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FRONTWORDBACKDEFINITION
DUOS[n. DUOS or DUI] · an instrumental duet
AEMIREIKSY[n. MIRS or MIRI] · a Russian~ peasant commune
PULAEIKLPS[n. PULS or PULI°] · a coin of Afghanistan~
BLINDGIKY[n. BLINI°, BLINIS or BLINY] · a blintze «a thin pancake» (=bliny) / [x] { blin blintz blintze § blini blinis blintzes bliny § blin }
EDUCES[n. DUCES or DUCI] · a leader
SOLONS[n. -LOS or -LI] · a musical composition for a single voice or instrument / ----- [v. -ED, -ING, -S or -OES] · to perform alone (=soloes)
AGAPES[n. -PES or -PAE or -PAI] · a communal meal of fellowship - AGAPEIC [a.] (=agapes) / [x] { agape § agapae agapai agapes § agape agapeic § agape }
BASSOS[n. -SOS or -SI] · a low-pitched~ singer
BRAVOS[n. -VOS or -VOES or -VI] · a hired killer / ----- [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to applaud by shouting "bravo" / [x] { bravo § bravi bravoes bravos § bravo bravoed bravoes bravoing bravos § bravo }
BUFFOS[n. -FI or -FOS] · an operatic clown
CELLOS[n. -LOS or -LI] · a stringed musical instrument
DUOMOS[n. -MOS or -MI] · a cathedral
EPHORIS[n. -ORS or -ORI] · a magistrate of ancient Greece~ - EPHORAL [a.]
FOCUS[n. -CUSES or -CI] · a point at which rays converge or from which they diverge / ----- [v. -CUSED or -CUSSED, -CUSING or -CUSSING, -CUSES or -CUSSES] · to bring to a focus / [x] { focus focusing focussing § foci focuses focusses § focalise focalised focalises focalising focalize focalized focalizes focalizing focus focused focuses focusing focussed focusses focussing § focused focusing focussed focussing }
FUCUS[n. -CI or -CUSES] · any of a genus of brown algae
KROONIS[n. KROONS or KROONI] · a former monetary unit of Estonia~
KULAKIS[n. -LAKS or -LAKI] · a rich Russian~ peasant
LIBERS[n. LIBRI or LIBERS] · a book of public records
MOMUS[n. -MUSES or -MI] · a carping person
NIDUS[n. NIDI or NIDUSES] · a nest or breeding place
OVOLOS[n. -LI or -LOS] · a convex molding
PADRES[n. PADRES or PADRI] · a Christian~ clergyman
PRIMOS[n. -MOS or -MI] · the main part in a musical piece / [x] { prima primo § primas primi primos § prima primo }
RUBELS[n. -S or RUBLI] · a monetary unit of Belarus~ (=rubli)
SEGNOS[n. -GNI or -GNOS] · a musical sign
TEMPOS[n. -PI or -POS] · the rate of speed of a musical piece
TONDOS[n. -DI or -DOS] · a circular painting
TORSOS[n. -SI or -SOS] · the trunk of the human body
TORUS[n. -RI or -RUSES] · a large convex molding / [x] { tore torus § tores tori toruses § tore § tor tore }
BABACUS[n. -CI or -CUSES] · a calculating device
ARIOSOS[n. -SOS or -SI] · a musical passage resembling an aria
BANDITOS[n. -DITS or -DITTI] · a robber / [x] { bandit bandito § banditos bandits banditti § bandit bandits }
BYSSUS[n. BYSSUSES or BYSSI] · a fine linen - BYSSAL [a.] (=byssal)
CACTUS[n. -TI or -TUSES] · a plant native to arid regions - CACTOID [a.]
CASINOS[n. -NOS or -NI] · a gambling room
CHADORS[n. -DORS or -DRI] · a large shawl / [x] { chadar chador chadri chuddah chuddar chudder § chadars chadors chuddahs chuddars chudders }
CIRRUS[n. -RI or -RUSES] · a tendril or similar part (=cirruses)
CROCUS[n. -CUSES or -CI] · a flowering plant
CULTUS[n. -TUSES or -TI] · a cult / [x] { cult cultus § culti cults cultuses § cult }
DISCUSS[n. -CUSES or -CI] · a disk hurled in athletic competition
DUELLOS[n. -LOS or -LI] · the art of dueling; a duel
FIASCOS[n. -COES or -CHI] · a wine bottle / ----- [n. -COES or -COS] · a complete failure
FUNGUS[n. -GI or -GUSES] · any of a major group of lower plants / [x] { fungal fungus § fungals fungi funguses § fungal }
GELATOS[n. -TI° or -TOS] · italian~ ice cream / [x] { gelato § gelati gelatis gelatos }
GENIUS[n. GENIUSES or GENII] · an exceptional natural aptitude
IAMBUS[n. -BUSES or -BI] · an iamb «a type of metrical foot» / [x] { iamb iambic iambus § iambi iambics iambs iambuses § iambic }
LIMBUS[n. -BUSES or -BI] · a distinctive border
NIELLOS[n. -LI or -LOS] · a black metallic substance / ----- [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to decorate with niello
NIMBUS[n. -BI or -BUSES] · a luminous cloud - NIMBUSED [a.]
