3 Letter 8 Letter Upwords Words Ending With I

AMI (5) ANI (3) [noun] A bird of the genus Crotophaga in the cuckoo family. | [noun] The lower orifice of the alimentary canal, through which feces and flatus are ejected. CHI (8) [noun] The twenty-second letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets. | [noun] A life force in traditional Chinese philosophy, culture, medicine, etc, related (but not limited) to breath and circulation. | [noun] The Chinese foot, a traditional Chinese unit of length based on the human forearm. DUI (4) [noun] Two people who work or collaborate together as partners; especially, those who perform music together. | [noun] Any pair of two people. | [noun] Any cocktail consisting of a spirit and a liqueur. GHI (7) [noun] A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee. | [noun] Vegetable oil for cooking. KHI (10) KOI (7) [noun] Ornamental domesticated varieties of the common carp (Cyprinus carpio), of Japan and eastern Asia with red-gold or white coloring. LEI (3) [noun] A garland of flowers in Hawaii. | [noun] The unit of currency of Romania, equal to one hundred bani. | [noun] The unit of currency of Moldova, equal to one hundred bani. OBI (5) [noun] A sash worn with a kimono. | [noun] A strip of paper looped around a book or other product. | [noun] A form of folk magic, medicine or witchcraft originating in Africa and practised in parts of the Caribbean. PHI (8) [noun] Φ, the 21st letter of the Euclidean and modern Greek alphabet, usually romanized as "ph". | [noun] The golden ratio. | [noun] A visual illusion whereby a sequential pattern of lights produces a false sense of motion. POI (5) [noun] The traditional staple food of Hawaii, made by baking and pounding the kalo (or taro) root, and reducing it to a thin paste, which is allowed to ferment. | [noun] A creamy Samoan dessert of ripe bananas mashed with coconut cream. | [noun] A small ball made of leaves and fibres, attached to a string; also, a traditional dance performed by Maori women involving the rhythmic swinging of such a ball. PSI (5) [noun] The twenty-third letter of Classical and Modern Greek and the twenty-fifth letter of Old and Ancient Greek. | [noun] A form of psychic energy. REI (3) SEI (3) [noun] A sei whale. SKI (7) [noun] One of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow or water | [noun] One of a pair of long flat runners under some flying machines, used for landing | [verb] To move on skis SRI (3) TUI (3) [noun] A New Zealand honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae

ABRI (6) ANTI (4) [noun] A person opposed to a concept or principle. | [adjective] Opposed to something. | [adjective] That has a torsion angle between 90° and 180° ASCI (6) [noun] A sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi; it is a reproductive cell in which meiosis and an additional cell division produce eight spores. BANI (6) [noun] A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Romanian leu. | [noun] A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Moldovan leu. CADI (7) [noun] A civil judge in certain Islamic countries. CEDI (7) [noun] The currency of Ghana, divided into 100 pesewas and represented by ₵. CONI (6) [noun] A cone. DEFI (8) DELI (5) [noun] A shop that sells cooked or prepared food ready for serving. | [noun] Food sold at a delicatessen. DUCI (7) ELHI (7) ETUI (4) [noun] A small, ornamental bag or rigid container used for holding articles such as needles. FOCI (9) [noun] A point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge. | [noun] A point of a conic at which rays reflected from a curve or surface converge. | [noun] The fact of the convergence of light on the photographic medium. FUCI (9) [noun] Any alga of the genus Fucus. FUJI (14) [noun] A plain spun silk fabric. | [noun] A Nigerian musical genre. GADI (6) GYRI (8) [noun] A ridge or fold on the cerebral cortex. HAJI (14) [noun] One who has participated in a hajj. | [noun] A Muslim or Arab. HILI (7) [noun] A hilum. IMPI (8) [noun] A group of Zulu (or other Bantu) warriors; a detachment of armed men. INTI (4) [noun] The currency of Peru between 1985 and 1991, replacing the sol. KADI (9) [noun] A civil judge in certain Islamic countries. KAKI (12) [noun] A persimmon, more specifically the Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki). KAMI (10) [noun] An animistic God or spirit in the Shinto religion of Japan. | [noun] The metaphysical causal generator of motion, life, or divinish aura. | [noun] (papercraft) A basic origami paper, usually printed with a colour or pattern on one side. | [noun] An animistic God or spirit in the Shinto religion of Japan. KEPI (10) [noun] A cap with a flat circular top and a visor, particularly associated with French uniforms. KIWI (11) [noun] A New Zealander. | [noun] A flightless bird of the genus Apteryx native to New Zealand. | [noun] A New Zealand dollar. LARI (4) [noun] The national currency of Georgia, divided into 100 tetri. LATI (4) LIRI (4) LOCI (6) [noun] A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime. | [noun] The set of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given equation or condition. | [noun] A fixed position on a chromosome that may be occupied by one or more genes. LOTI (4) [noun] A kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo in the family Nelumbonaceae. | [noun] A water lily, genus Nymphaea, especially those of Egypt or India. | [noun] A legendary plant eaten by the Lotophagi of the Odyssey that caused drowsiness and euphoria. | [noun] The basic monetary unit of the currency of the Kingdom of Lesotho, introduced in 1980 to replace the South African rand as legal tender. LWEI (7) [noun] A monetary unit of Angola used from 1975-1990, one hundredth of a kwanza. MAGI (7) [noun] A magician, wizard or sorcerer. | [noun] (common usage) magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster, conjurer, charlatan | [noun] (special usage) a Zoroastrian priest MAXI (13) [noun] A coat or skirt having such a hemline | [adjective] Having a hemline at ankle length | [noun] A class of racing sailing yacht that pushes at the upper limits of the International Offshore Rule of regulated sail yacht racing, having a waterline length in excess of 70-feet. MIDI (7) [noun] A native or inhabitant of Berlin. | [noun] A doughnut with a sweet filling. | [noun] A newspaper format with pages normally measuring about 315 by 470 millimetres (12.4 in × 18.5 inches), slightly taller and wider than a tabloid but narrower and shorter than a broadsheet. MINI (6) [adjective] Miniature, tiny, small. | [noun] A miniskirt. | [noun] A minicomputer. MIRI (6) MODI (7) MOMI (8) MUNI (6) [noun] A municipal bond. | [noun] A facility operated by a municipal government, such as a golf course or train line. | [noun] The municipal government / municipality | [noun] (often italicized) A Jain or Buddhist ascetic who has taken a vow of silence NAOI (4) [noun] The inner part of a Greek temple. It contained a statue of the appropriate deity surrounded by a colonnaded portico and later gave rise to the Roman cella. NAZI (13) [noun] A member of the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, commonly called the NSDAP or Nazi Party). | [noun] One who subscribes to or advocates (neo-)Nazism or a similarly fascist, racist (especially anti-Semitic), xenophobic, ethnic supremacist, or ultranationalist ideology; a neo-Nazi. | [noun] (usually derogatory, sometimes offensive, see usage notes below) One who imposes one’s views on others; one who is considered unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict. (also frequently uncapitalised: nazi) NEVI (7) [noun] Any of a number of different, usually benign, pigmented, raised or otherwise abnormal lesions of the skin. NIDI (5) [noun] An aggregate of neurons. | [noun] A nest for insects or small animals. | [noun] A place of infection in an organism. NISI (4) NODI (5) [noun] A difficulty. | [noun] In the Odonata, a prominent crossvein near the centre of the leading edge of a wing. NORI (4) [noun] A type of seaweed, a red alga, laver (genus Pyropia, including species P. yezoensis and P. tenera). | [noun] The seaweed, chopped and formed into sheets, used in the preparation of sushi. | [noun] An improvised rail vehicle from Cambodia; a bamboo train. PADI (7) PERI (6) [noun] (Persian mythology) A sprite or supernatural being. PFUI (9) [interjection] An exclamation indicating disagreement or rejection of an argument; contempt PIKI (10) [noun] A paper-thin, dry, rolled bread made by the Hopi with nixtamalized blue corn meal. PILI (6) PULI (6) [noun] One of a breed of Hungarian sheepdog with a distinctive thick, corded coat. PURI (6) [noun] A type of unleavened bread from India and Pakistan, usually deep-fried. | [noun] In Bali and other parts of Indonesia, a palace, or other residence of a member of the royal family or ruling class. QUAI (13) RAGI (5) [noun] A type of grain, Eleusine coracana, cultivated as a cereal in arid areas of Africa and Asia; finger millet. | [noun] A type of yeast traditionally used in winemaking, baking, and brewing, now identified as Saccharomyces cerevisiae. RAKI (8) [noun] A Turkish liqueur flavored with anise. RAMI (6) [noun] A small spray or twig. | [noun] A branching, as of nerves or blood vessels. | [noun] The stem of a barb of a feather, from which the barbules extend. RANI (4) [noun] The wife of a rajah. | [noun] A Hindu princess or female ruler in India. ROTI (4) [noun] A kind of unleavened flatbread commonly consumed in South Asia and the Caribbean. SADI (5) SAKI (8) [noun] An alcoholic beverage made from fermenting various forms of rice, usually with an ABV similar to wine. | [noun] A class of Japanese rice wines made from polished rice and typically about 20% alcohol by volume. | [noun] Any of several species of South American monkeys of the genus Pithecia. with large ears and a long hairy tail that is not prehensile. SARI (4) [noun] The traditional dress of women in the Indian Subcontinent; an outer garment consisting of a single length of cotton or silk, most often with one end wrapped around the waist to form a skirt, the other draped over the shoulder or head. SATI (4) [noun] The traditional custom of a Hindu woman giving herself up to be cremated on her husband’s funeral pyre as a sign of her devotion. SEMI (6) [noun] A semi-detached house. | [noun] A semitrailer; a tractor-trailer; an eighteen-wheeler; an artic. | [noun] A semifinal. SHRI (7) SOLI (4) [noun] A piece of music for one performer. | [noun] A job or performance done by one person alone. | [noun] (games) A card game similar to whist in which each player plays against the others in turn without a partner SORI (4) [noun] Any reproductive structure, in some lichens and fungi, that produces spores. | [noun] A cluster of sporangia