Anagrams of subarachnoid
Word subarachnoid has
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- disbranch
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verb (used with object),
to break or cut (a branch) off a tree or shrub.
- arachnoid
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noun,
an arachnid.
- braconids
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noun,
any of numerous wasps of the family Braconidae, the larvae of which are parasitic on aphids and on the larvae of moths, butterflies, beetles, etc.
- air-bound
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adjective,
stopped up by air.
- branchio-
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- dinosaur
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noun,
any chiefly terrestrial, herbivorous or carnivorous reptile of the extinct orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, from the Mesozoic Era, certain species of which are the largest known land animals.
- handcars
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noun,
a small railroad car or platform on four wheels propelled by a mechanism worked by hand, used on some railroads for inspecting tracks and transporting workers.
- bronchia
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noun,
the ramifications or branches of the bronchi.
- roundish
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adjective,
somewhat round:
- bronchus
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noun,
either of the two main branches of the trachea.
- barchans
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noun,
a crescent-shaped sand dune with the convex side in the direction of the wind.
- corbinas
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noun,
a game fish, Menticirrhus undulatus, of the croaker family, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
- bahadurs
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noun,
a title of respect commonly affixed to the names of European officers in Indian documents or used in ceremonious mention by Indians:
- ouabains
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noun,
a glycoside occurring as a white, crystalline powder, C 29 H 44 O 12 , obtained from the seeds of a shrub, Strophanthus gratus, or from the wood of trees of the genus Acokanthera, and used in medicine chiefly as a cardiac stimulant.
- bucrania
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noun,
(in classical architecture) an ornament, especially on a frieze, having the form of the skull of an ox.
- ocarinas
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noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- Bouchard
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noun,
(Louis) Henri [lwee ahn-ree] /lwi ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1875–1960, French sculptor.
- abrasion
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noun,
a scraped spot or area; the result of rubbing or abrading:
- unbraids
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verb (used with object),
to separate (anything braided, as hair) into the several strands.
- braconid
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noun,
any of numerous wasps of the family Braconidae, the larvae of which are parasitic on aphids and on the larvae of moths, butterflies, beetles, etc.
- brachio-
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- branchia
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noun,
a gill.
- arachnid
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noun,
any wingless, carnivorous arthropod of the class Arachnida, including spiders, scorpions, mites, ticks, and daddy-longlegs, having a body divided into two parts, the cephalothorax and the abdomen, and having eight appendages and no antennae.
Compare insect.
- Niarchos
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noun,
Stavros Spyros [stahv-raws spee-raws] /ˈstɑv rɔs ˈspi rɔs/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, Greek businessman and shipowner.
- inboards
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noun,
an inboard motor.
- Brancusi
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noun,
Constantin [kon-stuh n-tin;; Romanian kon-stahn-teen] /ˈkɒn stən tɪn;; Romanian ˌkɒn stɑnˈtin/ (Show IPA), 1876–1957, Romanian sculptor.
- baudrons
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noun,
a cat.
- Branchus
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noun,
a son of Apollo, given the power of augury by his father.
- brandish
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noun,
a flourish or waving, as of a weapon.
- Bas-Rhin
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noun,
a department in NE France. 1848 sq. mi. (4785 sq. km). Capital: Strasbourg.
- banausic
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adjective,
serving utilitarian purposes only; mechanical; practical:
- Nocardia
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noun,
any of several filamentous or rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Nocardia, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and other animals.
- Casaubon
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noun,
Isaac [ahy-zuh k;; French ee-zak] /ˈaɪ zək;; French iˈzak/ (Show IPA), 1559–1614, French classical scholar.
- Honduras
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noun,
a republic in NE Central America. 43,277 sq. mi. (112,087 sq. km). Capital: Tegucigalpa.
- sardonic
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adjective,
characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering:
- chondria
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noun,
a profusely branched red alga, Chondria tenuissima, of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America.
- dibrach
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noun,
pyrrhic1 (def 3).
- cushion
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noun,
a soft bag of cloth, leather, or rubber, filled with feathers, air, foam rubber, etc., on which to sit, kneel, or lie.
- curiosa
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plural noun,
books, pamphlets, etc., dealing with unusual subjects.
- anarchs
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noun,
anarchist.
- Nordica
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noun,
Lillian (Lillian Norton) 1859–1914, U.S. soprano.
- ocarina
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noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- subacid
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adjective,
slightly or moderately acid or sour:
- bahadur
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noun,
a title of respect commonly affixed to the names of European officers in Indian documents or used in ceremonious mention by Indians:
- dharnas
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noun,
(in India) the practice of exacting justice or compliance with a just demand by sitting and fasting at the doorstep of an offender until death or until the demand is granted.
- subadar
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noun,
a provincial governor of the Mogul empire.
- bronch-
-
- nourish
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verb (used with object),
to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
- Broadus
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noun,
something given as a bonus; lagniappe.
- Sorbian
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noun,
Also called Lusatian, Wendish. a Slavic language spoken by an isolated group in E Germany.
- Obadiah
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noun,
a Minor Prophet.
- darshan
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noun,
a preacher or teacher of Aggadah or Halakhah in a synagogue.
- Bahrain
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noun,
a sheikdom in the Persian Gulf, consisting of a group of islands: formerly a British protectorate; declared independent 1971. 232 sq. mi. (601 sq. km). Capital: Manama.
- bronchi
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noun,
plural of bronchus.
- anchors
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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.
- Saundra
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noun,
a female given name.
- Cabinda
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noun,
an exclave of Angola, on the W coast of Africa. 2807 sq. mi. (7270 sq. km).
- Anchusa
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noun,
any plant of the genus Anchusa, of the borage family, several species of which are cultivated for their blue or purplish flowers that resemble forget-me-nots.
- cardias
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noun,
an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
- rhabdo-
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- Rashida
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noun,
a female given name: from a Swahili word meaning “righteous.”.
- chondr-
-
- archons
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noun,
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
- Sichuan
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noun,
a province in S central China. 219,691 sq. mi. (569,000 sq. km). Capital: Chengdu.
- canards
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noun,
a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
- candors
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noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- arnicas
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- Rhodian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Rhodes.
- Chardin
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noun,
Jean Baptiste Siméon [zhahn ba-teest see-mey-awn] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist si meɪˈɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1699–1779, French painter.
- cardio-
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- Caribou
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noun,
any of several large, North American deer of the genus Rangifer, related to the reindeer of the Old World.
- chadors
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noun,
the traditional garment of Muslim and Hindu women, consisting of a long, usually black or drab-colored cloth or veil that envelops the body from head to foot and covers all or part of the face.
- carinas
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- ranchos
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noun,
a ranch.
- carious
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adjective,
having caries, as teeth; decayed.
- carnous
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adjective,
carnose.
- aurochs
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noun,
a large, black European wild ox, Bos primigenius: extinct since 1627.
- radians
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noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- cuboids
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noun,
Mathematics. a rectangular parallelepiped.
- cranio-
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- Andrias
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noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- robands
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noun,
a short piece of spun yarn or other material, used to secure a sail to a yard, gaff, or the like.
- saurian
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noun,
a saurian animal, as a dinosaur or lizard.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- androus
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- crusado
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noun,
an early Portuguese coin of gold or silver, bearing the figure of a cross.
- Bacardi
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noun,
a cocktail made with Bacardi rum, grenadine, and lime juice.
- Cornish
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noun,
the Celtic language of Cornwall, extinct since c1800.
- sadiron
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noun,
Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. Older Use. a flatiron that is pointed at both ends and has a detachable handle.
