(India) An aromatic red powder that is used during the Holi festival.
abra
abra
noun
a narrow mountain or mesa pass
a wooden boat used as a ferry in Dubai
abri
abri
noun
a shelter; a cavity in a hillside; a shelter on the side of hill with an overhung rock as its roof
arab
arba
arbe
arbs
arbs
noun
plural of arb
arsb
baar
badr
baer
bagr
bahr
balr
baor
bara
bara
noun
(Internet slang) A genre of homoerotic media, usually manga and often pornographic, made by gay men for gay men in Japan.
(Internet slang) Any homoerotic media or pornography that accentuates macho masculinity; gay porn.
(Internet slang) Gay male media of a similar style and aesthetic, regardless of the creator's gender or ethnicity.
barb
barb
noun
(US) The sciaenid fish Menticirrhus americanus, found along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States.
(botany) A hair or bristle ending in a double hook.
(figuratively) A hurtful or disparaging remark.
(ichthyology) Any of various species of freshwater carp-like fish that have barbels and belong to the cyprinid family.
(informal, pharmacology) A barbiturate.
(obsolete) A bit for a horse.
(obsolete) A muffler, worn by nuns and mourners.
(ornithology) One of the many side branches of a feather, which collectively constitute the vane.
A beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it.
A blackish or dun variety of pigeon, originally brought from Barbary.
A plastic fastener, shaped roughly like a capital I (with serifs), used to attach socks etc. to their packaging.
Armor for a horse.
Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane, which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen.
The Barbary horse, a superior breed introduced from Barbary into Spain by the Moors.
The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.
verb
(Nigeria) To cut (hair).
(obsolete) To clip; to mow.
(obsolete) To shave or dress the beard of.
To cover a horse in armor.
To furnish with barbs, or with that which will hold or hurt like barbs, as an arrow, fishhook, spear, etc.
bard
bard
noun
(by extension) A poet.
(cooking) A thin slice of fat bacon used to cover any meat or game.
A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental) armor for a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. (Often in the plural.)
A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.
Defensive armor formerly worn by a man at arms.
Specifically, Peruvian bark.
The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind.
verb
(cooking) To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon.
To cover a horse in defensive armor.
bare
bare
adj
(MLE, MTE, Yorkshire, slang, not comparable) A lot or lots of.
(figuratively) Mere; without embellishment.
Having had what usually covers (something) removed.
Having no decoration.
Having no supplies.
Minimal; that is or are just sufficient.
Naked, uncovered.
Not insured.
Threadbare, very worn.
With head uncovered; bareheaded.
Without anything to cover up or conceal one's thoughts or actions; open to view; exposed.
adv
(MLE, slang) Very; significantly.
(dialect) Barely.
noun
(architecture) That part of a roofing slate, shingle, tile, or metal plate, which is exposed to the weather.
(‘the bare’) The surface, the (bare) skin.
Surface; body; substance.
verb
(obsolete) simple past tense of bear
(transitive) To uncover; to reveal.
barf
barf
intj
An expression of disgust.
noun
(US, colloquial) Vomit.
verb
(US, colloquial) To vomit.
(computing, slang, intransitive, by extension) Of a system: to fail.
bari
bari
noun
(colloquial, barbershop music) A baritone (singer)
(colloquial, music) A baritone saxophone
bark
bark
noun
(countable, uncountable) The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree.
(figuratively) An abrupt loud vocal utterance.
(medicine) Peruvian bark or Jesuit's bark, the bark of the cinchona from which quinine is produced.
(nautical) A vessel, typically with three (or more) masts, with the foremasts (or fore- and mainmasts) square-rigged, and mizzenmast schooner-rigged.
(obsolete) A small sailing vessel, e.g. a pinnace or a fishing smack; a rowing boat or barge.
(poetic) A sailing vessel or boat of any kind.
Hard candy made in flat sheets, for instance out of chocolate, peanut butter, toffee or peppermint.
The crust formed on barbecued meat that has had a rub applied to it.
The envelopment or outer covering of anything.
