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- albacores
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noun,
a long-finned tuna, Thunnus alalunga, of warm or temperate seas, the flesh of which is valued for canning.
- vesicular
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adjective,
of or relating to a vesicle or vesicles.
- braciolas
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noun,
a flat piece of veal or beef rolled around a filling and baked in stock and wine.
- Calvaries
-
noun,
Golgotha, the place where Jesus was crucified. Luke 23:33.
- cavalries
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noun,
Military.
the part of a military force composed of troops that serve on horseback.
mounted soldiers collectively.
the motorized, armored units of a military force organized for maximum mobility.
- cavaliers
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noun,
a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- subaerial
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adjective,
located or occurring on the surface of the earth.
- sail-over
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noun,
a repetition of an indecisive or interrupted run of a racing yacht.
- cabrioles
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noun,
Furniture. a curved, tapering leg curving outward at the top and inward farther down so as to end in a round pad, the semblance of an animal's paw, or some other feature: used especially in the first half of the 18th century.
- veracious
-
adjective,
habitually speaking the truth; truthful; honest:
- cabriole
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noun,
Furniture. a curved, tapering leg curving outward at the top and inward farther down so as to end in a round pad, the semblance of an animal's paw, or some other feature: used especially in the first half of the 18th century.
- subcover
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noun,
a set of subsets of a cover of a given set that also is a cover of the set.
- albacore
-
noun,
a long-finned tuna, Thunnus alalunga, of warm or temperate seas, the flesh of which is valued for canning.
- Escurial
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noun,
Escorial.
- aerobics
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noun,
Also called aerobic exercises. (used with a plural verb) any of various sustained exercises, as jogging, rowing, swimming, or cycling, that stimulate and strengthen the heart and lungs, thereby improving the body's utilization of oxygen.
- Escorial
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noun,
a building in central Spain, 27 miles (43 km) NW of Madrid, containing a monastery, palace, church, and mausoleum of the Spanish sovereigns: erected 1563–84.
- Rabelais
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noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), c1490–1553, French satirist and humorist.
- bricoles
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noun,
Billiards. a shot in which the cue ball strikes a cushion after touching the object ball and before hitting the carom ball.
- bavarois
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noun,
Bavarian cream.
- acerolas
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noun,
the cherrylike fruit of a small tree, Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and adjacent areas, having a high concentration of vitamin C.
- labrusca
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adjective,
of or derived from the North American fox grape, Vitis labrusca.
- Beauvais
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Oise, in NW France: 13th-century cathedral.
- subviral
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adjective,
of or relating to any macromolecule smaller in size or possessing a lesser degree of organization than a comparable intact viral particle.
- vascular
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adjective,
pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
- rubeolas
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noun,
measles.
- carousal
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noun,
a noisy or drunken feast or social gathering; revelry.
- auricles
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noun,
Anatomy.
the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna.
Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart.
(loosely) the atrium.
- vacuoles
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noun,
a membrane-bound cavity within a cell, often containing a watery liquid or secretion.
- avarices
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noun,
insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.
- Cavalier
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noun,
a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- claviers
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noun,
the keyboard of a musical instrument.
- carousel
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noun,
merry-go-round (def 1).
- carioles
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noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- subvocal
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adjective,
mentally formulated as words, especially without vocalization.
- variable
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noun,
something that may or does vary or change; a variable feature or factor.
- varicose
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adjective,
abnormally or unusually enlarged or swollen:
- variolas
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noun,
smallpox.
- caravels
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noun,
a small Spanish or Portuguese sailing vessel of the Middle Ages and later, usually lateen-rigged on two or three masts.
- varioles
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noun,
a shallow pit or depression like the mark left by a smallpox pustule; foveola.
- araceous
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adjective,
belonging to the plant family Araceae.
- corbeils
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noun,
a sculptured ornament, especially on a capital, having the form of a basket.
- abrasive
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noun,
any material or substance used for grinding, polishing, etc., as emery, pumice, or sandpaper.
- calibers
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noun,
the diameter of something of circular section, especially that of the inside of a tube:
- berascal
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verb (used with object),
to call (someone) a rascal.
- bolivars
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Venezuela, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: B.
- aboulias
-
noun,
abulia.
- visceral
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adjective,
of or relating to the viscera.
- sociable
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noun,
Chiefly Northern and Midland U.S. an informal social gathering, especially of members of a church.
- vocables
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noun,
a word; term; name.
- vocalise
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noun,
a musical composition consisting of the singing of melody with vowel sounds or nonsense syllables rather than text, as for special effect in classical compositions, in polyphonic jazz singing by special groups, or in virtuoso vocal exercises.
- bivouacs
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noun,
a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.
- braciola
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noun,
a flat piece of veal or beef rolled around a filling and baked in stock and wine.
- lavaboes
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noun,
Ecclesiastical.
the ritual washing of the celebrant's hands after the offertory in the Mass, accompanied in the Roman rite by the recitation of Psalm 26:6–12.
the passage recited.
the small towel or the basin used.
- Corbeil
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noun,
a sculptured ornament, especially on a capital, having the form of a basket.
- colures
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noun,
either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices.
- caravel
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noun,
a small Spanish or Portuguese sailing vessel of the Middle Ages and later, usually lateen-rigged on two or three masts.
- arables
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noun,
land that can be or is cultivated.
- surveil
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verb (used with object),
to place under surveillance.
- variole
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noun,
a shallow pit or depression like the mark left by a smallpox pustule; foveola.
- various
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pronoun,
Informal. several, many, or numerous ones:
- vocable
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noun,
a word; term; name.
- variola
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noun,
smallpox.
- coevals
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noun,
a contemporary:
- louvers
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noun,
any of a series of narrow openings framed at their longer edges with slanting, overlapping fins or slats, adjustable for admitting light and air while shutting out rain.
- Belasco
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noun,
David, 1854–1931, U.S. playwright, actor, and producer.
- corbels
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noun,
any bracket, especially one of brick or stone, usually of slight extent.
- borasca
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noun,
(especially in the Mediterranean) a squall, usually accompanied by thunder and lightning.
- Alcaeus
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noun,
flourished c600 b.c, Greek poet of Mytilene.
- curable
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adjective,
capable of being cured.
- Rosalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- culvers
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noun,
a dove or pigeon.
- suberic
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adjective,
of or relating to cork.