- ouabain
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noun,
a glycoside occurring as a white, crystalline powder, C 29 H 44 O 12 , obtained from the seeds of a shrub, Strophanthus gratus, or from the wood of trees of the genus Acokanthera, and used in medicine chiefly as a cardiac stimulant.
- corbina
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noun,
a game fish, Menticirrhus undulatus, of the croaker family, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
- corbans
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noun,
a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- Scandia
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noun,
scandium oxide.
- burnish
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noun,
gloss; brightness; luster:
- anurias
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noun,
the absence or suppression of urine.
- Bushido
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noun,
(in feudal Japan) the code of the samurai, stressing unquestioning loyalty and obedience and valuing honor above life.
- ribands
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noun,
a decorative ribbon.
- ordains
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verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- subarid
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adjective,
moderately arid.
- ascarid
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noun,
any nematode of the family Ascaridae; roundworm.
- Hansard
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noun,
the official verbatim published reports of the debates and proceedings in the British Parliament.
- unbraid
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verb (used with object),
to separate (anything braided, as hair) into the several strands.
- brachia
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noun,
Anatomy. the part of the arm from the shoulder to the elbow.
- bausond
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adjective,
(of animals) having white spots on a black or bay background; piebald.
- uranias
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noun,
uranium dioxide.
- Sabrina
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noun,
a female given name: from the Latin word for the river Severn.
- Huascar
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noun,
1495?–1533, Inca prince of Peru (half brother of Atahualpa; son of Huayna Capac).
- Hadrian
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noun,
(Publius Aelius Hadrianus) a.d. 76–138, Roman emperor 117–138.
- abounds
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verb (used without object),
to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers:
- hadrons
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noun,
any elementary particle that is subject to the strong interaction. Hadrons are subdivided into baryons and mesons.
- hairdos
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noun,
the style in which a person's hair is cut, arranged, and worn; coiffure.
- ha-Nasi
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noun,
Judah, Judah ha-Nasi.
- handcar
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noun,
a small railroad car or platform on four wheels propelled by a mechanism worked by hand, used on some railroads for inspecting tracks and transporting workers.
- Isadora
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noun,
a female given name: derived from Isidor.
- abscond
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verb (used without object),
to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution:
- unhairs
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verb (used with object),
to remove the hair from, as a hide in preparation for tanning.
- Rubicon
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noun,
a river in N Italy flowing E into the Adriatic. 15 miles (24 km) long: in crossing this ancient boundary between Cisalpine Gaul and Italy, to march against Pompey in 49 b.c., Julius Caesar made a major military commitment.
- Harbona
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noun,
one of the seven eunuchs who served in the court of King Ahasuerus. Esther 1:10.
- borasca
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noun,
(especially in the Mediterranean) a squall, usually accompanied by thunder and lightning.
- iracund
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adjective,
prone to anger; irascible.
- houbara
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noun,
a bustard, Chlamydotis undulata, of northern Africa and western Asia, having long black and white plumes on each side of the neck.
- Honiara
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noun,
a city in and the capital of the Solomon Islands, N Guadalcanal.
- bonducs
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noun,
a semitropical tree, Caesalpinia bonducella, of the legume family, the decorative seeds of which are used for jewelry and rosaries.
- inroads
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noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- Aaronic
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adjective,
of or relating to Aaron.
- boarish
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adjective,
of or like a boar; swinish.
- indabas
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noun,
a conference or consultation between or with native peoples of South Africa.
- bonacis
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noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- abscind
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verb (used with object),
to sever.
- abroach
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adverb, adjective,
opened or tapped so that the contents can flow out; broached:
- inboard
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noun,
an inboard motor.
- husband
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noun,
a married man, especially when considered in relation to his partner in marriage.
- Adonais
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noun,
Hebrew. a title of reverence for God, serving also as a substitute pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
- diurons
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noun,
a white crystalline substance, C 9 H 10 Cl 2 N 2 O, used as a weed-killer.
- Nidaros
-
noun,
former name of Trondheim.
- Sudanic
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adjective,
(especially in former systems of classification) of or relating to a residual category of African languages including most of the non-Bantu and non-Hamitic languages of northern and central Africa: most now reclassified as part of the Niger-Congo subfamily.
- sudaria
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) a cloth, usually of linen, for wiping the face; handkerchief.
- Ichabod
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “without honor.”.
- sunbird
-
noun,
any of various small, brilliantly colored Old World birds of the family Nectariniidae.
- bandura
-
noun,
a Ukrainian stringed instrument of the lute family.
- Dobuans
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noun,
Dobu.
- acrasin
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noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- branchi
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- durians
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noun,
the edible fruit of a tree, Durio zibethinus, of the bombax family, of southeastern Asia, having a hard, prickly rind, a highly flavored, pulpy flesh, and an unpleasant odor.
- sarcoid
-
noun,
a growth resembling a sarcoma.
- acinous
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adjective,
consisting of acini.
- sandbur
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noun,
any of various grasses of the genus Cenchrus, having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs.
- acaroid
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adjective,
resembling a mite or tick.
- Barinas
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noun,
a city in W Venezuela.
- acarids
-
noun,
an acarine, especially a mite of the family Acaridae.
- barchan
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noun,
a crescent-shaped sand dune with the convex side in the direction of the wind.
- Sarcina
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noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- carbo-
-
- Bianco
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noun,
Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
- Canad.
-
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- Carson
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noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- Caribs
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noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- carobs
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- boards
-
noun,
a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.
- canard
-
noun,
a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
- Candia
-
noun,
former name of Iráklion.
- Cardin
-
noun,
Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
- carbon
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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.
- sacro-
-
- Carina
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- Candor
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noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- Sabina
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “a Sabine woman.”.
- sabora
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Babylonia during the 6th century a.d., whose editing of the work of the Babylonian amoraim constituted the final stage in the preparation of the Babylonian Gemara.
- Bicorn
-
noun,
bicorne.
- canids
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- cardia
-
noun,
an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
- cardi-
-
- Cairns
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noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- cairds
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- Brahui
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic people of Baluchistan.
- bourns
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noun,
burn2 .
- BSArch
-
- brunch
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noun,
a meal that serves as both breakfast and lunch.
- bruins
-
noun,
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
- broncs
-
noun,
bronco:
- rounds
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noun,
any round shape, as a circle, ring or sphere.
- braids
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noun,
a braided length or plait, especially of hair.
- boudin
-
noun,
a blood sausage (boudin noir) or sometimes a white sausage (boudin blanc) made of chicken, pork, or veal.
- brains
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- branch
-
noun,
a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- Broads
-
noun,
The, (used with a plural verb) a low-lying region in E England, in Norfolk and Suffolk: bogs and marshy lakes.
- broach
-
noun,
Machinery. an elongated, tapered, serrated cutting tool for shaping and enlarging holes.
- Caruso
-
noun,
Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
- Brando
-
noun,
Marlon, 1924–2004, U.S. actor.
- Bounds
-
noun,
a leap onward or upward; jump.
- roband
-
noun,
a short piece of spun yarn or other material, used to secure a sail to a yard, gaff, or the like.
- bonaci
-
noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- riband
-
noun,
a decorative ribbon.
- rhino-
-
- rhinos
-
noun,
a rhinoceros.
- bonduc
-
noun,
a semitropical tree, Caesalpinia bonducella, of the legume family, the decorative seeds of which are used for jewelry and rosaries.
- bonsai
-
noun,
a tree or shrub that has been dwarfed, as by pruning the roots and pinching, and is grown in a pot or other container and trained to produce a desired shape or effect.