on the edge or underside of a fern frond. | [noun] Copper sulphate SYLI (7) TALI (4) [noun] The bone of the ankle. TAXI (11) [noun] A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, driven by a taxi driver. | [noun] A share taxi. | [verb] To move an aircraft on the ground under its own power. TIKI (8) [noun] Carved talisman in humanoid form, common to the cultures of the Pacific Ocean. TIPI (6) [noun] Alternative form of teepee TITI (4) [noun] A New World monkey of the genus Callicebus, native to South America, distinguished by their long soft fur. | [noun] Mutton bird. | [noun] A tree of the southern United States (Cliftonia monophylla) having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers succeeded by one-seeded drupes. TOPI (6) [noun] An antelope of the species Damaliscus korrigum. | [noun] A taqiyah (skullcap worn by Muslims etc.) TORI (4) [noun] A topological space which is a product of two circles. | [noun] The standard representation of such a space in 3-dimensional Euclidean space: a shape consisting of a ring with a circular cross-section: the shape of an inner tube or hollow doughnut. | [noun] (in combination, n-torus, 4-torus, etc.) The product of the specified number of circles. | [noun] One who executes a technique against the training partner, or uke. UNAI (4) UNCI (6) VAGI (8) WADI (8) [noun] A valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season. YAGI (8) YETI (7) [noun] An unidentified humanoid animal said to live in the Himalayas YOGI (8) [noun] A devotee or adherent of yoga. | [verb] To turn (someone) into a yogi; to lead into practicing yoga. | [verb] (thru-hiker slang) To persuade someone to give you food or other favors without actually begging. YONI (7) [noun] The vulva or vagina, or a symbol of them, especially as an object of veneration within certain types of Hinduism, Buddhism, and other cultures. ZITI (13) [noun] A type of penne pasta in the form of long smooth hollow tubes. ZORI (13) [noun] A Japanese sandal made from rice straw or lacquered wood, worn with a kimono for formal occasions. | [noun] (especially Southeast US) A sandal, usually of rubber, secured to the foot by two straps mounted between the big toe and its neighbour, a flip-flop

AALII (5) ABACI (9) ACARI (7) [noun] (acarology) Any member of the subclass Acari (aka Acarina): thus, a mite or a tick; specifically, any mite of the genus Acarus. ACINI (7) [noun] One of the small grains or drupelets which make up some kinds of fruit, as the blackberry, raspberry, etc. | [noun] A grape-stone. | [noun] One of the granular masses which constitute a racemose or compound gland, as the pancreas; also, one of the saccular recesses in the lobules of a racemose gland. AIOLI (5) [noun] A type of sauce, similar to mayonnaise, made from garlic, egg, lemon juice and olive oil. ALIBI (7) [noun] The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed | [verb] To provide an alibi for. | [verb] To provide an excuse for. AMICI (9) [noun] Someone not a party to a case who submits a brief and/or presents oral argument in that case. ANIMI (7) [noun] Plural of animus; the rational mind or soul in philosophy, or a strong feeling of hostility or ill will. ASKOI (9) [noun] Plural of askos, an ancient Greek jug or vessel with a spout, typically used for pouring liquids. ASSAI (5) [adverb] A tempo direction equivalent to "very". AUREI (5) [noun] A gold coin, minted in the Roman Empire from approximately 100 B.C.E. to 309 C.E., equal to 25 denarii. BASSI (7) [noun] A bass singer, especially in opera. | [noun] An instrumental part written for a bass instrument. | [noun] The double bass, or contrabasso. BENNI (7) BIALI (7) [noun] A roll of bread similar to a bagel but flatter and with a depression in the center instead of a hole, typically topped with onions and poppy seeds. BINDI (8) [noun] The “holy dot” traditionally worn on the forehead of married Hindu women. | [noun] Makeup or jewellery worn in imitation of such a dot. | [noun] The common lawn weed, Soliva sessilis, introduced to Australia from South America. BLINI (7) [noun] A small pancake, of Russian origin, made from buckwheat flour; traditionally served with melted butter, sour cream and caviar or smoked salmon. BOCCI (11) [noun] A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court | [noun] One of the eight balls that the player throws in a game of bocce. BRAVI (10) BUFFI (13) BYSSI (10) [noun] An exceptionally fine and valuable fibre or cloth of ancient times. Originally used for fine flax and linens, the word was later extended to fine cottons, silks, and sea silk. | [noun] The long fine silky filaments excreted by several mollusks (particularly Pinna nobilis) by which they attach themselves to the sea bed, and from which sea silk is manufactured. | [noun] The stipe or stem of some fungi which are particularly thin and thread-like. CACTI (9) [noun] Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate. | [noun] Any succulent plant with a thick fleshy stem bearing spines but no leaves, such as euphorbs. CAMPI (11) [noun] Plural of campus, referring to multiple college or university grounds. CARPI (9) [noun] The group of bones that make up the wrist. CELLI (7) [noun] Plural of cello, a stringed musical instrument of the violin family. CERCI (9) [noun] Structures on the end of on the end of the abdomen of most insects, sometimes long, hairlike sensory organs and sometimes smaller and rigid. CESTI (7) [noun] A leather fighting glove, frequently weighted with metal. | [noun] A girdle, especially that of Aphrodite (or Venus) which gave the wearer the power to excite love. CHILI (10) [noun] The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking. | [noun] Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking. | [noun] (Indian Chinese cuisine) a spicy stew of chicken or paneer, capsicum and onion, eaten as an appetizer. | [noun] A dish made with chili peppers and other ingredients, such as beans and beef. CIRRI (7) [noun] A tendril. | [noun] A thin tendril-like appendage. | [noun] A principal high-level cloud type characterised by white, delicate filaments or wisps, of white (or mostly white) patches, or of narrow bands, found at an altitude of above 7000 metres. CLAVI (10) [noun] Plural of clavis, a key or keylike structure, especially in anatomy or biology. COATI (7) [noun] Any of several omnivorous mammals, of the genus Nasua or Nasuella, in order Carnivora, that live in the range from southern United States to northern Argentina. COCCI (11) [noun] Any approximately spherical bacterium. | [noun] One of the carpels or seed-vessels of a dry fruit. | [noun] Coccidioidomycosis CORGI (8) [noun] A dog of a breed having a small body, short legs and fox-like features. CROCI (9) [noun] A perennial flowering plant (of the genus Crocus in the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus. | [noun] Any of various similar flowering plants, such as the autumn crocus and prairie crocus. | [noun] A deep yellow powder, the oxide of some metal (especially iron), calcined to a red or deep yellow colour. CULTI (7) DASHI (9) DHOBI (11) [noun] A laundryman or washerman, or laundrywoman or washerwoman, in India and Pakistan. DHOTI (9) [noun] A long loincloth worn by Hindu men in India. | [noun] The cotton fabric used for such loincloths. DHUTI (9) DISCI (8) DOLCI (8) DUOMI (8) ELEMI (7) [noun] A tree, Canarium luzonicum, native to the Philippines. | [noun] A resin harvested from the elemi tree. ENNUI (5) [noun] A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression. | [verb] To make bored or listless; to weary. ENOKI (9) [noun] An enoki mushroom, Flammulina velutipes. ENVOI (8) [noun] A short stanza at the end of a poem, used either to address a person or to comment on the preceding body of the poem. FARCI (10) FERMI (10) [noun] An obsolete unit of length equal to one femtometer or femtometre (10−15 m). FUNDI (9) [noun] (Zimbabwe) expert, guru, maven | [noun] The large, hollow part of an organ farthest from an opening; especially FUNGI (9) [noun] Any member of the kingdom Fungi; a eukaryotic organism typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular. | [noun] A spongy, abnormal excrescence, such as excessive granulation tissue formed in a wound. | [noun] A style of folk and popular music from the Virgin Islands, traditionally performed by bands consisting of ukulele, banjo, guitar and washboard with various percussion instruments on rhythm. | [noun] A cornmeal dish eaten in the Caribbean, usually made with okra and served with salt fish, shellfish or chicken; variant recipes are also known as cou-cou (coucou) or coo-coo (coocoo). GADDI (8) GARNI (6) GENII (6) [noun] Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art etc. | [noun] Extraordinary mental capacity. | [noun] Inspiration, a mental leap, an extraordinary creative process. | [noun] A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form. GHAZI (18) [noun] A hero or champion, especially as a Muslim against non-Muslims; often used as a title. HADJI (16) [noun] One who has participated in a hajj. | [noun] A Muslim or Arab. HAJJI (22) [noun] One who has participated in a hajj. | [noun] A Muslim or Arab. HOURI (8) [noun] A nymph in the form of a beautiful virgin supposed to dwell in Paradise for the enjoyment of the faithful. | [noun] (by extension) Any voluptuous, beautiful woman. IAMBI (9) [noun] An iamb INDRI (6) [noun] One of the largest living lemurs (Indri indri), native to Madagascar. ISSEI (5) [noun] A member of the first generation of Japanese immigrants to North America, South America or Australia. JINNI (12) [noun] (Muslim demonology) A genie and descendant of the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form, equivalent to demons in Jewish demonology. KANJI (16) [noun] The system of writing Japanese using Chinese characters. | [noun] Any individual Chinese character as used in the Japanese language. KAURI (9) [noun] A conifer of the genus Agathis, family Araucariaceae, found in Australasia and Melanesia. | [noun] Agathis australis, a large conifer of the family Araucariaceae. | [noun] A resinous product of the kauri tree, found in the form of yellow or brown lumps in the ground where the trees have grown. It is used for making varnish, and as a substitute for amber. KHADI (13) [noun] A coarse homespun cotton cloth from India. KHAKI (16) [noun] A dull, yellowish-brown colour, the colour of dust. | [noun] Khaki green, a dull green colour. | [noun] A strong cloth of wool or cotton, often used for military or other uniforms. KIBBI (13) KIBEI (11) KORAI (9) [noun] An Ancient Greek statue of a woman, portrayed standing, usually clothed, painted in bright colours and having an elaborate hairstyle. KRUBI (11) KUKRI (13) [noun] A curved Nepalese knife used especially by Gurkha fighters. LAARI (5) LANAI (5) [noun] (Florida) A Hawaiian-style roofed patio. LATHI (8) [noun] A heavy stick or club, usually used by policemen. | [noun] A martial art based on stick fighting originally practiced in India. LIBRI (7) LICHI (10) LIMBI (9) [noun] A border of an anatomical part, such as the edge of the cornea. LITAI (5) LOGOI (6) LUNGI (6) [noun] A garment worn around the waist, especially by men, in Southern India, Bangladesh, Burma, and Pakistan. MAQUI (16) MEDII (8) MUFTI (10) [noun] A Muslim scholar and interpreter of shari’a law, who can deliver a fatwa. | [noun] A civilian dress when worn by a member of the military, or casual dress when worn by a pupil of a school who normally would wear uniform. NAEVI (8) [noun] A pigmented, raised or otherwise abnormal area on the skin. Naevi may be congenital or acquired, and are always benign. NIMBI (9) [noun] A circle of light; a halo. | [noun] A gray rain cloud. NISEI (5) [noun] An American or Canadian whose parents were Japanese immigrants NOMOI (7) OBELI (7) [noun] A symbol resembling a horizontal line (–), sometimes together with one or two dots (for example, ⨪ or ÷), which was used in ancient manuscripts and texts to mark a word or passage as doubtful or spurious, or redundant; an obelisk. | [noun] A dagger symbol (†), which is used in printed matter as a reference mark to refer the reader to a footnote, marginal note, etc.; beside a person's name to indicate that the person is deceased; or beside a date to indicate that it is a person's death date; an obelisk. OBOLI (7) OCULI (7) [noun] A window or other opening that has an oval or circular shape (as of an eye). OKAPI (11) [noun] A large ruminant mammal, Okapia johnstoni, found in the rainforests of the Congo, related to the giraffe, but with a much shorter neck, a reddish brown coat and zebra-like stripes on its hindquarters. ORIBI (7) [noun] Ourebia ourebi, a species of antelope. OVOLI (8) PADRI (8) PALPI (9) [noun] Palp (invertebrate appendage) PAPPI (11) [noun] The markedly reduced sepals of an Asteraceae floret that take the form of trichomes or scale attached to the ovary or seed. | [noun] The first hair on the chin. PARDI (8) PENNI (7) [noun] A former Finnish currency unit, worth 1/100 of the markka. PETTI (7) PILEI (7) [noun] The cap of a mushroom. | [noun] The bell of a jellyfish. | [noun] A small thin cloud attached to a cumulus cloud. POORI (7) [noun] A type of unleavened bread from Indian and Pakistan. PRIMI (9) PSOAI (7) PUTTI (7) [noun] A representation, especially in Renaissance or Baroque art, of a small, naked, often winged (usually male) child; a cherub. QUASI (14) [adjective] Resembling or having a likeness to something RABBI (9) [noun] A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions. | [noun] A Jew who is or is qualified to be the leader of a Jewish congregation. | [noun] (police) A senior officer who acts as a mentor. RADII (6) [noun] The long bone in the forearm, on the side of the thumb. | [noun] The lighter bone (or fused portion of bone) in the forelimb of an animal. | [noun] One of the major veins of the insect wing, between the subcosta and the media; the vein running along the costal edge of the discal cell. RECTI (7) [noun] Any of several straight muscles in various parts of the body, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye etc. RISHI (8) [noun] A Vedic poet and seer who composed Rigvedic hymns, who alone or with others invokes the deities with poetry of a sacred character. | [noun] (post-Vedic) A Hindu sage or saint occupying the same position in India history as the patriarchs of other countries, constituting a peculiar class of beings in the early mythical system, as distinct from Asuras, Devas and mortal men. SALMI (7) [noun] A rich stew or ragout, especially of game. SCUDI (8) [noun] A silver coin and unit of currency of various Italian states from the 16th to the 19th centuries. | [noun] A former unit of currency in Malta, now the official currency of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. | [noun] A unit of currency in 19th-century Bolivia, equal to 16 soles. SEGNI (6) SENGI (6) SENTI (5) SERAI (5) [noun] (In Turkish or Muslim Asian contexts) A palace. | [noun] A seraglio. | [noun] A caravanserai; an inn. SHOJI (15) [noun] A door or partition consisting of a wooden frame covered in rice paper. SOLDI (6) [noun] An Italian coin, formerly one-twentieth of a lira. SOLEI (5) [noun] A broad, flat muscle that extends behind the gastrocnemius along the back of the calf. SPAHI (10) [noun] (history) An Ottoman (Turkish empire) cavalryman, especially as recruited under a land-based system. | [noun] (history) A soldier in a mainly Arab-recruited cavalry (originally horse, later light armored) regiment in French colonial service in (former/ in name still) Ottoman North African provinces STOAI (5) STYLI (8) [noun] Senses relating to a thin, pointed object. | [noun] (by extension from sense 1.1) A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good. | [noun] A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art. SULCI (7) [noun] A furrow or groove in an organ or a tissue. | [noun] Any of the grooves that mark the convolutions of the surface of the brain. | [noun] A region of subparallel grooves or ditches formed by a geological process. SUSHI (8) [noun] A Japanese dish made of small portions of sticky white rice flavored with vinegar, usually wrapped in seaweed and filled or topped with fish, vegetables or meat. | [noun] Raw fish, especially as a Japanese dish. SWAMI (10) [noun] (used as a title) A Hindu ascetic or religious teacher. TARSI (5) [noun] The part of the foot between the tibia and fibula and the metatarsus. | [noun] Any of the seven bones in this part of the foot. | [noun] A plate of dense connective tissue found in each eyelid, attached to either the superior tarsal muscle (in the upper eyelid) or inferior tarsal muscle (lower eyelid), which aid with sympathetic control. TELOI (5) [noun] The aim or goal. TEMPI (9) [noun] A frequency or rate. | [noun] A move which is part of one's own plan or strategy and forces, e.g. by means of a check or attacking a piece, the opponent to make a move which is not bad but of no use for him (the player gains a tempo, the opponent loses a tempo), or equivalently a player achieves the same result in fewer moves by one approach rather than another. | [noun] The timing advantage of being on lead, thus being first to initiate a strategy to develop tricks for one's side. TERAI (5) [noun] A belt of marshy land, which lies between the foothills of the Himalayas and the plains. | [noun] A terai hat. THYMI (13) [noun] A ductless gland, consisting mainly of lymphatic tissue, located behind the top of the breastbone. It is most active during puberty, after which it shrinks in size. It plays an important role in the development of the immune system and produces lymphocytes. TONDI (6) [noun] A round picture or other work of art. TOPHI (10) [noun] A deposit of monosodium urate crystals in the body, caused by high levels of uric acid in the blood. TOPOI (7) [noun] A literary theme or motif; a rhetorical convention or formula. | [noun] An elementary topos | [noun] A Grothendieck topos TORII (5) [noun] A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred. TORSI (5) [noun] The main part of the (human) body that extends from the neck to the groin, excluding the head and limbs. TRAGI (6) [noun] The small piece of thick cartilage of the external ear that is immediately in front of the ear canal. TSADI (6) TUTTI (5) [noun] A passage in which all members of an orchestra are playing | [adjective] All together; with all playing at once. | [adverb] All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices. URAEI (5) [noun] A representation of the sacred asp, symbolising supreme power in ancient Egypt. URARI (5) UTERI (5) [noun] The womb, an organ of the female reproductive system in which the young are conceived and develop until birth. VILLI (8) [noun] A small projection from a membrane, particularly those found in the mucous membranes of the intestines. | [noun] One of the fine soft hairs on fruits, flowers, and other parts of plants. VOLTI (8) XYSTI (15) [noun] (in Ancient Greece) A long and open portico within the gymnasium. ZOMBI (18)

ACULEI (8) [noun] Plural of aculeus; needle-like structures or prickles found on plants or animals. | [noun] In zoology, sharp spines or pointed appendages. ADZUKI (20) [noun] Either the plant or the seed of the azuki bean. AGAPAI (9) AGOUTI (7) [noun] A rodent similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs, of the family Dasyprocta. | [noun] A fur containing a pattern of pigmentation in which individual hairs have several bands of light and dark pigment with black tips; any of several genes responsible for this pigmentation. ALFAKI (13) ALKALI (10) [noun] One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing peculiarities are solubility in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue. | [noun] (Western United States) Soluble mineral matter, other than common salt, contained in soils of natural waters. ALUMNI (8) [noun] An individual alumnus or alumna. | [noun] A male pupil or student. | [noun] A male graduate. AMBARI (10) ANNULI (6) [noun] A ring- or donut-shaped area or structure. | [noun] The region in a plane between two concentric circles of different radii. | [noun] Any topological space homeomorphic to the region in a plane between two concentric circles of different radius. ARGALI (7) [noun] Ovis ammon, the largest wild sheep, which roams the highlands of Central Asia. ARIOSI (6) [adjective] Characterized by or having the style of an aria; melodious or songlike. | [noun] Plural of arioso, a musical passage performed in the style of an aria. BANZAI (17) [noun] A cry or cheer of "banzai", to express enthusiasm or celebrate victory. | [noun] A short form of banzai attack or banzai charge. | [adjective] Thrill-seeking; wild. BHAKTI (15) [noun] Devotion to God BIKINI (12) [noun] A brief two-piece bathing suit worn by women, especially one that exposes the midriff and navel. | [noun] A brief bathing suit worn by men. BOLETI (8) [noun] Plural of boletus, a type of fungus or mushroom with pores instead of gills underneath the cap. BONACI (10) BONSAI (8) [noun] A tree or plant that has been miniaturized by planting it in a small pot, restricting its roots, and by careful pruning. | [noun] The art of planting and growing trees or plants in such a manner. | [verb] To make into a bonsai by restricting the roots and pruning. BORZOI (17) [noun] A dog of a particular breed, similar in shape to a greyhound but with longer silkier hair. BUZUKI (21) [noun] A stringed musical instrument of Greek origin, similar to a mandolin, with a pear-shaped body and paired metal strings. CALAMI (10) [noun] The