- roubles
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noun,
ruble.
- rubeola
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noun,
measles.
- Bolivar
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noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Venezuela, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: B.
- soilure
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noun,
a stain.
- Craiova
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noun,
a city in SW Romania.
- louvres
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noun,
a national museum in Paris, France, since 1793: formerly a royal palace.
- caliber
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noun,
the diameter of something of circular section, especially that of the inside of a tube:
- bailors
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noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- Calorie
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noun,
Thermodynamics.
Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal.
(usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- calvous
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adjective,
lacking all or most of the hair on the head; bald.
- 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.
- Caribou
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noun,
any of several large, North American deer of the genus Rangifer, related to the reindeer of the Old World.
- varico-
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- clavers
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noun,
idle talk; gossip.
- auricle
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noun,
Anatomy.
the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna.
Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart.
(loosely) the atrium.
- Celosia
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noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- Saucier
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noun,
a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
- vacuole
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noun,
a membrane-bound cavity within a cell, often containing a watery liquid or secretion.
- Ausable
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noun,
a river in NE New York, flowing NE through a gorge (Ausable Chasm) into Lake Champlain. 20 miles (32 km) long.
- caviars
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noun,
the roe of sturgeon, especially the beluga, or other fish, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre or appetizer.
- asocial
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adjective,
not sociable or gregarious; withdrawn from society.
- avarice
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noun,
insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.
- bivouac
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noun,
a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.
- valeric
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from valerian.
- claires
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- ascribe
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verb (used with object),
to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute:
- claries
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noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- scalare
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noun,
any of three deep-bodied, cichlid fishes, Pterophyllum scalare, P. altum, and P. eimekei, inhabiting northern South American rivers, often kept in aquariums.
- clavier
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noun,
the keyboard of a musical instrument.
- varices
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noun,
plural of varix.
- valuers
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noun,
British. an appraiser.
- carvels
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noun,
caravel.
- clivers
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noun,
cleavers.
- carouse
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noun,
carousal.
- boilers
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noun,
a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc.
Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
- Carolus
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noun,
any of various coins issued under monarchs named Charles, especially the broad of Charles I of England.
- closure
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noun,
the act of closing; the state of being closed.
- clovers
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noun,
any of various plants of the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and dense flower heads, many species of which, as T. pratense, are cultivated as forage plants.
- carious
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adjective,
having caries, as teeth; decayed.
- cariole
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noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- areolas
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noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- coalers
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noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- Arecibo
-
noun,
a seaport in N Puerto Rico.
- caribes
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noun,
piranha.
- velaria
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noun,
an awning drawn over a theater or amphitheater as a protection from rain or the sun.
- caesura
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noun,
Prosody. a break, especially a sense pause, usually near the middle of a verse, and marked in scansion by a double vertical line, as in know then thyself ‖ presume not God to scan.
- curiosa
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plural noun,
books, pamphlets, etc., dealing with unusual subjects.
- solaria
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noun,
a glass-enclosed room, porch, or the like, exposed to the sun's rays, as at a seaside hotel or for convalescents in a hospital.
- bravoes
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noun,
a shout of “bravo!”.
- ovaries
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the female gonad or reproductive gland, in which the ova and the hormones that regulate female secondary sex characteristics develop.
- vesical
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adjective,
of or relating to a vesica or bladder, especially the urinary bladder.
- boucles
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noun,
yarn with loops producing a rough, nubby appearance on woven or knitted fabrics.
- recusal
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noun,
the disqualification of a judge for a particular lawsuit or proceeding, especially due to some possible conflict of interest or prejudice.
- re-coil
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verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- aerobic
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adjective,
(of an organism or tissue) requiring the presence of air or free oxygen for life.
- aerobia
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noun,
aerobe.
- bascule
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noun,
a device operating like a balance or seesaw, especially an arrangement of a movable bridge (bascule bridge) by which the rising floor or section is counterbalanced by a weight.
- escolar
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noun,
a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
- acerola
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noun,
the cherrylike fruit of a small tree, Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and adjacent areas, having a high concentration of vitamin C.
- S-curve
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noun,
a curve shaped like an S .
- acerous
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adjective,
acerose1 .
- Brescia
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noun,
a city in central Lombardy, in N Italy.
- Eurasia
-
noun,
Europe and Asia considered together as one continent.
- cursive
-
noun,
a cursive letter or character.
- obelias
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noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- basilar
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adjective,
pertaining to or situated at the base, especially the base of the skull.
- Breslau
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noun,
German name of Wrocław.
- Isabela
-
noun,
a city in NW Puerto Rico.
- oscular
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adjective,
pertaining to an osculum.
- bricole
-
noun,
Billiards. a shot in which the cue ball strikes a cushion after touching the object ball and before hitting the carom ball.
- secular
-
noun,
a layperson.
- burials
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noun,
the act or ceremony of burying.
- labours
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noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- obscure
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noun,
obscurity.
- absolve
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verb (used with object),
to free from guilt or blame or their consequences:
- velours
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noun,
a velvetlike fabric of rayon, wool, or any of several other natural or synthetic fibers, used for outerwear and upholstery.
- eclairs
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- oculars
-
noun,
Optics. eyepiece.
- aboulia
-
noun,
abulia.
- abulias
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noun,
a symptom of mental disorder involving impairment or loss of volition.
- viscera
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plural noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the organs in the cavities of the body, especially those in the abdominal cavity.
- sclero-
-
- abusive
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adjective,
using, containing, or characterized by harshly or coarsely insulting language:
- Aurelia
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noun,
moon jellyfish.
- revisal
-
noun,
the act of revising; revision.
- verbals
-
noun,
Grammar. a word, particularly a noun or adjective, derived from a verb.
- subarea
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noun,
a subsidiary area, field, study, or the like.
- brevi-
-
- blares
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noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- Brasil
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noun,
Brazil.
- cavils
-
noun,
a trivial and annoying objection.
- braise
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verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- Caruso
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noun,
Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
- carvel
-
noun,
caravel.
- braces
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- boiler
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noun,
a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc.
Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
- scalar
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noun,
Mathematics, Physics. a quantity possessing only magnitude.
Compare vector (def 1a).
- sliver
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noun,
a small, slender, often sharp piece, as of wood or glass, split, broken, or cut off, usually lengthwise or with the grain; splinter.