- rhodic
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adjective,
of or containing rhodium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- Rhonda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Busoni
-
noun,
Ferruccio (Benvenuto) [fer-root-chaw ben-ve-noo-taw] /fɛrˈrut tʃɔ ˌbɛn vɛˈnu tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1924, Italian composer and pianist.
- Bosnia
-
noun,
a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Ruanda
-
noun,
a member of a people living in Rwanda and the E Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Briand
-
noun,
Aristide [ar-uh-steed;; French a-ree-steed] /ˈær əˌstid;; French a riˈstid/ (Show IPA), 1862–1932, French statesman: minister of France 11 times; Nobel Peace Prize 1926.
- burans
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noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- buncos
-
noun,
bunko.
- ruanas
-
noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- Buchan
-
noun,
John (Baron Tweedsmuir) 1875–1940, Scottish novelist and historian: governor general of Canada 1935–40.
- burins
-
noun,
a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
- radian
-
noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- ranids
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- Dorcas
-
noun,
a Christian woman at Joppa who made clothing for the poor. Acts 9:36–41.
- nadirs
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Dunois
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Comte de ("Bastard of Orleans") 1403?–68, French military leader: relieved by Joan of Arc and her troops when besieged at Orleans.
- Dunbar
-
noun,
Paul Laurence, 1872–1906, U.S. poet.
- naiads
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- DuBois
-
noun,
(Marie) Eugène (François Thomas) [ma-ree œ-zhen frahn-swa taw-mah] /maˈri œˈʒɛn frɑ̃ˈswa tɔˈmɑ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1941, Dutch physical anthropologist and anatomist.
- narco-
-
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- drains
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- douras
-
noun,
durra.
- NASCAR
-
noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- dorsi-
-
- Dorian
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noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- Nashua
-
noun,
a city in S New Hampshire, on the Merrimack River.
- Durban
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Natal, in the E Republic of South Africa.
- nicads
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- Dobuan
-
noun,
Dobu.
- dobras
-
noun,
any of various former Portuguese coins, especially a gold coin of John V equal to two johannes.
- diuron
-
noun,
a white crystalline substance, C 9 H 10 Cl 2 N 2 O, used as a weed-killer.
- disco-
-
- disbar
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verb (used with object),
to expel from the legal profession or from the bar of a particular court.
- dinars
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- dicho-
-
- Nordau
-
noun,
Max Simon [mahks zee-mawn] /mɑks ˈzi mɔn/ (Show IPA), 1849–1923, Hungarian author, physician, and leader in the Zionist movement.
- Nordic
-
noun,
a member of the Nordic people, especially a Scandinavian.
- dharna
-
noun,
(in India) the practice of exacting justice or compliance with a just demand by sitting and fasting at the doorstep of an offender until death or until the demand is granted.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- durain
-
noun,
the coal forming the dull layers in banded bituminous coal.
- durian
-
noun,
the edible fruit of a tree, Durio zibethinus, of the bombax family, of southeastern Asia, having a hard, prickly rind, a highly flavored, pulpy flesh, and an unpleasant odor.
- darics
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- induc.
-
- Icarus
-
noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- ichors
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- Husain
-
noun,
Hussein (def 1).
- inarch
-
verb (used with object),
to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
- Hudson
-
noun,
Henry, died 1611? English navigator and explorer.
- hubris
-
noun,
excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance.
- houris
-
noun,
one of the beautiful virgins provided in paradise for all faithful Muslims.
- hounds
-
noun,
one of any of several breeds of dogs trained to pursue game either by sight or by scent, especially one with a long face and large drooping ears.
- Houdan
-
noun,
one of a French breed of chickens having a V -shaped comb, five toes, and mottled or black plumage.
- incurs
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- indaba
-
noun,
a conference or consultation between or with native peoples of South Africa.
- hondas
-
noun,
an eye at one end of a lariat through which the other end is passed to form a lasso, noose, etc.
- hoards
-
noun,
a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.:
- durocs
-
noun,
one of an American breed of hardy red hogs having drooping ears.
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- inrush
-
noun,
a rushing or pouring in.
- Hindus
-
noun,
Maurice Gerschon [gur-shuh n] /ˈgɜr ʃən/ (Show IPA), 1891–1969, U.S. writer, born in Russia.
- Hardin
-
noun,
John Wesley, 1853–95, U.S. outlaw in the West.
- Harbin
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Heilongjiang province, in NE China.
- haoris
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- hairdo
-
noun,
the style in which a person's hair is cut, arranged, and worn; coiffure.
- Haidas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people inhabiting the Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia and Prince of Wales Island in Alaska.
- hadron
-
noun,
any elementary particle that is subject to the strong interaction. Hadrons are subdivided into baryons and mesons.
- Habiru
-
noun,
a nomadic people mentioned in Assyro-Babylonian literature: possibly the early Hebrews.
- isobar
-
noun,
Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- nachos
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- nubias
-
noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- Danish
-
noun,
a North Germanic language, the language of Denmark, closely related to Norwegian, Swedish, and Icelandic.
- Casbah
-
noun,
Kasbah.
- Chasid
-
noun,
Hasid.
- churns
-
noun,
a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter.
- radons
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- Chron.
-
- chorus
-
noun,
Music.
a group of persons singing in unison.
(in an opera, oratorio, etc.) such a group singing choral parts in connection with soloists or individual singers.
a piece of music for singing in unison.
a part of a song that recurs at intervals, usually following each verse; refrain.
- chori-
-
- chiros
-
noun,
the ladyfish, Elops saurus.
- Chiron
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a wise and beneficent centaur, teacher of Achilles, Asclepius, and others.
- chiro-
-
- chinos
-
noun,
a tough, twilled cotton cloth used for uniforms, sports clothes, etc.
- Chino-
-
- chinas
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- chiaus
-
noun,
(in the Ottoman Empire) a court official who served as an ambassador, emissary, or member of a ceremonial escort.
- Charon
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx.
- radish
-
noun,
the crisp, pungent, edible root of the plant, Raphanus sativus, of the mustard family, usually eaten raw.
- Charis
-
noun,
one of the Graces, married to Hephaestus.
- chards
-
noun,
a variety of beet, Beta vulgaris cicla, having leaves and leafstalks that are used as a vegetable.
- charas
-
noun,
hashish.
- Chaoan
-
noun,
former name of Chaozhou.
- chairs
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- chains
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- Ranchi
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Jharkhand state, in E India.
- chador
-
noun,
the traditional garment of Muslim and Hindu women, consisting of a long, usually black or drab-colored cloth or veil that envelops the body from head to foot and covers all or part of the face.
- rancho
-
noun,
a ranch.
- rancid
-
adjective,
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
- C-bias
-
noun,
grid bias.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- radius
-
noun,
a straight line extending from the center of a circle or sphere to the circumference or surface:
- radios
-
noun,
wireless telegraphy or telephony:
- danios
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Cronus
-
noun,
a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
- Danaus
-
noun,
a ruler of Argos who ordered his 50 daughters to kill their husbands on their wedding night.
- Dacron
-
- Dachau
-
noun,
a city in SE Germany, near Munich: site of Nazi concentration camp.
- dachas
-
noun,
a Russian country house or villa.
- onrush
-
noun,
a strong forward rush, flow, etc.
- curios
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- Cuiaba
-
noun,
a river in SW Brazil. About 300 miles (485 km) long.
- orchid
-
noun,
any terrestrial or epiphytic plant of the family Orchidaceae, of temperate and tropical regions, having usually showy flowers.
Compare orchid family.
- cuboid
-
noun,
Mathematics. a rectangular parallelepiped.
- Orchis
-
noun,
any orchid.
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- radio-
-
- Cousin
-
noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- Coruna
-
noun,
La Coruña.
- cordis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the heart.