The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog, a fox, and some other animals.
verb
(intransitive) To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries.
(intransitive) To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs).
(transitive) To speak sharply.
To abrade or rub off any outer covering from.
To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark.
To girdle.
To strip the bark from; to peel.
barm
barm
noun
(obsolete outside dialects) Bosom, lap.
A small, flat, round individual loaf or roll of bread.
Foam rising upon beer, or other malt liquors, when fermenting, and used as leaven in making bread and in brewing; yeast.
verb
To spurge; foam
barn
barn
noun
(agriculture) A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle.
(dialect, parts of Northern England) A child.
(informal, basketball, ice hockey) An arena.
(nuclear physics) A unit of surface area equal to 10⁻²⁸ square metres.
(slang) A warm and cozy place, especially a bedroom; a roost.
verb
(transitive) To lay up in a barn.
barr
barr
verb
(obsolete) To make the sound of an elephant.
bars
bars
noun
(gymnastics) Ellipsis of parallel bars.
(gymnastics) Ellipsis of uneven bars.
(slang) Well-constructed rap lyrics.
(sports) An event in gymnastics using bars.
plural of bar
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bar
bart
baru
bary
bear
bear
adj
(finance, investments) Characterized by declining prices in securities markets or by belief that the prices will fall.
noun
(CB radio, slang, US) A state policeman (short for smokey bear).
(cartomancy) The fifteenth Lenormand card.
(colloquial, US) Something difficult or tiresome; a burden or chore.
(cooking, uncountable) The meat of this animal.
(engineering) A portable punching machine.
(figuratively) A rough, unmannerly, uncouth person.
(finance) An investor who sells commodities, securities, or futures in anticipation of a fall in prices.
(gay slang) A large, hairy man, especially one who is homosexual.
(nautical) A block covered with coarse matting, used to scour the deck.
(obsolete) A pillowcase; a fabric case or covering as for a pillow.
A large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous), related to the dog and raccoon, having shaggy hair, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of the family Ursidae.
Alternative spelling of bere (“barley”).
verb
(chiefly transitive) To carry or convey, literally or figuratively.
(finance, transitive) To endeavour to depress the price of, or prices in.
(intransitive, figuratively) To take effect; to have influence or force; to be relevant.
(intransitive, military, usually with on or upon) Of a weapon, to be aimed at an enemy or other target.
(intransitive, obsolete) To carry a burden or burdens.
(intransitive, originally nautical) To be, or head, in a specific direction or azimuth (from somewhere).
(intransitive, usually with on, upon, or against) To push, thrust, press.
(now transitive outside certain set patterns such as 'bear with'; formerly also intransitive) To endure or withstand (hardship, scrutiny, etc.); to tolerate; to be patient (with).
(reflexive, transitive) To behave or conduct (oneself).
(transitive) To admit or be capable of (a meaning); to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change.
(transitive) To afford, to be something to someone, to supply with something.
(transitive) To carry on, or maintain; to have.
(transitive) To carry or hold in the mind; to experience, entertain, harbour (an idea, feeling, or emotion).
(transitive) To display (a particular heraldic device) on a shield or coat of arms; to be entitled to wear or use (a heraldic device) as a coat of arms.
(transitive) To give (written or oral testimony or evidence); (figurative) to provide or constitute (evidence or proof), give witness.
(transitive) To have (a certain meaning, intent, or effect).
(transitive) To have (a name, title, or designation).
(transitive) To have or display (a mark or other feature).
(transitive) To possess inherently (a quality, attribute, power, or capacity); to have and display as an essential characteristic.
(transitive) To possess or enjoy (recognition, renown, a reputation, etc.); to have (a particular price, value, or worth).
(transitive) To present or exhibit (a particular outward appearance); to have (a certain look).
(transitive) To support or sustain; to hold up.
(transitive) To sustain, or be answerable for (blame, expense, responsibility, etc.).
(transitive) To warrant, justify the need for.
(transitive, ditransitive) To give birth to (someone or something) (may take the father of the direct object as an indirect object).
