(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A mythological shield associated with the Greek deities Zeus and Athena (and their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) shown as a short cloak made of goatskin worn on the shoulders, more as an emblem of power and protection than a military shield. The aegis of Athena or Minerva is usually shown with a border of snakes and with the head of Medusa in the center.
(figuratively) Usually as under the aegis: guidance, protection; endorsement, sponsorship.
aggie
aggie
noun
(US, informal) A student or alumnus of such a school.
(US, informal) An agricultural school, such as one of the state land-grant colleges.
(informal) Marble or a marble made of agate, or one that looks as if it were made of agate.
agiel
agile
agile
adj
(chiefly software engineering) Of or relating to agile software development, a technique for iterative and incremental development of software involving collaboration between teams.
Characterised by quick motion.
Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move.
(intransitive) To be in the first stage of some situation
(intransitive) To come into existence.
(transitive, intransitive) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
beige
beige
adj
(informal, originally US) Comfortably dull and unadventurous, in a way that suggests middle-class suburbia.
Having a slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool.
noun
A slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool.
Debeige; a kind of woollen or mixed dress goods.
beigy
beigy
adj
Alternative spelling of beigey
being
being
conj
Given that; since.
noun
(obsolete) An abode; a cottage.
(philosophy) One's basic nature, or the qualities thereof; essence or personality.
(philosophy) That which has actuality (materially or in concept).
A living creature.
The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state.
verb
present participle of be
bejig
bewig
bewig
verb
(transitive) To furnish or cover with a wig; put a wig on.
bigae
bilge
bilge
noun
(nautical) The lowest inner part of a ship's hull, where water accumulates.
(nautical) The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.
(slang, uncountable) Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
(uncountable) The water accumulated in the bilge; bilge water.
The bulging part of a barrel or cask.
talk bilge
verb
(intransitive) To bulge or swell.
(nautical, intransitive) To spring a leak in the bilge.
(nautical, transitive) To break open the bilge(s) of.
binge
binge
noun
(by extension) A compressed period of an activity done in excess, such as watching a television show.
A short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etc.
verb
To engage in a short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol consumption.
bogie
bogie
noun
(Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand, US, by extension, rail transport, also attributively) One of two sets of wheels under a locomotive or railcar; also, a structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi which provides support and reduces vibration for the vehicle.
(Britain, colloquial) A piece of dried mucus in or removed from the nostril.
(Britain, dated, India, rail transport) A railway carriage.
(Northern England) A low, hand-operated truck, generally with four wheels, used for transporting objects or for riding on as a toy; a trolley.
(aviation, by extension) A set of wheels attached to one of an aircraft's landing gear, or the structure connecting the wheels in one such set.
(aviation, military, slang) An unidentified aircraft, especially as observed as a spot on a radar screen and suspected to be hostile.
(chiefly US, slang) A marijuana cigarette; a joint.
A standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at in competition.
cogie
deign
deign
verb
(intransitive) To condescend; to do despite a perceived affront to one's dignity.
(obsolete) To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice.
(transitive) To condescend to give; to do something.
diego
diego
noun
(slang, ethnic slur) A Spanish-speaker, especially from Latin America.
to strike, scourge, beat; indent, bruise, knock in
dirge
dirge
noun
(informal) A song or piece of music that is considered too slow, bland or boring.
A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.
verb
To sing dirges
dogie
dogie
noun
(US, regional, colloquial) A motherless calf in a range herd of cattle; a calf separated from its cow.
egadi
egide
eglin
egrid
egwin
eiger
eight
eight
adj
Obsolete spelling of eighth
noun
(nautical) A light, narrow rowing boat, especially one used in competitive rowing, steered by a cox, in which eight rowers each have two oars.
(playing cards) Any of the four cards in a normal deck with the value eight.
(rowing) The eight people who crew a rowing-boat.
(rowing, especially in plural) A race in which such craft participate.
Alternative spelling of ait (island in a river)
The digit/figure 8.
num
A numerical value equal to 8; the number occurring after seven and before nine.
Describing a group or set with eight elements.
eigne
eigne
adj
(law, obsolete) eldest; firstborn
(law, obsolete) entailed; belonging to the eldest son
eking
eking
noun
(nautical, obsolete) A supplementary piece of timber used to lengthen another.
That which is added.
The act or process of adding.
verb
present participle of eke
elgin
eliga
emigr
engin
engin
noun
Obsolete form of engine.
essig
ewing
exing
exing
verb
present participle of ex
eying
eying
verb
present participle of eye
feigl
feign
feign
verb
To hide or conceal.
To imagine; to invent; to pretend to do something.
To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
To make an action as if doing one thing, but actually doing another, for example to trick an opponent; to feint.
fidge
fidge
noun
(obsolete, dialectal, Scotland) A shake; fiddle or similar agitation.
verb
(obsolete, dialectal, Scotland) To fidget; jostle or shake.
figge
fogie
fugie
fugie
noun
(Scotland) A cock that will not fight.
(Scotland) A fugitive; a runaway.
gabie
gaige
gaile
gaine
gaize
galei
geier
geigy
geira
geisa
geiss
geist
geist
noun
Ghost, apparition.