- Corbin
-
noun,
Margaret (Cochran) 1751–1800, American Revolutionary military heroine.
- corban
-
noun,
a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- Conrad
-
noun,
Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
- rachis
-
noun,
Botany.
the axis of an inflorescence when somewhat elongated, as in a raceme.
(in a pinnately compound leaf or frond) the prolongation of the petiole along which the leaflets are disposed.
any of various axial structures.
- cobras
-
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.
- cobias
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Coanda
-
noun,
Henri Marie [ahn-ree ma-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1885–1972, French engineer and inventor.
- Cnidus
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Asia Minor, in Caria: the Athenians defeated the Spartans in a naval battle near here 394 b.c.
- Bianca
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “white.”.
- brands
-
noun,
kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the like:
- Ibadan
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- schrod
-
noun,
scrod.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- suborn
-
verb (used with object),
to bribe or induce (someone) unlawfully or secretly to perform some misdeed or to commit a crime.
- bancos
-
noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- anuria
-
noun,
the absence or suppression of urine.
- adsorb
-
verb (used with object),
to gather (a gas, liquid, or dissolved substance) on a surface in a condensed layer:
- Subroc
-
noun,
a rocket that contains a nuclear depth charge and that can be launched underwater from a submarine torpedo tube.
- Adrian
-
noun,
Edgar Douglas, 1889–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1932.
- abacus
-
noun,
a device for making arithmetic calculations, consisting of a frame set with rods on which balls or beads are moved.
- ashcan
-
noun,
a large metal barrel, can, or similar receptacle for ashes, garbage, or refuse.
- Sardou
-
noun,
Victorien [veek-taw-ryen] /vik tɔˈryɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1831–1908, French dramatist.
- adorns
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- Banias
-
noun,
banyan (def 2).
- bairns
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- banish
-
verb (used with object),
to expel from or relegate to a country or place by authoritative decree; condemn to exile:
- Sharon
-
noun,
Ariel, 1928–2014, Israeli military and political leader; prime minister 2001–06.
- sarco-
-
- barcas
-
noun,
an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- Adonis
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
- Adonic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- Adonai
-
noun,
Hebrew. a title of reverence for God, serving also as a substitute pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
- abroad
-
noun,
a foreign land or lands:
- Sirach
-
noun,
Son of, Jesus (def 2).
- Siouan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- Baroda
-
noun,
a former state in W India.
- Shinar
-
noun,
a land mentioned in the Bible, often identified with Sumer.
- Anubis
-
noun,
the god of tombs and weigher of the hearts of the dead: represented as having the head of a jackal.
- abrash
-
noun,
any variation or change, typically striation, in the different dyes of an Oriental rug as it ages.
- Barsac
-
noun,
a village and winegrowing district in Gironde, in SW France.
- Urbana
-
noun,
a city in E Illinois, adjoining Champaign.
- 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.
- scarab
-
noun,
any scarabaeid beetle, especially Scarabaeus sacer, regarded as sacred by the ancient Egyptians.
- urchin
-
noun,
a mischievous boy.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Andria
-
noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- Andric
-
noun,
Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
- Sondra
-
noun,
a female given name.
- andro-
-
- Andros
-
noun,
Sir Edmund, 1637–1714, British governor in the American colonies, 1686–89, 1692–98.
- anarch
-
noun,
anarchist.
- abhors
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.
- Andrus
-
noun,
Andron.
- airbus
-
noun,
a short-range or medium-range commercial passenger airplane, especially one that is part of a frequent shuttlelike service between two popular destinations.
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- aboard
-
Idioms,
all aboard!, (as a warning to passengers entering or planning to enter a train, bus, boat, etc., just before starting) Everyone get on!
- audios
-
noun,
Television.
the audio elements of television (distinguished from video).
the circuits in a receiver for reproducing sound.
the audio part of a television broadcast.
- urino-
-
- aniso-
-
- urano-
-
- Audion
-
noun,
an early type of triode.
- bacons
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- soucar
-
noun,
a Hindu banker.
- audio-
-
- abound
-
verb (used without object),
to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers:
- anodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- uranic
-
adjective,
of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- Urania
-
noun,
uranium dioxide.
- Sharia
-
noun,
law, seen as deriving from the Koran, hadith, ijmaʿ, and qiyas.
- Baruch
-
noun,
the amanuensis and friend of Jeremiah and nominal author of the book of Baruch in the Apocrypha. Jer. 32:12.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- Sidrah
-
noun,
a Parashah chanted or read on the Sabbath.
- acarid
-
noun,
an acarine, especially a mite of the family Acaridae.
- shoran
-
noun,
a system for aircraft navigation in which two signals sent from an aircraft are received and answered by two fixed transponders, the round-trip times of the signals enabling the navigator to determine the aircraft's position.
- basion
-
noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- aroids
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- acious
-
- absurd
-
noun,
the quality or condition of existing in a meaningless and irrational world.
- acinus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- Baucis
-
noun,
an aged Phrygian peasant woman who, with her husband Philemon, offered hospitality to the disguised Zeus and Hermes: they were rewarded by being saved from a flood and changed into trees.
- unsaid
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of unsay.
- Sinbad
-
noun,
Sindbad the Sailor.
- Aarhus
-
noun,
Århus.
- Sandra
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alexandra.
- Acarus
-
noun,
a mite, especially of the genus Acarus.
- bauson
-
noun,
a badger (applied contemptuously to people).
- archi-
-
- Sandor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sandhi
-
noun,
morphophonemic alternation, especially as determined by phonetic environment, as in dontcha for don't you.
- shroud
-
noun,
a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.
- archon
-
noun,
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
- around
-
Idioms,
been around, having had much worldly experience:
- unhair
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the hair from, as a hide in preparation for tanning.
- Arabic
-
noun,
a Semitic language that developed out of the language of the Arabians of the time of Muhammad, now spoken in countries of the Middle East and North Africa. Abbreviation: Ar.
- Sandro
-
noun,
a male given name.
- arshin
-
noun,
a Russian unit of length equal to 28 inches (71 cm).
- Arusha
-
noun,
a city in N Tanganyika, in Tanzania.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- Arabis
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Arabis, including the rock cresses.
- Bashan
-
noun,
a region in ancient Palestine, E of the Jordan River.
- unbars
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- uran-
-
- crush
-
noun,
the act of crushing; state of being crushed.
- Archd
-
- ordn.
-
- Arch.
-
- cruds
-
noun,
Slang.
a deposit or coating of refuse or of an impure or alien substance; muck.
a filthy, repulsive, or contemptible person.
something that is worthless, objectionable, or contemptible.
prevarication, exaggeration, or flattery.
a nonspecific, imaginary, or vaguely defined disease or disorder of the body:
any unpleasant external ailment, disorder, or the like, as a skin rash.
venereal disease, especially syphilis.
Vulgar. dried semen.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- sodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or containing sodium:
- 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.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- Radha
-
noun,
the milkmaid who became the consort of Krishna.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- hinds
-
noun,
Zoology. the female of the deer, chiefly the red deer, especially in and after the third year.
- chord
-
noun,
a feeling or emotion:
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- chiru
-
noun,
a goat antelope, Pantholops hodgsoni, of Tibet, the male of which has very long, straight horns.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- orch.
-
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- andr-
-
- Sino-
-
- anis-
-
- cubas
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- Hind.
-
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- UNHCR
-
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- abash
-
verb (used with object),
to destroy the self-confidence, poise, or self-possession of; disconcert; make ashamed or embarrassed:
- cobia
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- crash
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- Rabin
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- churn
-
noun,
a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter.
