Definitive anagrams: A-C.Word Ways Monograph #5, "up/dn", includes nearly nine hundred definitive anagrams, sampled by the editor in "The Oz Contradictionary" I and III (Feb.& Aug.`01). These transposals, single or poly, approximate synonyms or definitions of the target word or phrase. Perhaps by trope, contrast, slang or dialect but not by a mere property or example unless stereotypic or multiple. However, such affinitives may be added to definitives for amplification, comment or humour. Definitions needn't be of the most common meaning, nor a total definition. I'd accept fuel as a definition of coal but not vice versa. The trans-ladder, coal = `loaf leaf' fuel [plant matter pressed into `loaves' of fuel] works better backwards but is definitive only in forward. The best definitives are vice-versas or equivalences where the target also defines the anagram. A majority of those here and in up/dn are equivalences. All were derived manually. My goal is to tackle every pocket dictionary word and its inflections, as now done for A-C. More randomly I include phrases, less common words and equivalent sentences. This report gives the best new definitives for A-C, other letters to follow. "New" means presumed original but not in up/dn. The full dictionary will also include, with attributions, any other anagrams which meet my "definitive" criterion--eg, from Word Ways, the Interact or Bergerson's Palindromes and Anagrams. I call on readers to contribute to this "Anagramome Project"! Selection criteria for "best" include aptness, clarity, wit, unrelated roots, equivalence, and relative elegance (minimal homophonic hom·o·phon·ic adj. 1. Having the same sound. 2. Having or characterized by a single melodic line with accompaniment. [From Greek homoph misspellings, gimmicks, nonces, forced meanings, unnecessary and missing words, proper names, abbreviations, zips, poor grammar, parts of speech or inflection inconsistencies). Few meet every criterion and I fail each, many often. But all are definitive, by definition. (!) Over a quarter of the anagrams below are well-mixed transposals, retaining no more than one bigram and no trigrams from their targets. Nearly half retain no more than two bigrams. But mix is not a criterion here. I'm more impressed by definitive charades, palindromes, metatheses (spoonerism spoonerism Reversal of the initial letters or syllables of two or more words, such as “I have a half-warmed fish in my mind” (for “half-formed wish”) and “a blushing crow” (“a crushing blow”). type swaps), single moves and kangaroo words or phrases [NOTED]. Polyanagrams and zips are defined in `01-24 and 192. Zips are `zippered' by a | (eg, done = End o|ne do). Targets are bold font, anagrams fine. Verbs, for ID, are punctuated as if sentences. I. DEFINITIVES Abandon. A and no B (A B scene absence) abiding fear Being afraid. Abreact ab·re·act v. To release repressed emotions by acting out the situation causing the conflict, as in words, behavior, or the imagination. ab . Act, bare. absolutely Abut solely. [ABSOLUTELY] Absolve. "Lave SOB." (Ablution so absolution.) [ABSOLUTION] abstainer Is "bar-neat sin abater". accident "dice" cant accommodation act o' common aid Accomplished. 1. I closed. 2. champ accountant a/c count ant, accurate a/c curate accurate a care cut achiever Vie, reach. acoustic bands "basic" sound act acupuncture a `cut' [pun] cure [ACU ACU See: Asian currency units [PUN]CTURE] addict ... did act, did act, did act, did act, ... addiction I'd do--I can't "No" act I did. adepts Step-ad|apteds sped at past de|eds, pat. admonition I dam notion and motion. I aim "No." I "Don't!" adolescents co-teens; lad's, lass' co-ed net Adore. ado re Adores. Soared, so dear. adornings Don "in" rags so grand in. Adulate ad·u·late tr.v. ad·u·lat·ed, ad·u·lat·ing, ad·u·lates To praise or admire excessively; fawn on. [Back-formation from adulation. . Laud, "eat." affected Deft face fed facet. affinity if any fit aforesaid idea so far after the midnight hour Father Time, do high turn, hit frame height, tour dn. agony Gay? NO!! [So are all heteros in agony?] agreement Range, meet. airfields Aid flier's aircraft if air traffic. aircraft role carrier aloft Allocates. Allot case: I allotted, tallied to|tal, dole it. alongside Does align, dogs a line. amalgam, the Am Hg-metal `a la the magma'. "amalgamating" 1. Am a gal mating. 