Spirit (of a group, age, era, etc).
gelid
gelid
adj
Very cold; icy or frosty.
genia
genia
noun
(biology) inclusive category of living species.
specific area of expertise so advanced as to inherently restrict itself to persons of unusually high intelligence.
sphere of society sharing a very high degree of intelligence.
genic
genic
adj
of, relating to, produced by, or being a gene
genie
genie
noun
(Islam) A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form.
(mythology) A fictional magical being that is typically bound to obey the commands of a mortal possessing its container.
genii
genii
noun
(Roman mythology) plural of genius; guardian spirits
plural of genie
genin
genin
noun
(chemistry) The steroid-related portion of some types of glycosides
genio
genio
noun
(archaic) Somebody of a particular turn of mind.
genip
genip
noun
A succulent berry with a thick rind, the fruit of plants in the genus Genipa.
Alternative form of quenepa (“mamoncillo”)
genit
genni
geoid
geoid
noun
(geography, geodesy) The shape, extending through landmasses (continents, etc.), that the surface of the oceans of the Earth would take under the influence of the Earth's gravity and rotation alone, disregarding other factors such as winds and tides; that is, a surface of constant gravitational potential at zero elevation.
gerdi
gerik
gerim
gerip
gerri
gerri
Proper noun
A diminutive of the female given name Geraldine, also used as a formal given name.
gerti
getic
getid
gibed
gibed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gibe
gibel
gibel
noun
Prussian carp (Carassius gibelio).
giber
giber
noun
One who utters gibes.
gibes
gibes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gibe
giess
gigge
gighe
gigle
gigue
gigue
noun
an Irish dance, derived from the jig, used in the Partita form (Baroque Period).
giher
giles
gilet
gilet
noun
(by extension) A sleeveless jacket resembling a waistcoat but generally closed at the neck; specifically, one which is padded to provide warmth.
A bodice worn by a woman similar to a man's waistcoat; also, a decorative panel at the front of such a bodice, or worn separately.
A waistcoat worn by a man.
gilse
gilse
noun
Alternative form of grilse (young salmon).
gimel
gimel
noun
The third letter of the several Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac).
gimme
gimme
abbrev
(colloquial) Give me.
noun
(colloquial) That which is easily obtained, or certain to occur.
(golf) A tap-in putt, usually a couple inches from the cup.
ginep
girse
gisel
gitel
giule
given
given
adj
(with to) Prone, disposed.
Already arranged.
Assumed as fact or hypothesis.
Currently discussed.
Particular, specific.
noun
A condition that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.
prep
Considering; taking into account.
verb
past participle of give
giver
giver
noun
One who gives; a donor or contributor.
gives
gives
noun
plural of give
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of give
givey
gizeh
gleir
gleit
glide
glide
noun
(fencing) An attack or preparatory movement made by sliding down the opponent’s blade, keeping it in constant contact.
(phonology) A transitional sound, especially a semivowel.
A bird, the glede or kite.
A kind of cap affixed to the base of the legs of furniture to prevent it from damaging the floor.
A smooth and sliding step in dancing the waltz.
The act of gliding.
The joining of two sounds without a break.
verb
(intransitive) To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft. Also relates to gliding birds and flying fish.
(intransitive) To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.
(phonetics) To pass with a glide, as the voice.
(transitive) To cause to glide.
glike
glike
noun
(obsolete) A sneer; a flout.
glime
gnide
greig
grein
greit
greit
verb
Alternative form of greet (to weep)
grice
grice
noun
(now Scotland) A pig, especially a young pig, or its meat; sometimes specifically, a breed of wild pig or boar native to Scotland, now extinct.
(obsolete) A step or stair.
verb
(UK, rail transport, slang) to act as a trainspotter; to partake in the activity or hobby of trainspotting.
gride
gride
noun
A harsh grating sound.
verb
(obsolete, intransitive, of a weapon or sharp object) To travel through something.
(obsolete, transitive) To pierce (something) with a weapon; to wound, to stab.
To produce a grinding or scraping sound.
grief
grief
noun
(countable) Cause or instance of sorrow or pain; that which afflicts or distresses; trial.
Emotional pain, generally arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, bereavement, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness.
Suffering, hardship.
verb
(online gaming) To deliberately harass and annoy or cause grief to other players of a game in order to interfere with their enjoyment of it; especially, to do this as one’s primary activity in the game.
grieg
grier
grike
grike
noun
(chiefly Britain) A deep cleft formed in limestone surfaces due to water erosion; providing a unique habitat for plants.
grime
grime
noun
(music) A genre of urban music that emerged in London, England, in the early 2000s, primarily a development of UK garage, dancehall, and hip hop.
Dirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove.
verb
To begrime; to cake with dirt.
gripe
gripe
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines.
(engineering, dated) A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel.
(nautical) A wire rope, often used on davits and other life raft launching systems.
(nautical) An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted.
(nautical) The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind.
(nautical) The piece of timber that terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot.
(obsolete) That which is grasped; a handle; a grip.
A complaint, often a petty or trivial one.