- Hausa
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of northern Nigeria and southern Niger whose culture has been strongly influenced by Islam.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- Sahib
-
noun,
(in India) sir; master: a term of respect used, especially during the colonial period, when addressing or referring to a European.
- Iran.
-
- Cons.
-
- Hasid
-
noun,
a member of a sect founded in Poland in the 18th century by Baal Shem-Tov and characterized by its emphasis on mysticism, prayer, ritual strictness, religious zeal, and joy.
Compare Mitnagged.
- rabid
-
adjective,
irrationally extreme in opinion or practice:
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- Cohan
-
noun,
George M(ichael) 1878–1942, U.S. actor, playwright, and producer.
- Ouida
-
noun,
pen name of Louise de la Ramée.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Abaco
-
noun,
two islands (Great Abaco and Little Abaco) in the N Bahamas. 776 sq. mi. (2010 sq. km).
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- Hasan
-
noun,
(al-Hasan) a.d. 624?–669? Arabian caliph: son of Ali and Fatima (brother of Hussein).
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- Sochi
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- Hindu
-
noun,
a person, especially of northern India, who adheres to Hinduism.
- Rahab
-
noun,
a harlot of Jericho who gave shelter to the two agents sent by Joshua to spy on the city. Josh. 2.
- Arab.
-
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- hards
-
noun,
Nautical. a firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- corns
-
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.
- anoas
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- cords
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) clothing, especially trousers, of corded fabric; corduroys.
- chubs
-
noun,
a common freshwater fish, Leuciscus cephalus, of European waters, having a thick, fusiform body.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- haori
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- Sudra
-
noun,
Shudra.
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- naso-
-
- Duran
-
noun,
Roberto [ruh-bair-toh;; Spanish raw-ber-taw] /rəˈbɛər toʊ;; Spanish rɔˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1951, Panamanian boxer.
- duras
-
noun,
dura mater.
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- acro-
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Abuna
-
noun,
the title of the chief bishop of the Ethiopian Church.
- dobra
-
noun,
any of various former Portuguese coins, especially a gold coin of John V equal to two johannes.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Sudan
-
noun,
a region in N Africa, S of the Sahara and Libyan deserts, extending from the Atlantic to the Red Sea.
- nidus
-
noun,
a nest, especially one in which insects, spiders, etc., deposit their eggs.
- durns
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), noun,
darn2 .
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- Adnah
-
noun,
a Manassite deserter from Saul's to David's army. I Chron. 12:20.
- Nadab
-
noun,
a son of Aaron. Lev. 10.
- Duroc
-
noun,
one of an American breed of hardy red hogs having drooping ears.
- disc.
-
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- nodus
-
noun,
a difficult or intricate point, situation, plot, etc.
- duros
-
noun,
a peso of Spain or Spanish America.
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- Donau
-
noun,
German name of Danube.
- Donus
-
noun,
died a.d. 678, pope 676–678.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Achab
-
noun,
Ahab (def 1).
- Dubai
-
noun,
an emirate in the NE United Arab Emirates, on the Persian Gulf.
- naiad
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- Nahua
-
noun,
Nahuatl.
- Achad
-
noun,
Akkad.
- drubs
-
noun,
a blow with a stick or the like.
- Achan
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Judah who, with his family, was stoned to death for stealing forbidden spoils. Josh. 7:19–26.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- dribs
-
noun,
a small or minute quantity; bit.
- unbar
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt:
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- drabs
-
noun,
dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- acids
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- doura
-
noun,
durra.
- Doubs
-
noun,
a river in E France, flowing into the Saône River. About 260 miles (420 km) long.
- Douai
-
noun,
a city in N France, SE of Calais.
- Doris
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
- Doric
-
noun,
a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
- surah
-
noun,
a soft, twilled silk or rayon fabric.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- dorab
-
noun,
wolf herring.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Hanau
-
noun,
a city in Hesse, central Germany.
- Danai
-
plural noun,
the Argives.
- Obad.
-
- Haida
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people inhabiting the Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia and Prince of Wales Island in Alaska.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- Dahna
-
noun,
an area in the NE Rubʿ al Khali desert, comprising a region of E central Saudi Arabia.
- Obuda
-
noun,
See under Budapest.
- Dacia
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom and later a Roman province in S Europe between the Carpathian Mountains and the Danube, corresponding generally to modern Romania and adjacent regions.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- dacha
-
noun,
a Russian country house or villa.
- shrub
-
noun,
a woody plant smaller than a tree, usually having multiple permanent stems branching from or near the ground.
- Aisha
-
noun,
a.d. 613?–678, favorite wife of Muhammad (daughter of Abu-Bekr).
- Abihu
-
noun,
a son of Aaron who, with Nadab, was destroyed by fire from heaven for disobeying the Lord. Lev. 10:1–5.
- UNCIO
-
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Hands
-
noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- orach
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- Hanoi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- curds
-
noun,
Often, curds. a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.
- Hansa
-
noun,
a company or guild of merchants in a northern European medieval town.
- curbs
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- abhor
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate.
- Abdon
-
noun,
one of the minor judges of Israel. Judges 12:13–15.
- Danas
-
noun,
Danu.
- Dania
-
noun,
a town in S Florida.
- Dinah
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Dina. the daughter of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 30:21.
- daubs
-
noun,
material, especially of an inferior kind, for daubing walls.
- nacho
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- dich-
-
- adunc
-
adjective,
curved inward; hooked.
- Diana
-
noun,
(Princess of Wales; Lady Diana Spencer) 1961–97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- subch
-
- Ahira
-
noun,
a Naphtalite who assisted Moses with the census in the wilderness. Num. 1:15; 2:29.
- haars
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- Nabis
-
- ahura
-
noun,
generic title for benevolent deities in Zoroastrianism or evil deities in Hinduism.
- abrin
-
noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- Nubia
-
noun,
a light, knitted woolen head scarf for women.
- Hadar
-
noun,
a first magnitude star in the constellation Centaurus.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- dashi
-
noun,
a clear fish and kelp broth, used in Japanese cookery.
- nucha
-
noun,
nape.
- nuci-
-
- Hadas
-
noun,
Moses, 1900–66, U.S. classical scholar, teacher, and author.
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- nudi-
-
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- nurds
-
noun,
nerd.
- SOUND
-
noun,
the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- hoard
-
noun,
a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.:
- Chios
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- brios
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Saudi
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia.
- Bahia
-
noun,
a coastal state of E Brazil. 216,130 sq. mi. (559,700 sq. km). Capital: Salvador.
- sauch
-
noun,
saugh.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- bronc
-
noun,
bronco:
- 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.
- Broca
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- sarod
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- Broad
-
noun,
the broad part of anything.
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- 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.
- 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.
- Broun
-
noun,
(Matthew) Heywood (Campbell) 1888–1939, U.S. journalist, essayist, and novelist.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- round
-
noun,
any round shape, as a circle, ring or sphere.
- Braun
-
noun,
Eva [ee-vuh;; German ey-vah] /ˈi və;; German ˈeɪ vɑ/ (Show IPA), 1912–45, mistress of Adolf Hitler.
- brash
-
noun,
a pile or stack of loose fragments or debris, as of rocks or hedge clippings.
- Brans
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- BANCS
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- Brand
-
noun,
kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the like:
- Banda
-
noun,
a style of Mexican dance music featuring brass instruments and having a heavy beat.
- bands
-
noun,
a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop:
- bania
-
noun,
banyan (def 2).
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- Bruch
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1838–1920, German composer and conductor.
- Barca
-
noun,
an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- burds
-
noun,
a young lady; maiden.
- Hound
-
noun,
one of any of several breeds of dogs trained to pursue game either by sight or by scent, especially one with a long face and large drooping ears.