- cavies
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noun,
any of several short-tailed or tailless South American rodents of the family Caviidae, as the guinea pig, capybara, or agouti.
- blears
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- silure
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plural noun,
a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
- blouse
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noun,
a usually lightweight, loose-fitting garment for women and children, covering the body from the neck or shoulders more or less to the waistline, with or without a collar and sleeves, worn inside or outside a skirt, slacks, etc.
- casual
-
noun,
a worker employed only irregularly.
- caviar
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noun,
the roe of sturgeon, especially the beluga, or other fish, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre or appetizer.
- cavers
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noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- Silver
-
noun,
Chemistry. a white, ductile metallic element, used for making mirrors, coins, ornaments, table utensils, photographic chemicals, conductors, etc. Symbol: Ag; atomic weight: 107.870; atomic number: 47; specific gravity: 10.5 at 20°C.
- Savoie
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2389 sq. mi. (6185 sq. km). Capital: Chambéry.
- bravos
-
noun,
a shout of “bravo!”.
- causal
-
adjective,
of, constituting, or implying a cause.
- Brasov
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noun,
a city in central Romania.
- bravas
-
noun,
a shout of “brava!”.
- sluice
-
noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- Carole
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noun,
a female given name.
- broils
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noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- Carola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Carol.
- borals
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- Slavic
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noun,
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, usually divided into East Slavic (Russian, Ukrainian, Byelorussian), West Slavic (Polish, Czech, Slovak, Sorbian), and South Slavic (Old Church Slavonic, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovene).
- Scribe
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noun,
a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- calesa
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a small, two-wheeled calash.
- Calais
-
noun,
the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
- boucle
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noun,
yarn with loops producing a rough, nubby appearance on woven or knitted fabrics.
- Braila
-
noun,
a port in E Romania, on the Danube River. 203,983.
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- slaver
-
noun,
a dealer in or an owner of slaves.
- calvus
-
adjective,
(of a cumulonimbus cloud) having its upper portion changing from a rounded, cumuliform shape to a diffuse, whitish, cirriform mass with vertical striations.
- sclera
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- Boreal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the north wind.
- Cabral
-
noun,
Pedro Álvares [pe-droo awl-vuh-ruh sh] /ˈpɛ drʊ ˈɔl və rəʃ/ (Show IPA), c1460–c1520, Portuguese navigator.
- cables
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noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- scler-
-
- cabals
-
noun,
a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority.
- Boreas
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the north wind.
- cabers
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- calves
-
noun,
plural of calf1 .
- buries
-
noun,
Nautical. housing1 (def 8a, b).
- Bourse
-
noun,
a stock exchange, especially the stock exchange of certain European cities.
- bruise
-
noun,
an injury due to bruising; contusion.
- carobs
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- Carlos
-
noun,
Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
- servo-
-
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- Servia
-
noun,
former name of Serbia.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- serval
-
noun,
a long-limbed, nocturnal African cat, Felis serval, about the size of a bobcat, having a tawny coat spotted with black: now rare in many former habitats.
- Caribs
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- brules
-
noun,
(in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
- scarab
-
noun,
any scarabaeid beetle, especially Scarabaeus sacer, regarded as sacred by the ancient Egyptians.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- caribe
-
noun,
piranha.
- serbo-
-
- boules
-
noun,
Also called birne. a cylindrical lump of material for synthetic gems, made by the Verneuil process.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- carbo-
-
- Serbia
-
noun,
a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- slavo-
-
- burial
-
noun,
the act or ceremony of burying.
- Cavour
-
noun,
Camillo Benso di [kah-meel-law ben-saw dee] /kɑˈmil lɔ ˈbɛn sɔ di/ (Show IPA), 1810–61, Italian statesman: leader in the unification of Italy.
- cloves
-
noun,
the dried flower bud of a tropical tree, Syzygium aromaticum, of the myrtle family, used whole or ground as a spice.
- Savior
-
noun,
a person who saves, rescues, or delivers:
- Icarus
-
noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- Olbers
-
noun,
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus [hahyn-rikh vil-helm mah-te-oo s] /ˈhaɪn rɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm mɑˈtɛ ʊs/ (Show IPA), 1758–1840, German astronomer and physician.
- labour
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- Labors
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- labio-
-
- Oliver
-
noun,
one of the 12 paladins of Charlemagne.
Compare Roland.
- oracle
-
noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- Israel
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- isobar
-
noun,
Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Isabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ovaria
-
noun,
ovary.
- ovisac
-
noun,
a sac or capsule containing an ovum or ova.
- ovular
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of an ovule.
- ovules
-
noun,
Botany.
a rudimentary seed.
the plant part that contains the embryo sac and hence the female germ cell, which after fertilization develops into a seed.
- Rabaul
-
noun,
a seaport on NE New Britain island, in the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea.
- laevo-
-
- rabies
-
noun,
an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- racial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the social construct of race:
- Rascal
-
noun,
a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
- ravels
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- realia
-
plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- ervils
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- Elvira
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”.
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- eluvia
-
noun,
a deposit of soil, dust, etc., formed from the decomposition of rock and found in its place of origin.
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- Elbrus
-
noun,
a mountain in the S Russian Federation, in the Caucasus range: the highest peak in Europe, 18,465 feet (5628 meters).
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- ocular
-
noun,
Optics. eyepiece.
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- Louvre
-
noun,
a national museum in Paris, France, since 1793: formerly a royal palace.
- loaves
-
noun,
plural of loaf1 .
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- livres
-
noun,
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
- livers
-
noun,
Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- lories
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- louies
-
noun,
looie.
- Louise
-
noun,
Lake, a glacial lake in W Canada, in SW Alberta in the Canadian Rockies: resort. 5670 feet (1728 meters) above sea level.
- libras
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- libers
-
noun,
phloem.
- Libera
-
noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- Libava
-
noun,
Russian name of Liepāja.
- louvar
-
noun,
a red-finned, deep-sea, tropical fish, Luvarus imperialis, having the vent at the base of the pectoral fin.
- louver
-
noun,
any of a series of narrow openings framed at their longer edges with slanting, overlapping fins or slats, adjustable for admitting light and air while shutting out rain.
- leuco-
-
- larvae
-
noun,
Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- Obelia
-
noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- larvas
-
noun,
Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- lascar
-
noun,
an East Indian sailor.