sweet flag, Acorus calamus. | [noun] A quill; the hard, horny, hollow, and more or less transparent part of the stem or scape of a feather. | [noun] An abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect. CANTHI (11) [noun] Either corner of the eye, where the eyelids meet. CAROLI (8) CASINI (8) CESTOI (8) [noun] Plural of cestus, a belt or girdle worn in ancient times, or a hand covering used in boxing. CHADRI (12) [noun] A garment worn by some Muslim women that covers the entire body and face, with only the eyes visible through a mesh screen; also spelled chaddar or chador. CHICHI (16) [adjective] Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish | [noun] (Latin America, chiefly in the plural) A woman's breast. CHILLI (11) [noun] The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking. | [noun] Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking. | [noun] (Indian Chinese cuisine) a spicy stew of chicken or paneer, capsicum and onion, eaten as an appetizer. CLYPEI (13) [noun] The shield-shaped front part of an insect's head or a spider's cephalothorax. COLOBI (10) COLONI (8) [noun] Plural of colonus, a tenant farmer in ancient Rome who was bound to the land. | [noun] Plural of colonus, a settler or inhabitant of a colony. CONGII (9) [noun] An ancient Roman unit of volume in liquid measure consisting of six sextarii or one-eighth amphora (about 118 fluid ounces). | [noun] An ancient Roman unit of weight under Vespasian equal to the weight of a congius of water. CUMULI (10) [noun] A large white puffy cloud that develops through convection. On a hot, humid day, they can form towers and even become cumulonimbus clouds. | [noun] A mound or heap. CURARI (8) [noun] A toxic substance derived from certain South American plants, used historically as a poison on arrows and darts. | [noun] The plant from which this poison is extracted. DALASI (7) [noun] The currency of the Gambia, divided into 100 bututs. DEGAMI (10) DHOOTI (10) DJINNI (14) DUELLI (7) ECHINI (11) EMBOLI (10) [noun] An obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot, air bubble or other matter carried by the bloodstream and causing a blockage or occlusion of a blood vessel. | [noun] The structure on the end of the palp of male arachnids which contains the opening to the ejaculatory duct. EPHEBI (13) EPHORI (11) EURIPI (8) EXODOI (14) FAMULI (11) [noun] A close attendant or assistant, especially of a magician or occult scholar. FLOCCI (13) [noun] A cloud species which consists of rounded tufts of cloud, often formed by dissipation from larger cloud species. Associated with cirrus, cirrocumulus, altocumulus, and stratocumulus genera. | [noun] A flock or tuft of wool or wool-like hairs; the downy plumage of unfledged birds. FRACTI (11) FUMULI (11) GELATI (7) [noun] Gelato, Italian style ice-cream; a serving of gelato, often in a cone. | [noun] An Italian variant of ice cream made from milk and sugar, combined with other flavourings. The ingredients are supercooled while stirring to break up ice crystals as they form. GHARRI (10) GHIBLI (12) [noun] (Libya) sirocco GLUTEI (7) [noun] One of the several muscles of nates, which arises from a pelvis and inserted into a femur. | [noun] Short for gluteus maximus, the large muscles in the human buttocks. GOMUTI (9) GRIGRI (8) HAMULI (11) [noun] A hook, or hooklike process. | [noun] A hooked barbicel of a feather. HEGARI (10) HEISHI (12) HERMAI (11) HUMERI (11) [noun] The bone of the upper arm. INCUBI (10) [noun] An evil spirit supposed to oppress people while asleep, especially to have sex with women as they sleep. | [noun] A feeling of oppression during sleep, sleep paralysis; night terrors, a nightmare. | [noun] (by extension) Any oppressive thing or person; a burden. ISTHMI (11) [noun] A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses. | [noun] Any such narrow part connecting two larger structures. | [noun] An edge in a graph whose deletion increases the number of connected components of the graph. KABIKI (16) KABUKI (16) [noun] (often capitalized) A form of Japanese theatre in which elaborately costumed male performers use stylized movements, dances, and songs in order to enact tragedies and comedies. KIMCHI (17) [noun] A Korean dish made of vegetables, such as cabbage or radishes, that are salted, seasoned, and stored in sealed containers to undergo lactic acid fermentation. | [noun] A Korean person. KOUROI (10) [noun] A sculpture of a naked youth in Ancient Greece, the male equivalent of a kore. KROONI (10) [noun] The former currency of Estonia, divided into 100 senti KULAKI (14) LAZULI (15) [noun] A deep-blue stone, used in making jewelry, and traditionally used to make the pigment ultramarine. | [noun] (color) A deep, bright blue, like that of the stone. LIMULI (8) LITCHI (11) [noun] The Chinese tropical fruit tree Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family. | [noun] That tree's bright red oval fruit with a single stone surrounded by a fleshy white aril. | [noun] A soft pink-red colour, like that of a lychee rind (also called lychee red). LOCULI (8) [noun] A little place or space; a cell; a chamberlet. | [noun] In ancient catacombs and tombs of some types, a small separate chamber or recess cut into the rock, for the reception of a body or urn. | [noun] One of the spaces between the septa in the Anthozoa. LUNGYI (10) MALLEI (8) [noun] The small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear. | [noun] The tripus (ossicle in cypriniform fishes). | [noun] One of the paired calcareous structures within the mastax of rotifers. MALOTI (8) [noun] The basic monetary unit of the currency of the Kingdom of Lesotho, introduced in 1980 to replace the South African rand as legal tender. | [noun] A coin or banknote betokening a value in (ma)loti. MILADI (9) MODULI (9) [noun] The base with respect to which a congruence is computed. | [noun] The absolute value of a complex number. | [noun] A coefficient that expresses how much of a certain property is possessed by a certain substance. MOIRAI (8) MUESLI (8) [noun] A breakfast dish based on uncooked rolled oats and fruit. MYTHOI (14) [noun] Anything transmitted by word of mouth, such as a fable, legend, narrative, story, or tale (especially a poetic tale). | [noun] A story or set of stories relevant to or having a significant truth or meaning for a particular culture, religion, society, or other group; a myth, a mythology. | [noun] (by extension) A set of assumptions or beliefs about something. NEROLI (6) [noun] More fully neroli oil or oil of neroli: an essential oil distilled from the blossoms of the bitter orange or Seville orange (Citrus × aurantium subsp. amara) used to make perfumes. NIELLI (6) NILGAI (7) [noun] A large antelope, of the genus Boselaphus, from northern India; the blue bull. NUCLEI (8) [noun] The core, central part of something, around which other elements are assembled. | [noun] An initial part or version that will receive additions. | [noun] The massive, positively charged central part of an atom, made up of protons and neutrons. OCELLI (8) [noun] A simple eye consisting of a single lens and a small number of sensory cells. | [noun] An eyelike marking in the form of a spot or ring of colour, as on the wing of a butterfly or the tail of a peacock. OCTOPI (10) OCTROI (8) [noun] A privilege granted by the sovereign authority, such as the exclusive right of trade granted to a guild or society; a concession. | [noun] A tax levied in money or kind at the gate of a French city on articles brought within the walls. ONAGRI (7) OORALI (6) OURARI (6) OUREBI (8) PAPYRI (13) [noun] (usually uncountable) A plant (Cyperus papyrus) in the sedge family, native to the Nile river valley. | [noun] (usually uncountable) A material similar to paper made from the papyrus plant. | [noun] A scroll or document written on papyrus. PETSAI (8) PHALLI (11) [noun] A penis, especially when erect. | [noun] A representation of an erect penis symbolising fertility or potency. | [noun] A similar erectile sexual organ present in the cloacas of male ratites. PIROGI (9) [noun] A square- or crescent-shaped dumpling of unleavened dough, stuffed with sauerkraut, cheese, mashed potatoes, cabbage, onion, meat, or any combination of these, or with a fruit filling. | [noun] A baked case of dough with a sweet or savoury filling, popular in Eastern Europe. PLUTEI (8) [noun] A low screen between columns, especially one that surrounds the choir of a church | [noun] The free-swimming larvae of echinoderms. POLYPI (13) [noun] A cardiac thrombus usually found post-mortem. | [noun] An octopus. PRIAPI (10) PROTEI (8) PYLORI (11) [noun] The opening in a vertebrate, including humans, at the lower end of the stomach that opens into the duodenum. | [noun] A muscular or myovascular structure that controls the opening of an orifice or lumen of an organ. RAPINI (8) [noun] A vegetable native to China, Brassica rapa subsp. rapa, with green spiky leaves and a bitter taste. REGULI (7) [noun] An impure metal formed beneath slag during the smelting of ores. RENVOI (9) [noun] A situation in which a court, tasked with deciding which state's law should apply to a case, decides to apply the law of the forum, based on the determination that a court from another involved state would also apply the law of the forum. | [noun] Cross-reference in text; a sign that refers to something introduced earlier in a text. RHOMBI (13) [noun] A parallelogram having all sides of equal length. | [noun] In early Greek religion, an instrument whirled on the end of a string similar to a bullroarer. | [noun] Any of several flatfishes, including the brill and turbot, once considered part of the genus Rhombus, now in Scophthalmus. RUMAKI (12) SAFARI (9) [noun] A trip into any undeveloped area to see, photograph or hunt wild animals in their own environment. | [noun] A caravan going on a safari. | [verb] To take part in a safari. SALAMI (8) [noun] A large cured meat sausage of Italian origin, served in slices. | [noun] A grand slam. | [noun] A penis. SALUKI (10) SANDHI (10) [noun] Any of a wide variety of phonological processes that occur at morpheme or word boundaries, such as the fusion of sounds across word boundaries and the alteration of sounds due to neighboring sounds or due to the grammatical function of adjacent words. SANSEI (6) [noun] A US- or Canadian-born grandchild of a Japanese immigrant to America. SATORI (6) [noun] A sudden inexpressible feeling of inner understanding or enlightenment. SCAMPI (12) [noun] A Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus). | [noun] Any similar species of genus Nephrops or similar prawns. SCYPHI (16) SENITI (6) [noun] A Tongan unit of currency equivalent to a hundredth of a pa'anga. SHANTI (9) SIGLOI (7) SILENI (6) SMALTI (8) SOLIDI (7) [noun] A slashing