- Buran
-
noun,
a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
- Uriah
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Urias [yoo-rahy-uh s] /yʊˈraɪ əs/ (Show IPA). Also called Uriah the Hittite. the husband of Bathsheba, and an officer in David's army. II Sam. 11.
- bunds
-
noun,
an embankment or an embanked quay, often providing a promenade.
- incor
-
- houri
-
noun,
one of the beautiful virgins provided in paradise for all faithful Muslims.
- bunco
-
noun,
bunko.
- Roach
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- buhrs
-
noun,
burr1 (def 1).
- Hours
-
noun,
a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes:
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Bruhn
-
noun,
Erik (Belton Evers) 1928–86, Danish ballet dancer.
- Bacau
-
noun,
a city in E Romania.
- Bacon
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- Robus
-
noun,
Hugo, 1885–1963, U.S. sculptor.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- Ursid
-
noun,
any plantigrade carnivore of the family Ursidae, comprising the spectacled bear, the black, brown, and sun bears, and various extinct species that also gave rise to the giant panda of the family Ailuropodidae.
- Brush
-
noun,
an implement consisting of bristles, hair, or the like, set in or attached to a handle, used for painting, cleaning, polishing, grooming, etc.
- Brusa
-
noun,
Bursa.
- Bruno
-
noun,
Giordano [jawr-dah-naw] /dʒɔrˈdɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1548?–1600, Italian philosopher.
- sauna
-
noun,
a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.
- Bruin
-
noun,
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
- Idaho
-
noun,
a state in the NW United States. 83,557 sq. mi. (216,415 sq. km). Capital: Boise.
Abbreviation: ID (for use with zip code), Id., Ida.
- brain
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- Scand
-
- 30-30
-
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- bonds
-
noun,
something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- bason
-
noun,
a basin.
- icons
-
- Saadi
-
noun,
(Muslih ud-Din) 1184?–1291? Persian poet.
- bodhi
-
noun,
supreme knowledge or enlightenment.
- boars
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- Basra
-
noun,
a port in SE Iraq, N of the Persian Gulf.
- board
-
noun,
a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- Sabah
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the N tip of Borneo: formerly a British crown colony. 29,347 sq. mi. (76,008 sq. km). Capital: Kota Kinabalu.
- Rundi
-
noun,
a member of a people constituting virtually the entire population of Burundi.
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- bison
-
noun,
Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
- Birch
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood.
Compare birch family.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- bauds
-
noun,
a unit used to measure the speed of signaling or data transfer, equal to the number of pulses or bits per second:
- Sabra
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a person born in Israel.
- binds
-
noun,
the act or process of binding; the state or instance of being bound.
- Bihar
-
noun,
a state in NE India. 38,301 sq. mi. (99,200 sq. km). Capital: Patna.
- sadhu
-
noun,
an ascetic holy man, especially a monk.
- Saida
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Lebanon: the site of ancient Sidon.
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- BASIC
-
noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- Basho
-
noun,
(Basho Matsuo) 1644?–94, Japanese poet.
- braid
-
noun,
a braided length or plait, especially of hair.
- ruana
-
noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- Bardo
-
noun,
(in Lamaism) the state of the soul between death and rebirth.
- brads
-
noun,
a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
- sarc-
-
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- baro-
-
- hurds
-
plural noun,
hards.
- Bourn
-
noun,
burn2 .
- Baron
-
noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- Bound
-
noun,
a leap onward or upward; jump.
- Bouar
-
noun,
a city in the W Central African Republic.
- bonus
-
noun,
something given or paid over and above what is due.
- bosun
-
noun,
boatswain.
- Sarah
-
noun,
the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. Gen. 17:15–22.
- basad
-
adverb,
toward the base.
- Bosch
-
noun,
Carl or Karl, 1874–1940, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1931.
- Huron
-
noun,
a member of an Indian tribe, the northwestern member of the Iroquoian family, living west of Lake Huron.
- Bornu
-
noun,
a former sultanate in Africa, SW of Lake Chad: now largely a province in Nigeria.
- Boris
-
noun,
a male given name.
- boric
-
adjective,
of or containing boron; boracic.
- boras
-
noun,
a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
- Borah
-
noun,
William Edgar, 1865–1940, U.S. senator from Idaho 1906–40.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- burin
-
noun,
a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
- Bunch
-
noun,
a connected group; cluster:
- incr.
-
- Ashab
-
plural noun,
those associating with Muhammad at any time in his life.
- cauda
-
noun,
a tail or taillike appendage.
- shoad
-
noun,
float (def 43).
- Hoban
-
noun,
James, c1762–1831, U.S. architect, born in Ireland: designed the White House.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- hocus
-
verb (used with object),
to play a trick on; hoax; cheat.
- Shaun
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- asco-
-
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- carob
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Ashur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Carib
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- Shari
-
noun,
Also, Chari. a river in N central Africa, flowing NW from the Central African Republic into Lake Chad. 1400 miles (2254 km) long.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- cards
-
noun,
a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder:
- shard
-
noun,
a fragment, especially of broken earthenware.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Burns
-
noun,
Arthur F(rank) 1904–1987, U.S. economist, born in Austria: chairman of the Federal Reserve Board 1970–78.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- Indo-
-
- Card.
-
- carbs
-
noun,
a carburetor.
- Shaba
-
noun,
a province in the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo: important mining area. 191,878 sq. mi. (496,964 sq. km). Capital: Lubumbashi.
- caus.
-
- Indus
-
noun,
a river in S Asia, flowing from W Tibet through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea. 1900 miles (3060 km) long.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- chars
-
noun,
a charred material or surface.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- Chin.
-
- Chiba
-
noun,
a city on SE Honshu, in central Japan, near Tokyo.
- chias
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- chiao
-
noun,
jiao.
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Naida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- ranch
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- Aruba
-
noun,
an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the West Indies, off the NW coast of Venezuela. 69 sq. mi. (179 sq. km).
- Chari
-
noun,
Shari.
- shorn
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- Chard
-
noun,
a variety of beet, Beta vulgaris cicla, having leaves and leafstalks that are used as a vegetable.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- char-
-
- chaos
-
noun,
a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.
- chais
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- chair
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- Chain
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- Shona
-
noun,
Also called Mashona. a member of a group of peoples constituting more than two thirds of the population of Zimbabwe.
- chads
-
noun,
a small paper disk or square formed when a hole is punched in a punch card or paper tape.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- hoars
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- carb-
-
- Shara
-
noun,
Sharra.
- Hond.
-
- Rhoda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Cahan
-
noun,
Abraham ("Abe") 1860–1951, U.S. novelist and journalist, born in Russia.
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- Ibada
-
noun,
any of the religious duties of a Muslim, including the recital of the creed, the five daily recitals of prayers, the Ramadan fast, almsgiving, and the pilgrimage to Mecca.
- cabin
-
noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- rhod-
-
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- BArch
-
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- horas
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- Busra
-
noun,
Basra.
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- horns
-
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.
- Busch
-
noun,
Adolf Georg Wilhelm [German gey-awrk] /German geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), 1891–1952, Swiss violinist, conductor, and composer, born in Germany.
- Horsa
-
noun,
died a.d. 455, Jutish chief (brother of Hengist).
- Bursa
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- Horus
-
noun,
a solar deity, regarded as either the son or the brother of Isis and Osiris, and usually represented as a falcon or as a man with the head of a falcon.
- Urban
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 222–230.
- rhin-
-
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- scudo
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver coins, of various Italian states, issued from the late 16th through the early 19th centuries.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- Honda
-
noun,
an eye at one end of a lariat through which the other end is passed to form a lasso, noose, etc.
