| isogram | (noun) a line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable | Synonyms: isarithm, isopleth |
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| jam | (noun) deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems | Synonyms: electronic jamming, jamming |
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| (noun) preserve of crushed fruit | - |
| (noun) a dense crowd of people | Synonyms: crush, press |
| (noun) informal terms for a difficult situation | Synonyms: fix, hole, kettle of fish, mess, muddle, pickle |
| (verb) interfere with or prevent the reception of signals | Synonyms: block |
| (verb) crowd or pack to capacity | Synonyms: chock up, cram, jampack, ram, wad |
| (verb) get stuck and immobilized | - |
| (verb) block passage through | Synonyms: block, close up, impede, obstruct, obturate, occlude |
| (verb) crush or bruise | Synonyms: crush |
| (verb) press tightly together or cram | Synonyms: mob, pack, pile, throng |
| (verb) push down forcibly | - |
| jeroboam | (noun) a large wine bottle (holds 4/5 of a gallon) | Synonyms: double-magnum |
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| jetsam | (noun) the floating wreckage of a ship | Synonyms: flotsam |
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| (noun) the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm | - |
| kilogram | (noun) one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites | Synonyms: kg, kilo |
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| lam | (noun) a rapid escape (as by criminals) | Synonyms: getaway |
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| (verb) give a thrashing to; beat hard | Synonyms: flail, thrash, thresh |
| (verb) flee; take to one's heels; cut and run | Synonyms: break away, bunk, escape, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, run, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail |
| latergram | (noun) a photo to be posted to Instagram at a later date | - |
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| lingam | (noun) the Hindu phallic symbol of Siva | - |
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| lipogram | (noun) a text that excludes a particular letter or particular letters of the alphabet | - |
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| loam | (noun) a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials | - |
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| logjam | (noun) an immovable mass of logs blocking a river | - |
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| (noun) any stoppage attributable to unusual activity | - |
| logogram | (noun) a single written symbol that represents an entire word or phrase without indicating its pronunciation | Synonyms: logograph |
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| lorazepam | (noun) tranquilizer (trade name Ativan) used to treat anxiety and tension and insomnia | Synonyms: Ativan |
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| lymphangiogram | (noun) an angiogram of the lymph nodes and lymph vessels made after the injection of a radiopaque substance | - |
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| macadam | (noun) a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar | Synonyms: tarmac, tarmacadam |
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| (noun) broken stone used in macadamized roadways | - |
| (verb) surface with macadam | Synonyms: macadamise, macadamize, tarmac |
| madam | (noun) a woman of refinement | Synonyms: dame, gentlewoman, lady, ma'am |
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| (noun) a woman who runs a house of prostitution | Synonyms: brothel keeper |
| mainstream | (noun) the prevailing current of thought | - |
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| mammogram | (noun) X-ray film of the soft tissue of the breast | - |
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| marjoram | (noun) pungent leaves used as seasoning with meats and fowl and in stews and soups and omelets | Synonyms: oregano |
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| (noun) aromatic Eurasian perennial | Synonyms: oregano, Origanum vulgare, pot marjoram, wild marjoram, winter sweet |
| microgram | (noun) one millionth (1/1,000,000) gram | Synonyms: mcg |
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| midazolam | (noun) an injectable form of benzodiazepine (trade name Versed) useful for sedation and for reducing pain during uncomfortable medical procedures | Synonyms: Versed |
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| midstream | (noun) the middle of a stream | - |
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| milldam | (noun) dam to make a millpond to provide power for a water mill | - |
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| milligram | (noun) one thousandth (1/1,000) gram | Synonyms: mg |
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| monogram | (noun) a graphic symbol consisting of 2 or more letters combined (usually your initials); printed on stationery or embroidered on clothing | - |
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| moonbeam | (noun) a ray of moonlight | Synonyms: moon-ray, moon ray |
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| myelogram | (noun) X-ray film of the spinal cord and spinal nerve roots and subarachnoid space | - |
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| myogram | (noun) a graphical recording of muscle activity | - |
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| myriagram | (noun) one ten thousandth of a centner | Synonyms: myg |
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| nanogram | (noun) one billionth (1/1,000,000,000) gram | Synonyms: ng |
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| nitrazepam | (noun) a hypnotic and sedative drug of the benzodiazepine type | - |
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| nomogram | (noun) a graphic representation of numerical relations | Synonyms: nomograph |
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| oscillogram | (noun) the recording produced by an oscillograph | - |
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| oxazepam | (noun) a tranquilizing drug (trade name Serax) used to treat anxiety and insomnia and alcohol withdrawal | Synonyms: Serax |
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| paragram | (noun) a pun made by changing the letters of a word, especially the initial letter. | - |
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| parallelogram | (noun) a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length | - |
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| pentagram | (noun) a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon | Synonyms: pentacle, pentangle |
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| phanerogam | (noun) plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores | Synonyms: seed plant, spermatophyte |
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| phlebogram | (noun) an X ray of a vein injected with a radiopaque contrast medium | Synonyms: venogram |