action or motion, particularly: | [noun] A mark made by a slashing motion, particularly: | [noun] Something resembling such a mark, particularly: SOUARI (6) STELAI (6) STRATI (6) SURIMI (8) [noun] A white paste, made from ground fish, that is used to make formed and textured food products. TABULI (8) TAHINI (9) [noun] A paste made from ground sesame seeds, and used to make hummus, baba ghanoush etc. TAMARI (8) [noun] A type of soy sauce made without wheat, having a rich flavor. TANUKI (10) TATAMI (8) [noun] Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses TENUTI (6) [noun] A tempo mark directing that a note or passage is to be held for the full time | [noun] A passage having this mark THALLI (9) [noun] An undifferentiated plant body, such as in algae. | [noun] Any plant body lacking vascular tissue. THOLOI (9) [noun] A dome, or domed building; a cupola. | [noun] A dome-shaped tomb from the Mycenaean period of Ancient Greece. THYRSI (12) [noun] A staff topped with a conical ornament, carried by Bacchus or his followers. | [noun] A species of inflorescence; a dense panicle, as in the lilac and horse-chestnut. TUFOLI (9) TULADI (7) TUMULI (8) [noun] A mound of earth, especially one placed over a prehistoric tomb; a barrow. UNCINI (8) WAKIKI (17) WAPITI (11) [noun] The American elk (Cervus elaphus canadensis or Cervus canadensis). It was formerly considered to be in the same species as the European red deer, which it somewhat exceeds in size. WASABI (11) [noun] A pungent green Japanese condiment made from the plant Eutrema japonicum (formerly Wasabia japonica). | [noun] An imitation of this condiment made from horseradish with green dye. XYSTOI (16) YANQUI (18) [noun] (sometimes derogatory) A citizen of the United States of America, as opposed to a Latin American. YOGINI (10) [noun] A female yogi ZAIKAI (19)

ABOMASI (11) ACANTHI (12) [noun] Plural of acanthus, a genus of plants with spiny leaves, or architectural ornaments resembling these leaves. AFGHANI (14) [noun] The monetary currency of Afghanistan, divided into 100 pul ALFAQUI (19) [noun] A Muslim legal expert or teacher of Islamic law in North Africa and Spain. ALVEOLI (10) [noun] A small cavity or pit. | [noun] An anatomical structure that has the form of a hollow cavity, as: AMORINI (9) [noun] Plural of amorino, a representation of a cupid or cherub in art, particularly in Renaissance and Baroque works. ANESTRI (7) APICULI (11) [noun] Plural of apiculus, a small pointed projection or appendage at the apex of an organ in plants. | [noun] In zoology, small pointed structures or processes found on organisms. ASSAGAI (8) [noun] A slim hardwood spear or javelin with an iron tip, especially those used by Bantu peoples of Southern Africa. | [noun] The tree species Curtisia dentata, the wood of which is traditionally used to make assegais. | [verb] To spear with an assegai. ASSEGAI (8) [noun] A slim hardwood spear or javelin with an iron tip, especially those used by Bantu peoples of Southern Africa. | [noun] The tree species Curtisia dentata, the wood of which is traditionally used to make assegais. | [verb] To spear with an assegai. BACCHII (16) [noun] Plural of bacchus, a metrical foot consisting of one short syllable followed by two long syllables, used in classical poetry. BACILLI (11) [noun] Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease. | [noun] Any bacilliform (rod-shaped) bacterium. | [noun] (by extension) Something which spreads like bacterial infection. BAMBINI (13) [noun] A child or baby, especially a representation in art of the infant Christ wrapped in swaddling clothes. BASENJI (16) [noun] A small hunting dog of African origin, known for being barkless and having a short coat. BASMATI (11) [noun] A variety of long-grain rice, notable for its fragrance. BROCOLI (11) [noun] A green cruciferous vegetable with a flowering head and stalk, eaten as food. BRONCHI (14) [noun] Either of two airways, which are primary branches of the trachea, leading directly into the lungs. CADUCEI (12) [noun] The official wand carried by a herald in ancient Greece and Rome, specifically the one carried in mythology by Hermes, the messenger of the gods, usually represented with two snakes twined around it. | [noun] A symbol (☤) representing a staff with two snakes wrapped around it, used to indicate merchants and messengers. It is also sometimes incorrectly used as a symbol of medicine. CALATHI (12) [noun] Plural of calathus, a basket-shaped flower head or receptacle in plants, particularly in composites. CALCULI (11) [noun] Calculation; computation. | [noun] Any formal system in which symbolic expressions are manipulated according to fixed rules. | [noun] (often definite, the calculus) Differential calculus and integral calculus considered as a single subject; analysis. CANNOLI (9) [noun] (chiefly in the plural) A tube of fried pastry, typical of Sicily, filled with ricotta or similar cream cheese, and flavorings, eaten as a dessert. CANZONI (18) [noun] An Italian or Provençal song or ballad. | [noun] A canzona (mediaeval Italian instrumental composition). CAVETTI (12) [noun] Plural of cavetto, a concave molding used in architecture, typically a quarter-circle in profile. CEMBALI (13) [noun] Plural of cembalo, a harpsichord or similar keyboard instrument used in baroque music. CHAPATI (14) [noun] A flat, unleavened bread from northern India and Pakistan. CHARPAI (14) [noun] A traditional Indian bed or cot with a wooden frame and woven rope or jute base. CHARQUI (21) [noun] Dried strips of meat; jerky. | [noun] A South American method of drying meat in the sun. CHIASMI (14) [noun] An inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases. CHIVARI (15) [noun] A noisy mock serenade performed outside the residence of a newly married couple, typically involving banging on pots and pans and other disruptive sounds. | [noun] A cacophony or discordant noise. CHORAGI (13) [noun] Plural of choragus; leaders or sponsors of a Greek dramatic chorus, or wealthy Athenians who financed theatrical productions. CHOREGI (13) [noun] Plural of choregus, a wealthy Athenian citizen who financed and trained a chorus for dramatic competitions in ancient Greece. COENURI (9) [noun] Plural of coenus, a larval stage of certain tapeworms that forms multiple scoleces within a single bladder. COLOSSI (9) [noun] A statue of gigantic size. The name was especially applied to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the Colossus of Nero in Rome and the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. | [noun] Any creature or thing of gigantic size. | [noun] Somebody or something very greatly admired and respected. DACTYLI (13) DASHIKI (15) [noun] A loose and brightly-colored African shirt. DENARII (8) [noun] A small silver coin issued both during the Roman Republic and during the Roman Empire, equal to 10 asses or 4 sesterces. EFFENDI (14) [noun] An educated or well-respected man in an eastern Mediterranean or Arab country; often used as a title of respect or courtesy in Turkey or a former Ottoman territory. ELENCHI (12) EMERITI (9) EPHEBOI (14) EPIGONI (10) EPINAOI (9) EREMURI (9) FIASCHI (15) FLOKATI (14) [noun] A handwoven woolen rug with a thick pile. FUSILLI (10) [noun] Pasta in the shape of short spirals. GINGELI (9) GINGILI (9) GNOCCHI (15) [noun] Italian pasta-like dumplings made of potato or semolina. GOURAMI (10) [noun] An edible freshwater fish of the family Osphronemidae. GUARANI (8) [noun] The currency of Paraguay, divided into 100 céntimos HAVARTI (13) HELLERI (10) HEXEREI (17) HIBACHI (17) [noun] A portable brazier, powered by charcoal, used for cooking. | [noun] A cooking method and performance art in which the chef grills pieces of food on a hot metal griddle in front of the guests; teppanyaki. This terminology is virtually unknown in Japan. | [noun] The griddle used in such cuisine; teppan. INTAGLI (8) KOLBASI (13) LAPILLI (9) [noun] A fragment of lava ejected from a volcano. | [noun] One of the otoliths in finfish. LECYTHI (15) LEKYTHI (17) MAESTRI (9) MAFIOSI (12) [noun] A member of the Mafia. MAMMATI (13) MARTINI (9) [noun] A cocktail made with gin or vodka and vermouth. | [noun] (sometimes proscribed) Any cocktail served in a cocktail glass, often sweet or fruity and aimed at women. MENISCI (11) [noun] A crescent moon, or an object shaped like it. | [noun] A lens which is convex on one side and concave on the other, being crescent-shaped in cross-section. | [noun] The curved surface of liquids in tubes, whether concave or convex, caused by the surface tension of the liquid. MINISKI (13) MODIOLI (10) [noun] The central core of the cochlea | [noun] A chiasma of facial muscles held together by fibrous tissue NAUPLII (9) [noun] A crustacean larva that has three pairs of locomotive organs (corresponding to antennules, antennae, and mandibles), a median eye, and little or no segmentation of the body. NAUTILI (7) [noun] A marine mollusc, of the family Nautilidae native to the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean, which has tentacles and a spiral shell with a series of air-filled chambers, of which Nautilus is the type genus. | [noun] A kind of diving bell that sinks or rises by means of compressed air. NEGRONI (8) [noun] A cocktail consisting of gin, Campari and vermouth. NILGHAI (11) NUCELLI (9) [noun] The tissue which surrounds and protects the embryo and lies inside of the integuments. NYLGHAI (14) OBLASTI (9) OMPHALI (14) ORIGAMI (10) [noun] The Japanese art of paper folding. | [noun] A piece of art made by folding paper. | [noun] The materials science technology that applies the art of origami to products. PACHISI (14) [noun] An ancient Indian board game in which players, throwing dice, shells, etc. to determine the distance of each move, attempt to be the first to take all of their counters around the board. PADRONI (10) PAESANI (9) PAHLAVI (15) [noun] The principal gold coin of the Pahlavi dynasty (1925-1979). PALAZZI (27) [noun] A large, palatial urban building in Italy. PANDANI (10) PARODOI (10) PECCAVI (16) [noun] An act of saying ‘peccavi’; an admission of guilt or responsibility. | [interjection] An expression of guilt or culpability. PENUCHI (14) PIEROGI (10) [noun] A square- or crescent-shaped dumpling of unleavened dough, stuffed with sauerkraut, cheese, mashed potatoes, cabbage, onion, meat, or any combination of these, or with a fruit filling. PIGNOLI (10) PIROGHI (13) PIROJKI (20) PLATYPI (14) POLYNYI (15) PORCINI (11) [noun] An edible mushroom (Boletus edulis), prized for its flavor. PULVINI (12) [noun] A joint on a plant leaf or petiole that may swell and cause movement of the leaf or leaflet. QUILLAI (16) RABBONI (11) RAPPINI (11) RAVIOLI (10) [noun] Small square parcels of pasta filled with meat, cheese, spinach etc. | [noun] A dish made