(archaic, thieves' cant) The illegitimate child of an unmarried woman and a married man.
abought
abought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aby
achagua
achango
achigan
afghani
afghani
noun
The monetary currency of Afghanistan, divided into 100 pul.
afghans
afghans
noun
plural of afghan
aflight
aflight
adj
(obsolete) Showing distress, anxiety or other strong emotion.
Covered or filled (with something flying).
Fleeing.
Flying.
afright
afright
adj
Alternative form of affright
agathin
agathis
agathon
aggadah
aggadah
Noun
A homiletic and non-legalistic exegetical text in the classical rabbinic literature of Judaism, particularly as recorded in the Talmud and Midrash. A parable that demonstrates a point of the Law in the Talmud.
Text which is recited at Seder during the first and second nights of Passover, focused on the freeing of Israel from Egyptian bondage as described in the Book of Exodus. (See also the more modern Haggadah)
aghanee
aglypha
agnatha
agnatha
noun
An agnathan.
agoroth
agoroth
noun
plural of agora
agrapha
agrapha
noun
plural of agraphon
agretha
agulhas
aguroth
aheight
aheight
adv
(obsolete) From high, from a high point.
ahlgren
ahungry
ahungry
adj
hungry (for)
alength
alength
Adverb
At full length; lengthwise.
alghero
aligarh
alights
alights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alight
almight
almight
adj
(obsolete) almighty
alpaugh
alright
alright
adj
(often proscribed) Alternative form of all right; satisfactory; okay; in acceptable order.
adv
(often proscribed) Alternative form of all right.
intj
(UK, informal) A generic greeting; hello; how are you.
(informal) Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance; OK.
althing
althing
Proper noun
the national parliament of Iceland
amishgo
angkhak
anglish
anglish
Proper noun
A register or form of English that gives preference to words of Germanic origin over words of other (especially Latin, French, or Greek) origin.
Adjective
Of, in, or pertaining to this form of English.
anguish
anguish
noun
Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.
verb
(intransitive) To suffer pain.
(transitive) To cause to suffer pain.
angwich
anhanga
anhinga
anhinga
noun
(zoology) A fish-eating bird (Anhinga anhinga) of North America with a thin, pointed bill and a long, thin neck.
(zoology) Synonym of darter: any bird of the genus Anhinga.
anights
anights
adv
(archaic) In the night time; at night.
aphagia
aphagia
noun
(medicine) The condition of difficulty in swallowing.
aphizog
apothgm
archgod
arching
arching
adj
(nautical) hogging, as opposed to sagging
noun
The arched part of a structure.
verb
present participle of arch
archwag
ardrigh
arghool
arghoul
asgarth
ashling
ashling
noun
A small ash tree.
aswough
ataghan
athogen
athrong
athrong
adj
Thronged; crowded.
baching
baching
verb
present participle of bach
bagatha
bagehot
baghdad
baghdad
Proper noun
The capital of, and largest city in Iraq, situated in the center of the country on the Tigris river; an ancient city and historical center of the Muslim world.
bagheli
baghlan
baghlan
Proper noun
A city of Afghanistan, name of Baghlan Province
bagwash
bagwash
noun
(historical) A type of laundry in which the washing was returned to the customer in a bag, undried and unpressed.
bahnung
balough
bangash
bargham
bashing
bashing
noun
An instance of bashing; a physical or verbal attack.
verb
present participle of bash
bathing
bathing
noun
The act of swimming.
The act of taking a bath.
verb
present participle of bath
present participle of bathe
bearhug
bearhug
noun
Alternative spelling of bear hug
verb
(transitive) To embrace in a bear hug.
bedight
bedight
adj
(archaic) That has been equipped or bedecked.
verb
(archaic) To equip or bedeck.
beghard
beghard
Noun
One of an association of religious laymen living in semimonastic communities in imitation of the Beguines, and influenced by Albigensian teachings and by the
beghtol
begorah
behedge
behedge
verb
(transitive) To determine the boundary or limit of; define.
(transitive) To hedge about; surround with or as with a hedge.
(transitive) To straiten; restrict; constrain; limit.
(transitive) To surround; beset; plague; hinder.
behight
behight
verb
(dialectal, Northern England) To be designated.
(obsolete) To call; to name; to address.
(obsolete) To command; to order.
(obsolete) To consider or esteem to be; to declare to be.
(obsolete) To mean, or intend.
(obsolete, transitive) To give in trust; to commit; to entrust.
(obsolete, transitive) To vow, promise (someone).
behring
belight
belight
verb
(intransitive, rare, dialectal) To become lit up; shine up; dawn.
(transitive, rare, dialectal) To light up; illuminate.
benight
benight
verb
(chiefly in passive) To overtake (a traveller etc) with the darkness of night, especially before shelter is reached.
To darken; to shroud or obscure.
To plunge or be overwhelmed in moral or intellectual darkness.
biggish
biggish
adj
Somewhat big.
bighead
bighead
noun
(countable, colloquial) Any of several species of fish having a large head.
(countable, colloquial, especially used by children) A person having an inflated opinion of himself; a conceited or arrogant person.
(uncountable, colloquial) Any of several animal diseases that cause swelling of the head.
bighorn
bighorn
Noun
Either of two North American species of sheep, Ovis canadensis and Ovis dalli, having large, curving horns.
bighted
bighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bight
bingham
blighia
blights
blights
noun
plural of blight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blight
blighty
blighty
noun
Alternative form of Blighty
boddagh
boggish
boggish
adj
boggy
boghole
boghole
noun
A depression in waterlogged soil
bonaght
borough
borough
noun
(historical, Britain, law) An association of men who gave pledges or sureties to the king for the good behaviour of each other.
