(mining) A gallery in a coal mine running across the face of the coal.
(nautical) The gangway from ship to shore when a ship is lying alongside a quay.
(nautical) The hinged part of a landing craft or ferry which is lowered to form a landing platform; a ramp.
The first tine of an antler's beam.
The forehead.
The projecting upper edge of a steep place such as a hill.
The ridge over the eyes; the eyebrow.
verb
To bound or limit; to be at, or form, the edge of.
broz
bsoc
bsot
btol
bubo
bubo
noun
(pathology) An inflamed swelling of a lymph node, especially in the armpit or groin, due to an infection such as bubonic plague, gonorrhea, tuberculosis, or syphilis.
bufo
bufo
noun
(Hawaii, slang) toad, frog
buoy
buoy
noun
(nautical) A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, indicate a navigational channel or for other purposes
A life-buoy; a life preserver.
verb
(transitive) To keep afloat or aloft; used with up.
(transitive) To mark with a buoy.
(transitive) To support or maintain at a high level.
To maintain or enhance enthusiasm or confidence; to lift the spirits of.
buro
buro
noun
(US) a chest of drawers for clothes
a desk, usually with a cover and compartments for storing papers etc. located above the level of the writing surface rather than underneath.
an office
bygo
byon
chob
cobb
cobb
noun
(US) A knock or blow.
A building material consisting of clay, sand, straw, water, and earth, similar to adobe. Also called cob, rammed earth or pisé.
A hand-basket, especially made from wicker.
A pier made from cobblestones.
A sea-cob or gull.
Alternative form of cob (“person of mixed (black and white) race”)
cobe
cobh
cobs
cobs
noun
plural of cob
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cob
colb
comb
comb
noun
(Cornwall, mining, obsolete) A kind of vertical plate in a lode.
(algebraic geometry) A connected and reduced curve with irreducible components consisting of a smooth subcurve (called the handle) and one or more additional irreducible components (called teeth) that each intersect the handle in a single point that is unequal to the unique point of intersection for any of the other teeth.
(by extension) A crest (of metal, leather, etc) on a piece of armor, especially on a helmet.
(music) The main body of a harmonica containing the air chambers and to which the reed plates are attached.
(rare) Abbreviation of combination..
(weaving) A toothed wooden pick used to push the weft thread tightly against the previous pass of thread to create a tight weave.
A fleshy growth on the top of the head of some birds and reptiles; crest.
A former, commonly cone-shaped, used in hat manufacturing for hardening soft fibre.
A machine used in separating choice cotton fibers from worsted cloth fibers.
A structure of hexagon cells made by bees for storing honey; honeycomb.
A toothed implement for grooming the hair or (formerly) for keeping it in place.
A toothed plate used for creating wells in agar gels for electrophoresis.
A toothed tool used for chasing screws on work in a lathe; a chaser.
Alternative form of combe
An old English measure of corn equal to the half quarter.
One of a pair of peculiar organs on the base of the abdomen in scorpions, with which they comb substrate.
The collector of an electrical machine, usually resembling a comb.
The curling crest of a wave; a comber.
The notched scale of a wire micrometer.
The toothed plate at the top and bottom of an escalator that prevents objects getting trapped between the moving stairs and fixed landings.
The top part of a gun’s stock.
verb
(nautical, intransitive) To roll over, as the top or crest of a wave; to break with a white foam, as waves.
(naval, transitive) To turn a vessel parallel to (the track of) (a torpedo) so as to reduce one's size as a target.
(transitive) To search thoroughly as if raking over an area with a comb.
(transitive) To separate choice cotton fibers from worsted cloth fibers.
(transitive, especially of hair or fur) To groom with a toothed implement, especially a comb.
doab
doab
noun
(India) A tongue or tract of land included between two rivers, especially that between the Ganga and the Yamuna
dobb
dobe
dobe
noun
Clipping of adobe.
dobl
doby
doob
doob
noun
Doob grass.
doub
doub
noun
Alternative form of doob (“doob grass”)
eboe
eboh
ebon
ebon
adj
(poetic) Black in colour.
(poetic) Made of ebony.
noun
(now poetic) Ebony; an ebony tree.
ebro
ebro
Proper noun
a river in Spain that flows into the Mediterranean
egbo
flob
flob
noun
(UK, slang) Spittle or phlegm, especially a piece of spittle or phlegm that has been spat out.
verb
(UK, slang) To spit or to gob.