with ravioli. | [noun] By analogy, similar dishes/pastas from non-Italian cuisines. RHIZOPI (21) RHONCHI (15) RILIEVI (10) RIPIENI (9) [noun] The part of a concerto grosso in which the ensemble plays together; contrasted with the concertino. SACCULI (11) [noun] A small bag of herbs or medicinal substances, applied to the body. | [noun] A small sac. SAMURAI (9) [noun] In feudal Japan, a soldier who served a daimyo. SANTIMI (9) SASHIMI (12) [noun] A dish consisting of thin slices or pieces of raw fish or meat. SCALENI (9) [noun] Any of several muscles extending from the neck to the first and second ribs. | [noun] A scalene triangle. SCHERZI (21) [noun] A piece of music or a movement from a larger piece such as a symphony; especially, a piece of music played in a playful manner. SCIRRHI (12) [noun] An indurated organ or part, especially a gland. | [noun] A cancerous tumour which is hard, translucent, of a gray or bluish color, and emits a creaking sound when incised. SECONDI (10) SENARII (7) [noun] A verse having six metric feet. SHIKARI (14) [noun] A hunter or tracker, especially in the Indian subcontinent. SIGNORI (8) [noun] A courtesy title for a man of Italian origin. SKYPHOI (19) SOPRANI (9) SORDINI (8) SPLENII (9) [noun] A broad muscle running up the top part of the back of the neck. SPUMONI (11) [noun] An Italian style of ice cream dessert made with layers of different colors and flavors (typically cherry, pistachio, and vanilla or chocolate) and usually containing candied fruits and nuts. STIMULI (9) [noun] Any external phenomenon that has an influence on a system, by triggering or modifying an internal phenomenon. | [noun] Something external that elicits or influences a physiological or psychological activity or response. | [noun] Anything effectively impinging upon any of the sensory apparatuses of a living organism, including physical phenomena both internal and external to the body. STRETTI (7) [noun] The presence of two close or overlapping statements of the subject of a fugue, especially towards the end. | [noun] An acceleration in the tempo of an opera that produces an ending climax. SUCCUBI (13) [noun] A female demon which comes to men, especially monks, in their dreams to seduce them and have sexual intercourse, drawing energy from the men to sustain themselves, often until the point of exhaustion or death. | [noun] A strumpet, whore or prostitute. SUFFARI (13) SYLLABI (12) [noun] A summary of topics which will be covered during an academic course, or a text or lecture. | [noun] The headnote of a reported case; the brief statement of the points of law determined prefixed to a reported case. TABOULI (9) [noun] A Middle Eastern salad or meze generally consisting of bulgur wheat, chopped tomatoes, parsley, olive oil and lemon juice. TERMINI (9) [noun] The end or final point of something. | [noun] The end point of a transportation system, or the town or city in which it is located. | [noun] A boundary or border, or a post or stone marking such a boundary. THALAMI (12) [noun] Either of two large, ovoid structures of grey matter within the forebrain that relay sensory impulses to the cerebral cortex. | [noun] The receptacle of a flower; a torus. | [noun] A thallus. THROMBI (14) [noun] A blood clot formed from platelets and other elements that forms in a blood vessel in a living organism, and causes thrombosis or obstruction of the vessel at its point of formation or travel to other areas of the body. TIMPANI (11) [noun] The set of precision kettledrums in an orchestra. TORTONI (7) TRIPOLI (9) [noun] A sedimentary rock composed of the shells of diatoms etc., used for polishing. TSUNAMI (9) [noun] A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption. Tsunami are usually a series of waves, or wave train. | [noun] A large and generally unstoppable surge. TURFSKI (14) TYMPANI (14) [noun] The set of precision kettledrums in an orchestra. VENTURI (10) [noun] A venturi tube. | [noun] The throat of a carburetor. | [noun] A constriction in the flow of air to lungs. VIRELAI (10) [noun] A medieval poetic form consisting of two or more three line units in each stanza, in the form aabaab... and continuing on in that pattern. VOLVULI (13) [noun] Obstruction of the bowel in which a loop of bowel has abnormally twisted on itself. WOORALI (10) WOORARI (10) ZINGANI (17) ZINGARI (17) [noun] A Gypsy

ACERVULI (13) [noun] Plural of acervulus; small clusters or heaps, particularly referring to fungal spore-producing structures in certain fungi. AMARETTI (10) [noun] A sweet-bitter liqueur originating from Italy (but also produced in Turkey), flavored with almonds and a secret blend-specific mix of some 200 ingredients such as the pits from apricots, peaches, cherries or other stone fruits. | [noun] A glass of that liqueur. | [noun] A light Italian cookie made with almonds. AMORETTI (10) [noun] (in art) A cupid or putto (representation of a naked baby or small child, often with wings). | [noun] A love poem. | [noun] A male sweetheart, lover. AMPHIOXI (22) [noun] Plural of amphioxus, a small marine chordate with a fish-like body, considered a primitive ancestor of vertebrates. BANDITTI (11) [noun] Robbers or outlaws. BERIBERI (12) [noun] An ailment caused by a deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1), leading to lethargy and organ complications. BOUSOUKI (14) [noun] A Greek stringed musical instrument similar to a mandolin, with a round body and paired metal strings. BOUZOUKI (23) [noun] A Greek long-necked plucked fretted lute having a sharp, metallic sound BROCCOLI (14) [noun] A plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable. CALAMARI (12) [noun] Squid as food, especially cooked in the form of calamari rings | [noun] Squid, the mollusk, in general CALCANEI (12) [noun] The large bone making up the heel of the human foot, the heel bone. CALYCULI (15) [noun] Plural of calyculus, small cup-like structures or appendages in botany and zoology. CAPRICCI (16) [noun] Plural of capriccio, a musical composition that is free in form and often lively in character. | [noun] Sudden changes of mood or behavior; whimsical acts or notions. CASTRATI (10) [noun] A male who has been castrated, especially a male whose testicles have been removed before puberty in order to retain his boyish voice. | [noun] A male soprano or alto voice produced by castration of the treble singer before puberty, intended to conserve his voice; the singer. CHAPATTI (15) [noun] A simple circular, flat, unleavened bread made with sieved wholemeal flour and water, found in Indian cuisine. CHAPPATI (17) [noun] A thin, unleavened flatbread made from wheat flour, commonly eaten in Indian cuisine. CHIGETAI (14) [noun] A wild Asian horse-like animal, also known as a kulan or onager, found in Central Asia. CICERONI (12) [noun] A guide who shows people around tourist sights. CICISBEI (14) [noun] (18th century Italy) A knightly servant of a high-born lady. | [noun] A married woman's lover; a kept man. CONCERTI (12) [noun] A piece of music for one or more solo instruments and orchestra. CONFETTI (13) [noun] Small pieces or strips (streamers) of colored paper or other material (metal, plaster, etc) generally thrown about at festive occasions, especially at weddings and in victory celebrations. | [noun] Edible Italian sugar-coated almonds, especially those which are used as part of a traditional Italian wedding. COTHURNI (13) [noun] Plural of cothurnus; a high boot or buskin worn by actors in ancient Greek and Roman tragedy. | [noun] Tragic drama or elevated tragic style. DAIQUIRI (18) [noun] A cocktail of rum, lemon or lime juice and sugar, sometimes with fruit added. DAISHIKI (16) DOUPIONI (11) DRACHMAI (16) DUUMVIRI (14) ESOPHAGI (14) [noun] The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach. FLOCCULI (15) [noun] A small fluffy tuft. | [noun] Either of two small lobes on the posterior border of the cerebellum. | [noun] A marking on the surface of the sun associated with a solar prominence. FUNICULI (13) [noun] Any of several cordlike structures, especially the umbilical cord, or a bundle of nerve fibres in the spinal cord | [noun] A stalk that connects the seed (or ovule) with the placenta GINGELLI (10) GINGILLI (10) GLADIOLI (10) [noun] The center part of the sternum. | [noun] Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gladiolus, having sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers on spikes; gladiola. GRAFFITI (15) [noun] Drawings or words drawn on a surface in a public place, usually made without authorization. | [noun] Informal inscriptions, figure drawings, etc., as opposed to official inscriptions. | [verb] To mark a surface with such images. HETAIRAI (11) [noun] A highly cultivated hired female companion who would entertain upper-class male clients and might perform sex acts for them. | [noun] A mistress. HYDROSKI (19) IGNORAMI (11) KAZACHKI (30) KAZATSKI (25) KIELBASI (14) KIRIGAMI (15) KOHLRABI (17) [noun] Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes, a variety of the cabbage, having a turnip-shaped edible stem. KOLBASSI (14) KOLINSKI (16) LEKYTHOI (18) LEMNISCI (12) LIBRETTI (10) [noun] The text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera. | [noun] A book containing such a text. LINGUINI (9) [noun] Ribbons of pasta, cut from a sheet, not as wide as tagliatelle. LITERATI (8) [noun] Well-educated, literary people; intellectuals who are interested in literature. MACARONI (12) [noun] A type of pasta in the form of short tubes; sometimes loosely, pasta in general. | [noun] A fop, a dandy; especially a young man in the 18th century who had travelled in Europe and who dressed and often spoke in an ostentatiously affected Continental manner. MAHARANI (13) [noun] The wife of a maharajah; approximately, a queen consort. MAHIMAHI (18) [noun] A large food and game fish of the family Coryphaenidae which is commonly found in tropical and subtropical waters. MALIHINI (13) MALLEOLI (10) [noun] The bony prominence on each side of the ankle joint. MARAVEDI (14) [noun] A former Spanish coin and unit of currency, originally issued in gold but later in silver and copper, discontinued in 1848. MARCHESI (15) [noun] An Italian marquis. MARIACHI (15) [noun] A traditional form of Mexican music, either sung or purely instrumental. | [noun] A group that plays mariachi music. | [noun] A member of such a group. MORBILLI (12) [noun] Measles, rubeola NARCISSI (10) [noun] Any of several bulbous flowering plants, of the genus Narcissus, having white or yellow cup- or trumpet-shaped flowers, notably the daffodil | [noun] A beautiful young man, like the mythological Greek Narcissus NOTTURNI (8) NUCLEOLI (10) [noun] A conspicuous, rounded body within the nucleus of a cell. OBLIGATI (11) [noun] An obbligato section; a prominent countermelody, often