(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.
again
again
adv
(obsolete) Back in the reverse direction, or to an original starting point.
(obsolete) In any other place.
(obsolete) In return, as a reciprocal action; back.
(obsolete) On the other hand.
Another time; once more.
Back (to a former place or state).
Here too, here also, in this case as well; used in applying a previously made point to a new instance; sometimes preceded by "here".
I ask again, I say again; used in repeating a question or statement.
Moreover; besides; further.
Over and above a factor of one.
Tell me again, say again; used in asking a question to which one may have already received an answer that one cannot remember.
Used metalinguistically, with the repetition being in the discussion, or in the linguistic or pragmatic context of the discussion, rather than in the subject of discussion.
prep
(obsolete or dialectal) Against.
agami
agami
noun
(zoology) A South American bird, Psophia crepitans, allied to the cranes, and easily domesticated.
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.
aggri
aggri
adj
Alternative form of aggry
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.
(gerontology) The accumulation of damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time; the progressing loss of health, mobility, vibrancy and body functionality, resulting in biological death.
The deliberate process of making something (such as an antique) appear (or, in science fiction, become) older than it is.
The process of becoming older or more mature.
Wear; wear and tear.
verb
present participle of age
agios
agios
noun
plural of agio
agism
agism
noun
Alternative spelling of ageism (agism is less common and sometimes deprecated)
agist
agist
verb
(transitive) To charge lands etc. with any public burden.
(transitive) To take to graze or pasture, at a certain sum; used originally of the feeding of cattle in the king's forests, and collecting the money for the same.
agria
agric
agrin
agrin
adj
grinning; having happiness or satisfaction apparent on one's face
noun
(neuroscience) a protein involved in the formation of neuromuscular junctions during embryonic development
aguie
aiger
aiger
adj
(archaic) Pronunciation spelling of eager.
noun
Alternative form of ague
Alternative form of eagre; a tidal bore.
aigre
aigre
adj
(obsolete) Alternative spelling of eager (“sour”)
aking
aking
verb
present participle of ake
algic
algic
Proper noun
An indigenous language family of North America, comprising Wiyot, Yurok, and many Algonquian languages.
algid
algid
adj
(medicine) Cold, chilly; used of low body temperature especially in connection with certain diseases such as malaria and cholera.
algie
algin
algin
noun
Any of various gelatinous gums, derivatives of alginic acid, derived from marine brown algae and used especially as emulsifiers or thickeners.
align
align
verb
(bioinformatics) To organize a linear arrangement of DNA, RNA or protein sequences which have regions of similarity.
(intransitive) To form a line; to fall into line.
(intransitive) To identify with, match, or support the behaviour, thoughts, etc. of another person, organization, or country.
(transitive) To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.
(transitive, computing) To store (data) in a way that is consistent with the memory architecture, i.e. by beginning each item at an offset equal to some multiple of the word size.
alogi
alogi
Noun
A group of Christian heretics in Asia Minor that flourished around 170 CE.
amiga
amiga
noun
(Latin American) A female friend.
amigo
amigo
noun
(historical) A native of the Philippines who was friendly toward the Spanish.
(informal) A friend.
(informal, chiefly California) Mexican.
angia
angie
angil
anigh
anigh
adv
(archaic) Nigh; near; close by (to).
prep
(archaic) Nigh; near.
aping
aping
noun
Foolish imitation or mimicry.
verb
present participle of ape
argia
argid
argid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Argidae.
argil
argil
noun
potter's clay.
argin
ating
augie
awing
awing
adv
On the wing; flying; fluttering.
verb
present participle of awe
axing
axing
noun
An assault carried out with an axe.
verb
present participle of axe
bagdi
bagie
bagio
baign
banig
begin
begin
noun
(nonstandard) Beginning; start.
verb
(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.
biagi
bigae
bigam
bigam
noun
(obsolete) A bigamist.
bigas
bigas
noun
plural of biga
biggs
biggs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bigg
biggy
biggy
noun
(colloquial) Something impressive in comparison to similar things.
(colloquial) Something large in size in comparison to similar things.
(colloquial, chiefly in the negative) Big deal.
(originally US, colloquial) A person of importance or power, especially in the entertainment industry.
bigha
bigha
noun
(India) A measure of land in India, varying from a third of an acre to an acre.
bight
bight
noun
(geography) A bend or curve in a coastline, river, or other geographical feature.
A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow
A curve in a rope
An area of sea lying between two promontories, larger than a bay, wider than a gulf
verb
(transitive) To arrange or fasten (a rope) in bights.
bigly
bigly
adj
(Scotland, now obsolete elsewhere) Habitable, liveable; hence delightful, pleasant, pleasing.
adv
(now rare) In a big way, greatly; to a great extent, on a large scale.
(now rare) In a blustering or boastful manner; haughtily, pompously.
(now rare) Strongly, with great force.
bigod
bigot
bigot
noun
(obsolete) One who is overly pious in matters of religion, often hypocritically or else superstitiously so.
One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups, and intolerant of (people of) differing ideas, races, genders, religions, politics, etc.
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.
bilgy
bilgy
adj
Containing, or resembling, bilge.
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.
bingo
bingo
adj
(US, aviation slang, chiefly military, primarily of fuel) Just sufficient to return to base (or, alternatively, to divert to an alternative airfield). (also written Bingo or BINGO)
intj
(informal) Used to declare "You've just made my point!" or "My point exactly!"