- Asura
-
noun,
(in Indian mythology) a god or demon.
- SCUBA
-
noun,
a portable breathing device for free-swimming divers, consisting of a mouthpiece joined by hoses to one or two tanks of compressed air that are strapped on the back.
- scrod
-
noun,
a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, especially one split for cooking.
- scrub
-
noun,
an act or instance of scrubbing.
- Rashi
-
noun,
(Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- ICSH
-
- 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.
- Naha
-
noun,
a port on SW Okinawa, in S Japan.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- 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 = .
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- USCA
-
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- USNA
-
- uria
-
- undo
-
verb (used with object),
to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done:
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- ICAO
-
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- udos
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- urds
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- NADH
-
- iod-
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ISBN
-
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Inc.
-
- NACA
-
- USDA
-
- Idun
-
noun,
a goddess, keeper of the apples of youth and wife of Bragi; abducted by the giant Thjazi, from whom she was rescued.
- iso-
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- ious
-
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- uro-
-
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- USAR
-
- USHA
-
noun,
Dawn, a Vedic deity, daughter of Sky and sister of Night.
- uni-
-
- urbs
-
noun,
an urban area.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- Nah.
-
- USIA
-
- ins.
-
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- shad
-
noun,
a deep-bodied herring, Alosa sapidissima, of Europe and North America, that migrates up streams to spawn, used for food.
- Rida
-
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- sch.
-
- sci.
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- RdAc
-
- rcd.
-
- scr.
-
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- SCUD
-
noun,
the act of scudding.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rad.
-
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- shr.
-
- shod
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Rush
-
noun,
the act of rushing; a rapid, impetuous, or violent onward movement.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- rubs
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Rus.
-
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Sab.
-
- Saba
-
noun,
an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the N Leeward Islands. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- Saud
-
noun,
(Saud ibn Abdul-Aziz), 1901?–69, king of Saudi Arabia 1953–64 (son of ibn-Saud and brother of Faisal).
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- RNAS
-
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- SBIC
-
- saur
-
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- RONA
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- sub-
-
- such
-
Idioms,
as such. as1 (def 28).
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- nos-
-
- 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.
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- NRAB
-
- Sra.
-
- nubs
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- NOAA
-
- Oahu
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii: third largest and most important island of the state; location of Honolulu. 589 sq. mi. (1525 sq. km).
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- surd
-
noun,
Phonetics. a voiceless consonant (opposed to sonant).
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- NASD
-
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- NIRA
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- NCAA
-
- NDAC
-
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- sur-
-
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- nurd
-
noun,
nerd.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Raab
-
noun,
broccoli rabe.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ord.
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- OSRD
-
- ouch
-
noun,
a clasp, buckle, or brooch, especially one worn for ornament.
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- ouds
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- RIBA
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- obs.
-
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- USRC
-
- Odus
-
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- Soni
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Oudh
-
noun,
a former part of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh in N India: now part of Uttar Pradesh.
- 1080
-
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- bads
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- Badr
-
noun,
Battle of, Islam. a decisive battle in the early days of Islam (a.d. 624), in which Muhammad with about 300 men overcame a force of about 1000 Meccans.
- Cuba
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- BACH
-
noun,
a bachelor.
- Cuda
-
noun,
a barracuda.
- cuds
-
noun,
the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
- cur.
-
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- curb
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- curd
-
noun,
Often, curds. a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Cush
-
noun,
money, especially when reserved for some special use.
- baas
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- BRCS
-
- Bahr
-
noun,
Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1863–1934, Austrian playwright and critic.
- crud
-
noun,
Slang.
a deposit or coating of refuse or of an impure or alien substance; muck.
a filthy, repulsive, or contemptible person.
something that is worthless, objectionable, or contemptible.
prevarication, exaggeration, or flattery.
a nonspecific, imaginary, or vaguely defined disease or disorder of the body:
any unpleasant external ailment, disorder, or the like, as a skin rash.
venereal disease, especially syphilis.
Vulgar. dried semen.
- AURA
-
noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- Cor.
-
- Bard
-
noun,
(formerly) a person who composed and recited epic or heroic poems, often while playing the harp, lyre, or the like.
- Bara
-
noun,
Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
- bar.
-
- Con.
-
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- Cond
-
- band
-
noun,
a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop:
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- 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.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- 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.
- Aus.
-
- aur-
-
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- Daub
-
noun,
material, especially of an inferior kind, for daubing walls.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- Dash
-
noun,
a small quantity of anything thrown into or mixed with something else:
- dia-
-
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- dibs
-
noun,
money in small amounts.
- Din.
-
- Dino
-
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- dioc
-
- ARIS
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- aud.
-
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- dabs
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- dahs
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Asha
-
noun,
the cosmic principle of order, justice, righteousness, and truth.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Danu
-
noun,
the mother of the Tuatha De Danann: identified with the Welsh Don.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- asc-
-
- BSAA
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- dir.
-
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Bors
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
- bus.
-
- Bush
-
noun,
a low plant with many branches that arise from or near the ground.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- bor.
-
- Bond
-
noun,
something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
- Buri
-
noun,
the first of the gods, revealed when the cow Audhumla licked away the salty ice that covered him.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- Bohr
-
noun,
Aage Niels [aw-guh neels] /ˈɔ gə nils/ (Show IPA), 1922–2009, Danish physicist: Nobel Prize 1975 (son of Niels Bohr).
- bods
-
noun,
body:
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- burs
-
noun,
a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.
- Burd
-
noun,
a young lady; maiden.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- BSHA
-
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- BSIR
-
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- BSNA
-
- 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.
- Brad
-
noun,
a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
- Bur.
-
- Buda
-
noun,
See under Budapest.
- buhr
-
noun,
burr1 (def 1).
- boun
-
verb (used with or without object),
to prepare; make ready.
- bosh
-
noun,
absurd or foolish talk; nonsense.
- Buna
-
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- Bund
-
noun,
an embankment or an embanked quay, often providing a promenade.
- Bird
-
noun,
any warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard-shelled egg.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- BASc
-
- cis-
-
- BDSA
-
- chub
-
noun,
a common freshwater fish, Leuciscus cephalus, of European waters, having a thick, fusiform body.
- Chur
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Grisons, in E Switzerland.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- bchs
-
plural,
bunch.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cir.
-
- baud
-
noun,
a unit used to measure the speed of signaling or data transfer, equal to the number of pulses or bits per second:
- Chr.
-
- BASH
-
noun,
a crushing blow.
- Cobh
-
noun,
a seaport in S Republic of Ireland: port for Cork.
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- chs.
-
- Chou
-
noun,
a cabbage-shaped decoration, as a rosette or knot on a woman's dress, hat, etc.
- bio-
-
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- BIND
-
noun,
the act or process of binding; the state or instance of being bound.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Can.
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- bin-
-
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- Cdr.
-
- Chad
-
noun,
a small paper disk or square formed when a hole is punched in a punch card or paper tape.
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- BSCh
-
- acad
-
- ducs
-
noun,
duke.
- duro
-
noun,
a peso of Spain or Spanish America.
- durn
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), noun,
darn2 .
- dura
-
noun,
dura mater.
- hods
-
noun,
a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.
- duos
-
noun,
Music. duet.
- duo-
-
- Duns
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- Duna
-
noun,
Hungarian name of the Danube.
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- hor.
-
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- 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.
- AHSA
-
- dubs
-
noun,
an awkward, unskillful person.
- Hos.
-
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- hour
-
noun,
a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes:
- abs-
-
- HUAC
-
noun,
House Un-American Activities Committee.