- obelus
-
noun,
a mark (− or ÷) used in ancient manuscripts to point out spurious, corrupt, doubtful, or superfluous words or passages.
- lauras
-
noun,
a monastery consisting formerly of a group of cells or huts for monks who met together for meals and worship.
- lauric
-
adjective,
of or derived from lauric acid.
- Laurie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- Lavabo
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical.
the ritual washing of the celebrant's hands after the offertory in the Mass, accompanied in the Roman rite by the recitation of Psalm 26:6–12.
the passage recited.
the small towel or the basin used.
- Leucas
-
noun,
Levkas.
- lavers
-
noun,
Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
- lucres
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- Lucias
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- Leavis
-
noun,
F(rank) R(aymond) 1895–1978, English critic and teacher.
- lubric
-
adjective,
lubricous.
- lovers
-
noun,
a person who is in love with another.
- ribose
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble, slightly sweet solid, C 5 H 10 O 5 , a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of RNA.
- rivals
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- C-bias
-
noun,
grid bias.
- clause
-
noun,
Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
- sacral
-
adjective,
of or relating to sacred rites or observances.
- sacro-
-
- Clovis
-
noun,
a town in central California.
- Blairs
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- Clover
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and dense flower heads, many species of which, as T. pratense, are cultivated as forage plants.
- closer
-
noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- Cloris
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- clevis
-
noun,
a U -shaped yoke at the end of a chain or rod, between the ends of which a lever, hook, etc., can be pinned or bolted.
- clears
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Saliva
-
noun,
a viscid, watery fluid, secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands, that functions in the tasting, chewing, and swallowing of food, moistens the mouth, and starts the digestion of starches.
- clavus
-
noun,
Psychiatry. an intense headache in which the pain is likened to one that would be produced by a sharp object driven into the skull.
- claver
-
noun,
idle talk; gossip.
- claros
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- clares
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- salver
-
noun,
a tray, especially one used for serving food or beverages.
- Salvia
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Salvia, comprising the sages, having opposite leaves and whorled flowers.
- salvor
-
noun,
a person who salvages or helps to salvage a ship, cargo, etc.
- Cibola
-
noun,
the Seven Cities of, legendary cities of great wealth believed by earlier Spanish explorers to exist in the SW United States.
- sarco-
-
- cesura
-
noun,
caesura.
- cerous
-
adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- ceorls
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- saucer
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- ceibas
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- saurel
-
noun,
any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
- coalas
-
noun,
koala.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- robles
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- craals
-
noun,
kraal.
- Cuvier
-
noun,
Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert [zhawrzh ley-aw-pawld krey-tyan frey-dey-reek da-gaw-ber] /ʒɔrʒ leɪ ɔˈpɔld kreɪˈtyɛ̃ freɪ deɪˈrik da gɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1769–1832, French naturalist: pioneer in the fields of paleontology and comparative anatomy.
- curves
-
noun,
a continuously bending line, without angles.
- curios
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- Culver
-
noun,
a dove or pigeon.
- Cuiaba
-
noun,
a river in SW Brazil. About 300 miles (485 km) long.
- Roseau
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- rouble
-
noun,
ruble.
- Crusoe
-
noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- cruise
-
noun,
the act of cruising.
- Crouse
-
noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- Creusa
-
noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- cresol
-
noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- rubies
-
noun,
a red variety of corundum, used as a gem.
- covers
-
noun,
something that covers, as the lid of a container or the binding of a book.
- cobias
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- cobles
-
noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- cobras
-
noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- sabora
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Babylonia during the 6th century a.d., whose editing of the work of the Babylonian amoraim constituted the final stage in the preparation of the Babylonian Gemara.
- coeval
-
noun,
a contemporary:
- sabalo
-
noun,
the tarpon.
- Coleus
-
noun,
any of several tropical Asian or African plants belonging to the genus Coleus, of the mint family, certain species of which are cultivated for their showy, colored foliage and blue flowers.
- colure
-
noun,
either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices.
- course
-
noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- corals
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- corbel
-
noun,
any bracket, especially one of brick or stone, usually of slight extent.
- Corbie
-
noun,
a raven or crow.
- corves
-
noun,
plural of corf.
- Corvus
-
noun,
the Crow, a southern constellation between Virgo and Hydra.
- coulis
-
noun,
a sauce made with puréed vegetables or fruit and used as a base or garnish.
- Blaise
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Locris
-
noun,
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- Aeolus
-
noun,
the ruler of the winds.
- abulia
-
noun,
a symptom of mental disorder involving impairment or loss of volition.
- Averil
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Barsac
-
noun,
a village and winegrowing district in Gironde, in SW France.
- alcove
-
noun,
a recess or small room adjacent to or opening out of a room:
- suable
-
adjective,
liable to be sued; capable of being sued.
- avails
-
noun,
advantage; use; efficacy; effective use in the achievement of a goal or objective:
- Alesia
-
noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- acious
-
- Auriol
-
noun,
Vincent [vin-suh nt;; French van-sahn] /ˈvɪn sənt;; French vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1884–1966, French statesman: president 1947–54.
- aceous
-
- Acarus
-
noun,
a mite, especially of the genus Acarus.
- violas
-
noun,
a four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than the violin; a tenor or alto violin.
- abseil
-
noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- Velcro
-
- Baucis
-
noun,
an aged Phrygian peasant woman who, with her husband Philemon, offered hospitality to the disguised Zeus and Hermes: they were rewarded by being saved from a flood and changed into trees.
- source
-
noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- Aloeus
-
noun,
a son of Poseidon, husband of Iphimedia, and foster father of Otus and Ephialtes.
- soucar
-
noun,
a Hindu banker.
- Alsace
-
noun,
a region and former province of France between the Vosges and the Rhine.
- Vasari
-
noun,
Giorgio [jawr-jaw] /ˈdʒɔr dʒɔ/ (Show IPA), 1511–74, Italian painter, architect, and art historian.
- aboves
-
noun,
something that was said, mentioned, or written above:
- Alvaro
-
noun,
Corrado [kawr-rah-daw] /kɔrˈrɑ dɔ/ (Show IPA), c1890–1956, Italian journalist and novelist.
- Alvira
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elvira.
- vireos
-
noun,
any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
- aboral
-
adjective,
opposite to or away from the mouth.