To flop; to move or behave in a loose or uncoordinated way.
fobs
fobs
noun
plural of fob
forb
forb
noun
(chiefly ecology) Any non-woody flowering plant that is not a graminoid (a grass, sedge, or rush).
gabo
glob
glob
noun
(biology) A millimeter-sized colour module found beyond the visual area V2 in the brain's parvocellular pathway.
(programming) A limited pattern matching technique using wildcards, less powerful than a regular expression.
A round, shapeless or amorphous lump, as of a semisolid substance.
verb
(programming) To carry out pattern matching using a glob.
To stick in globs or lumps.
gobi
gobi
noun
(India, cooking) cauliflower
gobo
gobo
noun
(film, photography, television) A screen (often in disc form) placed between a light and an illuminated actor or object in order to diffuse the glare.
(sound engineering) A device used to shield a microphone from extraneous sounds.
(theater) A template inserted over a light source to control the shape of the thrown light.
The taproot of young edible burdock plants (Arctium lappa), eaten as a root vegetable.
gobs
gobs
noun
plural of gob
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gob
goby
goby
noun
A gudgeon, such as Gobio gobio.
Any of various small fish from the large family Gobiidae, in which the pelvic fins are fused to form a disc-shaped sucker.
gorb
hebo
hobo
hobo
noun
(Canada, US) A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally travelling by rail or (derogatory) a penniless, unemployed bum.
(Canada, US) Any migratory laborer, whether homeless or not.
A kind of large handbag.
verb
(intransitive, perhaps pejorative) To be a hobo, tramp, bum etc.
hobs
hobs
noun
plural of hob
ibos
igbo
ioab
jaob
joab
joab
Proper noun
The nephew of King David, and son of Zeruiah
jobe
jobe
verb
to harangue, to rebuke in a long-winded or drawn-out way
jobi
jobo
jobs
jobs
noun
plural of job
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of job
joby
joub
knob
knob
noun
(by extension, derogatory) A contemptible person; dick.
(cooking) A dollop, an amount just larger than a spoonful (usually referring to butter).
(geography) A prominent rounded hill.
(slang, US) A freshman at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.
(vulgar, slang) The clitoris.
A ball-shaped part of a handle, lever, etc., designed to be grabbed by the hand.
A bulb of the garlic plant consisting of multiple cloves.
A chunky branch-like piece, especially of a ginger rhizome.
A prominent, rounded bump along a mountain ridge.
A rounded control switch that can be turned on its axis, designed to be operated by the fingers.
A rounded ornament on the hilt of an edged weapon; a pommel.
A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle.
The head of the penis; the glans.
verb
(Britain, slang, vulgar, of a man) To have sex with.
kobe
kobi
kobo
kobo
noun
A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Nigerian naira.
kobs
kobs
noun
plural of kob
kobu
koby
kolb
lebo
lgbo
lobe
lobe
noun
(anatomy) A clear division of an organ that can be determined at the gross anatomy level, especially one of the parts of the brain, liver or lung. [from 16th c.]
(figure skating) A semicircular pattern left on the ice as the skater travels across it. [from 20th c.]
Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form. [from 19th c.]
lobi
lobi
noun
plural of lobus
lobo
lobo
noun
(Southwestern US dialects) A wolf.
lobs
lobs
noun
plural of lob
loeb
lomb
loob
loob
noun
(mining, dialect) the clay or slime washed from tin ore in dressing
(slang) lubricant, especially social lubricant
moab
moab
noun
Alternative form of MOAB
mobs
mobs
noun
plural of mob
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mob
myob
nebo
nobe
nobs
nobs
noun
plural of nob
noby
obad
oban
oban
noun
Archaic form of obang (“Japanese coin”).
obau
obdt
obdt
adj
(obsolete) Abbreviation of obedient, at one time used in correspondence.
obed
obel
ober
obes
obes
noun
plural of obe
obex
obex
noun
(anatomy) A small, crescentic fold of white matter that covers the inferior angle of the floor of the fourth ventricle.
obey
obey
verb
(intransitive) To do as one is told.
(obsolete, intransitive) To be obedient, compliant (to a given law, restriction etc.).
(transitive) To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.
obia
obie
obis
obis
noun
plural of obi
obit
obit
noun
(Christianity, historical) A mass or other service held for the soul of a dead person.
(archaic) Death of a person.
(colloquial) An obituary.
