Anagrams of uniformitarian
Word uniformitarian has
817 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of uniformitarian.
- fruitarian
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noun,
a person whose diet consists chiefly of fruit.
- maintainor
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noun,
a person guilty of maintenance.
- air-to-air
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adverb,
from one aircraft, missile, or the like, to another while in flight:
- animation
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noun,
animated quality; liveliness; vivacity; spirit:
- fumatoria
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noun,
an airtight structure in which plants are fumigated to destroy fungi or insects.
- fioritura
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noun,
the ornamentation of a melody, often extemporized by the performer, as in Italian opera during the 18th century.
- Ruritania
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noun,
a mythical, romantic kingdom conceived as the setting for a fairy tale, costume drama, comic operetta, or the like.
- Unitarian
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noun,
a person who maintains that God is one being, rejecting the doctrine of the Trinity.
- narration
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noun,
something narrated; an account, story, or narrative.
- nitramino
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adjective,
containing the nitramino group.
- informant
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noun,
a person who informs or gives information; informer.
- ruination
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noun,
the act or state of ruining or the state of being ruined.
- tauriform
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adjective,
shaped like a bull or the head or horns of a bull.
- triforium
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noun,
(in a church) the wall at the side of the nave, choir, or transept, corresponding to the space between the vaulting or ceiling and the roof of an aisle, often having a blind arcade or an opening in a gallery.
- Numantia
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noun,
an ancient city in N Spain: besieged and taken 134–133 b.c. by Scipio the Younger.
- Minotaur
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a monster, the offspring of Pasiphaë and the Cretan bull, that had the head of a bull on the body of a man: housed in the Cretan Labyrinth, it was fed on human flesh until Theseus, helped by Ariadne, killed it.
- animator
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noun,
a person or thing that animates.
- Roumania
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noun,
Romania.
- trainman
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noun,
a member of the crew that operates a railroad train, usually an assistant to the conductor, such as a brakeman or flagman.
- Romanian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Romania.
- Turanian
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noun,
a member of any of the peoples speaking a Turanian, especially a Ural-Altaic, language.
- Rumanian
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noun, adjective,
Romanian.
- Rotarian
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noun,
a member of a Rotary Club.
- triforia
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noun,
(in a church) the wall at the side of the nave, choir, or transept, corresponding to the space between the vaulting or ceiling and the roof of an aisle, often having a blind arcade or an opening in a gallery.
- fountain
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noun,
a spring or source of water; the source or head of a stream.
- iron-man
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noun,
a person, as a worker or athlete, of great physical endurance who can be depended upon to perform a given task or job tirelessly.
- ruminant
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noun,
any even-toed, hoofed mammal of the suborder Ruminantia, being comprised of cloven-hoofed, cud-chewing quadrupeds, and including, besides domestic cattle, bison, buffalo, deer, antelopes, giraffes, camels, and chevrotains.
- munition
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noun,
Usually, munitions. materials used in war, especially weapons and ammunition.
- maintain
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verb (used with object),
to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain:
- tornaria
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noun,
the ciliated, free-swimming larva of certain hemichordates.
- Mountain
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noun,
a natural elevation of the earth's surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually greater than 2000 feet (610 meters).
- auriform
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adjective,
shaped like an ear, as the shell of certain mollusks.
- Fairmont
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noun,
a city in W West Virginia.
- Urartian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Urartu.
- Maritain
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noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, French philosopher and diplomat.
- fruition
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noun,
attainment of anything desired; realization; accomplishment:
- trimaran
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noun,
a vessel similar to a catamaran but having three separate hulls.
- Martinon
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1910–76, French violinist, conductor, and composer.
- far-out
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adjective,
unconventional; offbeat; avant-garde.
- faitour
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noun,
impostor; fake.
- mainour
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noun,
a stolen article found on the person of or near the thief:
- animato
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adjective,
animated; lively. Abbreviation: anim.
- Maranon
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noun,
a river in Peru, flowing N and then E, joining the Ucayali to form the Amazon. 1000 miles (1600 km) long.
- timarau
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noun,
tamarau.
- orarium
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noun,
orarion.
- triform
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adjective,
formed of three parts; in three divisions.
