Anagrams of ultrasonic
Word ultrasonic has
1273 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of ultrasonic.
- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- cilantros
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noun,
the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
- calutrons
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noun,
a device for separating isotopes by atomic mass, operating in a manner similar to a mass spectrograph.
- insulator
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noun,
Electricity.
a material of such low conductivity that the flow of current through it is negligible.
insulating material, often glass or porcelain, in a unit form designed so as to support a charged conductor and electrically isolate it.
- contrails
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noun,
a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
- suctorial
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adjective,
adapted for sucking or suction, as an organ; functioning as a sucker for imbibing or adhering.
- suctorian
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noun,
a suctorial animal.
- calutron
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noun,
a device for separating isotopes by atomic mass, operating in a manner similar to a mass spectrograph.
- cilantro
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noun,
the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
- curtails
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noun,
a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
- Alcinous
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noun,
king of the Phaeacians and father of Nausicaä and Laodamas.
- curtains
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noun,
a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
- rainouts
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noun,
a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
- courlans
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noun,
the limpkin.
- cislunar
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adjective,
of or relating to the space between the earth and the orbit of the moon.
- ructions
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noun,
a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
- clarions
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noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- lunatics
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noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- Luristan
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noun,
a mountainous region in W Iran.
- Clairton
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noun,
a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- nocturia
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noun,
a condition in which one often wakes up during the night to urinate.
- auctions
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noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- osculant
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adjective,
united by certain common characteristics.
- cantoris
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adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- contrail
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noun,
a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
- linocuts
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noun,
a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
- crotalin
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noun,
a protein in the venom of pit vipers, used as an antigen in the preparation of snake antivenins.
- courants
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noun,
courante.
- cautions
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- clarinos
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noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- carotins
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noun,
carotene.
- nutrias
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noun,
the coypu.
- clarino
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noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- rituals
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noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- craniol
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- cratons
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- transl.
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- Clarion
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noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- crustal
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adjective,
of or relating to a crust, as of the earth.
- courlan
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noun,
the limpkin.
- turacos
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noun,
touraco.
- cranio-
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- lunatic
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noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- rialtos
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- courant
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noun,
courante.
- Latinus
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noun,
the father of Lavinia and king of Latium at the time of the arrival of Aeneas.
- contra-
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- contras
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- constr.
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- nitrous
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adjective,
pertaining to compounds obtained from niter, usually containing less oxygen than the corresponding nitric compounds.
- Scutari
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noun,
Lake, a lake between NW Albania and Montenegro. About 135 sq. mi. (350 sq. km).
- Austro-
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- astrol.
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- Tournai
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noun,
a city in W Belgium, on the Scheldt River.
- Conrail
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noun,
a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
- nostril
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noun,
either of the two external openings of the nose.
- latinos
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- toucans
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noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- ruction
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noun,
a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- aristo-
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- talions
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noun,
lex talionis.
- conatus
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noun,
an effort or striving.
- lictors
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- linocut
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noun,
a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Stalino
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noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- Carlton
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noun,
Stephen Norman ("Steve"; "Lefty") born 1944, U.S. baseball player.
- rainout
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noun,
a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
- carnous
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adjective,
carnose.
- actino-
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- Carolus
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noun,
any of various coins issued under monarchs named Charles, especially the broad of Charles I of England.
- suction
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noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- outsail
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verb (used with object),
to outdo in sailing; sail farther, more skillfully, or faster than.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- urinals
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noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- oralist
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noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- curtals
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noun,
a 16th-century bassoon.
- auction
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noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- acinous
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adjective,
consisting of acini.
- insular
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noun,
an inhabitant of an island; islander.
- caution
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- stoical
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adjective,
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- tincals
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- oscular
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adjective,
pertaining to an osculum.
- incrust
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verb (used with object),
to cover or line with a crust or hard coating.
- Carlson
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noun,
Anton Julius [an-tohn,, -ton] /ˈæn toʊn,, -tɒn/ (Show IPA), 1875–1956, U.S. physiologist, born in Sweden.