- velars
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- vicars
-
noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- ablare
-
adverb, adjective,
blaring:
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- versal
-
adjective,
universal or whole.
- 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.
- vesica
-
noun,
Anatomy. a bladder.
- verbal
-
noun,
Grammar. a word, particularly a noun or adjective, derived from a verb.
- Uralic
-
noun,
a family of languages that comprises Finno-Ugric and Samoyed as subfamilies. Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian belong to Uralic.
- viable
-
adjective,
capable of living.
- bailor
-
noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- brails
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- Alaric
-
noun,
a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- balaos
-
noun,
a halfbeak, Hemiramphus balao, of tropical western Atlantic seas.
- Albers
-
noun,
Josef, 1888–1976, U.S. painter, born in Germany.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Subroc
-
noun,
a rocket that contains a nuclear depth charge and that can be launched underwater from a submarine torpedo tube.
- urials
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- Aeolia
-
noun,
Aeolis.
- barcas
-
noun,
an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- velour
-
noun,
a velvetlike fabric of rayon, wool, or any of several other natural or synthetic fibers, used for outerwear and upholstery.
- avulse
-
verb (used with object),
to pull off or tear away forcibly:
- avoir.
-
- Aeacus
-
noun,
a judge in Hades, a son of Zeus and grandfather of Achilles.
- vibro-
-
- usable
-
adjective,
available or convenient for use:
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- airbus
-
noun,
a short-range or medium-range commercial passenger airplane, especially one that is part of a frequent shuttlelike service between two popular destinations.
- Arabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- vario-
-
- areola
-
noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- Valois
-
noun,
a member of a ruling family of France that reigned from 1328 to 1589.
- vocals
-
noun,
a vocal sound.
- Bicols
-
noun,
Bikol.
- arouse
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- voiles
-
noun,
a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave.
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- arable
-
noun,
land that can be or is cultivated.
- valors
-
noun,
boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery:
- birles
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- abacus
-
noun,
a device for making arithmetic calculations, consisting of a frame set with rods on which balls or beads are moved.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- values
-
noun,
relative worth, merit, or importance:
- voices
-
noun,
the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
- varies
-
verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- Arbela
-
noun,
an ancient city of Assyria, E of the Tigris, on the site of modern Erbil: headquarters of Darius III before his defeat by Alexander the Great at Gaugamela 331 b.c.
- visual
-
noun,
Usually, visuals.
the picture elements, as distinguished from the sound elements, in films, television, etc.
photographs, slides, films, charts, or other visual materials, especially as used for illustration or promotion. Compare audio, video.
- valuer
-
noun,
British. an appraiser.
- Valais
-
noun,
a canton in SW Switzerland. 2021 sq. mi. (5235 sq. km). Capital: Sion.
- Valera
-
noun,
a city in W Venezuela.
- Abelia
-
noun,
any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Abelia, of the honeysuckle family, having clusters of small white or pink flowers.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- Arabis
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Arabis, including the rock cresses.
- valise
-
noun,
a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling bag.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- Volsci
-
plural noun,
an ancient people of Latium who were conquered by the Romans in the last part of the 4th century b.c.
- Arabic
-
noun,
a Semitic language that developed out of the language of the Arabians of the time of Muhammad, now spoken in countries of the Middle East and North Africa. Abbreviation: Ar.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Cobra
-
noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- Robus
-
noun,
Hugo, 1885–1963, U.S. sculptor.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- velic
-
adjective,
pertaining to the operation of the velum in relation to the passageway into the nasal cavity:
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- curve
-
noun,
a continuously bending line, without angles.
- albas
-
noun,
a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- coel-
-
- Reval
-
noun,
former German name of Tallinn.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- curls
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- roble
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- robes
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- areo-
-
- varia
-
noun,
a variant reading.
- Ecua.
-
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ecol.
-
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Sabra
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a person born in Israel.
- rivel
-
noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- coala
-
noun,
koala.
- cobia
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- rival
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Alas.
-
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- coble
-
noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- Alcor
-
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- craal
-
noun,
kraal.
- alive
-
Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- rubes
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- vaso-
-
- crave
-
verb (used with object),
to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
- ruble
-
noun,
a silver or copper-alloy coin and monetary unit of Russia, the Soviet Union, and its successor states, equal to 100 kopecks.
- coves
-
noun,
a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- cover
-
noun,
something that covers, as the lid of a container or the binding of a book.
- Alvar
-
noun,
a holy person of the Vaishnava sect.
- Rules
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- Blaeu
-
noun,
Willem Janszoon [vil-uh m yahn-suh n,, -sohn] /ˈvɪl əm ˈyɑn sən,, -soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1571–1638, Dutch cartographer, geographer, astronomer, and mathematician.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- cores
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- varus
-
noun,
abnormal angulation of a bone or joint, with the angle pointing away from the midline.
- veals
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curbs
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- velar
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- Arab.
-
- Sable
-
noun,
an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- veils
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- cruel
-
adjective,
willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- cubes
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- cubas
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- roves
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- ables
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- lubes
-
noun,
lubricant.
- lubra
-
noun,
an Aborigine girl or woman.
- visor
-
noun,
Armor.
(on a close helmet) a piece having slits or holes for vision, situated above and pivoted with a beaver or a ventail and beaver.
a similar piece of plate having holes or slits for vision and breathing, attached to or used with any of various other helmets, as the armet, sallet, basinet, or helm.
- Lucas
-
noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- luces
-
noun,
plural of lux.
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- lucre
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- lures
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Laver
-
noun,
Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
- lavas
-
noun,
the molten, fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent.
- virus
-
noun,
an ultramicroscopic (20 to 300 nm in diameter), metabolically inert, infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts, mainly bacteria, plants, and animals: composed of an RNA or DNA core, a protein coat, and, in more complex types, a surrounding envelope.
- virls
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- leuc-
-
- aboil
-
adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- Laura
-
noun,
a monastery consisting formerly of a group of cells or huts for monks who met together for meals and worship.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- above
-
noun,
something that was said, mentioned, or written above:
- vireo
-
noun,
any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
- larva
-
noun,
Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- viral
-
Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Ocala
-
noun,
a city in central Florida.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- ocul-
-
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- loves
-
noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- abase
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade.