- Tournai
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noun,
a city in W Belgium, on the Scheldt River.
- Fontina
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noun,
a type of Italian cheese, semisoft to firm, made of cow's or sheep's milk.
- Fontana
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noun,
Domenico [duh-men-i-koh;; Italian daw-me-nee-kaw] /dəˈmɛn ɪˌkoʊ;; Italian dɔˈmɛ niˌkɔ/ (Show IPA), 1543–1607, Italian architect.
- Manitou
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noun,
(among the Algonquian Indians) a supernatural being that controls nature; a spirit, deity, or object that possesses supernatural power.
- Martini
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noun,
a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
- tamarin
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noun,
any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus (Leontideus), having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- fan-tan
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noun,
Also, fan tan. Also called parliament, sevens. Cards. a game in which the players play their sevens and other cards forming sequences in the same suits as their sevens, the winner being the player who first runs out of cards.
- Martinu
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noun,
Bohuslav [baw-hoo-slahf] /ˈbɔ hʊˌslɑf/ (Show IPA), 1890–1959, Czech composer.
- Marrano
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noun,
a Spanish or Portuguese Jew who was converted to Christianity during the late Middle Ages, usually under threat of death or persecution, especially one who continued to adhere to Judaism in secret.
- farmout
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noun,
an act or instance of farming out or leasing, as land for oil exploration.
- Martian
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noun,
a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars:
- Antonia
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noun,
a female given name: derived from Antonius.
- Martina
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noun,
a female given name.
- Mai-Tai
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noun,
a cocktail of rum, curaçao, lemon and pineapple juice, grenadine, and orgeat syrup, poured over crushed ice.
- Rumania
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noun,
Romania.
- tinamou
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noun,
any of several birds of the family Tinamidae, of South and Central America, related to the ratite birds but superficially resembling the gallinaceous birds.
- Nanaimo
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noun,
a port in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, on the SE part of Vancouver Island.
- natrium
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noun,
(formerly) sodium.
- uniform
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noun,
an identifying outfit or style of dress worn by the members of a given profession, organization, or rank.
- furmint
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noun,
a variety of grape from which Tokay is made.
- rainout
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noun,
a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
- formant
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noun,
Music. the range and number of partials present in a tone of a specific instrument, representing its timbre.
- Montana
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noun,
Joseph, Jr ("Joe") born 1956, U.S. football player.
- Uranian
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adjective,
pertaining to the planet Uranus.
- turfman
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noun,
a person who is extremely devoted to horse racing.
- infauna
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noun,
the aggregate of animals that burrow into and live in the bottom deposits of an ocean, river, or lake.
- Romania
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noun,
a republic in SE Europe, bordering on the Black Sea. 91,699 sq. mi. (237,500 sq. km). Capital: Bucharest.
- romaunt
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noun,
a romantic tale or poem; romance.
- infanta
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noun,
a daughter of the king of Spain or of Portugal.
- Utamaro
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noun,
Kitagawa [kee-tah-gah-wah] /ˈki tɑˈgɑ wɑ/ (Show IPA), 1753–1806, Japanese painter, draftsman, and designer of prints.
- murrain
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noun,
Veterinary Pathology. any of various diseases of cattle, as anthrax, foot-and-mouth disease, and Texas fever.
- Iranian
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noun,
a subbranch of the Indo-European family of languages, including especially Persian, Pashto, Avestan, and Kurdish.
- Mitanni
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noun,
the Hurrian kingdom in NW Mesopotamia in the 15th and 14th centuries b.c.
- 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.
- minutia
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noun,
Usually, minutiae. precise details; small or trifling matters:
- Ninurta
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noun,
a Sumerian and Babylonian hero god.
- Fortuna
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noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of fortune, identified with the Greek goddess Tyche.
- foumart
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noun,
the European polecat, Mustela putorius.
- Amon-Ra
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noun,
Amen-Ra.
- FORTRAN
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noun,
a high-level programming language used mainly for solving problems in science and engineering.
- farina
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noun,
flour or meal made from cereal grains and cooked as cereal, used in puddings, soups, etc.
- Aurora
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noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the dawn.
Compare Eos.
