Odd Beginnings

243 entries

FRONT	WORD	BACK	DEFINITION
—	AORIST	S	[n. -S] · a verb tense - AORISTIC [a.]
—	AORTA	ELS	[n. -TAS or -TAE] · a main artery - AORTAL AORTIC [a.] / [x] { aorta § aortae aortas § aortal aortic }
—	AOUDAD	S	[n. -S] · a wild sheep / [x] { aoudad audad § aoudads audads }
R	AYAH	S	[n. -S] · a native maid or nurse in India~
—	AYAYA	S	[n. -S] · a type of singing among the Inuit~
—	AYE	S	[n. -S] · an affirmative vote / [x] { oy yays § ayes ays yeahs yeas yeps yeses yesses § ayes oy yeses yessed yesses yessing § oy § ay aye oy yay yea yeah yeh yep yes }
LZ	AYIN	S	[n. -S] · a Hebrew~ letter / [x] { ain ayin § ains ayins }
—	AYURVEDA	S	[n. -S] · a Hindu~ system of medicine
—	BDELLIUM	S	[n. -S] · a gum resin
—	BHAJI	S	[n. -S] · an Indian~ dish of fried vegetables
—	BHAKTA	S	[n. -S] · one who practices bhakti
—	BHAKTI	S	[n. -S] · a selfless devotion to a deity in Hinduism~
—	BHANG	S	[n. -S] · the hemp plant
—	BHANGRA	S	[n. -S] · a form of popular Punjabi~ dance music
—	BHARAL	S	[n. -S] · a goatlike Asian~ mammal
—	BHEESTIE	S	[n. -S] · bheesty «a water carrier» / [x] { bheestie bheesty bhistie § bheesties bhisties }
—	BHEESTY	—	[n. -TIES] · a water carrier / [x] { bheestie bheesty bhistie § bheesties bhisties }
—	BHELPURI	S	[n. -S] · a dish of rice, spices, and chutney
—	BHISTIE	S	[n. -S] · bheesty «a water carrier» / [x] { bheestie bheesty bhistie § bheesties bhisties }
—	BHOOT	S	[n. -S] · bhut «a small whirlwind» / [x] { bhoot bhut § bhoots bhuts }
—	BHUT	S	[n. -S] · a small whirlwind / [x] { bhoot bhut § bhoots bhuts }
—	BWANA	S	[n. -S] · master; boss
—	CNIDA	E	[n. -DAE] · a stinging organ in a jellyfish
—	CSARDAS	—	[n. -ES] · czardas «a Hungarian~ dance» / [x] { csardas czardas § csardases czardases }
—	CTENOID	—	[a.] · comblike «resembling a comb»
—	CWM	S	[n. -S] · a cirque
—	CZAR	S	[n. -S] · an emperor or king / [x] { czar tsar tzar § czars tsars tzars }
—	CZARDAS	—	[n. -ES] · a Hungarian~ dance (=czardases) / [x] { csardas czardas § csardases czardases }
—	CZARDOM	S	[n. -S] · the domain of a czar / [x] { czardom tsardom tzardom § czardoms tsardoms tzardoms }
—	CZAREVNA	S	[n. -S] · the daughter of a czar / [x] { czarevna tsarevna tzarevna § czarevnas tsarevnas tzarevnas }
—	CZARINA	S	[n. -S] · the wife of a czar / [x] { czarina tsar tsarina tzarina § czarinas tsarinas tzarinas }
—	CZARISM	S	[n. -S] · autocratic government / [x] { czarism tsarism tzarism § czarisms tsarisms tzarisms }
—	CZARIST	S	[n. -S] · a supporter of czarism / [x] { czarist tsarist tzarist § czarists tsarists tzarists § czarist tsarist tzarist }
—	CZARITZA	S	[n. -S] · a czarina «the wife of a czar» / [x] { czaritza tsaritza tzaritza § czaritzas tsaritzas tzaritzas }