- viols
-
noun,
a bowed musical instrument, differing from the violin in having deeper ribs, sloping shoulders, a greater number of strings, usually six, and frets: common in the 16th and 17th centuries in various sizes from the treble viol to the bass viol.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- lobus
-
noun,
a lobe.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- lobar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- vols.
-
- voles
-
noun,
any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
- livre
-
noun,
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
- lives
-
noun,
plural of life.
- liver
-
noun,
Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- volar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- Louie
-
noun,
looie.
- Lover
-
noun,
a person who is in love with another.
- voile
-
noun,
a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave.
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- voila
-
interjection,
(used to express success or satisfaction). Voilà, my new winter outfit!
- lours
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- louse
-
noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- voice
-
noun,
the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- vocal
-
noun,
a vocal sound.
- Libau
-
noun,
German name of Liepāja.
- vocab
-
- Abaco
-
noun,
two islands (Great Abaco and Little Abaco) in the N Bahamas. 776 sq. mi. (2010 sq. km).
- levo-
-
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- verso
-
noun,
a left-hand page of an open book or manuscript (opposed to recto).
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- ovule
-
noun,
Botany.
a rudimentary seed.
the plant part that contains the embryo sac and hence the female germ cell, which after fertilization develops into a seed.
- Icel.
-
- rabal
-
noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds aloft by theodolitic tracking of a radiosonde.
- vibes
-
noun,
Informal. vibration (def 4).
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Evora
-
noun,
a city in central Portugal: Roman ruins; cathedral.
- evils
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- 30-30
-
- Euro-
-
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Ravel
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- aeri-
-
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- rebus
-
noun,
a representation of a word or phrase by pictures, symbols, etc., that suggest that word or phrase or its syllables:
- ervil
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- aero-
-
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Erbil
-
noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Elvis
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Elwin.
- vicar
-
noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- ileo-
-
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- OIcel
-
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- abuse
-
noun,
wrong or improper use; misuse:
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- Viola
-
noun,
a four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than the violin; a tenor or alto violin.
- labor
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- labia
-
noun,
plural of labium.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- Olive
-
noun,
an evergreen tree, Olea europaea, of Mediterranean and other warm regions, cultivated chiefly for its fruit.
Compare olive family.
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orial
-
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Vilas
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- OSlav
-
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- ousel
-
noun,
ouzel.
- vice-
-
- acro-
-
- over-
-
- overs
-
noun,
an amount in excess or addition; extra.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- basal
-
adjective,
of, at, or forming the base.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- scrub
-
noun,
an act or instance of scrubbing.
- SCUBA
-
noun,
a portable breathing device for free-swimming divers, consisting of a mouthpiece joined by hoses to one or two tanks of compressed air that are strapped on the back.
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Busra
-
noun,
Basra.
- sebi-
-
- burse
-
noun,
a pouch or case for some special purpose.
- Bursa
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- burls
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- baro-
-
- suave
-
adjective,
(of persons or their manner, speech, etc.) smoothly agreeable or polite; agreeably or blandly urbane.
- selva
-
noun,
a tropical rain forest, as that in the Amazon basin of South America.
- Barea
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Spanish ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Spanish ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1897–1957, Spanish author, critic, lecturer, and broadcaster: in England after 1939.
- Seoul
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- Basel
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- Seric
-
- sero-
-
- Serov
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Asia, E of the Ural Mountains.
- Brusa
-
noun,
Bursa.
- BASIC
-
noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- Brule
-
noun,
(in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- Bruce
-
noun,
Blanche Kelso, 1841–98, U.S. politician: first black to serve a full term as U.S. senator 1875–81.
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- Cabal
-
noun,
a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority.
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- Baiae
-
noun,
an ancient resort city in SW Italy, near Naples: villas of Caesar, Nero, and Pompey.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- Carib
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- carbs
-
noun,
a carburetor.
- ulcer
-
noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- carb-
-
- Bacau
-
noun,
a city in E Romania.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- surv.
-
- sural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the calf of the leg.
- Calve
-
verb (used with object),
to give birth to (a calf).
- Barca
-
noun,
an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- locus
-
noun,
a place; locality.
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Caleb
-
noun,
a Hebrew leader, sent as a spy into the land of Canaan. Num. 13:6.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Balao
-
noun,
a halfbeak, Hemiramphus balao, of tropical western Atlantic seas.
- Balas
-
noun,
a rose-red variety of spinel.
- bales
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- balsa
-
noun,
a tropical American tree, Ochroma pyramidale (lagopus), of the bombax family, yielding an exceedingly light wood used for life preservers, rafts, toy airplanes, etc.
- vari-
-
- suber
-
noun,
cork (def 6).
- caber
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- Brose
-
noun,
a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
- Basil
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- boils
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Bicol
-
noun,
Bikol.
- boras
-
noun,
a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
- boral
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- bolus
-
noun,
Pharmacology, Veterinary Medicine. a round mass of medicinal material, larger than an ordinary pill. Abbreviation: bol.
- Biles
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- Boles
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- bolas
-
noun,
bola (def 1).
- bolar
-
adjective,
of or relating to bole or clay.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- biol.
-
- Boise
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- Borel
-
noun,
Félix Édouard Émile [fey-leeks ey-dwar ey-meel] /feɪˈliks eɪˈdwar eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1871–1956, French mathematician.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- boers
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- boars
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- blues
-
noun,
the blues, (used with a plural verb) depressed spirits; despondency; melancholy:
- birls
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- Blois
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
- slurb
-
noun,
a shabby, ill-planned suburban area.
- sober
-
adjective,
not intoxicated or drunk.
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- Blase
-
adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- soave
-
noun,
a dry, white wine from Verona, Italy.
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- bices
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Bores
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- broil
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- bears
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Broca
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- Basle
-
noun,
Basel.
- brios
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Basov
-
noun,
Nikolai Gennadiyevich [nyi-kuh-lahy gyi-nah-dyi-yi-vyich] /nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ gyɪˈnɑ dyɪ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1922–2001, Russian physicist: Nobel Prize 1964.
- Basra
-
noun,
a port in SE Iraq, N of the Persian Gulf.
- Bauer
-
noun,
Georg [gey-awrk] /geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), Agricola, Georgius.
- Brice
-
noun,
Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
- Silva
-
noun,
the forest trees of a particular area.
- Beals
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- bravo
-
noun,
a shout of “bravo!”.
- brave
-
noun,
a brave person.
- Brava
-
noun,
a shout of “brava!”.