OBLASTIS[n. -LASTS or -LASTI] · an administrative division of Russia~
ONAGERS[n. -GERS or -GRI] · a wild ass of central Asia~
PANINO[n. PANINI° or PANINIS] · a sandwich made with a small bread roll (=paninis)
RADIUS[n. -DII or -DIUSES] · a straight line from the center of a circle to the circumference / ----- [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to give a rounded form to (=radiused radiusing)
RUBATOS[n. -TOS or -TI] · a fluctuation of speed within a musical phrase (=rubati)
SANTIMISU[n. -TIMS or -TIMI or -TIMU] · a formerly used coin of Latvia~ (=santim)
SIGNORAEISY[n. -GNORI or -GNORS] · an Italian~ title of courtesy for a man / [x] { signior signor signore § signiori signiors signori signors }
SMALTOS[n. -TOS or -TI] · colored glass used in mosaics
SOLEUS[n. -LEUSES or -LEI] · a muscle in the calf of the leg (=soleuses)
STYLUS[n. -LI or -LUSES] · a pointed instrument for writing, marking, or engraving
TENUTOS[n. -TI or -TOS] · a musical note or chord held longer than its normal duration
THYMUS[n. -MI or -MUSES] · a glandular structure in the body
URAEUS[n. URAEI or URAEUSES] · the figure of the sacred serpent on the headdress of ancient Egyptian rulers
UTERUS[n. UTERI or UTERUSES] · an organ of female mammals - UTERINE [a.]
ANIMATORS[n. -TI or -TOS] · a musical passage played in a lively manner (=animati animatos)
ANNULUS[n. -LI or -LUSES] · a ring or ringlike part - ANNULOSE [a.] / [x] { annulate annulus § annuli annuluses § annulate annulated § annular annulate annulated annulose }
BAMBINOS[n. -NOS or -NI] · a baby
BOLETUS[n. -TUSES or -TI] · a fungus / [x] { bolete boletus § boletes boleti boletuses }
CALAMUS[n. -MI or -MUSES] · a marsh plant (=calamuses)
CANZONEST[n. -NI or -NES] · a form of lyric poetry / [x] { canzona canzone § canzonas canzones canzoni }
CAROLUS[n. -LUSES or -LI] · an old English coin
CAVETTOS[n. -TOS or -TI] · a concave molding
CEMBALOS[n. -LI or -LOS] · a harpsichord
COLOBUS[n. -BUSES or -BI] · a large African~ monkey (=colobuses)
CUBITUS[n. -TUSES or -TI] · the forearm (=cubituses) / [x] { cubitus § cubiti cubituses }
CUMULUS[n. -LI or -LUSES] · a type of cloud - CUMULOUS [a.] (=cumuluses)
DRACHMAEIS[n. -MAS, -MAE or -MAI] · a monetary unit of Greece~ / [x] { drachm drachma dram dramming § drachmae drachmai drachmas drachms drams § dram drammed dramming drams }
DUUMVIRIS[n. -VIRS or -VIRI] · a magistrate of ancient Rome~
ECHINUS[n. -NI or ECHINUSES] · an echinoid «a spiny marine animal» (=echinuses) / [x] { echinoid echinus § echini echinoids echinuses § echinoid }
HETAIRAIS[n. -RAI or -RAS] · hetaera «a concubine» / [x] { hetaera hetaira § hetaerae hetaeras hetairai hetairas § hetaeric }
INCUBUS[n. -BI or -BUSES] · a demon
ISTHMUS[n. -MUSES or -MI] · a strip of land connecting two larger land masses
MAESTROS[n. -STROS or -STRI] · a master of an art
MAFIOSOS[n. -SOS or -SI] · a member of the mafia (=mafiosos)
NUCLEUS[n. -CLEI or -CLEUSES] · an essential part of a cell
OCTOPUS[n. -PUSES, -PI, or -PODES] · a nocturnal octopod / [x] { octopi octopodes octopus octopuses § octopus octopuses }
PADRONES[n. -NES or -NI] · a master
PAESANOS[n. -NI or -NOS] · a fellow countryman / [x] { paesan paesano paisan paisana paisano § paesani paesanos paesans paisanas paisanos paisans }
PAPYRUS[n. -RUSES or -RI] · a tall aquatic plant - PAPYRAL PAPYRIAN PAPYRINE [a.]