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| phonogram | (noun) any written symbol standing for a sound or syllable or morpheme or word | - |
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| piroxicam | (noun) a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Feldene) used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory conditions | Synonyms: Feldene |
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| pneumoencephalogram | (noun) an X ray of the brain made by replacing spinal fluid with a gas (usually oxygen) to improve contrast | Synonyms: encephalogram |
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| polyfoam | (noun) a foam made by adding water to polyurethane plastics | Synonyms: polyurethane foam |
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| pram | (noun) a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around | Synonyms: baby buggy, baby carriage, carriage, go-cart, perambulator, pushchair, pusher, stroller |
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| program | (noun) a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation | Synonyms: programme |
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| (noun) a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished | Synonyms: plan, programme |
| (noun) a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need | Synonyms: programme |
| (noun) an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event | Synonyms: programme |
| (noun) a radio or television show | Synonyms: broadcast, programme |
| (noun) (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute | Synonyms: computer program, computer programme, programme |
| (noun) a document stating the aims and principles of a political party | Synonyms: platform, political platform, political program |
| (noun) an integrated course of academic studies | Synonyms: course of study, curriculum, programme, syllabus |
| (verb) arrange a program of or for | Synonyms: programme |
| (verb) write a computer program | Synonyms: programme |
| pyelogram | (noun) an X ray of the kidneys and ureters | - |
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| quondam | (adjective) belonging to some prior time | Synonyms: erstwhile, former, old, one-time, onetime, sometime |
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| radiogram | (noun) a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays) | Synonyms: radiograph, shadowgraph, skiagram, skiagraph |
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| (noun) a message transmitted by wireless telegraphy | - |
| raetam | (noun) desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista | Synonyms: Genista raetam, juniper, juniper bush, Retama raetam, retem |
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| ram | (noun) uncastrated adult male sheep | Synonyms: tup |
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| (noun) a tool for driving or forcing something by impact | - |
| (verb) force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically | Synonyms: drive, force |
| (verb) undergo damage or destruction on impact | Synonyms: crash |
| (verb) strike or drive against with a heavy impact | Synonyms: pound, ram down |
| (verb) crowd or pack to capacity | Synonyms: chock up, cram, jam, jampack, wad |
| ream | (noun) a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires | - |
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| (noun) a large quantity of written matter | - |
| (verb) enlarge with a reamer | - |
| (verb) remove by making a hole or by boring | - |
| (verb) squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer | - |
| regram | (verb) To repost on Instagram | - |
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| roam | (verb) move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment | Synonyms: cast, drift, ramble, range, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander |
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| roentgenogram | (noun) a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis | Synonyms: X-ray, X-ray photograph, X-ray picture, X ray |
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| salaam | (noun) a deep bow; a Muslim form of salutation | - |
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| (verb) greet with a salaam | - |
| scam | (noun) a fraudulent business scheme | Synonyms: cozenage |
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| (verb) deprive of by deceit | Synonyms: bunco, con, defraud, diddle, goldbrick, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, short-change, swindle, victimize |
| scintigram | (noun) a recording of the radioactivity emitted by a tracer in an organism or organ system. | - |
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| scram | (verb) leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form | Synonyms: bugger off, buzz off, fuck off, get |
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| scream | (noun) sharp piercing cry | Synonyms: screaming, screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking |
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| (noun) a joke that seems extremely funny | Synonyms: belly laugh, howler, riot, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, wow |
| (noun) a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry | Synonyms: screaming, screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking |
| (verb) utter a sudden loud cry | Synonyms: call, cry, holler, hollo, shout, shout out, squall, yell |
| (verb) utter or declare in a very loud voice | Synonyms: yell |
| (verb) make a loud, piercing sound | - |
| seam | (noun) joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces | - |
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| (noun) a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit | Synonyms: bed |
| (noun) a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface | Synonyms: crease, crinkle, furrow, line, wrinkle |
| (verb) put together with a seam | - |
| seismogram | (noun) the graphical record of an earth tremor made by using a seismograph | - |
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| sham | (adjective) adopted in order to deceive | Synonyms: assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on |
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| (noun) something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be | Synonyms: fake, postiche |
| (noun) a person who makes deceitful pretenses | Synonyms: fake, faker, fraud, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, shammer |
| (verb) make believe with the intent to deceive | Synonyms: affect, dissemble, feign, pretend |
| (verb) make a pretence of | Synonyms: assume, feign, simulate |
| sisham | (noun) East Indian tree whose leaves are used for fodder; yields a compact dark brown durable timber used in shipbuilding and making railroad ties | Synonyms: Dalbergia sissoo, sissoo, sissu |
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| skiagram | (noun) a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays) | Synonyms: radiogram, radiograph, shadowgraph, skiagraph |