—	DJEBEL	S	[n. -S] · jebel / [x] { djebel jebel § djebels jebels }
—	DJELLABA	HS	[n. -S] · a long hooded garment / [x] { djellaba djellabah galabeya galabia galabieh galabiya galabiyah jellaba § djellabahs djellabas galabias galabiehs galabiyahs galabiyas jellabas }
—	DJEMBE	S	[n. -S] · a type of African~ hand drum
—	DJIBBA	HS	[n. -S] · jibba «a long coat worn by Muslim~ men» / [x] { djibba djibbah jibba jibbah § djibbahs djibbas jibbahs jibbas }
—	DJIBBAH	S	[n. -S] · jibba «a long coat worn by Muslim~ men» / [x] { djibba djibbah jibba jibbah § djibbahs djibbas jibbahs jibbas }
—	DJIN	NS	[n. -S] · jinni «jinn»
—	DJINN	ISY	[n. -S] · jinni «jinn»
—	DJINNI	—	[n. DJINN°] · jinni «jinn»
—	DJINNY	—	[n. DJINN°] · jinni «jinn»
—	DWALE	S	[n. -S] · a poisonous plant with purple flowers
—	DWARF	S	[a. DWARFER, DWARFEST] · extremely small / ----- [n. DWARFS or DWARVES] · an extremely small person / ----- [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to cause to appear small
—	DWARFISH	—	[a.] · resembling a dwarf
—	DWARFISM	S	[n. -S] · a condition of stunted growth / [x] { dwarfism dwarfness § dwarfisms dwarfnesses }
—	DWEEB	SY	[n. -S] · an unattractive or inept person - DWEEBISH [a.] (=dweebish)
—	DWEEBY	—	[a. DWEEBIER, DWEEBIEST] · socially inept
—	DWELL	S	[v. DWELT or DWELLED, DWELLING°, DWELLS] · to reside
—	DWELLER	S	[n. -S] · one that dwells
—	DWELLING	S	[n. -S] · a place of residence
—	DWINDLE	DS	[v. -DLED, -DLING, -DLES] · to decrease steadily
—	DWINE	DS	[v. DWINED, DWINING, DWINES] · to pine or waste away
—	EWE	RS	[n. -S] · a female sheep
FHNS	EWER	S	[n. -S] · a large pitcher
—	FJELD	S	[n. -S] · a high, barren plateau
—	FJORD	S	[n. -S] · a narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs - FJORDIC [a.] (=fjordic) / [x] { fiord fjord § fiords fjords § fjordic }
—	FYCE	S	[n. -S] · feist / [x] { feist fice fist fyce § feists fices fyces }
—	FYKE	S	[n. -S] · a bag-shaped~ fishnet
—	FYLFOT	S	[n. -S] · a swastika
—	FYNBOS	—	[n. FYNBOS] · a type of biome in South Africa~
—	FYTTE	S	[n. -S] · a division of a poem or song
—	GJETOST	S	[n. -S] · a hard brown cheese
—	GWEDUC	KS	[n. -S] · geoduck «a large, edible clam» / [x] { geoduck gweduc gweduck § geoducks gweducks gweducs }
—	GWEDUCK	S	[n. -S] · geoduck «a large, edible clam» / [x] { geoduck gweduc gweduck § geoducks gweducks gweducs }
—	HMM	M	[i.] · used to express thoughtful consideration / [x] { hm hmm hmmm hum }
—	HMMM	—	[i.] · used to express thoughtful consideration / [x] { hm hmm hmmm hum }
—	HRYVNA	S	[n. -S] · hryvnia «a monetary unit of Ukraine~» / [x] { hryvna hryvnia hryvnya § hryvnas hryvnias }
—	HRYVNIA	S	[n. -S] · a monetary unit of Ukraine~ / [x] { hryvna hryvnia hryvnya § hryvnas hryvnias }
