Word "ACRONYM" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word
Synonyms:
initialism
Examples:
the word `scuba' is an acronym for s(elf)-c(ontained) u(nderwater) b(reathing) a(pparatus)

Crossword Clues for ACRONYM

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Nimby is one jumping on my car (7)
Master follows athletic sidekick to find Tardis, say (7)
Initialism read as a word (7)
A word made up, initially (7)
Name compiled from initials (7)
YOLO or EBITDA, e.g.
Word formed from initial letters (7)
Name that's initially produced (7)
Captcha, for "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart" New York Times Mini 17 Feb 2024
Word composed of initials Puzzler Backwords 17 Feb 2024
Word formed from initial letters of others (7)
Associate engaged by American for Unesco, say The Telegraph Toughie 10 Jan 2024
Associate engaged by American for Unesco, say (7)
Am including chum in BFFS, for example (7)
Word formed from initials Newsday 03 Jan 2024
Nato is one (7)
Name made up of the initial letters of other words, eg radar (7) Puzzler 21 Dec 2023
Initial name of intimate companion in the morning (7)
BOGO or YOLO New York Times 10 Dec 2023
MOMA, for one
Word consisting of initial letters The Guardian Quick 22 Nov 2022
Word such as laser The Times Concise 19 Oct 2022
GIF or TGIF Universal 17 Oct 2022
Radar or sonar LA Times Daily 21 Jul 2022
Ally splitting in the morning is perhaps AWOL The Telegraph Toughie 23 Nov 2021
NATO is one friend in a million The Telegraph Cryptic 02 Sep 2021
NASA or NATO, e.g Wall Street Journal 23 Aug 2021
Initial word a friend mentioned firstly The Telegraph Cryptic 12 Jun 2021
Word formed from the initial letters of others Irish Times Simplex 29 Mar 2021
Initial letters from a friend, male The Telegraph Cryptic 15 Mar 2021
A rumour about ready money getting 17?
A chum married Nimby, for one
A sequence of initial letters or parts of words, pronounced as a word, such as Awol, Radar, or Scuba The Times Specialist Sunday 08 Nov 2020
Pronounceable word or name formed from initial letters of others The Guardian Speedy 19 Jul 2020
A close friend beginning to mistrust NATO, for example
What comes from opening letters, thousand written by a mate The Telegraph Toughie 16 Jun 2020
Initial combination that's familiar in a mass
An associate member of Nato, perhaps
An associate member of Nato, perhaps
Acorn with slight mutation arising, my word, that's initially important The Telegraph Cryptic 21 Dec 2019
It stands for something New York Times 05 Oct 2019
Possibly scuba buddy's inside empty aquarium The Telegraph Toughie 25 Jul 2019
NASDAQ, NCAA, or NASA, e.g.
NAACP, for one Eugene Sheffer 09 Jul 2019
Word from initials The Telegraph Quick 29 Jun 2019
NASA, for one Thomas Joseph 03 May 2019
2 with friend in Nasa?
Moan and cry about GST, perhaps
It stands for something
China invades America, so POTUS may be called The Telegraph Toughie 07 Dec 2018
She stands for Southern Health Executive as an example
'AWOL' or 'FAQ,' e.g Premier Sunday 02 Sep 2018
RADA, say, needs a friend with millions The Telegraph Cryptic 01 Aug 2018
American ringing pal in Nato, perhaps
American with friend in NATO, for example
A friend, married, gets pronounceable initials
Word formed from initials Universal 31 Oct 2017
NASA possibly putting Buddy in a moonshot's launch
Radar or Nato, maybe The Telegraph Quick 23 Jun 2017
NATO, for one The Washington Post 04 Jun 2017
NATO, for one LA Times Daily 04 Jun 2017
Type of word a close friend initially misused
Opening letters? New York Times 02 Apr 2017
Current memory involves US city laser, perhaps The Telegraph Toughie 02 Mar 2017
Series of letters from a friend needing money The Telegraph Toughie 21 Feb 2017
Radar or laser LA Times Daily 08 Jan 2017
Series of letters from a close companion, millions
NASA or NATO Thomas Joseph 02 Jan 2017
Radar or laser
Word formed from initials
NATO, for one
Opening letters?
NASA, for one LA Times Daily 04 Dec 2016
A close friend marks word with initials The Telegraph Toughie 20 Oct 2016
A word formed from the initial letters of others Irish Times Simplex 23 Sep 2016
Word made up of initials The Guardian Quick 09 Apr 2016
Word formed from initials The Times Concise 09 Mar 2016
NASA, for one
Mark following a close friend to NASA?
Perhaps Nato ally invades before noon?
A friend appearing on motorway radar, for example The Telegraph Cryptic 23 Aug 2015
American friend hacked into NASA?
Laser or radar New York Times 10 Apr 2015
A clever rhyme or note you memorise initially The Telegraph Cryptic 26 Feb 2015
Laser or radar
NATO for example is a friend monsieur
Account right? Gross 'on my radar', say
Perhaps NATO Member after American ally
Nimby is one – a familiar term, ultimately
NATO or OPEC
Basis of the answer to each starred clue, commonly
NASCAR or NASDAQ
Radar, e.g.
Radar, e.g.
NASCAR or NATO
'AWOL' or 'NASA,' e.g.
Radar or scuba, e.g.
Scuba, e.g.
SCUBA, for one
NASA, e.g.
NASDAQ, NASCAR, or NASA
NATO, e.g.
NASCAR or NASDAQ
Potus is one — a familiar term, ultimately
NATO, e.g.
Snafu, for one
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