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| slam | (noun) an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect | Synonyms: barb, dig, gibe, jibe, shaft, shot |
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| (noun) winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge | Synonyms: sweep |
| (noun) a forceful impact that makes a loud noise | - |
| (noun) the noise made by the forceful impact of two objects | - |
| (verb) strike violently | Synonyms: bang |
| (verb) close violently | Synonyms: bang |
| (verb) throw violently | Synonyms: flap down |
| (verb) dance the slam dance | Synonyms: mosh, slam dance, thrash |
| slipstream | (noun) the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller | Synonyms: airstream, backwash, race, wash |
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| sonogram | (noun) an image of a structure that is produced by ultrasonography (reflections of high-frequency sound waves); used to observe fetal growth or to study bodily organs | Synonyms: echogram |
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| spam | (noun) unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk) | Synonyms: junk e-mail |
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| (verb) send unwanted or junk e-mail | - |
| spectrogram | (noun) a photographic record of a spectrum | Synonyms: spectrograph |
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| spirogram | (noun) a recording of breathing made with a spirograph | - |
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| steam | (noun) water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere | - |
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| (verb) cook something by letting steam pass over it | - |
| (verb) clean by means of steaming | Synonyms: steam clean |
| (verb) get very agitated or angry | - |
| (verb) rise as vapor | - |
| (verb) travel by means of steam power | Synonyms: steamer |
| (verb) emit steam | - |
| stream | (noun) the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression | Synonyms: flow |
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| (noun) a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes) | Synonyms: current |
| (noun) dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas | Synonyms: current, flow |
| (noun) a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth | Synonyms: watercourse |
| (noun) something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously | Synonyms: flow |
| (verb) exude profusely | - |
| (verb) flow freely and abundantly | Synonyms: well out |
| (verb) to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind | - |
| (verb) move in large numbers | Synonyms: pour, pullulate, swarm, teem |
| (verb) rain heavily | Synonyms: pelt, pour, rain buckets, rain cats and dogs |
| subprogram | (noun) a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program | Synonyms: function, procedure, routine, subroutine |
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| sunbeam | (noun) a ray of sunlight | Synonyms: sunray |
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| tachogram | (noun) a graphical record of speed and distance produced by a tachograph | - |
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| tam | (noun) a woolen cap of Scottish origin | Synonyms: tam-o'-shanter, tammy |
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| tangram | (noun) a Chinese puzzle consisting of a square divided into seven pieces that must be arranged to match particular designs | - |
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| tarmacadam | (noun) a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar | Synonyms: macadam, tarmac |
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| (noun) a paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving | Synonyms: tarmac |
| team | (noun) a cooperative unit (especially in sports) | Synonyms: squad |
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| (noun) two or more draft animals that work together to pull something | - |
| (verb) form a team | Synonyms: team up |
| telegram | (noun) a message transmitted by telegraph | Synonyms: wire |
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| temazepam | (noun) a frequently prescribed benzodiazepine (trade name Restoril); takes effect slowly and lasts long enough to help those people who wake up frequently during the night | Synonyms: Restoril |
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| tetragram | (noun) a word that is written with four letters in an alphabetic writing system | - |
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| thermogram | (noun) a graphical record produced by a thermograph | - |
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| tomogram | (noun) A tomogram is an X-ray image produced by tomography. | - |
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| tram | (noun) a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine | Synonyms: tramcar |
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| (noun) a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity | Synonyms: streetcar, tramcar, trolley, trolley car |
| (noun) a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers | Synonyms: aerial tramway, cable tramway, ropeway, tramway |
| (verb) travel by tram | - |
| triazolam | (noun) a form of benzodiazepine (trade name Halcion) frequently prescribed as a sleeping pill; usually given to people who have trouble falling asleep | Synonyms: Halcion |
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| trigram | (noun) a word that is written with three letters in an alphabetic writing system | - |
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| tweegram | (noun) an Instagram post that is all words | - |
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| upstream | (adjective) in the direction against a stream's current | - |
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| (adverb) toward the source or against the current | Synonyms: upriver |
| venogram | (noun) an X ray of a vein injected with a radiopaque contrast medium | Synonyms: phlebogram |
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| webcam | (noun) a digital camera designed to take digital photographs and transmit them over the internet | - |
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| wham | (verb) strike hard | Synonyms: wallop, whack, whop |
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| wigwam | (noun) a Native American lodge frequently having an oval shape and covered with bark or hides | - |
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| wolfram | (noun) a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite | Synonyms: atomic number 74, tungsten, W |
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| yam | (noun) sweet potato with deep orange flesh that remains moist when baked | - |
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| (noun) edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for food | - |
| (noun) any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots | Synonyms: yam plant |
| (noun) edible tuber of any of several yams | - |