(obsolete) A fortified town.
(rare) A town or city.
A district in Alaska having powers similar to a county.
A town having a municipal corporation and certain traditional rights.
An administrative district in some cities, e.g., London.
An administrative unit of a city which, under most circumstances according to state or national law, would be considered a larger or more powerful entity; most commonly used in American English to define the five counties that make up New York City.
Other similar administrative units in cities and states in various parts of the world.
boughed
boughed
adj
Having (a specified kind of) boughs.
breaghe
brigham
brighid
brights
brights
noun
(US, road transport) The high-beam intensity setting of motor vehicle headlamps.
(colloquial, dated) Household utensils (such as cutlery, ornaments, and plate) made of shiny metal.
Bold or vivid colours; also, clothes, cosmetics, etc., with such colours.
plural of bright
brought
brought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bring
bugfish
bugfish
noun
(US, dated) The menhaden.
bughead
bugshas
bugshas
noun
plural of bugsha
buphaga
burghal
burghal
adj
(UK) Relating to a burgh or borough.
burgher
burgher
noun
A citizen of a medieval city.
A member of the medieval mercantile class.
A prosperous member of the community; a middle class citizen (may connote complacency).
bushing
bushing
noun
(electrical engineering) A lining for an opening through which a conductor passes, providing insulation and mechanical protection for the conductor.
(mechanical engineering) A threaded bushing: a fastener element that is inserted into an object, usually to add a threaded hole in a softer or thin material.
(mechanical engineering) A type of bearing, a cylindrical lining designed to reduce friction and wear inside a hole, often used as a casing for a shaft, pin or hinge.
(mechanical engineering) An elastic bearing used as a type of vibration isolator, commonly made of rubber. An interface between two parts, damping the movement and the energy transmitted.
An adapter for joining pipes of different size.
verb
present participle of bush
bushpig
bushpig
noun
Alternative form of bush pig
caching
caching
verb
present participle of cache
cappagh
cashing
cashing
verb
present participle of cash
caughey
chafing
chafing
noun
The act by which something is chafed.
verb
present participle of chafe
chagall
chagoma
chagoma
noun
An inflammatory nodule at the bite site of the reduviid bug which transmits Chagas disease.
Distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, want of appreciation, mistakes etc; vexation or mortification.
verb
(reflexive, obsolete, rare) To be vexed or annoyed.
(transitive) To bother or vex; to mortify.
chaguar
chaguar
noun
Any of several related species of South American plants of the family Bromeliaceae, among them Bromelia serra, Bromelia hieronymi, Deinacanthon urbanianum and Pseudananas sagenarius.
chaingy
changan
changar
changed
changed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of change
changer
changer
noun
A person employed in changing or discounting money.
Someone or something that changes or transforms itself.
Someone or something who changes things.
changes
changes
noun
(music) Short for chord changes.
plural of change
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of change
changos
charged
charged
adj
Arousing strong emotion.
Having electricity.
Showing or having strong emotion.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of charge
chargee
chargee
noun
(law) The holder or beneficiary of a charge or right in security (such as a debenture).
(law, Africa) One who is given charge of caring for another's animal or herd.
One who is charged; the person on whom a charge is levied, who is charged with a crime, who is charged to do something, etc.
chargen
charger
charger
noun
(firearms) A speed loader that holds several cartridges together in a single unit for easier loading of a firearm's magazine.
(historical, military) A large horse trained for battle and used by the cavalry (of a lighter build than a destrier).
(prison) A rectal concealment container for prohibited material such as money, drugs and tools.
A device that charges or recharges.
A large decorative plate, sometimes used under dinner plates or other savoury-dish vessels in a multi-course meal; also service plate or underplate.
A large platter.
One who charges.
Synonym of hard charger (“person with a good work ethic”)
charges
charges
noun
plural of charge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of charge
charing
charing
verb
present participle of chare
chasing
chasing
noun
Engraved or embossed decoration.
verb
present participle of chase
chawing
chawing
verb
present participle of chaw, i.e. nonstandard variant of chewing.
chefang
chegoes
chegoes
noun
plural of chegoe
chemung
chemung
Proper noun
an unincorporated CDP in McHenry County, Illinois, USA.
a town in Chemung County, New York, USA, named after the Chemung River.
an unincorporated community in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA.
a river in New York State.
chengal
chengtu
chergui
chergui
noun
Alternative form of sharqi
chevage
chevage
noun
A capitation tax; an equal tax or tribute per person.
chewing
chewing
noun
(drugs) The consumption of (the juice from) the khat plant.
(drugs) The consumption of loose leaf tobacco juice from tobacco plants by chewing leaves near the cheek.
The act by which something is chewed on; mastication.
verb
present participle of chew
chhnang
chicago
chiding
chiding
verb
present participle of chide
chiggak
chigger
chigger
noun
(US, slang, derogatory, offensive) An East Asian person who behaves in ways similar to a stereotypical urban African American.
A chigoe (Tunga penetrans), a kind of flea found in tropical climates.
A harvest mite, a very small, red mite endemic to the Midwestern and Southeastern US, the infestation of which causes intense itching.
chignik
chignon
chignon
noun
(medicine) A temporary swelling on a neonate's head after a ventouse-assisted delivery.
A roll or twist of hair worn at the nape of the neck; a bun.
chigoes
chigoes
noun
plural of chigoe
chilung
chiming
chiming
noun
An instance of chiming; a sound that chimes.
verb
present participle of chime
chingma
chingma
noun
A type of jute produced from the Indian mallow (Abutilon spp.).
chining
chining
verb
present participle of chine
chinwag
chinwag
noun
(Britain, Ireland, informal) An informal conversation, usually about everyday matters; a chat, a gossip.