- cistron
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- oilcans
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noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- uracils
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noun,
Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
- Sno-Cat
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- uncials
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noun,
an uncial letter.
- sautoir
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noun,
a ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other.
- citrons
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- consult
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noun,
a consultation.
- torulas
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noun,
a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.
- tailors
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- citrals
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noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- solunar
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adjective,
pertaining to or listing the rising and setting times of the sun and moon, phases of the moon, eclipses, etc.:
- carious
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adjective,
having caries, as teeth; decayed.
- curiosa
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plural noun,
books, pamphlets, etc., dealing with unusual subjects.
- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- surcoat
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noun,
a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
- curtail
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noun,
a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
- uncoils
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verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- curtain
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noun,
a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
- oculars
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noun,
Optics. eyepiece.
- oculist
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noun,
ophthalmologist.
- Rantoul
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noun,
a city in E Illinois.
- Carlist
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noun,
a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
- Troilus
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noun,
a warrior son of Priam, mentioned by Homer and Vergil and later represented as the lover of Cressida.
- scato-
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- Saturn
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noun,
an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
- Li-sao
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noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- clouts
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noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- Tocsin
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noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- satori
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noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- narcos
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noun,
narc.
- Locris
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noun,
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- Citrus
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noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- Castro
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noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- santir
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- cation
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- incurs
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verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- sarco-
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- tonsil
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noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- Sarton
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noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- citral
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noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- Citron
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- lorica
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noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- Cloris
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noun,
a male or female given name.
- toluic
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adjective,
of or derived from toluic acid.
- Toluca
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Mexico state, in S central Mexico.
- lorans
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noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- claros
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noun,
such a cigar.
- Lorain
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noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- clino-
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- clints
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noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- locust
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noun,
Also called acridid, short-horned grasshopper. any of several grasshoppers of the family Acrididae, having short antennae and commonly migrating in swarms that strip the vegetation from large areas.
- tolans
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noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- clonus
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noun,
a rapid succession of flexions and extensions of a group of muscles, usually signifying an affection of the brain or spinal cord.
- coatis
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noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- latins
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noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- scoria
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noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- sunlit
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adjective,
lighted by the sun.
- tainos
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- social
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noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- isotac
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noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- Culion
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noun,
an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km).
- Tailor
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- curios
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noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- soucar
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noun,
a Hindu banker.
- curtal
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noun,
a 16th-century bassoon.
- Curtin
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noun,
John, 1885–1945, Australian statesman: prime minister 1941–45.
- Curtis
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noun,
Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- cut-in
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noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- intros
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noun,
an introduction.
- intro.
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- sultan
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noun,
the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- talion
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noun,
lex talionis.
- suitor
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noun,
a man who courts or woos a woman.
- intra-
-
- iatro-
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- Stalin
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noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- Icarus
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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.
- insult
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noun,
an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
- Strain
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- insula
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noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- instr.
-
- instar
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- instal
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verb (used with object),
install.
- insoul
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verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- inlaut
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noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- talons
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noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- coitus
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noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- corita
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noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- tincal
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- linacs
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noun,
linear accelerator.
- colins
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noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Scotia
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noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- ticals
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- lictor
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- consul
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noun,
an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
- scrota
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noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- contr.
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- tauro-
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- lauric
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adjective,
of or derived from lauric acid.
- corals
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noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- tarso-
-
- Latino
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- lacto-
-
- Coruna
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noun,
La Coruña.
- 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.
- costal
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adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- COSTAR
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noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- cotula
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noun,
(in prescriptions) a measure.
- coulis
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noun,
a sauce made with puréed vegetables or fruit and used as a base or garnish.
- counts
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noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- courts
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noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- Cousin
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noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- coutil
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noun,
a sturdy fabric constructed of a compactly woven herringbone twill.
