Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ache
acids
acids
noun
plural of acid
acies
acies
noun
(obsolete) The full attention of one's sight, hearing or other senses, as directed towards a particular object.
aclys
acmes
acmes
noun
plural of acme
acnes
acnes
noun
plural of acne
acost
acres
acres
noun
plural of acre
actis
actos
actus
actus
noun
(historical units of measure) A former Roman unit of area, equivalent to a square with sides of 1 actus (about 0.125 ha)
(historical units of measure) A former Roman unit of length, equal to 120 Roman feet (about 35.5 m)
acyls
acyls
noun
plural of acyl
alces
alcis
alcus
alecs
alecs
noun
plural of alec
amacs
apics
arcas
arces
arcos
arcus
arcus
noun
(entomology) An elastic band around the base of the arolium, a pad at the end of the leg of certain insects
(medicine) A white band of cholesterol that forms at the edge of the cornea
(meteorology) A low, horizontal cloud typically forming at the leading edge of thunderstorm outflow
(palynology) An arc-shaped band of thickened sexine extending between two apertures on a pollen grain or spore
ascan
ascap
ascii
ascii
name
(computing) Alternative form of ASCII
noun
(obsolete) plural of ascian
ascon
ascon
noun
(biology) A cavity, in the form of a bag or tube, lined with choanocytes, that forms the structure of sponges
ascot
ascot
noun
ascot tie
ascry
ascus
ascus
noun
(mycology) A sac-shaped cell present in ascomycete fungi; it is a reproductive cell in which meiosis and an additional cell division produce eight spores.
asdic
aspac
aspca
aspic
aspic
adj
Aspish; relating to an asp, a small venomous snake of Egypt.
noun
(obsolete, poetic) An asp, a small venomous snake of Egypt.
A dish in which ingredients are set into a gelatine, jelly-like substance made from a meat stock or consommé.
A meat or fish jelly
A piece of ordnance carrying a 12-pound shot.
asroc
assoc
async
async
adj
(computing) Abbreviation of asynchronous.
awacs
bacis
backs
backs
noun
(Cambridge University, with "the") The backyard of the University.
plural of back
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of back
bagsc
bancs
bancs
noun
plural of banc
basco
basic
basic
adj
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to a base; having a pH greater than 7.
(slang) Unremarkable or uninteresting; boring; uncool.
(countable) A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.
(countable, law) A suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right; case; ground of action.
(countable, obsolete) Any subject of discussion or debate; a matter; an affair.
(countable, often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
(obsolete) Sake; interest; advantage.
(uncountable, especially with for and a bare noun) Sufficient reason for a state, as of emotion.
verb
(ditransitive) To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority.
(obsolete) To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.
(transitive) To set off an event or action.
caves
caves
noun
plural of cave
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cave
cavus
cavus
noun
(geology) In planetary geology, it is used to refer to irregular steep-sided depressions that do not seem to be impact craters.
cayes
cayos
cayos
noun
plural of cayo
ccafs
cease
cease
noun
(obsolete) Cessation; extinction (see without cease).
verb
(formal, intransitive) To stop.
(formal, transitive) To stop doing (something).
(obsolete, intransitive) To be wanting; to fail; to pass away, perish.
ceras
ceras
noun
(biology) A dorsal or lateral outgrowth on the body of nudibranchs.
cesar
cesta
cesya
chads
chads
noun
plural of chad
chais
chais
noun
plural of chai
chams
chams
noun
plural of cham
chaos
chaos
noun
(fantasy) One of the two metaphysical forces of the world in some fantasy settings, as opposed to law.
(mathematics) A behaviour of iterative non-linear systems in which arbitrarily small variations in initial conditions become magnified over time.
(obsolete) A vast chasm or abyss.
(obsolete, rare) A given medium; a space in which something exists or lives; an environment.
Any state of disorder; a confused or amorphous mixture or conglomeration.
The unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony.
chaps
chaps
noun
Protective leather leggings attached at the waist.
plural of chap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chap
chars
chars
noun
plural of char
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of char
chase
chase
noun
(Britain) A large country estate where game may be shot or hunted.
(architecture) A trench or channel or other encasement structure for encasing (archaically spelled enchasing) drainpipes or wiring; a hollow space in the wall of a building encasing ventilation ducts, chimney flues, wires, cables or plumbing.
(cycling) One or more riders who are ahead of the peloton and trying to join the race or stage leaders.
(music) A series of brief improvised jazz solos by a number of musicians taking turns.
(nautical) Any of the guns that fire directly ahead or astern; either a bow chase or stern chase.
(obsolete) A wild animal that is hunted.
(printing) A rectangular steel or iron frame into which pages or columns of type are locked for printing or plate-making.
(real tennis) A division of the floor of a gallery, marked by a figure or otherwise; the spot where a ball falls, and between which and the dedans the adversary must drive the ball in order to gain a point.
(real tennis) The occurrence of a second bounce by the ball in certain areas of the court, giving the server the chance, later in the game, to "play off" the chase from the receiving end and possibly win the point.
(shipbuilding) A kind of joint by which an overlap joint is changed to a flush joint by means of a gradually deepening rabbet, as at the ends of clinker-built boats.
(uncountable) A children's game where one player chases another.
A groove cut in an object; a slot: the chase for the quarrel on a crossbow.
A hunt; the act of hunting; the pursuit of game.
Anything being chased, especially a vessel in time of war.
The act of one who chases another; a pursuit.
The cavity of a mold.
The part of a gun in front of the trunnions.
verb
(transitive) To consume another beverage immediately after drinking hard liquor, typically something better tasting or less harsh such as soda or beer; to use a drink as a chaser.
(transitive) To cut (the thread of a screw).
(transitive) To decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing.
(transitive) To follow at speed.
(transitive) To groove; indent.
(transitive) To hunt.
(transitive) To place piping or wiring in a groove encased within a wall or floor, or in a hidden space encased by a wall.
(transitive) To seek the company of (a member of the opposite sex) in an obvious way.
(transitive) To seek to attain.
(transitive, baseball) To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed.
(transitive, baseball) To swing at a pitch outside of the strike zone, typically an outside pitch.
(transitive, cricket) To attempt to win by scoring the required number of runs in the final innings.
(transitive, nautical) To pursue a vessel in order to destroy, capture or interrogate her.
chasm
chasm
noun
(by extension) A large difference of opinion.
(geology, planetology) A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.
chass
chats
chats
noun
plural of chat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chat
chaus
chaus
noun
(dated) Synonym of jungle cat (Felis chaus)
Obsolete spelling of chiaus
chaws
chaws
noun
plural of chaw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaw
chays
chays
noun
plural of chay
chias
chias
noun
plural of chia
chwas
cista
clads
clads
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clad
claes
claes
noun
(Scotland) clothes
clags
clags
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clag
clams
clams
noun
plural of clam
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clam