- boric
-
adjective,
of or containing boron; boracic.
- Brale
-
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- eusol
-
noun,
an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
- brail
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- solve
-
verb (used with object),
to find the answer or explanation for; clear up; explain:
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- Brace
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- Bouse
-
noun,
liquor or drink.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- Boule
-
noun,
Also called birne. a cylindrical lump of material for synthetic gems, made by the Verneuil process.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- Bouar
-
noun,
a city in the W Central African Republic.
- Slave
-
noun,
a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant.
- Boris
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- Cable
-
noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- avers
-
- caus.
-
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- valor
-
noun,
boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery:
- clase
-
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- vacua
-
noun,
a plural of vacuum.
- asco-
-
- Clava
-
noun,
the two or more enlarged distal segments that form the bulbous end of a clavate antenna.
- uveas
-
noun,
the vascular tunic of the eye, comprising the iris, choroid coat, and ciliary body.
- valse
-
noun,
waltz.
- value
-
noun,
relative worth, merit, or importance:
- arvos
-
noun,
afternoon.
- Avila
-
noun,
a city in central Spain, a religious and academic center.
- carve
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- Salvo
-
noun,
a simultaneous or successive discharge of artillery, bombs, etc.
- avail
-
noun,
advantage; use; efficacy; effective use in the achievement of a goal or objective:
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Cavil
-
noun,
a trivial and annoying objection.
- caver
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- sarc-
-
- Avars
-
noun,
a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Aural
-
adjective,
of or relating to an aura.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- vairs
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- salve
-
noun,
a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores.
- Clara
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
- savor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.
- Asura
-
noun,
(in Indian mythology) a god or demon.
- Aruba
-
noun,
an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the West Indies, off the NW coast of Venezuela. 69 sq. mi. (179 sq. km).
- clave
-
noun,
one of a pair of wooden sticks or blocks that are held one in each hand and are struck together to accompany music and dancing.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- aviso
-
noun,
a boat used especially for carrying dispatches; dispatch boat.
- carob
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- varas
-
noun,
a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- clove
-
noun,
the dried flower bud of a tropical tree, Syzygium aromaticum, of the myrtle family, used whole or ground as a spice.
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- Carla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Auber
-
noun,
Daniel François Esprit [da-nyel frahn-swa es-pree] /daˈnyɛl frɑ̃ˈswa ɛsˈpri/ (Show IPA), 1782–1871, French composer.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- cero-
-
- aulos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- Clive
-
noun,
Robert (Baron Clive of Plassey) 1725–74, British general and statesman in India.
- Ceiba
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- vails
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Saiva
-
noun,
Shaiva.
- 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.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Rus.
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- vas-
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- val.
-
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- 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.
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- obs.
-
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- 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.
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- rubs
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- 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.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- voc.
-
- SLIC
-
- var.
-
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- vara
-
noun,
a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- slob
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- slub
-
noun,
the fibers produced by slubbing.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- vole
-
noun,
any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- 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.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- VLSI
-
- Love
-
noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- vars
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Vala
-
noun,
a prophetess.
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- luvs
-
noun,
love.
- visa
-
noun,
an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- Visc
-
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- Sol.
-
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- Slav
-
noun,
one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs) the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs) and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs)
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- Sab.
-
- lube
-
noun,
lubricant.
- Luba
-
noun,
a member of any of various groups of agricultural and hunting people inhabiting the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo, some of whom are famous for their wood carvings.
- Saba
-
noun,
an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the N Leeward Islands. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- VLBI
-
- vise
-
noun,
any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- serv
-
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- rel.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- USAR
-
- sur-
-
- USCA
-
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- ScBE
-
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- sci.
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- SBLI
-
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- SBIC
-
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- USIA
-
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- uro-
-
- scil
-
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- riv.
-
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- uria
-
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- 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.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- verb
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that function as the main elements of predicates, that typically express action, state, or a relation between two things, and that may be inflected for tense, aspect, voice, mood, and to show agreement with their subject or object.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- revs
-
noun,
a revolution (in an engine or the like).
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- vers
-
- Rev.
-
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Suva
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Fiji, on Viti Levu island.
- urbs
-
noun,
an urban area.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- vase
-
noun,
a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Rube
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- Vico
-
noun,
Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1668–1744, Italian philosopher and jurist.
- Save
-
noun,
an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Sava
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Slovenia, through Croatia to the Danube at Belgrade, Serbia. 450 miles (725 km) long.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- vil.
-
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Sra.
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- vacs
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- 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.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- saur
-
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- Veal
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- ole-
-
- viol
-
noun,
a bowed musical instrument, differing from the violin in having deeper ribs, sloping shoulders, a greater number of strings, usually six, and frets: common in the 16th and 17th centuries in various sizes from the treble viol to the bass viol.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- veil
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- vel.
-
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- sub-
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- vibe
-
noun,
Informal. vibration (def 4).
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- scr.
-
- USRC
-
- Raab
-
noun,
broccoli rabe.
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- RIBA
-
- Vic.
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- uvea
-
noun,
the vascular tunic of the eye, comprising the iris, choroid coat, and ciliary body.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- Vaal
-
noun,
a river in S Africa, in the Republic of South Africa, flowing SW from the Transvaal to the Orange River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- ovi-
-
- sec.
-
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- rove
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- Oval
-
noun,
an object of oval shape.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- 1080
-
- Vul.
-
- bus.
-
- BSAE
-
- BSCE
-
- BSEc
-
- BSIE
-
- BSIR
-
- bul.
-
- Bur.
-
- Buri
-
noun,
the first of the gods, revealed when the cow Audhumla licked away the salty ice that covered him.
- Burl
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- burs
-
noun,
a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.
- Cal.
-
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- cava
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a dry, sparkling white table wine produced in northeastern Spain.
- Cave
-
noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- BSAA
-
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Cebu
-
noun,
an island in the S central Philippines. 1703 sq. mi. (4411 sq. km).
- bor.
-
- bloc
-
noun,
a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.
- Blue
-
noun,
the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm.
- blur
-
noun,
a smudge or smear that obscures:
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Bol.
-
- bola
-
noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Bors
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- Bose
-
noun,
Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- brev
-
- CBEL
-
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- cule
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- cove
-
noun,
a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river.