- Tanoan
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noun,
an American Indian language family of which the three surviving languages are spoken in several pueblos, including Taos, in northern New Mexico near the Rio Grande.
- fantom
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noun,
an apparition or specter.
- infant
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noun,
a child during the earliest period of its life, especially before he or she can walk; baby.
- inform
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adjective,
without form; formless.
- Manati
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noun,
a city in N Puerto Rico.
- Timaru
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noun,
a seaport on the E coast of South Island, in S New Zealand.
- infirm
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adjective,
feeble or weak in body or health, especially because of age; ailing.
- mantra
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noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- manini
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adjective,
small; insignificant.
- fanion
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noun,
a small flag, originally carried by military brigades, used by soldiers and surveyors as a positional marker.
- infin.
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- iatro-
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- Rimini
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noun,
Francesca da, Francesca da Rimini.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- tauro-
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- Mantua
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noun,
a woman's loose gown worn as a robe or overdress in the early 18th century.
- Mannar
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noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Indian Ocean, bounded by W Sri Lanka, the chain of shoals that comprise Adam's Bridge, and S India.
- Forman
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noun,
Milos [mee-lawsh] /ˈmi lɔʃ/ (Show IPA), (Jan Tomas Forman) born 1932, U.S. film director, born in the former Czechoslovakia.
- infra-
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- nutria
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noun,
the coypu.
- format
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noun,
the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves.
Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- Norman
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noun,
a member of that branch of the Northmen or Scandinavians who in the 10th century conquered Normandy.
- ourari
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noun,
curare.
- outman
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verb (used with object),
to surpass in manpower.
- outran
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verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- run-in
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noun,
a quarrel; argument.
- ionium
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noun,
a naturally occurring radioactive isotope of thorium. Symbol: Io; atomic number: 90; atomic weight: 230.
- run-on
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noun,
run-on matter.
- Firman
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noun,
an edict or administrative order issued by or in the name of a Middle Eastern sovereign (formerly by an Ottoman Turkish sultan).
- Ionian
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noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks who invaded the Greek mainland and, after the Dorian invasions, emigrated to the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian2 (def 2), Dorian1 (def 2).
- numina
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noun,
plural of numen.
- Innuit
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noun,
Inuit.
- Tainan
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noun,
a city in SW Taiwan.
- maftir
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noun,
the concluding section of the portion of the Torah chanted or read in a Jewish service on the Sabbath and festivals.
- inturn
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noun,
an inward turn or curve around an axis or fixed point.
- Fianna
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plural noun,
the Fenians.
- intron
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noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- intro.
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- Fatima
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noun,
a.d. 606?–632, daughter of Muhammad and wife of Ali.
- tamari
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noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- intra-
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- intima
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noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- furnit
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- forint
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noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- atrium
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noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- Timour
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noun,
Tamerlane.
- Truman
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noun,
Elizabeth Virginia Wallace ("Bess") 1885–1982, U.S. First Lady 1945–53 (wife of Harry S Truman).
- anuria
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noun,
the absence or suppression of urine.
- anuran
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noun,
any amphibian of the order Anura, comprising the frogs and toads.
- Nomura
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noun,
Kichisaburo [kee-chee-sah-boo-raw] /ˈki tʃiˈsɑ buˈrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1964, Japanese diplomat.
- antrum
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noun,
a cavity in a body organ, especially a bone.
- Antrim
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noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- nitro-
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- antiar
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noun,
the upas tree.
- trauma
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noun,
Pathology.
a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident.
the condition produced by this; traumatism.
- Anomia
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noun,
the inability to name objects or to recognize the written or spoken names of objects.
- anoint
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verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- manuf.
-
- minion
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noun,
a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power.
- Minoan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Crete.
- Minuit
-
noun,
Peter, 1580–1638, Dutch colonial administrator in America: director general of the New Netherlands 1626–31.
- Amrita
-
noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- matron
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- unfair
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adjective,
not fair; not conforming to approved standards, as of justice, honesty, or ethics:
- muntin
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noun,
Also called sash bar. a bar for holding the edges of window panes within a sash.
- urino-
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- urano-
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- Urania
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noun,
uranium dioxide.