—	HRYVNYA	S	[n. -S] · hryvnia «a monetary unit of Ukraine~» / [x] { hryvna hryvnia hryvnya § hryvnas hryvnias }
—	HWAN	—	[n. HWAN] · a monetary unit of South Korea~
—	HWYL	S	[n. -S] · an emotion that inspires impassioned eloquence
—	IAMB	IS	[n. -S] · a type of metrical foot
—	IAMBIC	S	[n. -S] · an iamb «a type of metrical foot»
—	IAMBUS	—	[n. -BUSES or -BI] · an iamb «a type of metrical foot»
—	IATRIC	—	[a.] · pertaining to medicine / [x] { iatric iatrical }
—	IATRICAL	—	[a.] · iatric «pertaining to medicine» / [x] { iatric iatrical }
—	IBEX	—	[n. IBEXES or IBICES] · a wild goat
—	IBIDEM	—	[b.] · in the same place
—	IBIS	—	[n. IBISES] · a wading bird
—	IBOGAINE	S	[n. -S] · an alkaloid used as an antidepressant
BDJMNRTV	IFF	Y	[c.] · if and only if
M	IFFINESS	—	[n. -ES] · the state of being iffy
BJMN	IFFY	—	[a. IFFIER, IFFIEST] · full of uncertainty - IFFILY [b.] (=iffily)
—	IFTARS	—	† [n. -S] · the evening meal that breaks each day's fast during Ramadan~.
—	IHRAM	S	[n. -S] · the garb worn by Muslim~ pilgrims
—	IKAT	S	[n. -S] · a fabric of tie-dyed~ yarns
—	IKEBANA	S	[n. -S] · the Japanese~ art of flower arranging
E	IKON	S	[n. -S] · icon / [x] { eikon icon ikon § icones icons § iconic iconical }
—	IPECAC	S	[n. -S] · a medicinal plant / [x] { ipecac ipecacuanha § ipecacs ipecacuanhas }
—	IPOMOEA	S	[n. -S] · a flowering plant
—	IVIED	—	[a.] · covered with ivy
—	IVORY	—	[n. -RIES] · a hard white substance found in elephant tusks - IVORIED [a.] / ----- [a. -RIER, -RIEST] · of, pertaining to or like ivory (=ivoried ivorier ivoriest)
JT	IVY	—	[n. IVIES] · a climbing vine - IVYLIKE [a.]
K	IWIS	—	[b.] · certainly / [x] { iwis ywis § iwis ywis }
S	IZAR	DS	[n. -S] · an outer garment worn by Muslim~ women
LVW	IZARD	S	[n. -S] · a goatlike antelope
G	IZZARD	S	[n. -S] · the letter Z
—	JNANA	S	[n. -S] · knowledge acquired through meditation
—	KBAR	S	[n. -S] · a kilobar
—	KVAS	S	[n. -ES] · kvass «a Russian~ beer» / [x] { kvas kvass quass § kvases kvasses quasses § quasses }
—	KVASS	—	[n. -ES] · a Russian~ beer / [x] { kvas kvass quass § kvases kvasses quasses § quasses }
—	KVELL	S	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to exclaim joyfully
—	KVETCH	Y	[v. -ED, -ING°, -ES] · to complain
—	KVETCHER	S	[n. -S] · one that kvetches «to complain»
—	KVETCHY	—	[a. KVETCHIER, KVETCHIEST] · habitually complaining
—	KWACHA	S	[n. -S] · a monetary unit of Malawi~ and Zambia~ (=kwachas)
—	KWANZA	S	[n. -S] · a monetary unit of Angola~
—	LLAMA	S	[n. -S] · a ruminant mammal
—	LLANO	S	[n. -NOS] · an open, grassy plain
—	LWEI	S	[n. -S] · a monetary unit of Angola~
—	MBAQANGA	S	[n. -S] · a South African~ dance music
—	MBIRA	S	[n. -S] · an African~ musical instrument
—	MHO	S	[n. MHOS] · a unit of electrical conductance
H	MMM	—	[i.] · mm / [x] { mm mmm }