PHALLUS[n. -LI or -LUSES] · the penis
POLYNYAS[n. -YAS or -YI] · an area of open water surrounded by sea ice
POLYPUS[n. -PI or -PUSES] · a growth protruding from the mucous lining of an organ / [x] { polyp polypus § polypi polyps polypuses }
PRIAPUS[n. -PUSES or -PI] · a representation of the phallus
PYLORUS[n. -RI or -RUSES] · the opening between the stomach and the duodenum - PYLORIC [a.]
REGULUS[n. -LI or -LUSES] · a mass that forms beneath the slag in a furnace - REGULINE [a.]
RHOMBUS[n. -BUSES or -BI] · a type of geometric figure / [x] { rhomb rhombus § rhombi rhombs rhombuses }
RIPIENOS[n. -NI or -NOS] · tutti
SCHERZOS[n. -ZOS or -ZI] · a lively musical movement
SIGNIORISY[n. -GNIORI or -GNIORS] · signor / [x] { signior signor signore § signiori signiors signori signors }
SOPRANOS[n. -NOS or -NI] · the highest singing voice
STRATUS[n. -TI or -TUSES] · a type of cloud (=stratuses)
STRETTOS[n. -TI or -TOS] · a concluding musical passage played at a faster tempo / [x] { stretta stretto § strettas strette stretti strettos § stretto § stretto }
TANDOORIS[n. -DOORS or -DOORI°] · a clay oven (=tandoors)
TARTUFOS[n. -FI or -FOS] · an Italian~ ice-cream~ dessert
THALLUS[n. -LI or -LUSES] · a plant body without true root, stem, or leaf - THALLOID [a.]
TUMULUS[n. -LI or -LUSES] · a mound over a grave
ZEPPOLES[n. -POLES or -POLI] · a deep-fried~ pastry
ACANTHUS[n. -THI or -THUSES] · a prickly herb
AMORETTOS[n. -TI or -TOS] · a cupid / [x] { amoretto amorino § amoretti amorettos amorini }
CALCULUS[n. -LI or -LUSES] · a branch of mathematics
CASTRATORS[n. -TOS or -TI] · a singer castrated in boyhood (=castratos)
CHORAGUS[n. -GI or -GUSES] · the leader of a chorus or choir - CHORAGIC [a.] / [x] { choragus choregus § choragi choraguses choregi choreguses § choragic }
CHOREGUS[n. -GI or -GUSES] · choragus «the leader of a chorus or choir» / [x] { choragus choregus § choragi choraguses choregi choreguses § choragic }
CHORIAMBIS[n. -IAMBI or -S] · a type of metrical foot (=choriambi)
CICERONES[n. -NES or -NI] · a tour guide
CICISBEOS[n. -BEI or -BEOS] · a lover of a married woman
COLOSSUS[n. -LOSSI or -LOSSUSES] · a gigantic statue
CONCERTOS[n. -TOS or -TI] · a musical composition
CORNETTOS[n. -TOS or -TI] · a musical wind instrument / [x] { cornet cornett cornetto § cornets cornetti cornettos cornetts }
DECEMVIRIS[n. -VIRS or -VIRI] · one of a body of ten Roman magistrates
EREMURUS[n. EREMURUSES or EREMURI] · a perennial herb (=eremuruses)
SFORZANDOS[n. -DOS or -DI] · sforzato «the playing of a tone or chord with sudden force» (=forzandi) / [x] { forzando sforzando sforzato § forzandi forzandos sforzandi sforzandos sforzatos § forzando sforzando sforzato § forzando sforzando sforzato }
INTAGLIOS[n. -GLI or -GLOS] · an incised or sunken design / ----- [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to engrave in intaglio (=intaglioes)
KIELBASAS[n. -BASAS, -BASI, or -BASY] · a smoked sausage / [x] { kielbasa kielbasi kolbassa § kielbasas kielbasy kolbasi kolbasis kolbassi kolbassis }
LIBRETTOS[n. -TOS or -TI] · the text of an opera
MENISCUS[n. -CI or -CUSES] · a crescent-shaped~ body - MENISCAL [a.]