(transitive, less commonly intransitive) To produce or yield something, such as fruit or crops.
(transitive, obsolete) To gain or win.
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To take or bring (a person) with oneself; to conduct.
(transitive, of a person or animal) To have (an appendage, organ, etc.) as part of the body; (of a part of the body) to have (an appendage).
(transitive, of a thing) To have (a relation, correspondence, etc.) to something else.
(transitive, of an investment, loan, etc.) To have (interest or a specified rate of interest) stipulated in its terms.
(transitive, of garments, pieces of jewellery, etc.) To wear.
(transitive, of weapons, flags or symbols of rank, office, etc.) To carry upon one's person, especially visibly; to be equipped with.
(transitive, rare) To feel and show (respect, reverence, loyalty, etc.) to, towards, or unto a person or thing.
(transitive, rare) To possess and use, to exercise (power or influence); to hold (an office, rank, or position).
(transitive, rarely intransitive, of a woman or female animal) To carry (offspring in the womb), to be pregnant (with).
bhar
boar
boar
noun
A male bear.
A male boar (sense 1).
A male guinea pig.
A male pig.
A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.
bora
bora
noun
A cold, often dry, northeasterly wind which blows, sometimes in violent gusts, down from mountains on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea. It also applies to cold, squally, downslope winds in other parts of the world.
A initiation ceremony for males among the Aborigines of New South Wales.
brab
brad
brad
noun
(US, elementary school usage) A paper fastener, a fastening device formed of thin, soft metal, such as shim brass, with a round head and a flat, split shank, which is spread after insertion in a hole in a stack of pages, in much the same way as a cotter pin or a split rivet.
A thin, small nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an escutcheon pin.
verb
(transitive) To attach using a brad.
(transitive) To upset the end of a rod inserted in a hole so as to prevent it from being pulled out, as when riveting.
brae
brae
noun
(Northern England, Scotland) Any hillside or slope.
(Northern England, Scotland) The sloping bank of a river valley.
brag
brag
adj
(archaic) Brisk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited.
a woundy, brag young fellow
adv
(obsolete) proudly; boastfully
noun
(by ellipsis) The card game three card brag.
A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification.
The thing which is boasted of.
verb
(intransitive) To boast; to talk with excessive pride about what one has, is able to do, or has done; often as an attempt to popularize oneself.
(transitive) To boast of something.
bram
bran
bran
noun
(ornithology) The European carrion crow.
The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.
bras
bras
noun
plural of bra
brat
brat
noun
(derogatory, slang) A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish.
(historical) A rough cloak or ragged garment.
(informal) Bratwurst.
(military) Acronym of Born, Raised, And Transferred.
(mining) A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime.
(obsolete) The young of an animal.
(obsolete, UK, Scotland, dialect) A coarse kind of apron for keeping the clothes clean; a bib.
(slang) A child (at any age) of an active military service member.
(slang) A human child.
A turbot or flatfish.
verb
(BDSM, intransitive) To act in a bratty manner (as the submissive).
braw
bray
bray
noun
(by extension) Any discordant, grating, or harsh sound.
The cry of an animal, now chiefly that of animals related to the ass or donkey, or the camel.
verb
(intransitive) Of an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry.
(intransitive, by extension) To make a harsh, discordant sound like a donkey's bray.
(transitive) To make or utter (a shout, sound, etc.) discordantly, loudly, or in a harsh and grating manner.
(transitive, Britain, chiefly Yorkshire, by extension) To hit (someone or something).
(transitive, archaic) To crush or pound, especially using a pestle and mortar.
braz
brca
brea
bria
bura
carb
carb
noun
(drugs) The hole on a pipe which is covered and opened to control the inflow of air.
(informal) Clipping of carburettor / carburetor.
(informal, usually in the plural) Clipping of carbohydrate.
crab
crab
noun
(dated) An unsold book that is returned to the publisher.
(in plural crabs, informal) An infestation of pubic lice (Pthirus pubis).
(informal) Short for carabiner.