—	MNEMONIC	S	[n. -S] · a device to assist the memory
—	MPOXES	—	† [n.] · a viral disease
—	MRIDANGA	MS	[n. -S] · a drum of India~
—	NGULTRUM	S	[n. -S] · a monetary unit of Bhutan~
—	NGWEE	S	[n. -S] · a monetary unit of Zambia~ (=ngwees)
—	NTH	—	[a.] · pertaining to an indefinitely large ordinal number
—	NYAH	—	[i.] · used to express contempt for another
—	NYALA	S	[n. -S] · an antelope
—	NYLGHAI	S	[n. -S] · nilgai «a large antelope»
—	NYLGHAU	S	[n. -S] · nilgai «a large antelope»
—	NYLON	S	[n. -S] · a synthetic material - NYLONED [a.] (=nyloned)
—	NYMPH	AOS	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to fish using a fly that looks like a larva (=nymphed nymphing)
—	NYMPHA	EL	[n. -PHAE] · a fold of the vulva
—	NYMPHAL	—	[a.] · of or relating to a nymph / [x] { nymphal nymphean }
—	NYMPHEAN	—	[a.] · of or relating to a nymph / [x] { nymphal nymphean }
—	NYMPHET	S	[n. -S] · a young nymph / [x] { nymphet nymphette § nymphets nymphettes }
—	NYMPHO	S	[n. -PHOS] · a woman obsessed by sexual desire / [x] { nympho nymphomaniac § nymphomaniacs nymphos }
—	NYSTATIN	S	[n. -S] · an antibiotic
—	OHIA	S	[n. -S] · lehua «a tropical tree»
—	OHM	S	[n. -S] · a unit of electrical resistance - OHMIC [a.]
—	OHMAGE	S	[n. -S] · electrical resistance expressed in ohms
—	OHMMETER	S	[n. -S] · an instrument for measuring ohmage
BCM	OHO	—	[i.] · used to express surprise or exultation
—	OQUASSA	S	[n. -S] · a small lake trout
CFT	OYER	S	[n. -S] · a type of legal writ
—	OYES	—	[n. OYESSES] · oyez «a cry used to introduce the opening of a court of law»
—	OYEZ	—	[n. OYEZES] · a cry used to introduce the opening of a court of law (=oyezes)
R	OYSTER	S	[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] · to gather oysters
—	OYSTERER	S	[n. -S] · one that gathers or sells oysters
—	PFENNIG	ES	[n. -NIGS or -NIGE] · a bronze coin of Germany~
—	PFFT	—	[i.] · used to express a sudden ending
—	PFUI	—	[i.] · phooey «used as an exclamation of disgust or contempt» / [x] { pfui phooey }
—	PNEUMA	S	[n. -S] · the soul or spirit
—	PNEUMATA	—	† [n. -S] · the soul or spirit
—	PTERIN	S	[n. -S] · a chemical compound
—	PTEROPOD	S	[n. -S] · a type of mollusk
—	PTERYLA	E	[n. -LAE] · a feathered area on the skin of a bird
—	PTISAN	S	[n. -S] · a tea of herbs or barley / [x] { ptisan tisane § ptisans tisanes }
—	PTOMAIN	ES	[n. -S] · ptomaine «a compound produced by the decomposition of protein» / [x] { ptomain ptomaine § ptomaines ptomains }
—	PTOMAINE	S	[n. -S] · a compound produced by the decomposition of protein / [x] { ptomain ptomaine § ptomaines ptomains }
—	PTOOEY	—	[i.] · ptui «used to express the sound of spitting» / [x] { ptooey ptui }
—	PTOSIS	—	[n. PTOSES] · a drooping of the upper eyelid - PTOTIC [a.]