written to be played or sung above the principal theme (in a higher pitch range). OUISTITI (8) PACHOULI (15) PARCHESI (15) PARCHISI (15) PASTICCI (14) PASTRAMI (12) [noun] A seasoned smoked cut of beef. Traditionally, this is made from a navel cut. PASTROMI (12) PECORINI (12) PEPERONI (12) PIROSHKI (17) [noun] Small pastries filled with finely chopped meat, vegetables or fruit baked or fried, from eastern European cuisine, or a serving of these. | [noun] A single such pastry. PIROZHKI (26) [noun] Small pastries filled with finely chopped meat, vegetables or fruit baked or fried, from eastern European cuisine, or a serving of these. | [noun] A single such pastry. | [noun] Singular of pirozhki - Russian пирожки́ PRINCIPI (14) PULVILLI (13) RENMINBI (12) [noun] The official currency of the People's Republic of China RETIARII (8) [noun] A type of gladiator who uses a casting net (a rete or iaculum) as a weapon. RIGATONI (9) [noun] A ribbed tubular form of pasta, larger than penne but with square-cut ends, often slightly curved. SANNYASI (11) [noun] A man in the stage of sannyasa; a wandering ascetic, a religious mendicant. SARTORII (8) [noun] A long, thin muscle that runs down the length of the thigh; the longest muscle in the human body. SASTRUGI (9) [noun] Any of a series of long, wavelike ridges or grooves formed on a snow surface by the wind, especially in polar plains, and surfaces of ice covered lakes/seas. These dunes of snow may be blown across the plains like wind-driven waves. SEXTARII (15) SHANGHAI (15) [noun] A tall dandy. | [verb] To force or trick (someone) into joining a ship as part of the crew. | [verb] To abduct or coerce. | [noun] A slingshot. SHILINGI (12) SIGNIORI (9) SOLFEGGI (13) SOUVLAKI (15) [noun] Any of several Greek dishes such as kalamaki, giros, kebab and shawarma. | [noun] A wrapped pancake dish filled with meat, salad and some kind of sauce or dressing, commonly called a kebab. STACCATI (12) STOTINKI (12) [noun] A unit of currency in Bulgaria, worth one hundredth of a lev. STROBILI (10) [noun] A cone-shaped fruiting body in general | [noun] More particularly a more-or-less cone-shaped fruiting body of any of various gymnosperms and vascular sporophytes. According to source and context it might refer to a structure bearing either seeds or spores, that might or might not be seen as an infructescence; usage has varied arbitrarily among authors during the last two centuries. | [noun] A layered reproductive stage in jellyfish, in which the swimming medusa form is produced. SUKIYAKI (19) [noun] A Japanese dish of thinly-sliced beef and tofu with dashi, mirin and soy sauce cooked quickly at the table. TANDOORI (9) [noun] (of food) A dish that was cooked in a tandoor. | [adjective] (of food) Cooked in a tandoor. TEOCALLI (10) [noun] An Aztec temple. | [noun] A Mesoamerican pyramid surmounted by a temple. TERIYAKI (15) [noun] A cooking technique used in Japanese cuisine in which foods are broiled or grilled in a sweet soy sauce marinade. | [noun] A sweet soy sauce marinade THESAURI (11) [noun] A publication, usually in the form of a book, that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms) for the words of a given language. | [noun] A dictionary or encyclopedia. | [noun] A hierarchy of subject headings — canonic titles of themes and topics, the titles serving as search keys. TRAPEZII (19) [noun] A large vertebrate skeletal muscle divided into an ascending, descending, and transverse portion, attaching the neck and central spine to the outer extremity of the scapula; it functions in scapular elevation, adduction, and depression. TROCHILI (13) UMBILICI (14) [noun] Navel | [noun] Hilum | [noun] A depression or opening in the center of the base of many spiral shells. UTRICULI (10) [noun] A little sac or bag; a utricle; especially, a part of the membranous labyrinth of the ear. VIRTUOSI (11) [noun] An expert in virtù or art objects and antiquities; a connoisseur. | [noun] Someone with special skill or knowledge; an expert. | [noun] Specifically, a musician (or other performer) with masterly ability, technique, or personal style. YAKITORI (15) [noun] A Japanese shish kebab-type dish made with small pieces of chicken or other ingredients cooked on skewers, often marinated in soy sauce or seasoned with salt. ZASTRUGI (18) ZECCHINI (24) ZUCCHINI (24) [noun] A courgette; a variety of squash, Cucurbita pepo, which bears edible fruit. | [noun] The edible fruit of this variety of squash.

ANTIPASTI (11) [noun] An Italian starter for a meal; normally a cold assortment of salami, cheese, seafood and vegetables. BUTTINSKI (15) [noun] A person who meddles or intrudes in other people's affairs without being asked or welcome. CAMPANILI (15) [noun] Plural of campanile, a bell tower or freestanding tower containing bells, typically associated with Italian churches. CAVALETTI (14) [noun] A low wooden jump or barrier used in horse training and equestrian exercises, consisting of a rail or poles supported by X-shaped stands. CENTESIMI (13) [noun] Plural of centesimo, a monetary unit equal to one hundredth of the basic monetary unit in various countries, particularly Italy and Panama. CHARIVARI (17) [noun] The noisy banging of pots and pans as a mock serenade to a newly married couple, or similar occasion. | [noun] (by extension) Any loud, cacophonous noise or hubbub. CORYPHAEI (19) [noun] Plural of coryphaeus; leaders or chiefs, especially the leaders of a dramatic chorus in ancient Greek theater. CRESCENDI (14) [noun] An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left ( < ), by musicians called a hairpin. | [noun] A gradual increase of anything, especially to a dramatic climax. | [noun] The climax of a gradual increase. CULTURATI (11) [noun] Well-educated people who are interested in cultural activities. DECEMVIRI (17) DELTOIDEI (11) EUCALYPTI (16) [noun] Any of many trees, of genus Eucalyptus, native mainly to Australia. | [noun] A greenish colour, like that of a eucalyptus leaves. FASCICULI (16) [noun] A small bundle of nerve, muscle or tendon fibers. | [noun] One of the divisions of a book published in separate parts; a fascicle. FETTUCINI (14) [noun] A long, broad, thick noodle; a type of pasta having this shape. GARIBALDI (13) [noun] A biscuit consisting of currants squashed between layers of flaky pastry. | [noun] A bright yellow/orange damselfish, of the genus Hypsypops, from the seas of southern California. | [noun] A kind of jacket worn by women. GLISSANDI (11) [noun] Either a continuous sliding from one pitch to another ("true" glissando), or an incidental scale played while moving from one melodic note to another ("effective" glissando). | [noun] A method of playing an electric guitar in which a metal bar is held at right angles across the strings and rapidly moved up and down, creating a smooth, lush sound. GLOMERULI (12) [noun] A small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney that filter the blood to make urine | [noun] A structure in the olfactory bulb central to olfactory sensory transduction, composed of receptor neuron axons and mitral neuron dendrites and organized by odor type. | [noun] Any of several other similar intertwined masses of things GONOCOCCI (16) [noun] Any of the bacteria (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) that is responsible for gonorrhea. HOMUNCULI (16) [noun] A miniature man, once imagined by spermists to be present in human sperm. | [noun] The nerve map of the human body that exists on the parietal lobe of the human brain. JABORANDI (19) [noun] Any of several species of the genus Pilocarpus of plants, some of which are important medicinally. KUNDALINI (14) [noun] An energy said to lie coiled at the base of the spine, which can be released by yoga. LILANGENI (10) [noun] The currency of Swaziland. MAHARISHI (17) [noun] A teacher of Hindu mysticism MANICOTTI (13) [noun] Wide tubes of pasta filled with a savoury stuffing and baked in the oven. METACARPI (15) [noun] The five bones that form intermediate part of the hand between the fingers and the wrist. METATARSI (11) [noun] The part of the foot between the toes and the ankle, especially its five bones. MICROMINI (15) NECROPOLI (13) OBBLIGATI (14) [noun] An obbligato section; a prominent countermelody, often written to be played or sung above the principal theme (in a higher pitch range). OESOPHAGI (15) [noun] The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach. OLOLIUQUI (18) PAPARAZZI (31) [noun] A paparazzo. | [noun] Paparazzi taken as a group. | [noun] A freelance photographer who sells photographs of celebrities to the media, especially one who pursues celebrities and attempts to obtain candid photographs. PATCHOULI (16) [noun] Any of several East Indian plants in the genus Pogostemon, especially Pogostemon cablin, which yield a highly fragrant oil. | [noun] The oil or perfume made from these plants. PEPPERONI (15) [noun] A spicy salami-style Italian-American sausage. | [noun] Pizza with only tomato sauce, cheese and pepperoni toppings. PIZZICATI (31) [noun] A note that is played pizzicato POLYANTHI (17) POTPOURRI (13) [noun] A collection of various things; an assortment, mixed bag or motley. | [noun] An anthology of miscellaneous prose. | [noun] A medley of songs or music. PRONUCLEI (13) [noun] Either of the two haploid nuclei (of a sperm and ovum) that fuse during fertilization PROPOSITI (13) PROTHALLI (14) [noun] A prothallium. RANUNCULI (11) [noun] Any plant of the genus Ranunculus; the buttercup or crowfoot. RHINOCERI (14) RICERCARI (13) SCUNGILLI (12) [noun] Whelk SFORZANDI (22) [noun] A mark that indicates that a note is to be played with a strong initial attack. | [noun] A passage having this mark. SGRAFFITI (16) [noun] A technique in ceramics, art and wall design, where the top layer of pigment or slip is scratched through to reveal an underlying layer. | [noun] An instance or sample of sgraffito. SPAGHETTI (15) [noun] A type of pasta made in the shape of long thin strings. | [noun] A dish that has spaghetti as a main part of it, such as spaghetti bolognese. | [noun] Any type of pasta. SUPERMINI (13) [noun] A small motor car, especially a hatchback, which is powerful for its size or class | [noun] A superminicomputer TRIUMVIRI (14) [noun] One member of a triumvirate VANASPATI (14) [noun] The entire plant kingdom or trees that bear fruits but no evident flowers. VAPORETTI (14) [noun] A public water bus, originally steam-powered, found especially in Venice. WATERZOOI (21) ZAMINDARI (21) [noun] In British India, a system used to collect revenues from the ryots (cultivators of agricultural land) indirectly through the zamindars, as opposed to ryotwari, where revenues were collected directly. | [noun] The office or jurisdiction of a zamindar. | [noun] The land possessed by a zamindar.