(rowing) A position in rowing where the oar is pushed under the rigger by the force of the water.
(slang) A playing card with the rank of three.
(uncountable) The meat of this crustacean, served as food; crabmeat.
(uncountable, aviation) The angle by which an aircraft's nose is pointed upwind of its groundtrack to compensate for crosswinds during an approach to landing; its crab angle.
(uncountable, aviation) The state of an aircraft's nose being pointed upwind of its groundtrack to compensate for crosswinds during an approach to landing.
A bad-tempered person.
A claw for anchoring a portable machine.
A crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.
A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick.
A defect in an outwardly normal object that may render it inconvenient and troublesome to use.
A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc.
A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.
A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing, used with derricks, etc.
The crab apple or wild apple.
The tree bearing crab apples, which has a dogbane-like bitter bark with medical use.
The tree species Carapa guianensis, native to South America.
verb
(British dialect) To cudgel or beat, as with a crabstick
(intransitive) To drift or move sideways or to leeward (by analogy with the movement of a crab).
(intransitive) To fish for crabs.
(obsolete) To irritate, make surly or sour
(obsolete, World War I), to fly slightly off the straight-line course towards an enemy aircraft, as the machine guns on early aircraft did not allow firing through the propeller disk.
(rare) To back out of something.
(transitive) To complain about.
(transitive, US, slang) To ruin.
(transitive, aviation) To navigate (an aircraft, e.g. a glider) sideways against an air current in order to maintain a straight-line course.
(transitive, film, television) To move (a camera) sideways.
To be ill-tempered; to complain or find fault.
To move in a manner that involves keeping low and clinging to surfaces.
darb
darb
noun
(Australia, slang) A cigarette.
(slang) Something beautiful, a charm, a peach.
drab
drab
adj
(by extension) Particularly of colour: dull, uninteresting.
Of the colour of some types of drabcloth: dull brownish yellow or dun.
noun
(LGBT, slang) An instance of a transgender or non-binary person presenting as the gender corresponding to their sex assigned at birth instead of that corresponding to their internal gender identity (for instance, a trans woman dressed as a man).
(by extension) A dull or uninteresting appearance or situation, unremarkable.
(dated) A dirty or untidy woman; a slattern.
(dated) A promiscuous woman, a slut; a prostitute.
A box used in a saltworks for holding the salt when taken out of the boiling pans.
A fabric, usually of thick cotton or wool, having a dull brownish yellow, dull grey, or dun colour.
A small amount, especially of money.
Often in the plural form drabs: apparel, especially trousers, made from this fabric.
The colour of this fabric.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To consort with prostitutes; to whore.
frab
frab
verb
(UK, dialect, dated) To scold; to nag.
garb
garb
noun
(figurative) A guise, external appearance.
(heraldry) A wheat sheaf.
A measure of arrows in the Middle Ages.
A type of dress or clothing.
Fashion, style of dressing oneself up.
verb
(transitive) To dress in garb.
grab
grab
noun
(countable) A mechanical device that grabs or clutches.
(countable) A sudden snatch at something.
(countable) An acquisition by violent or unjust means.
(countable, media) A sound bite.
(obsolete) That which is seized.
(uncountable) A simple card game.
A device for withdrawing drills, etc., from artesian and other wells that are drilled, bored, or driven.
A two- or three-masted vessel used on the Malabar coast.
verb
(informal) To consume something quickly.
(informal) To quickly collect or retrieve.
(intransitive) To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something).
(transitive) To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
(transitive) To grip the attention of; to enthrall or interest.
To restrain someone; to arrest.
To take the opportunity of.
harb
karb
kbar
kbar
noun
Abbreviation of kilobar.
nrab
nrab
Proper noun
National Railway Adjustment Board.
raab
raab
noun
Alternative form of rabe
Alternative form of raeb
rabi
rabi
noun
(South Asia) Spring.
(South Asia) The spring harvest.
raob
reba
riba
riba
noun
(Muslim finance): interest or usury, which is haram (sinful) according to sharia law.