NAUTILUS[n. -LUSES or -LI] · a spiral-shelled~ mollusk
OBLIGATORS[n. -TI or -TOS] · an important musical part / [x] { obbligato obligato § obbligati obbligatos obligati obligatos }
OSTINATOS[n. -NATOS or -NATI] · a constantly recurring musical phrase (=ostinati)
PANDANUS[n. -NI or -NUSES] · a tropical plant / [x] { pandan pandani pandanus § pandans pandanuses }
PECORINOS[n. -NOS, -NI] · a hard cheese made from sheep's milk
PENSIONEDRS[n. PENSIONES or PENSIONI] · a boarding house (=pensioni)
PLATYPUS[n. -PUSES or -PI] · an aquatic mammal
RHIZOPUS[n. -PI or -PUSES] · any of a genus of mold fungi
SCIRRHUS[n. -RHI or -RHUSES] · a hard tumor
STACCATOS[n. -TOS or -TI] · a musical passage marked by the short, clear-cut~ playing of tones
SUCCUBUS[n. -BI or -BUSES] · a female demon / [x] { succuba succubus § succubae succubas succubi succubuses }
SYLLABUS[n. -BI or -BUSES] · an outline of a course of study
TERMINUS[n. -NI or -NUSES] · a terminal / [x] { terminal terminus § terminals termini terminuses § terminal terminals § terminal }
TERZETTOS[n. -TOS or -TI] · a vocal or instrumental trio
TRIUMVIRIS[n. -VIRS or -VIRI] · one of a ruling body of three in ancient Rome~.
VIRTUOSOS[n. -SOS or -SI] · a highly skilled artistic performer
VITELLUS[n. -LI or -LUSES] · the yolk of an egg
VOLVULUS[n. -LI or -LUSES] · a twisting of the intestine that causes obstruction
ZECCHINOS[n. -NI or -NOS] · a former gold coin of Italy~ / [x] { zecchin zecchino zechin § zecchini zecchinos zecchins zechins }
AMPHIOXUS[n. -OXI or -OXUSES] · a lancelet
BOLSHEVIKIS[n. BOLSHEVIKS or BOLSHEVIKI] · (formerly) a Russian~ Communist Compare Menshevik~ / [x] { bolshevik bolshie bolshy § bolsheviki bolsheviks bolshies § bolshie bolshy }
CAMPANILES[n. CAMPANILES or CAMPANILI] · © a bell tower, esp~. one built separate from a church
CAPRICCIOS[n. -CI or -CIOS] · caprice / [x] { capriccio caprice § capricci capriccios caprices }
CONCEPTUS[n. -CEPTUSES or -CEPTI] · a fertilized egg (=concepti)
CONTRALTOS[n. CONTRALTOS or CONTRALTI] · © the part sung by the highest male or lowest female voices; the alto or counter tenor (=contralti)
GLADIOLUS[n. -LI or -LUSES] · a segment of the sternum / [x] { gladiola gladiolus § gladiolas gladioli gladioluses }
GLISSANDOS[n. -DOS or -DI] · © a gliding effect; gliding
IGNORAMUS[n. -MUSES or -MI] · an utterly ignorant person
MONSIGNORIS[n. -GNORS or -GNORI] · (Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title attached to certain offices or distinctions usually bestowed by the Pope Abbreviation: Mgr~, Msgr~
NARCISSUS[n. -ISSUSES or -ISSI] · a bulbous flowering plant
OBBLIGATOS[n. -TOS or -TI] · not to be omitted in performance / [x] { obbligato obligato § obbligati obbligatos obligati obligatos }
PASTICCIOS[n. -CIOS or -CI] · a pastiche / [x] { pasticcio pastiche § pasticci pasticcios pastiches § pastiche pastiches }
PASTORALES[n. -RALES or -RALI] · © a composition in a soft, rural style, generally in 6-8 or 12-8 time (=pastorali) / [x] { pastoral pastorale § pastorales pastorali pastorals § pastoral }
PEMPHIGUS[n. PEMPHIGI or PEMPHIGUSES] · any of several diseases, often fatal, characterized by blisters on the skin and mucous membranes (=pemphigi)
SFORZANDOS[n. -DOS or -DI] · to be played with strong initial attack sf / [x] { forzando sforzando sforzato § forzandi forzandos sforzandi sforzandos sforzatos § forzando sforzando sforzato § forzando sforzando sforzato }
SOLFEGGIOS[n. -GIOS or -GI] · a solfege «a type of singing exercise» / [x] { solfege solfeggio § solfeges solfeggi solfeggios }
THESAURUS[n. -RI or -RUSES] · a dictionary of synonyms and antonyms