ALTOCUMULI (14) [noun] A fleecy cloud formation consisting of large whitish or greyish globular cloudlets with shaded portions, often grouped in flocks or rows. (Abbreviated Ac.) ALTOSTRATI (10) ASPERGILLI (13) [noun] Plural of aspergillus, a genus of fungi commonly found in soil and decaying organic matter, some species of which can cause infections in humans and animals. BARRAMUNDI (15) [noun] A species of diadromous fish, Lates calcarifer, of the Centropomidae family, order Perciformes. BORBORYGMI (20) [noun] A gurgling or rumbling noise produced by gas in the bowels. | [noun] A gurgling or rumbling. | [noun] A rumbling sound made by the movement of gas in the intestines. CAMORRISTI (14) [noun] Members of the Camorra, a Neapolitan organized crime syndicate. CANALICULI (14) [noun] Plural of canaliculus; small channels or ducts in bone or tissue, particularly those in bone that contain nerve fibers and blood vessels. | [noun] Minute grooves or channels in the surface of bones. CANNELLONI (12) [noun] Wide tubes of pasta filled with a savoury stuffing and baked in the oven. CANTATRICI (14) [noun] Plural of cantatrice; female opera singers or professional female vocalists. CATHOLICOI (17) [noun] A high-ranking bishop or patriarch in certain Eastern Christian traditions. CAVALLETTI (15) [noun] Plural of cavalletto; a series of wooden poles or rails set on supports used in horse training and jumping exercises. CERTIORARI (12) [noun] A grant of the right of an appeal to be heard by an appellate court where that court has discretion to choose which appeals it will hear. | [noun] A grant of review of a government action by a court with discretion to make such a review. COATIMUNDI (15) [noun] The ring-tailed coati, Nasua nasua, a South American carnivore. CONVOLVULI (18) [noun] Plural of convolvulus, a genus of flowering plants with twining or trailing stems, commonly known as bindweeds or morning glories. CYSTICERCI (19) [noun] The larval stage of any of several tapeworms, having a fluid-filled cyst enclosing a scolex. DILETTANTI (11) [noun] An amateur, someone who dabbles in a field out of casual interest rather than as a profession or serious interest. | [noun] (sometimes offensive) A person with a general but superficial interest in any art or a branch of knowledge. DIPLOCOCCI (19) [noun] A coccus that typically occurs in groups of two EMALANGENI (13) [noun] The currency of Swaziland. FANTOCCINI (17) FETTUCCINI (17) FORTISSIMI (15) [noun] The dynamic sign indicating that the piece should be played fortissimo. Abbreviation: ff. FRANGIPANI (16) [noun] Any of several tropical American trees, of the genus Plumeria, having fragrant, showy, funnel-shaped flowers of a wide range of colours from creamy to red. | [noun] A perfume originally obtained from these flowers GLITTERATI (11) [noun] Celebrities or people with a lot of money; the smart set. HIPPOCAMPI (23) [noun] A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a dolphin. | [noun] A part of the brain located inside the temporal lobe, consisting mainly of grey matter. It is a component of the limbic system and plays a role in memory and emotion. ILLUMINATI (12) INTERMEZZI (30) [noun] A short piece of music or act in the interval of the main spectacle; a theatrical interlude. | [noun] A palate cleanser; a small snack with a bright light neutral taste; a fruit; a fresh sparkling wine; or a fruity or milky cocktail; that is served between courses in a meal. JAGUARONDI (19) JAGUARUNDI (19) [noun] A medium-sized Central and South American wild cat, Puma yagouaroundi, Herpailurus yagouaroundi or Felis yagouaroundi. MICROCOCCI (20) [noun] Any of a group of spherical, aerobic, gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Micrococcus, that are wide-ranging and harmless. MICROFUNGI (18) [noun] A fungus of microscopic size. MICROVILLI (17) [noun] Any of many fingerlike extensions on the surfaces of many cells, consisting of the proteins actin, fimbrin, and villin. MILLEFIORI (15) [noun] A decorative glassware technique using a mosaic of coloured beads. MONSIGNORI (13) PIANISSIMI (14) [noun] A dynamic sign indicating that a portion of music should be played pianissimo. | [noun] A portion of music that is played very softly. PICCALILLI (16) [noun] A yellow pickle relish made from cauliflower, vegetable marrow, and other vegetables, pickled with vinegar, salt, sugar, and spiced with mustard, turmeric, and other spices. | [noun] A pickle, typically on a base of chopped green (unripe) tomatoes, but sometimes finely-chopped gherkins, and possibly including other vegetables. PODOPHYLLI (21) PORTAMENTI (14) [noun] A smooth, gliding transition from one note to another; used especially with stringed instruments, and sometimes on brass. PRECALCULI (16) PROSCIUTTI (14) RECITATIVI (15) RHOMBOIDEI (18) [noun] Any of the rhomboid muscles. RITORNELLI (10) [noun] An orchestral interlude between arias, scenes, or acts in seventeenth-century opera. | [noun] A tutti section in a concerto grosso, aria, etc. SALMAGUNDI (14) [noun] A food consisting of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions. | [noun] Hence, any mixture of various ingredients; an olio or medley; a potpourri; a miscellany. SARCOPHAGI (18) [noun] A stone coffin, often inscribed or decorated with sculpture. | [noun] The cement and steel structure that encases the destroyed reactor at the power station in Chernobyl, Ukraine. | [noun] A kind of limestone used by the Greeks for coffins, so called because it was thought to consume the flesh of corpses. SCALLOPINI (14) [noun] Pattypan squash. SEPTENARII (12) [noun] A verse having seven metrical feet. SPERMACETI (16) [noun] A wax obtained from the head of sperm whales and used to make cosmetics etc. TETRAZZINI (28) TORTELLINI (10) [noun] Small, ring-shaped pasta, stuffed with meat, cheese etc; eaten with a sauce or in a soup VENTRICULI (15) VERMICELLI (17) [noun] Long, slender pasta, similar to spaghetti, only thinner. | [noun] Any type of long, thin noodles, as in rice vermicelli. | [noun] Chocolate sprinkles.

CAPPELLETTI (17) [noun] A circular form of ravioli. CARABINIERI (15) [noun] The national gendarmerie of Italy. CIRROCUMULI (17) [noun] Plural of cirrocumulus, a type of high-altitude cloud formation characterized by small, white, rounded masses often arranged in regular patterns. CIRROSTRATI (13) [noun] Plural of cirrostratus, a type of thin, wispy cloud formation found at high altitudes. COGNOSCENTI (16) [noun] Someone possessing superior or specialized knowledge in a particular field; a connoisseur. CONDOTTIERI (14) [noun] A mercenary military leader from 14th-century Italy and later in other parts of Europe. CONSIGLIERI (14) [noun] A counselor or advisor, especially to Mafia bosses. CRYPTOCOCCI (24) [noun] Plural of cryptococcus, a genus of encapsulated yeast that can cause infections in humans, particularly in immunocompromised individuals. CUMULONIMBI (19) [noun] A cloud, with a tall structure and a flat base, that is often associated with thunderstorms. DOUROUCOULI (14) [noun] A New World monkey of the genus Aotus, which is active at night and has no pinna of the outer ear. ECHINOCOCCI (22) ENTEROCOCCI (17) [noun] Any of a group of streptococci bacteria, of the genus Enterococcus, that inhabit the human gastrointestinal tract and have great resistance to antibiotics FRANGIPANNI (17) HIPPOPOTAMI (22) [noun] A large, semi-aquatic, herbivorous (plant-eating) African mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius) HYPOTHALAMI (24) [noun] A region of the forebrain located below the thalamus, forming the basal portion of the diencephalon, and functioning to regulate body temperature, some metabolic processes and governing the autonomic nervous system. KOLKHOZNIKI (35) MACRONUCLEI (17) MESONEPHROI (18) METANEPHROI (18) MICRONUCLEI (17) NIMBOSTRATI (15) PNEUMOCOCCI (21) [noun] A gram-positive bacterium, Streptococcus pneumoniae, that causes pneumonia and other infectious diseases SCHWARMEREI (21) SPAGHETTINI (17) [noun] A form of thin spaghetti VIOLONCELLI (16)

APPARATCHIKI (25) [noun] A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent. | [noun] A blindly loyal bureaucrat. CARAVANSERAI (17) [noun] A roadside inn having a central courtyard where caravans can rest. | [noun] An upscale hotel. | [noun] A home or shelter for caravans. DIVERTIMENTI (18) [noun] Composition that has several short movements, a style that composers started to use in the 18th century. ELECTROPHORI (19) GASTROCNEMII (17) [noun] The muscle at the back of the calf, whose insertion is the Achilles tendon at the heel. LACTOBACILLI (18) [noun] Any of many rod-shaped, nonmotile, aerobic bacteria, of the genus Lactobacillus, that ferment sugars to form lactic acid LEPTOCEPHALI (21) MENINGOCOCCI (21) [noun] A pathogenic bacterium, Neisseria meningitidis, common cause of cerebrospinal meningitis STRATOCUMULI (16) [noun] A principal low-level cloud type, predominantly stratiform, in the form of a gray and/or whitish layer or patch, which nearly always has dark parts and is nonfibrous. STREPTOCOCCI (20) [noun] A spherical, gram-positive bacterium of the genus Streptococcus. Although commonly found benignly in the human mouth and gut, and though many species are non-pathogenic, other species can cause diseases including strep throat and more serious conditions.

ANTHROPOPHAGI (24) [noun] A man-eater; a cannibal. CONVERSAZIONI (27) [noun] A formal gathering where something related to the arts is discussed. | [noun] (by extension) A community social gathering. IMPROVISATORI (20) PROVENTRICULI (20) [noun] The part of the avian stomach, between the crop and the gizzard, that secretes digestive enzymes. | [noun] A similar part of the digestive system of invertebrates. STAPHYLOCOCCI (27) [noun] A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia, and other infections SUPERVIRTUOSI (18) TSUTSUGAMUSHI (19)

PITHECANTHROPI (26) STREPTOBACILLI (20) TARSOMETATARSI (16) [noun] The large bone next the foot in the leg of a bird. It is formed by the union of the distal part of the tarsus with the metatarsus.