- situla
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noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- craton
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- Cronus
-
noun,
a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
- Castor
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noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- Catlin
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noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- incult
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adjective,
wild; rude; unrefined.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- tronas
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noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- Nistru
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noun,
Romanian name of Dniester.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- astro-
-
- astron
-
- uncoil
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verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- triols
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noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- nastic
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adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- trinal
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adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- Alcuin
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noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- triacs
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Tucson
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noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- narco-
-
- Octans
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noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- ultra-
-
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- uracil
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
- Uralic
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noun,
a family of languages that comprises Finno-Ugric and Samoyed as subfamilies. Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian belong to Uralic.
- uranic
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adjective,
of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- Auriol
-
noun,
Vincent [vin-suh nt;; French van-sahn] /ˈvɪn sənt;; French vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1884–1966, French statesman: president 1947–54.
- aurist
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noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- urano-
-
- trans.
-
- nitro-
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- Alnico
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noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- Austin
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noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- uncial
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- rictus
-
noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- aniso-
-
- nutria
-
noun,
the coypu.
- Tuscan
-
noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- ritual
-
noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- turion
-
noun,
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- turco-
-
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- turaco
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noun,
touraco.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Tuinal
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- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Tunica
-
noun,
a tunic.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- arsino
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adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- nocti-
-
- rustic
-
noun,
a country person.
- ocular
-
noun,
Optics. eyepiece.
- ultras
-
noun,
an extremist, as in politics, religion, fashion, etc.
- torula
-
noun,
a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.
- lunars
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- actin-
-
- Lucias
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Lucian
-
noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- urinal
-
noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- cantus
-
noun,
cantus firmus.
- outran
-
verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- urino-
-
- sacro-
-
- Carlos
-
noun,
Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- acious
-
- acinus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- Caruso
-
noun,
Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
- Uticas
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Ruston
-
noun,
a city in N Louisiana.
- Lurcat
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1892–1966, French painter and tapestry designer.
- rutins
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- toucan
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- urials
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- austr-
-
- Rustin
-
noun,
Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- Iran.
-
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- orial
-
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- insol
-
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- 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.
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- lact-
-
- inst.
-
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- intr.
-
- Soult
-
noun,
Nicolas Jean de Dieu [nee-kaw-lah zhahn duh dyœ] /ni kɔˈlɑ ʒɑ̃ də dyœ/ (Show IPA), (Duke of Dalmatia) 1769–1851, French marshal.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- Ital.
-
- ocul-
-
- 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).
- octa-
-
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Srta.
-
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- lours
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- lunts
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Luton
-
noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- locus
-
noun,
a place; locality.
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scat-
-
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- lunar
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- sanit
-
- louts
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- sarc-
-
- Lotus
-
noun,
a plant believed to be a jujube or elm, referred to in Greek legend as yielding a fruit that induced a state of dreamy and contented forgetfulness in those who ate it.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Lucas
-
noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- sito-
-
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Sino-
-
- 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.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- nuci-
-
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- nurls
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- noct-
-
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Scot.
-
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- naso-
-
- natl.
-
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- naut.
-
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- nitr-
-
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Cant.
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- 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.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Tours
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- auto.
-
- Aust.
-
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- aulos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- incr.
-
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- clout
-
noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- tonia
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- 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.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- caus.
-
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- ation
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- alto-
-
- alti-
-
- UNCIO
-
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- Alcor
-
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- Unit.
-
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- uran-
-
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- actos
-
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- acro-
-
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- USLTA
-
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- 30-30
-
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- 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.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- astr.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- asco-
-
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- anti-
-
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- anis-
-
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- icons
-
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- 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.
- 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.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- 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.
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- crit.
-
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- incl.
-
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- tious
-
- incor
-
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- 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.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- sural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the calf of the leg.
- cont.
-
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- 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.
- colat
-
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- curls
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Cons.
-
- Const
-
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- ulto
-
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- RNAS
-
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- rit.
-
- 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.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- 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.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- scil
-
- Sra.
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- out-
-
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- uro-
-
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- USAR
-
- USCA
-
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- USIA
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- USNA
-
- USRC
-
- USTC
-
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- sur-
-
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- uni-
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- uria
-
- str.
-
- 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).