—	PTUI	—	[i.] · used to express the sound of spitting / [x] { ptooey ptui }
—	PTYALIN	S	[n. -S] · a salivary enzyme
—	PTYALISM	S	[n. -S] · an excessive flow of saliva
—	PWNED	—	† [v.] · to own
—	PWNING	—	† [v.] · to own
—	PWNS	—	† [v.] · third-person~ singular simple present indicative of pwn
—	PZAZZ	—	[n. -ES] · pizazz «the quality of being exciting or attractive» / [x] { bezazz pazazz pizazz pizzaz pizzazz pzazz § bezazzes pazazzes pizazzes pizzazes pizzazzes pzazzes }
—	QIBLA	S	[n. -S] · kiblah «the direction toward which Muslims~ face while praying» / [x] { keblah kibla kiblah qibla § keblahs kiblahs kiblas qiblas }
—	QIGONG	S	[n. -S] · a Chinese~ system of physical exercises
—	QINDAR	S	[n. -DARS or -DARKA] · qintar «a monetary unit of Albania~»
—	QINTAR	S	[n. -S] · a monetary unit of Albania~
—	QIVIUT	S	[n. -S] · the wool of a musk-ox~
—	QOPH	S	[n. -S] · koph «a Hebrew~ letter» / [x] { koph qoph § kophs qophs }
—	QWERTY	S	[n. -S] · a standard typewriter keyboard
—	RYA	S	[n. -S] · a Scandinavian~ handwoven rug
—	RYE	S	[n. -S] · a cereal grass
—	RYEGRASS	—	[n. -ES] · a European~ grass / [x] { raygrass ryegrass § raygrasses ryegrasses }
—	RYKE	DS	[v. RYKED, RYKING, RYKES] · to reach
—	RYND	S	[n. -S] · an iron support
—	RYOKAN	S	[n. -S] · a Japanese~ inn
—	RYOT	S	[n. -S] · a tenant farmer in India~
—	RYU	S	[n. -S] · a school of Japanese~ martial arts
—	SFERICS	—	[n.] · an electronic detector of storms
—	SFORZATO	S	[n. -TOS] · the playing of a tone or chord with sudden force
—	SFUMATO	S	[n. -TOS] · a technique used in painting
—	SJAMBOK	S	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to strike with a whip used in South Africa~
—	SRADDHA	S	[n. -S] · sradha «a Hindu~ ceremonial offering» / [x] { sraddha sradha § sraddhas sradhas }
—	SRADHA	S	[n. -S] · a Hindu~ ceremonial offering / [x] { sraddha sradha § sraddhas sradhas }
—	SRI	S	[n. -S] · mister; sir -- used as a Hindu~ title of respect / [x] { sh shri sri § shris sris }
—	SVARAJ	—	[n. -ES] · swaraj / [x] { svaraj swaraj § svarajes swarajes }
—	SVEDBERG	S	[n. -S] · a unit of time
—	SVELTE	R	[a. SVELTER, SVELTEST] · gracefully slender - SVELTELY [b.]
—	TMESIS	—	[n. TMESES] · the separation of the parts of a compound word by an intervening word or words
—	UAKARI	S	[n. -S] · a South American~ monkey
D	UBIETY	—	[n. -ETIES] · the state of having a definite location
—	UBIQUE	—	[b.] · everywhere
—	UBIQUITY	—	[n. -TIES] · the state of being everywhere at the same time
BJMR	UDDER	S	[n. -S] · a mammary gland - UDDERED [a.]
JKL	UDO	NS	[n. UDOS] · a Japanese~ herb
—	UDOMETER	S	[n. -S] · a rain gauge
—	UDOMETRY	—	[n. -TRIES] · the measurement of rain
—	UDON	S	[n. -S] · a Japanese~ noodle made with wheat flour
—	UFOLOGY	—	[n. -GIES] · the study of unidentified flying objects
—	UHLAN	S	[n. -S] · one of a body of Prussian~ cavalry / [x] { uhlan ulan § uhlans ulans }
—	UINTAITE	S	[n. -S] · a variety of asphalt / [x] { uintahite uintaite § uintahites uintaites }
—	UKASE	S	[n. -S] · an edict
CDJNPYZ	UKE	S	[n. -S] · ukelele «ukulele»
—	UKELELE	S	[n. -S] · ukulele
—	UKULELE	S	[n. -S] · a small guitar-like~ instrument
—	UXORIAL	—	[a.] · pertaining to a wife
—	UXORIOUS	—	[a.] · excessively submissive or devoted to one's wife
—	VLEI	S	[n. -S] · a hollow in South Africa~ in which water collects
—	VLOG	S	[v. VLOGGED, VLOGGING, VLOGS] · to blog video material
—	VLOGGER	S	[n. -S] · one that vlogs
—	VROOM	S	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to run an engine at high speed / [x] { vrooms § varoom varoomed varooming varooms vroom vroomed vrooming vrooms § broom }
—	VROUW	S	[n. -S] · a Dutch woman / [x] { vrouw vrow § vrouws vrows }
—	VROW	S	[n. -S] · vrouw «a Dutch woman» / [x] { vrouw vrow § vrouws vrows }
—	VYINGLY	—	[b.] · in a vying manner
—	WYCH	—	[n. -ES] · a European~ elm / [x] { wich wych § wiches wyches }
—	WYE	S	[n. -S] · the letter Y
—	WYLE	DS	[v. WYLED, WYLING, WYLES] · to beguile
—	WYN	DNS	[n. -S] · wynn / [x] { wen win wyn wynn § wynns wyns }
—	WYND	S	[n. -S] · a narrow street
—	WYNN	S	[n. -S] · the rune for W / [x] { wen win wyn wynn § wynns wyns }
—	WYSIWYG	—	[a.] · denoting the text on a display screen that exactly corresponds to its appearance on a printout
—	WYTE	DS	[v. WYTED, WYTING, WYTES] · to wite «to blame» / [x] { wite wyte wytes § wites § wite wited wites witing wyte wyted wytes wyting }
—	WYVERN	S	[n. -S] · wivern «a two-legged~ dragon» / [x] { wiver wivern wyvern § wiverns wivers wyverns }
—	XIPHOID	S	[n. -S] · a part of the sternum
—	YCLAD	—	[a.] · clothed
—	YCLEPED	—	[a.] · yclept «called; named»
—	YCLEPT	—	[a.] · called; named
X	YLEM	S	[n. -S] · hypothetical matter from which the elements are derived
—	YPERITE	S	[n. -S] · a poisonous gas
—	YTTERBIA	S	[n. -S] · a chemical compound - YTTERBIC [a.] / [x] { ytterbia § ytterbias § ytterbic ytterbous }
—	YTTRIA	S	[n. -S] · a chemical compound
—	YTTRIUM	S	[n. -S] · a metallic element - YTTRIC [a.]
—	YWIS	—	[b.] · iwis «certainly» / [x] { iwis ywis § iwis ywis }
—	ZLOTY	S	[n. ZLOTYS, ZLOTE, ZLOTIES, or ZLOTYCH] · a monetary unit of Poland~ / [x] { zlote zloties zloty zlotych zlotys }
—	ZUCCHINI	S	[n. -S] · a vegetable
—	ZUGZWANG	S	[n. -S] · a situation in chess that forces a disadvantageous move
—	ZUKES	—	† [n. -S] · zucchini
—	ZUPPA	S	[n. -S] · a fish soup
—	ZUZ	—	[n. ZUZIM] · an ancient Hebrew~ silver coin
—	ZWIEBACK	S	[n. -S] · a sweetened bread
—	ZZZ	—	[i.] · used to suggest the sound of snoring

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