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- Cres
-
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- Cuba
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- cube
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cur.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- curb
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- cuve
-
noun,
a wine vat.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- eco-
-
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- 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.
- Cor.
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Cels
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- civ.
-
- clar
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- club
-
noun,
a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the other, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Col.
-
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ala.
-
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Alb.
-
- Alba
-
noun,
a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- Alco
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alis
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Alva
-
noun,
Also, Alba. Fernando Alvarez de Toledo [fer-nahn-daw ahl-vah-reth th e taw-le-th aw] /fɛrˈnɑn dɔ ˈɑl vɑˌrɛθ ðɛ tɔˈlɛ ðɔ/ (Show IPA), Duke of, 1508–82, Spanish general who suppressed a Protestant rebellion in the Netherlands in 1567.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Aire
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- abr.
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Abas
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Abiu
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Abihu.
- abl.
-
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- ABLS
-
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- abs-
-
- acea
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- ACLS
-
- ACLU
-
- acr-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- aer-
-
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- bio-
-
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- bal.
-
- Bala
-
noun,
Bilhah.
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- bar.
-
- Bara
-
noun,
Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- BASc
-
- Baul
-
noun,
a member of a nonconformist Bengalese sect having gurus but no dogmas, rituals, religious institutions, or scriptures.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Beau
-
noun,
a male lover or sweetheart.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Aube
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the Seine. 125 miles (200 km) long.
- ARIS
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Arvo
-
noun,
afternoon.
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- aur-
-
- AURA
-
noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- Aus.
-
- Avar
-
noun,
a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
- Ave.
-
- Aves
-
noun,
a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- avos
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- BRCS
-
- Baal
-
noun,
any of numerous local deities among the ancient Semitic peoples, typifying the productive forces of nature and worshiped with much sensuality.
- baas
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- ELAS
-
- Cav.
-
- Lab.
-
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Ice.
-
- ICAO
-
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- lavs
-
noun,
lavatory.
- ible
-
- IAEA
-
- lea.
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ile-
-
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- Eur.
-
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Lev.
-
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- eso-
-
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- lava
-
noun,
the molten, fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent.
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- 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).
- Ivor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- iso-
-
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- 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.
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ious
-
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lib.
-
- ical
-
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- eous
-
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- lobs
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- AAE
-
- Br.
-
- bl.
-
- ure
-
- Aar
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- obv
-
adverb,
obviously:
- ur-
-
- BSC
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- be-
-
- obl
-
- uva
-
noun,
ultraviolet light with a relatively long wavelength, able to penetrate the deep layers of the skin.
- USV
-
- LOC
-
- USR
-
- USO
-
- AVC
-
- AAU
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- vo.
-
- USC
-
- BCL
-
- USB
-
- Avi
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- Avo
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- VOA
-
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- BCE
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- UCR
-
- av.
-
- Ube
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- VOR
-
- 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.
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- ab-
-
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SRB
-
- oic
-
- Sr.
-
- OIr
-
- Bav
-
- BCS
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- Ola
-
- bec
-
- ac-
-
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- UAE
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- USA
-
- UAR
-
- SVR
-
- SVC
-
- a-v
-
- Bac
-
- AUC
-
- OCR
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OCS
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- Ar.
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- al.
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- AIA
-
- vol
-
- Ava
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- Va.
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- lub
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- ALC
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LSI
-
- VCR
-
- vb.
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- LCI
-
- ALU
-
- LCA
-
- AOA
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- Ver
-
- LSC
-
- AOU
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ACS
-
- ACV
-
- ae.
-
- AEA
-
- AEC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- 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.
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- AIC
-
- abv
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- Les
-
- aor
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- vs.
-
- ASV
-
- ASI
-
- OAS
-
- OAU
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASR
-
- ASU
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- AUA
-
- ase
-
- OBE
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- VLA
-
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- 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.
- OSB
-
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- lv.
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- LBO
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- luv
-
noun,
love.
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- ob.
-
- OSA
-
- ARS
-
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Oc.
-
- ARU
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- asb
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- 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).
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- SAE
-
- cle
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ial
-
- CLI
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Clo
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- CLR
-
- CLU
-
- IAS
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ics
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- eu-
-
- ESU
-
- SAA
-
- SRO
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ib.
-
- ESR
-
- Re.
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- ier
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- sc.
-
- RCS
-
- SBE
-
- SBA
-
- sb.
-
- BeV
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- CBS
-
- CEA
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- CEO
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- CIA
-
- CIB
-
- CIE
-
- SAR
-
- So.
-
- RBC
-
- SCB
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- CVA
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- eo-
-
- ea.
-
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- ROA
-
- EAA
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- EBS
-
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERV
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- RBI
-
- RCA
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- REA
-
- ESL
-
- Esc
-
- CRS
-
- 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)
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- RSV
-
- 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.
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- CSA
-
- CSO
-
- CSR
-
- Cub
-
noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- ESA
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- ILO
-
- BLA
-
- 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).
- CAI
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- BLS
-
- ble
-
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- IRC
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- ose
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- BSL
-
- La.
-
- BSA
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ir.
-
- BSE
-
- IRL
-
- IRO
-
- ov-
-
- ISA
-
- ISV
-
- ISR
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- SLE
-
- Isl
-
- ise
-
- SLR
-
- Orv
-
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- SLA
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- IRS
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- BRE
-
- IOU
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IUS
-
- IOC
-
- 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.
- BIE
-
- CBE
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- ca.
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- bi-
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- BVE
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- BVA
-
- ILS
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Ova
-
noun,
plural of ovum.
- BSO
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- CAA
-
- cl.
-
- bu.
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- CVO
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ior
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Co.
-
- CV
-
- ol
-
- 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.
- 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.
- VU
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- AO
-
- L2
-
- L1
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EV
-
- VL
-
- RO
-
- SU
-
- L.
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- Eb
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- LC
-
- UL
-
- CU
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- BC
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- B-
-
- O.
-
- CB
-
- CE
-
- V.
-
- le
-
- VC
-
- VI
-
- VR
-
- OA
-
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- ic
-
- SV
-
- S.
-
- RU
-
- U.
-
- UC
-
- UV
-
- UB
-
- UI
-
- RV
-
- SA
-
- i.
-
- LR
-
- SL
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- BV
-
noun,
Elihu, 1853–1937, U.S. inventor, born in England.
- BO
-
- RI
-