- mortar
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noun,
a receptacle of hard material, having a bowl-shaped cavity in which substances are reduced to powder with a pestle.
- Namtar
-
noun,
the Sumerian and Akkadian demon personifying death.
- Morini
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noun,
Erika, 1906–1995, U.S. violinist, born in Austria.
- amount
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noun,
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- turion
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noun,
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
- airman
-
noun,
an aviator.
- nation
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noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- amino-
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- amnion
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- natron
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noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- nonfat
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adjective,
without fat or fat solids; having the fat solids removed, as skim milk:
- Ramona
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noun,
a female given name.
- matri-
-
- aroint
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verb (imperative),
begone:
- Marini
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noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), Also, Marino [muh-ree-noh;; Italian mah-ree-naw] /məˈri noʊ;; Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), ("il Cavalier Marino") 1569–1625, Italian poet.
- Marino
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noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- Marian
-
noun,
a person who has a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- Marion
-
noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- Arunta
-
noun,
Aranda.
- arrant
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adjective,
downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious:
- Marron
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noun,
a large European chestnut, especially as used in cookery: candied or preserved in syrup.
- Marina
-
noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- Armour
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noun,
armor.
- tinman
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noun,
a tinsmith.
- Inuit
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noun,
a member of the Eskimo peoples inhabiting northernmost North America from northern Alaska to eastern Canada and Greenland.
- Namur
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noun,
a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
- manor
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noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- Maria
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noun,
calaba.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- Mont.
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- inurn
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verb (used with object),
to put into an urn, especially ashes after cremation.
- intr.
-
- nano-
-
- Ionia
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noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Mufti
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noun,
civilian clothes, in contrast with military or other uniforms, or as worn by a person who usually wears a uniform.
- Munro
-
noun,
Alice (Laidlaw) [leyd-law] /ˈleɪdˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
- Naomi
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noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- Moira
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noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- Manon
-
noun,
an opera (1884) by Jules Massenet.
- Marat
-
noun,
Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.
- Maori
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noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- murra
-
noun,
a mineral or stone used in ancient Rome for making fine vases, cups, etc.: believed to have been fluorite.
- Murat
-
noun,
Joachim [zhaw-a-keem] /ʒɔ aˈkim/ (Show IPA), 1767?–1815, French marshal: king of Naples 1808–15.
- Ramon
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noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- Inari
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noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- NAAFI
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noun,
Navy, Army, and Air Force Institutes: an organization that provides social facilities, stores, etc., to British military personnel.
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- init.
-
- Manta
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- Inonu
-
noun,
Ismet [is-met] /ɪsˈmɛt/ (Show IPA), (Ismet Paşa) 1884–1973, president of Turkey 1938–50; prime minister 1923–24, 1925–37, 1961–65.
- mourn
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verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- Mount
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noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Raman
-
noun,
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata [chuhn-druh-shey-ker-uh veng-kuh-tuh] /ˈtʃʌn drəˈʃeɪ kər ə ˈvɛŋ kə tə/ (Show IPA), 1888–1970, Indian physicist: Nobel prize 1930.
- motif
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noun,
a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., especially in a literary, artistic, or musical work.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Otaru
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noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- manna
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noun,
the food miraculously supplied to the Israelites in the wilderness. Ex. 16:14–36.
- omni-
-
- onium
-
- Manat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Omuta
-
noun,
a seaport on W Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- notum
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- ition
-
- Nurmi
-
noun,
Paavo Johannes [pah-vaw yaw-hahn-nes] /ˈpɑ vɔ ˈyɔ hɑn nɛs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, Finnish athlete.
- nona-
-
- Mafia
-
noun,
a hierarchically structured secret organization allegedly engaged in smuggling, racketeering, trafficking in narcotics, and other criminal activities in the U.S., Italy, and elsewhere.
- Marut
-
noun,
any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
- Maura
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Mary.
- matin
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- non-U
-
adjective,
not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain:
- nitr-
-
- mini-
-
- naut.
-
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- matr-
-
- Iran.
-
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- maror
-
noun,
a portion of horseradish or other bitter herb that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- Minni
-
noun,
an ancient people of Asia Minor.
- Minna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Minn.
-
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- 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.