2. Am mating a gal. 3. Am alga mating! ambidextrously am·bi·dex·trous adj. 1. Able to use both hands with equal facility. 2. Unusually skillful; adroit. 3. Deceptive or hypocritical. mix at L/R body use amnesia Is a name mine? (as, A|m I a sane?) amorphousness muss, or no shape amphitheatre a hear-them pit ancestors son's trace (Son traces ancestral vine, ancient ravels.) angle of incline c. line of leaning anniversary "N ravin' years!" anonymousness "No nosy names us." another "a" nor "the", or a "then" antidote It atoned a "NOT!" diet, not die at. antiquated quaint date antisepsis antisepsis /an·ti·sep·sis/ (an?ti-sep´sis) 1. the prevention of sepsis by antiseptic means. 2. any procedure that reduces to a significant degree the microbial flora of skin or mucous membranes. Sanitises, p|ips, is as net. antithesis "The Is's Ain't!" (atheist sin) anyhow a no-why Appassionata "Piano at a pass|ion sap" [A sap? A t|ap!!] is a P. Sonata. [Beethoven's 23rd. Sap, a `tap-out' or exhaustion, also puns the title which looks like it means dispassionate.] appetiser pip, teaser, "pit" `peaser Is eat-prep `sip eat' pre repast, pie. Apportions. I spoon part|s o' pot in par ration pops. appreciation A pro: "A nice tip appreciated. Pad a receipt, aid cater pep!" [Aid cater pep means tip "to insure promptness".] apprehensive Nerves; a `hi pep' happens re vie. approaching Cop a nigh rap. arbiters Barriste|r-baiters bare stir, arbitrate at bar rite. archaeologists Goal: races' histo|ries. Host ca. a log `til reach ago's "so". archipelagos isle/crag hop; a soil/gap reach archipelago's unit a chain-group islet artefacts a craft set artesian Ar`te´sian a. 1. Of or pertaining to Artois (anciently called Artesium), in France. Artesian wells wells made by boring into the earth till the instrument reaches water, which, from internal pressure, flows spontaneously like a a rest-in, a rain seat arisen at a strain E [Strain energy (E) means underground pressure.] aslumber sub-realm, "as lumber" deep slumber Sleep `dumber'. assaultings 1. Assail. 2. Stung. astride Sat "ride"--as t' ride. astrology Log rays to log a story. astuteness "taut" senses [alert and "taught"] asunder a rend rend v. rent or rend·ed, rend·ing, rends v.tr. 1. To tear or split apart or into pieces violently. See Synonyms at tear1. 2. us asymmetries Stymie `samer' at messy mire. at once one act Attain. "At, ta. In." audio sense I "see" a sound. auricles I curl as e|ars I clue. "the" auricles Hearts I clue. aurora or `aura' [AURORA] austere Rue "Eat! S|ate!" ruse, rate use. austereness See a stern us. (See us astern a·stern adv. & adj. 1. Behind a vessel. 2. At or to the stern of a vessel. 3. With or having the stern foremost; backward. !) autism At "I = sum." autopsy Spy out a past you. autosuggestion autosuggestion /au·to·sug·ges·tion/ (-sug-jes´chun) self-suggestion; the process by which a person induces in himself an uncritical acceptance of an idea, belief, or opinion. au·to·sug·ges·tion n. I's gauge, not out's avidly "A!" (v. idly) [definition by contrast] awakened a dawn "Eek!" badinage bad·i·nage n. Light, playful banter. [French, from badin, joker, from Provençal badar, to gape, from Latin *bat Gab dean, I. ballot paper Be a poll part. banisters bars set in stairs (Be n|ets-in-bars.) [safety nets] barriers re briars, riser bar Bartered. Be "trader". beast of burden beast of burden n. pl. beasts of burden An animal, such as a donkey, ox, or elephant, used for transporting loads or doing other heavy work. Noun 1. Bend, bear us oft. beatnik Ken-bait ink beat intellectuals cull tenets, all fill neat clues cue latent ills. bedside manner `bear' need in MDs "I beg to is an elliptical expression for I beg leave to; as, I beg to inform you s>. See also: Beg differ." Offer big edit. benevolent Love `n' be net. beside Bide se|es bide. billiards I rid balls. black suit A clubs kit? Suit's deep black. Luck--it be spades! bloodshed Bods holed. Boasted. "best!" ado "Bound to." No doubt. "bothered" Hot breed be red hot to bed her bod there. branded [R] banded brassiere's art breasts raiser bread and water Wet, bare, tad and drab draw eaten. bridle `Rib' led. bum steer Be set