A record of a person's death.
obla
obli
oboe
oboe
noun
A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.
obol
obol
noun
(historical) A silver coin of Ancient Greece.
(historical) A weight, equivalent to one sixth of a drachma.
obus
odab
oodb
orbs
orbs
noun
plural of orb
orby
orby
adj
(obsolete) having characteristics of an orb
otbs
othb
pobs
pobs
noun
(Northern England) Pieces of bread soaked in hot milk used as a comfort food for children during illness
prob
prob
adv
(dictionaries, text messaging) Clipping of probably.
noun
(informal) Clipping of problem.
raob
rboc
rbor
robb
robe
robe
noun
(US) The skin of an animal, especially the bison, dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap.
A long loose outer garment, often signifying honorary stature.
A wardrobe, especially one built into a bedroom.
The largest and strongest tobacco leaves.
verb
(intransitive) To put on official vestments.
(transitive) To clothe; to dress.
robi
robs
robs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rob
roby
roub
scob
scob
noun
(Winchester College) A wooden box with two lids, used as a storage box and movable desk.
(weaving) A flaw in which the weft misses a few warp threads.
verb
(coal mining) To pack a wagon with large pieces on top so as to hide gaps resulting from it not being completely filled.
(weaving) To create a scob.
To scrape or pound.
slob
slob
noun
(informal, derogatory) A lazy and obese person.
(informal, derogatory) A lazy and slovenly person.
snob
snob
noun
(Cambridge University) A townsman, as opposed to a gownsman.
(archaic) A workman who works for lower wages than his fellows, or who will not join a strike.
(colloquial) A cobbler or shoemaker.
(dated) A member of the lower classes; a commoner.
(informal, derogatory) A person who wishes to be seen as a member of the upper classes and who looks down on those perceived to have inferior or unrefined tastes.
sobs
sobs
noun
plural of sob
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sob
sorb
sorb
noun
Any of various related trees, including the wild service tree, S. torminalis, and the rowan, S. aucuparia.
The fruit of any of these trees, especially of the service tree.
The service tree, Sorbus domestica.
verb
(chemistry) To absorb or adsorb.
stob
stob
noun
(dialectal, Appalachia, Northern England, Scotland) A stick, twig or peg, especially in roofing or matting.
A small post for supporting paling.
A wedge in coal-mining.
verb
(dialect, Appalachia, Northern England, Scotland) To stab.
(dialect, Northern England, Scotland) To make mats with a stob tool.
(dialect, Northern England, Scotland) To roof with stob-thatch.
swob
swob
noun
Alternative form of swab
sybo
sybo
noun
(Scotland) A spring onion.
thob
toba
tobe
tobe
noun
A cotton garment worn in parts of northern Africa.
tobi
toby
toby
noun
(Britain, New Zealand) The valve that mediates the connection between a mains water-supply and a premises's own plumbing.
(UK, dated, slang) The road or highway.
(US, dated, regional) A kind of inferior cigar of a long slender shape, tapered at one end.
A drinking mug, in the shape of a human head with a hat atop; a Toby jug.
Any of several species of pufferfish in the genus Canthigaster
The Moorish idol, Zanclus cornutus
tomb
tomb
noun
A pit in which the dead body of a human being is deposited; a grave.
A small building (or "vault") for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. It may be partly or wholly in the ground (except for its entrance) in a cemetery, or it may be inside a church proper or in its crypt. Single tombs may be permanently sealed; those for families (or other groups) have doors for access whenever needed.
One who keeps secrets.
umbo
umbo
noun
(anatomy) An inward projection of the tympanic membrane of the ear.
(historical) The boss of a shield, at or near the middle and usually projecting, sometimes in a sharp spike.
(mycology) A bump or protrusion on the cap of a mushroom or toadstool.
(zoology) One of the lateral prominences just above the hinge of a bivalve shell.
womb
womb
noun
(anatomy) In female mammals, the organ in which the young are conceived and grow until birth; the uterus.
(figuratively) A place where something is made or formed.
(obsolete) The abdomen or stomach.
(obsolete) The stomach of a person or creature.
Any cavity containing and enveloping anything.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To enclose in a womb, or as if in a womb; to breed or hold in secret.
yobi
yobs
yobs
noun
plural of yob
zoba
zobe
zobo
zobo
noun
A kind of Asian cattle, supposed to be a hybrid between the zebu and yak.