- fruit
-
noun,
any product of plant growth useful to humans or animals.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- Truro
-
noun,
a town in central Nova Scotia, in SE Canada.
- amour
-
noun,
a love affair.
- tanna
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in Palestine during the 1st and 2nd centuries a.d., whose teachings are found chiefly in the Mishnah.
- Arrau
-
noun,
Claudio [klaw-dee-oh;; Spanish klou-th yaw] /ˈklɔ diˌoʊ;; Spanish ˈklaʊ ðyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1903–91, Chilean pianist.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- Farro
-
noun,
emmer.
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- Fauna
-
noun,
the animals of a given region or period considered as a whole.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- trama
-
noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- fanon
-
noun,
a maniple.
- Amora
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Palestine and Babylonia from the 3rd to the 6th centuries a.d., whose commentaries on and interpretations of the Mishnah comprise the Palestinian and Babylonian Gemaras.
- Arran
-
noun,
an island in SW Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde. 166 sq. mi. (430 sq. km).
- tafia
-
noun,
a type of rum made in Haiti from lower grades of molasses, refuse sugar, or the like.
- 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.
- tumor
-
noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- anon.
-
- amin-
-
- Fionn
-
noun,
Finn.
- 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.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Amato
-
noun,
Pasquale [puh-skwah-lee,, -ley;; Italian pahs-kwah-le] /pəˈskwɑ li,, -leɪ;; Italian pɑsˈkwɑ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1942, Italian operatic baritone.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- ation
-
- Atman
-
noun,
the principle of life.
- atmo-
-
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- anim.
-
- Annam
-
noun,
a former kingdom and French protectorate along the E coast of French Indochina: now part of Vietnam.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- aurar
-
noun,
plural of eyrir.
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- auto.
-
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- tonia
-
- anat.
-
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- Artur
-
noun,
a male given name.
- annot
-
- aroma
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- Rumor
-
noun,
a story or statement in general circulation without confirmation or certainty as to facts:
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- unman
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive of courage or fortitude; break down the manly spirit of:
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- UNRRA
-
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- furan
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated, five-membered heterocyclic compound, C 4 H 4 O, obtained from furfural: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- furor
-
noun,
a general outburst of enthusiasm, excitement, controversy, or the like.
- uran-
-
- futon
-
noun,
a thin mattress, usually filled with layers of cotton batting and encased in cotton fabric, placed on a floor for sleeping, especially in traditional Japanese interiors, and folded and stored during the day.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Urmia
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- 30-30
-
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- imit.
-
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- Munin
-
noun,
one of the two ravens of Odin that brought him news from the whole world.
- Unit.
-
- front
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- Union
-
noun,
the act of uniting two or more things.
- Amati
-
noun,
Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- armor
-
noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- ruana
-
noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- foram
-
noun,
foraminifer.
- fort.
-
- Forum
-
noun,
the marketplace or public square of an ancient Roman city, the center of judicial and business affairs and a place of assembly for the people.
- Fount
-
noun,
a spring of water; fountain.
- unarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- AFTRA
-
- Afro-
-
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- afrit
-
noun,
afreet.
- friar
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a member of a religious order, especially the mendicant orders of Franciscans, Dominicans, Carmelites, and Augustinians.
- arium
-
- unfit
-
adjective,
not fit; not adapted or suited; unsuitable:
- anti-
-
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- NOAA
-
- tri-
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Nana
-
noun,
Chiefly Northeastern U.S. grandmother; grandma.
- uro-
-
- muon
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- uria
-
- Urfa
-
noun,
a city in SE Turkey, E of the Euphrates River: on the site of ancient Edessa.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- uni-
-
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- turf
-
noun,
a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- 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.
- 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.
- tufa
-
noun,
Also called calcareous tufa, calc-tufa, calc-tuff. a porous limestone formed from calcium carbonate deposited by springs or the like.
Compare travertine.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- tron
-
- tRNA
-
- NIRA
-
- nom.
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Ont.
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- 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.
- out-
-
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- RONA
-
- RAAF
-
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Rom.
-
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- 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).
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- rit.
-
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- 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.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RIIA
-
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- non-
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- Nor.