rum. (Must beer?) burping up-bring [BURPING] Caesarean section Scar case neonate neonate /neo·nate/ (ne´o-nat) newborn infant. ne·o·nate n. A neonatal infant. neonate a newborn animal. , I. Californian deluge theories "Huge rise, dire fall into ocean." calibrater sizer, scalizer, arbiter callous dick lack-soul CID Cid or Cid Campeador (sĭd, Span. thēth kämpāäthōr`) [Span.,=lord conqueror], d. 1099, Spanish soldier and national hero, whose real name was Rodrigo (or Ruy) Díaz de Vivar. Came. acme [Compare Climaxes in gp. II.] canister Care tin--'s ants icer. (Tier cans?) Capture. Crate up. Carrry a grudge. `Guard' rage, cry. Cast loose. `Lose' coast so close at. castaway Was at cay as yaw act. casualty 1. a cut 2. Slay. Cauterise Verb 1. cauterise - burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent; "The surgeon cauterized the wart" cauterize, burn . ie, sear-cut. certainties Tacit in seer. character care chart Characterizes. Chart size, race, hair, crazes, etc. charades a `crashed' [Charades "crash" (align letters) in every position.] Charge us. 1. Rush cage. (Such rage!) 2. Urge cash. (eg, as Chur|ch argues) charitable care lib hat chisellers Sell "riches". cholesterol Cell ore, host shell to core. Role: clothes o'er host cell, close hole tr|oths o'er cell. [major raw material of cell membranes and their pores] circular I curl arc. citadels castle ID clearances Are cancels, cancellations, clean slot in a/c. Clinched. Led cinch cinch a saddle girth on an American stock saddle. Tightens with a knot on a ring instead of with straps and buckles. . [CLINCHED] clustering true clings coalescence co-lace scene cock and bull story boastful story; a canard. See also: Cock lusty candor-block cockles cockles saponariaofficinalis. of the heart that feel shock core [Shock is an assault on our deepest feelings or beliefs.] cocktail parties Co-sip ice, talk Art. codification Do if I coin Act. cogent Con, "get". [COGENT] Cohabit co·hab·it intr.v. co·hab·it·ed, co·hab·it·ing, co·hab·its 1. To live together in a sexual relationship, especially when not legally married. 2. To coexist, as animals of different species. . I co-bath, cohabited, hit a co-bed. collaboration labor location orb allocation Collapse. Soap-cell cells a-po|p, close, al|l co-lapse. [bubbles] collateral "real" to call [Real assets which may be "called" on default.] Combined. Come, bind. [COMBINED] "come hither" "I'm hot cheer. Hit me, Hero." (C|ome hitcher!) [Come pare "bothered" above.] company 1. yon camp 2. Copy man, cop many. [COMPANY,COMPANY] companionable on becomin' a pal [1. army; stray hiker 2. Clone yourself some company!] comparables lab: "same crop" compassion `Cosmos pain' compassionately Least company I so console, as am pity. Complicates. Simple co-act, compile acts. Complied. I cop, meld. Composes. Comes Ops., poems, cos|mos-copes, Om-scopes. (Composition as options mosaic.) composite Items co-op, compose it. [COMPOSITE] concatenated a connected-at-ea.-end contact Concentrates. Set concern at contents. Care! Conceptualise. Place us noetic no·et·ic adj. Of, relating to, originating in, or apprehended by the intellect. [Greek no . conclusive counts Convict us on clues. Condense. cone's end confederations One-coat friends--and it's one force. confession Of "once" sins. confidentially Confident I ally on clan fidelity confrontation Facin' "Not on!" rot On faction-torn? confusions Info `cons' us Considered. Decider's on Considers. So discern "considerable" broad license Conspire. Co-piners con pries pries 1 v. Third person singular present tense of pry1. n. Plural of pry1. , con prise conspiracy Cons' piracy cons piracy. ["Conspiracy theories? Too much machination MACHINATION. The act by which some plot or conspiracy is set on foot. ?"] constituents situ contents [CONSTITUENTS] Construe. Cons true. consummate most acumen consummate liar I alter, `summa con'. consummation Con a summit on mount so manic. Contemplate. Con at temple. [CONTEMPLATE] [Temple means the brain and a place to meditate.] contemporaries "I co-roam present." Continued. I cut no end. Contrives. covert sin strive con contusion CONTUSION, med. jurisp. An injury or lesion, arising from the shock of a body with a large surface, which presents no loss of substance, and no apparent wound. If the skin be divided, the injury takes the name of a contused wound. Vide 1 Ch. Pr, 38; 4 Carr. & P. 381, 487, 558, 565; 6 Carr. No cut? No, is in, cons out. [Purely internal but can be observed externally.] convertible Be nil cover `t|il bent cover be nil covert. [car] correlations Corral ties on. cortisol cortisol (kôr`tĭsôl') or hydrocortisone, steroid hormone that in humans is the major circulating hormone of the cortex, or outer layer, of the adrenal gland. Cool stir. [anti-inflammatory hormone] cough medicine Chug, I'm codeine codeine (kō`dēn), alkaloid found in opium. It is a narcotic whose effects, though less potent, resemble those of morphine. An effective cough suppressant, it is mainly used in cough medicines. Like other narcotics, codeine is addictive. . Counterfeiting. Get unfit coiner. countless dears untold caresses countryside rustic yen do cowering "Ow!" cringe creatings recasting crescendo, the Seen chord (etc) crest--`n' echoed to screech end. Crick. c. = Rick. Croak. Cark. (O, KO arc!) Crossing. scorings [goal line, or scratch-marking] cross-referential near-itself scorer crow's-nest, a scans tower set as crown crude c. = rude cube art True, A = B = C. [Not cubism!] cudgel bonk/dong club [ke|ck!]; bludgeon Culminate. Until acme. curled vine curved line Customise. Costume is cut so is "me". cylinders dry lines, c|ircly enda [dry = bare] cyst c. = sty II. ANTIGRAMS Abet. 1. Bate. 2. Beat. affection Foe, in fact. ailments Isn't lame. allegorical real, logical amounts not a sum anew Wane. (anew, wane, anew, wane ...) ["half" synonyms, two halves of a wave function] Angered. End rage. anterior into rear arousing a souring assignment sin's magnet beard bared (Inch beard chin bared.) bashfully Blush? Flay flay to strip off the skin. ! Fash, bully, bash fully! [Be violently aggressive. Or "Flay blush, bash fully" could mean party wildly.] better off oft bereft certainly I can't rely. charitable a real bitch clamor or calm Climaxes. I calm sex. [double: antonym (I excite sex), synonym (I terminate sexual excitement).] Clipping. 1. Pip 2. Cling. [double, the two opposite meanings of clip, cut off and hold on] cold hearts Others-clad commendation Aim to condemn. conventional I vote non-clan. Credited. Cited red. [CREDITED] III. OTHER (including some definitives) abnormal Moral ban? afterlife A free lift? all fours 1. our falls 2. All fur so. ambusher: "I can!" (Bush, "American!") [AMBUSHERICAN] [Can (may) `ambush' Iraq, eg.] annexation (an ex-nation!) apologetics apologetics Branch of Christian theology devoted to the intellectual defense of faith. In Protestantism, apologetics is distinguished from polemics, the defense of a particular sect. In Roman Catholicism, apologetics refers to the defense of the whole of Catholic teaching. a poet's logic armadillos modal rails attorneys "Neat story `n' easy tort." (Rotten say, yes/no tart t' nosey nos·ey adj. Variant of nosy. nosey or nosy Adjective [nosier, nosiest] Informal prying or inquisitive nosiness n art so nattery!) bacteria a bit race [Dental caries caries or tooth decay Localized disease that causes decay and cavities in teeth. It begins at the tooth's surface and may penetrate the dentin and the pulp cavity. ?] bar fad "Fab, rad!" ("Far bad barf ad!") bottom to "bm" to [bowel movement] bottomless pit Topless tomb, it. butt "a fat tub" [palindrome palindrome: see anagram. ] "cleavage" veal cage [Bust--or add to butt!] "Cogito ergo sum "Cogito, ergo sum" (Latin: "I think, therefore I am") or Dubito, ergo cogito, ergo sum (Latin: "I doubt, therefore I think, therefore I am") is a philosophical statement used by René Descartes, which became a foundational element of Western philosophy. ." (micro ego gusto) commercials "Miracles.com" (Claimers.com!) ("Malicers.com!!") competition "Come point it." competition theory "Come inherit top toy." Comprise. co-primes [(Math.) Every integer is comprised of (the product of) at least two prime numbers, if only self and one.] contraception I can protect, no? ("Can" protection?) Creationism Reactionism (So I'm a cretin cre·tin n. A person afflicted with cretinism. cre  tin·oid adj. ?) [`Why be an ape
when you can be a reactionary cretin?']
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