TRAPEZIUS[n. -ZIUSES or -ZII] · a triangular muscle on the back
UMBILICUS[n. -CI or -CUSES] · the navel
VAPORETTOS[n. -TOS or -TI] · a steam-powered~ passenger boat, as used on the canals in Venice~
CANTATRICES[n. -TRICES or CANTATRICI] · © a female professional singer
DILETTANTES[n. -TANTES or -TANTI] · a person whose interest in a subject is superficial rather than professional
EUCALYPTUS[n. -LYPTI or -LYPTUSES] · © a myrtaceous~ genus of trees, mostly Australian~. Many of them grow to an immense height, one or two species exceeding the height even of the California~ Sequoia
FORTISSIMOS[n. -MOS or -MI] · very loud ff
INTERMEZZOS[n. -MEZZOS or -MEZZI] · © an interlude; an intermede~
KOLKHOZNIKIS[n. -NIKI or -NIKS] · someone who lives on a collective farm or kolkhoz
METACARPUS[n. -CARPI or -CARPUSES] · © that part of the skeleton of the hand or forefoot between the carpus and phalanges. In man it consists of five bones
METATARSUS[n. -TARSI or -TARSUSES] · © that part of the skeleton of the hind or lower limb between the tarsus and phalanges; metatarse~. It consists, in the human foot, of five bones
MOSASAURUS[n. -ES or -RI] · extinct marine reptile
PHOSPHORUS[n. -RI or -RUSES] · © the morning star; Phosphor (=phosphori) / [x] { phosphor phosphore phosphorus § phosphores phosphori phosphors phosphoruses }
PIANISSIMOS[n. -MOS or -MI] · (music) (to be performed) very quietly pp
POLYANTHUS[n. -THI or -THUSES] · © the oxlip. So called because the peduncle bears a many-flowered~ umbel
PRONEPHROS[n. -ROSES, -ROI or -RA] · © alt. of Pronephron~ (=pronephra pronephroi) «The head kidne»
PRONUCLEUS[n. -CLEI or -CLEUSES] · © one of the two bodies or nuclei which unite to form the first segmentation nucleus of an impregnated ovum
PROSCIUTTOS[n. -TOS or -TI] · cured ham from Italy~: usually served as an hors~ d'oeuvre
PROTHALLUS[n. -THALLI or -THALLUSES] · © the minute primary growth from the spore of ferns and other Pteridophyta~, which bears the true sexual organs; the oophoric~ generation of ferns, etc~. / [x] { prothallium prothallus § prothalli prothallia prothalluses }
RHINOCEROS[n. -ES or RHINOCERI] · large thick-skinned~ mammal
RITORNELLOS[n. -LOS or -LI] · © a short return or repetition; a concluding symphony to an air, often consisting of the burden of the song
SCARABAEUS[n. -BAEI or -BAEUSES] · © same as Scarab (=scarabaei) / [x] { scarab scarabaeus § scarabaei scarabaeuses scarabs }
SUBNUCLEUS[n. -CLEI or -CLEUSES] · a secondary nucleus
APPARATCHIKIS[n. APPARATCHIKS or APPARATCHIKI] · a member of a Communist apparat
PODOPHYLLUMS[n. -S or PODOPHYLLI] · a herbaceous perennial plant
PRECALCULUS[n. -LI or -LUSES] · a course of mathematics in certain American~ schools, intended to prepare students for the study of calculus
VIOLONCELLOS[n. -LOS or -LI] · © a stringed instrument of music; a bass viol of four strings, or a bass violin with long, large strings, giving sounds an octave lower than the viola, or tenor or alto violin
CONTRAPPOSTOS† [n. -S or -STI] · pose with hips twisted away from head and shoulders
DIVERTIMENTOS[n. -MENTOS or -MENTI] · © a light and pleasing composition
ELASMOSAURUS† [n. -ES or -RI] · an extinct marine reptile
HIPPOPOTAMUS[n. -TAMI or -TAMUSES] · © a large, amphibious, herbivorous mammal, common in the rivers of Africa~
CONVERSAZIONES[n. -ONES or -ONI] · a social gathering for discussion of the arts, literature, etc~ / [x] { conversazione § conversaziones conversazioni }
SUPERVIRTUOSOS[n. -SOS or -SI] · a highly accomplished virtuoso

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