- drub
-
noun,
a blow with a stick or the like.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- drib
-
noun,
a small or minute quantity; bit.
- drch
-
- aahs
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- hobs
-
noun,
a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- huia
-
noun,
an apparently extinct, crowlike bird, Heteralocha acutirostris, of New Zealand, noted for the completely different bill shapes of the male and female.
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- ACDA
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- Hasa
-
noun,
a region in E Saudi Arabia, on the Persian Gulf.
- abr.
-
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- Abiu
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Abihu.
- hard
-
noun,
Nautical. a firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- Hand
-
noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acr-
-
- haar
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- Haba
-
noun,
Alois [ah-lois] /ˈɑ lɔɪs/ (Show IPA), 1893–1972, Czech composer.
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- Adah
-
noun,
one of the two wives of Lamech. Gen. 4:19.
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Abas
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- Hoad
-
noun,
Lew(is Alan) 1934–94, Australian tennis player.
- Ahab
-
noun,
a king of Israel and husband of Jezebel, reigned 874?–853? b.c. I Kings 16–22.
- Hab.
-
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- Haas
-
noun,
Mary Rosamond, 1910–96, U.S. linguist.
- drab
-
noun,
dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- anba
-
noun,
father: a title of a clergyman or saint in the Coptic Church.
- ands
-
- Anas
-
- Hurd
-
plural noun,
hards.
- IADB
-
- Doha
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the state of Qatar, on the Persian Gulf.
- DOHC
-
- huns
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
- Ind.
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- iana
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- ANSI
-
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- AInd
-
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- dis-
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- dour
-
adjective,
sullen; gloomy:
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- dish
-
noun,
an open, relatively shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for various purposes, especially for holding or serving food.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- ano-
-
- hund
-
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- USB
-
- bi-
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- USC
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- ab-
-
- abd
-
- USN
-
- USO
-
- bhd
-
- USR
-
- BHC
-
- abn
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- unc
-
- BHA
-
- BSA
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ac-
-
- BID
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- UNO
-
- an.
-
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- AUC
-
- Urd
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- sd.
-
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- SAA
-
- Aar
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- BNS
-
- Ar.
-
- Bn.
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- AIA
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- ur-
-
- ADC
-
- AAU
-
- aah
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- uns
-
- ad-
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- AOA
-
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- BDA
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- asb
-
- sho
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ASI
-
- ASN
-
- ASR
-
- ARS
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- SHA
-
- SDR
-
- SDI
-
- SDA
-
- ASU
-
- AUA
-
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- ARU
-
- ANC
-
- bd.
-
plural,
board.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- AOU
-
- SNU
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- ard
-
- Shu
-
noun,
the Confucian principle of refraining from actions toward others that would be disagreeable if done to oneself.
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- BCh
-
plural,
bunch.
- ScD
-
- BCS
-
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- ADB
-
- aor
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- 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.
- ACS
-
- SAR
-
- AHA
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of triumphant discovery, mockery, contempt, irony, surprise, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- UAR
-
- USA
-
- UCR
-
- UDC
-
- BCD
-
- udo
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- SCB
-
- SRB
-
- BDS
-
plural,
board.
- BOD
-
noun,
body:
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- BSC
-
- Br.
-
- sc.
-
- Sr.
-
- AIC
-
- Bac
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SBA
-
- sb.
-
- bad
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- bah
-
interjection,
(an exclamation of contempt or annoyance):
- ahu
-
noun,
a stone heap or platform used by the Polynesians as a marker or memorial.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- IAS
-
- ROI
-
- NHI
-
- DIU
-
noun,
part of the union territory of Daman and Diu (Goa, Daman, and Diu in 1961–87) in W India: a former Portuguese colony, comprising a small island and seaport at the extremity of Kathiawar peninsula.
- DNA
-
- NIH
-
- DNB
-
- DNR
-
- DOB
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- doh
-
interjection,
(used to express dismay when one has said or done something stupid or when something has gone wrong.)
Compare duh.
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIA
-
- NHS
-
- NHA
-
- NOC
-
- Doi
-
- NBS
-
- NBC
-
- NBA
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Dou
-
noun,
Gerard [gey-rahrt] /ˈgeɪ rɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1613–75, Dutch painter: pupil of Rembrandt.
- Dr.
-
- DSA
-
- DSR
-
- Du.
-
- dub
-
noun,
an awkward, unskillful person.
- Duc
-
noun,
duke.
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- Dun
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- NSU
-
- OAS
-
- 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.
- OSD
-
- OSB
-
- OSA
-
- Oc.
-
- ob.
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- DAR
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- dau
-
noun,
dhow.
- BSD
-
- NSC
-
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- NSA
-
- NRC
-
- DBA
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- DBS
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DCS
-
- dh-
-
- dha
-
- di.
-
- DIB
-
verb (used without object),
to fish by letting the bait bob lightly on the water.
- DUI
-
- NAD
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- Hob
-
noun,
a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
- hod
-
noun,
a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- hrs
-
- hub
-
noun,
the central part of a wheel, as that part into which the spokes are inserted.
- HUD
-
noun,
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
- Hun
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- IHS
-
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- IDB
-
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- Hus
-
noun,
Jan [jan;; Czech yahn] /dʒæn;; Czech yɑn/ (Show IPA), Huss, John.
- ics
-
- id.
-
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Ia.
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- IBN
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- INH
-
- IOC
-
- hr.
-
- IRS
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- NAA
-
- NCO
-
- IUS
-
- IUD
-
- ISR
-
- Had
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- ish
-
- 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.
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- IRO
-
- IRC
-
- HBO
-
- HCR
-
- Ir.
-
- hd.
-
- 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
-
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- hid
-
noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- 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 = .
- OAU
-
- nub
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- ChB
-
- RDC
-
- RDA
-
- RCN
-
- CAI
-
- RCA
-
- RBI
-
- RBC
-
- ib.
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CBS
-
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- rhb
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- dah
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- Chu
-
noun,
a river in SE Kazakhstan, flowing NE from the Tian Shan, near the Kyrgyz border, into the desert. 700 miles (1126 km) long.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- CIA
-
- CIB
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- RDS
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- RCS
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- bsh
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- BSN
-
- BSO
-
- bu.
-
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- Bud
-
noun,
Botany.
a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud) the rudimentary inflorescence (flower bud) or both (mixed bud)
an undeveloped or rudimentary stem or branch of a plant.
- bun
-
noun,
any of a wide variety of variously shaped bread rolls, usually leavened and slightly sweetened or plain, sometimes containing spices, dried currants, etc.
- ROA
-
- rnd
-
- RNA
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- ca.
-
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- CBD
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ch.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- CAA
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- ONI
-
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- CSR
-
- Cub
-
noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- OCS
-
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- DOA
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- do.
-
- CSA
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OIr
-
- oid
-
- oic
-
- CSO
-
- cud
-
noun,
the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
- OCR
-
- Rd.
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- oud
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- DSO
-
- OCD
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CRS
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- DAB
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- DSC
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- AO
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- DB
-
- B-
-
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- OA
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- CB
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- 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.
- ic
-
- O.
-
- RO
-
- RU
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- i.
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- RC
-
- S.
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NB
-
- NC
-
- BH
-
- ND
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- h.
-
- CU
-
- SU
-
- NH
-
- R.
-
- RN
-
- RI
-
- RH
-
- N.
-
- U.
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- D.
-
- SA
-
- BC
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- BO
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- HB
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- UI
-
- UH
-
interjection,
(used to indicate hesitation, doubt, or a pause).
- SN
-
- Ud
-
- UB
-
- DN
-
- UC
-
- NI
-