-
- 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.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- tonn
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tofu
-
noun,
a soft, bland, white cheeselike food, high in protein content, made from curdled soybean milk: used in Asian and vegetarian cookery.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- tion
-
- taur
-
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- 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.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- not-
-
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- noun
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects of verbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in English can take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddies want to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound; noun group.
See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase.
Synonyms: substantive, name.
- NTIA
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 1080
-
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- farm
-
noun,
a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
- Faro
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- IATA
-
- ANTU
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- iana
-
- ant.
-
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- ano-
-
- Anna
-
noun,
a former cupronickel coin of Pakistan, the 16th part of a rupee: last issued in 1960.
- ann.
-
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Faun
-
noun,
one of a class of rural deities represented as men with the ears, horns, tail, and later also the hind legs of a goat.
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Man.
-
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- Mar.
-
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- info
-
noun,
information.
- 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.
- int.
-
- fam.
-
- aut-
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- AURA
-
noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- aur-
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- INRI
-
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- ator
-
- 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.
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Inf.
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- 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.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- atm.
-
- fana
-
noun,
the ecstatic union of the Sufi with the Divine.
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- art.
-
- arr.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Arm.
-
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- amt.
-
- Afar
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic Muslim people living in Eritrea, Djibouti, and northern Ethiopia.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- Frum
-
adjective,
Yiddish. religious; observant.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Mon.
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- frt.
-
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- afr-
-
- from
-
preposition,
(used to specify a starting point in spatial movement):
- mout
-
- frit
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- mRNA
-
- Fri.
-
- Frau
-
noun,
a married woman; a wife.
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- FNMA
-
- Four
-
noun,
a cardinal number, three plus one.
- foam
-
noun,
a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.:
- FOIA
-
- AFAM
-
- fora
-
noun,
a plural of forum.
- for.
-
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- firm
-
noun,
a partnership or association for carrying on a business.
- mun.
-
- fur.
-
- Finn
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- fut.
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- min.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Fin.
-
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- Fia
-
- FAA
-
- fm.
-
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- FAT
-
noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- FAO
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- FIO
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- tfr
-
- AAU
-
- UAR
-
- UAM
-
- Ufa
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the Bashkir Autonomous Republic, in the Russian Federation in Europe.
- UFO
-
noun,
any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin.
- UIT
-
- UMT
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- AFM
-
- AFA
-
- Aar
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AAM
-
- UNO
-
- AAF
-
- ur-
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- AIA
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Af.
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- Am.
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- TIA
-
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- fo.
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- 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.
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- AUA
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- TMO
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- ATA
-
- 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.
- at.
-
- ARU
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- AOU
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- aor
-
- AOA
-
- 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.
- trf
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ANF
-
- Tro
-
- AMU
-
- Tu.
-
- 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.
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- fun
-
noun,
something that provides mirth or amusement:
- uti
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- 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.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAU
-
- of-
-
- OFr
-
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- Om.
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- Mo.
-
- RTF
-
- MRI
-
- Mt.
-
- ium
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ONF
-
- ONI
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ONR
-
- ITA
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- NAA
-
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- IRO
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- OFM
-
- ot-
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- MOI
-
- NIA
-
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- MIT
-
- MOR
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- NMI
-
- NMR
-
- NMU
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MRA
-
- mi.
-
- MFT
-
- MFR
-
- MFA
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- Mao
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- NUM
-
- Nun
-
noun,
a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- MAA
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- MNA
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- RNA
-
- RFI
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- io-
-
- ITU
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- MTO
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- OTA
-
- RNR
-
- MUF
-
- ROA
-
- ft.
-
- ROI
-
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- fou
-
adjective,
drunk.
- FOT
-
- rt.
-
- RFA
-
- mtn
-
- ior
-
- IOT
-
- IOU
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- Ir.
-
- IMF
-
- RMA
-
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- RAF
-
- MTF
-
- 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 = .
- MTI
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- IOF
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- 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.
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- N.
-
- NF
-
- AO
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- NI
-
- RU
-
- UI
-
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- fn
-
- RO
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- i.
-
- RF
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RN
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- RI
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- MN
-
- R.
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- TM
-
- TN
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- M.
-
- OA
-
- O.
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- MF
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NM
-
- U.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .