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- nows
-
noun,
the present time or moment:
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- nos-
-
- eso-
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- noun
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects of verbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in English can take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddies want to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound; noun group.
See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase.
Synonyms: substantive, name.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- Eur.
-
- enow
-
adjective, adverb,
enough.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- 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.
- eous
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- ESIS
-
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- non-
-
- osis
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- nom.
-
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Nor.
-
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- en-
-
- EOM
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Sr.
-
- eir
-
- SOW
-
noun,
an adult female swine.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- 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.
- wos
-
noun,
woe.
- eo-
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- EIS
-
- SSE
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- WMO
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- SRS
-
- SSW
-
- woe
-
noun,
grievous distress, affliction, or trouble:
- EMR
-
- SSR
-
- ss.
-
- SSN
-
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- SSM
-
- SSI
-
- Won
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of North and South Korea, equal to 100 chon.
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- Mo.
-
- UNO
-
- io-
-
- USS
-
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- UMW
-
- Une
-
- Ir.
-
- IOU
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ior
-
- uns
-
- USM
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- ier
-
- ur-
-
- ure
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- in.
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- MM.
-
- ISR
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- Me.
-
- Iwo
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- Win
-
noun,
a victory, as in a game or horse race.
- IUS
-
- ine
-
- ium
-
- Wes
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Wesley.
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- wen
-
noun,
Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst.
- ESU
-
- USN
-
- eu-
-
- Sus
-
- Wei
-
noun,
any of several dynasties that ruled in North China, especially one ruling a.d. 220–265 and one ruling a.d. 386–534.
- Sw.
-
- USW
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- USR
-
- ise
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- USO
-
- ESR
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- NMI
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- now
-
noun,
the present time or moment:
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NNW
-
- NNE
-
- NMU
-
- NMR
-
- ROW
-
noun,
a number of persons or things arranged in a line, especially a straight line:
- NSU
-
- Rs.
-
- RSE
-
- RSS
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- New
-
noun,
something that is new; a new object, quality, condition, etc.:
- NES
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- nr.
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- NSW
-
- ONI
-
- owe
-
verb (used with object),
to be under obligation to pay or repay:
- OSS
-
- ose
-
- OWI
-
- own
-
Idioms,
come into one's own,
to take possession of that which is due or owed one.
to receive the recognition that one's abilities merit:
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ons
-
- Re.
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- ONR
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- NUM
-
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Om.
-
- OIr
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OEM
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- NWS
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- Nun
-
noun,
a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- ne-
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- MNE
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- MIM
-
noun,
the twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- sew
-
noun,
the amount of additional water necessary to float a grounded vessel.
- MRE
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- SNU
-
- mow
-
noun,
the place in a barn where hay, sheaves of grain, etc., are stored.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- SMS
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MOR
-
- mom
-
noun,
mother1 .
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SMM
-
- MOI
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MME
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- MNS
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- MIE
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- So.
-
- se-
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- mew
-
noun,
the tiny, high-pitched sound a cat or kitten makes.
- MRI
-
- mum
-
noun,
chrysanthemum.
- SRO
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- MSW
-
- MSN
-
- mi.
-
- MSM
-
- MSI
-
- MSE
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- OW
-
interjection,
(used especially as an expression of intense or sudden pain.)
- WU
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 222–80.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- WM
-
- SN
-
- RN
-
- RI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- R.
-
- MN
-
- UI
-
- we
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- SU
-
- M.
-
- RW
-
- MW
-
- N.
-
- NI
-
- SM
-
- U.
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- NM
-
- IW
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- i.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- EW
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation expressing disgust, aversion, or the like):
- RO
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- UW
-
- w/
-
- WI
-
- WO
-
noun,
woe.
- S.
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NW
-
- O.
-
- RU
-