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Soni
-
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- taur
-
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tion
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- saur
-
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- scr.
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Sat.
-
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- RONA
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tron
-
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- sci.
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Sol.
-
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- soln
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- tri-
-
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- SLIC
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- Rus.
-
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- tRNA
-
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- 1080
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Inc.
-
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- ical
-
- ICAO
-
- 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.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- 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 = .
- cur.
-
- 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.
- ious
-
- 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.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Con.
-
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- 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.
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- Cort
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- crat
-
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Col.
-
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- lit.
-
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- 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.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- iso-
-
- itol
-
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lat.
-
- Lani
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ano-
-
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- ANTU
-
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- alt.
-
- ARIS
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- art.
-
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- ACLS
-
- ACLU
-
- acr-
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Alco
-
- Alis
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- atic
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- cir.
-
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clar
-
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- ator
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- aur-
-
- Aus.
-
- aut-
-
- Cal.
-
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Can.
-
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- intl
-
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Ont.
-
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Oct.
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Nor.
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- not-
-
- nos-
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- NTIA
-
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NIRA
-
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- USN
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- CIA
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- OTC
-
- OSA
-
- Ar.
-
- OAS
-
- RCA
-
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- OAU
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- CAI
-
- cl.
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- Co.
-
- 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.
- ca.
-
- Oc.
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- CNS
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- nr.
-
- ac-
-
- uti
-
- NRA
-
- UTC
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- al.
-
- NRC
-
- an.
-
- ROA
-
- NSA
-
- RNA
-
- CNO
-
- USO
-
- CLU
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- TLC
-
- tlo
-
- tlr
-
- CLR
-
- NSC
-
- NSU
-
- Clo
-
- NUL
-
- CLI
-
- USR
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- OCR
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- UAR
-
- ult
-
- RCS
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- UIT
-
- UCR
-
- USA
-
- ons
-
- ANC
-
- ONR
-
- 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.
- ONI
-
- aor
-
- AOU
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ALU
-
- OTS
-
- UNO
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ur-
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- 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.
- uns
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- ALC
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- AIC
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- unc
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OCS
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- Tro
-
- ASU
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- at.
-
- ATC
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- ast
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- USC
-
- oic
-
- AUC
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- OIr
-
- ASR
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Ola
-
- ARS
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- ARU
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- OIt
-
- ASI
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ACS
-
- Tu.
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TSI
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ASN
-
- ROI
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- La.
-
- IUS
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ITC
-
- SNU
-
- ITA
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- NCO
-
- Isl
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- SLR
-
- 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.
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ior
-
- Sr.
-
- IOT
-
- TIA
-
- IOU
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- IRL
-
- Lt.
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- IOC
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- LTA
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- LST
-
- LSI
-
- LSC
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- SAR
-
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- sc.
-
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- LOC
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- ltr
-
- LCT
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- SLA
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- So.
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SRO
-
- LCI
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- 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).
- LCA
-
- 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 = .
- IRO
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- 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)
- NIA
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- CRS
-
- CRT
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ics
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- STI
-
- NOC
-
- CSA
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- CSO
-
- CSR
-
- 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.
- CST
-
- CTA
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- Cut
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noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- NIC
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noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IAS
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- STL
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- RTS
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- rt.
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- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- in.
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- ILS
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- ILO
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- ILA
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
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- RSA
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- Stu
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noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- Rs.
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- LON
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- SUN
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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.
- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
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- ITU
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- TCA
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- io-
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- Ia.
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- TAL
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- Sui
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noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- TCS
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- LR
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- OU
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noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- UT
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- TN
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- LU
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- TL
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- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- AO
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- ln
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- TC
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- RO
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RC
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- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NC
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- UL
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- T1
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- UI
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- L.
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- t.
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- UC
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- U.
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- LC
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- i.
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- ic
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- NI
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- ol
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- SU
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- RU
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- RN
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- RI
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- N.
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- NL
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- CU
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- SL
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- SA
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- S.
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- O.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- SN
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- R.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- L2
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- L1
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- OA
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.