Alternative form of grype
verb
(archaic, transitive) To seize or grasp.
(intransitive) To suffer griping pains.
(intransitive, informal) To complain; to whine.
(nautical) To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing close-hauled, requires constant labour at the helm.
(obsolete, intransitive) To make a grab (to, towards, at or upon something).
(obsolete, transitive) To pinch; to distress. Specifically, to cause pinching and spasmodic pain to the bowels of, as by the effects of certain purgative or indigestible substances.
(transitive, informal) To annoy or bother.
grise
grise
noun
(obsolete) A step (in a flight of stairs); a degree.
Alternative form of grice (a pig)
guide
guide
noun
(military) A member of a group marching in formation who sets the pattern of movement or alignment for the rest.
(occult) A spirit believed to speak through a medium.
(printing, dated) A strip or device to direct the compositor's eye to the line of copy being set.
A blade or channel for directing the flow of water to the buckets in a water wheel.
A document or book that offers information or instruction; guidebook.
A grooved director for a probe or knife in surgery.
A sign that guides people; guidepost.
Any marking or object that catches the eye to provide quick reference.
Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain.
verb
(intransitive) to act as a guide.
to exert control or influence over someone or something.
to serve as a guide for someone or something; to lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path.
to steer or navigate, especially a ship or as a pilot.
to supervise the education or training of someone.
guige
guige
noun
A strap attached to a shield, used to hang the shield over the shoulder or from the neck.
guile
guile
noun
(uncountable) Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception.
Customary way of speaking or acting; fashion, manner, practice (often used formerly in such phrases as "at his own guise"; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself.)
External appearance in manner or dress; appropriate indication or expression; garb; shape.
Misleading appearance; cover, cloak.
verb
(archaic, intransitive) To act as a guiser; to go dressed up in a parade etc.
(archaic, transitive) To dress.
gwine
gwine
verb
(archaic, especially African-American Vernacular) present participle of go
heigh
heigh
intj
An exclamation designed to call attention, give encouragement, etc.
heigl
henig
hinge
hinge
noun
(statistics) The median of the upper or lower half of a batch, sample, or probability distribution.
A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.
A movement that presents itself as rotation when an off-centre fixed point is taken into account.
A naturally occurring joint resembling such hardware in form or action, as in the shell of a bivalve.
A principle, or a point in time, on which subsequent reasonings or events depend.
A stamp hinge, a folded and gummed paper rectangle for affixing postage stamps in an album.
One of the four cardinal points, east, west, north, or south.
verb
(intransitive, with on or upon) To depend on something.
(obsolete) To bend.
(transitive) To attach by, or equip with a hinge.
(transitive, archaeology) The breaking off of the distal end of a knapped stone flake whose presumed course across the face of the stone core was truncated prematurely, leaving not a feathered distal end but instead the scar of a nearly perpendicular break.
To move or already be positioned in such a fashion that it presents itself as rotation when an off-centre fixed point is taken into account.
igfet
iggie
iggie
noun
(slang) An iguana.
image
image
noun
(computing) A file that contains all information needed to produce a live working copy. (See disk image and image copy.)
(mathematics) The subset of a codomain comprising those elements that are images of something.
(mathematics) What a function maps to.
(obsolete) Show; appearance; cast.
(radio) A form of interference: a weaker "copy" of a strong signal that occurs at a different frequency.
A characteristic of a person, group or company etc., style, manner of dress, how one is or wishes to be perceived by others.
A mental picture of something not real or not present.
A statue or idol.
An optical or other representation of a real object; a graphic; a picture.
verb
(transitive) To create an image of.
(transitive) To reflect, mirror.
(transitive) To represent by an image or symbol; to portray.
(transitive, computing) To create a complete backup copy of a file system or other entity.
ingem
inger
ingle
ingle
noun
(obsolete or Scotland) An open fireplace.
A catamite; a male lover
verb
(obsolete) To cajole or coax; to wheedle.
irreg
kleig
klieg
klieg
noun
Any of several intense arc lamps used in cinematography
krieg
legis
legit
legit
adj
(by extension, of a thing or person) Genuine, actual, literal or honest.
(informal) Legitimate; legal; allowed by the rules; valid.
(slang) Cool by virtue of being genuine.
(slang) Genuinely good and possessing all the required or expected qualities; the real deal.
(video games) Not using cheats.
adv
(informal) Legitimately; within the law.
(slang) Honestly; truly; seriously.
noun
(slang) A legitimate child.
(theater, slang) A legitimate; a legitimate actor.
leigh
leigh
noun
(archaic) A meadow.
liege
liege
adj
(obsolete, law) Full; perfect; complete; pure.
Serving an independent sovereign or master; bound by a feudal tenure; obliged to be faithful and loyal to a superior, such as a vassal to his lord; faithful.
Sovereign; independent; having authority or right to allegiance.
noun
(in full liege lord) A king or lord.
A free and independent person; specifically, a lord paramount; a sovereign.
The subject of a sovereign or lord; a liegeman.
liger
liger
noun
An animal born to a male lion and a tigress.
ligge
ligne
linge
linge
verb
(intransitive, UK, dialectal, obsolete) To work hard.