(informal) Used when finding what one has been looking for or trying to recall, or on successful completion of a task.
Used by players of bingo to claim a win.
noun
(countable) A win in such a game.
(countable, Scrabble, US) A play where all seven of a player's letter tiles are played.
(slang, obsolete) Brandy.
(uncountable) A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller; the game is won by the first person to call out "bingo!" or "house!" after crossing off all numbers on the grid or in one line of the grid.
(uncountable) A similar game or amusement in which participants tick off themed words, phrases or pictures as these are called out, or as they are mentioned, for example during a speech or performance:
verb
(intransitive) To give the winning cry of "bingo!" in a game.
(intransitive) To play all of one's seven tiles in one move in the game of Scrabble, earning a score bonus.
(intransitive) To play the game of bingo.
(intransitive, US, aviation slang, chiefly military) To return to base.
bingy
bingy
adj
(dialectal) Of milk or butter: ropy; having gone bad or soured.
bligh
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.
boing
boing
intj
A representation of the sound of something bouncing.
noun
The sound made by an elastic object (such as a spring) when bouncing; the sound of a bounce.
verb
(transitive) To make a boing sound or bouncing motion.
bragi
brigg
brigs
brigs
noun
plural of brig
bring
bring
intj
The sound of a telephone ringing.
verb
(baseball) To pitch, often referring to a particularly hard thrown fastball.
(transitive) To occasion or bring about.
(transitive) To raise (a lawsuit, charges, etc.) against somebody.
(transitive, ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
(transitive, figuratively) To supply or contribute.
To persuade; to induce; to draw; to lead; to guide.
To produce in exchange; to sell for; to fetch.
cagit
cagui
cgiar
ching
ching
intj
The sound of metal or glass clinking.
noun
(Scotland, slang) Cocaine.
(countable) A ringing sound, as of metal or glass being struck.
(uncountable, slang) Money (from the sound of a cash register ringing up an amount).
(zoology) A high-pitched mating call made by the male kakapo.
A pair of small bowl-shaped finger cymbals made of thick and heavy bronze, used in the music of Thailand and Cambodia.
verb
(MLE, slang) To stab.
(zoology, intransitive) Of the male kakapo: to make its high-pitched mating call.
To chink or clink; to make a ringing sound, as of metal or glass being struck.
cigar
cigar
noun
A cylinder of tobacco rolled and wrapped with an outer covering of tobacco leaves, intended to be smoked.
cigua
cling
cling
noun
An ornament that clings to a window so as to be seen from outside.
Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.
adherence; attachment; devotion
verb
(figurative, with preposition to) To be fond of, to feel strongly about and dependent on.
(intransitive) To dry up or wither.
(transitive) To cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or embracing.
(transitive) To cause to dry up or wither.
To adhere to an object, without being affixed, in such a way as to follow its contours. Used especially of fabrics and films.
To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.
To produce a high-pitched ringing sound, like a small bell.
cogie
cogit
coign
coign
noun
A a corner of a crystal formed by the intersection of three or more faces at a point (in crystallography)
A projecting corner or angle; a cornerstone.
A wedge used in typesetting.
An original angular elevation of land around which continental growth has taken place (in geology)
coing
corgi
corgi
noun
Short for Welsh corgi (“a type of herding dog originating from Wales, having a small body, short legs, and fox-like features such as large ears; two separate breeds are recognized: the Cardigan Welsh Corgi and the Pembroke Welsh Corgi”).
craig
craig
noun
A rocky crag.
cuing
cuing
verb
Alternative spelling of cueing
cygni
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.
digby
digby
Proper noun
Any of a number of places in England, Canada, and Australia.
name transferred from the surname.
diggs
dight
dight
adj
(obsolete) Disposed; adorned.
adv
(obsolete) Finely.
verb
(archaic, transitive) To dress, array; to adorn.
(archaic, transitive) To make ready, prepare.
(archaic, transitive, of facial features) To be formed or composed (of).
(obsolete, transitive) To deal with, handle.
(obsolete, transitive) To dispose, put (in a given state or condition).
digit
digit
noun
(anatomy) A narrow extremity of the human hand or foot: a finger, thumb, or toe.
(geometry, rare, obsolete) Synonym of degree: ¹⁄₃₆₀ of a circle.
(historical units of measure) A unit of length notionally based upon the width of an adult human finger, standardized differently in various places and times, (especially) the English digit of ¹⁄₁₆ foot, now equivalent to about 1.9 cm.
(mathematics) A distinct symbol representing one of an arithmetic progression of numbers between 0 and the radix.
(mathematics) The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic numerals representing them, which are combined to represent base-ten numbers.
(units of measure, astronomy) ¹⁄₁₂ the apparent diameter of the sun or moon, (chiefly) as a measure of the totality of an eclipse.
(units of measure, obsolete) Synonym of inch.
(zoology) Similar or similar-looking structures in other animals.
verb
(transitive) To point at or point out with the finger.
A traditional sport of Bhutan, resembling shot put.
digue
digue
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of dike
dilog
dinge
dinge
noun
(US slang, dated, countable) A black person.
Dinginess.
verb
to flog, as in penance
to strike, scourge, beat; indent, bruise, knock in
dingo
dingo
noun
(Australia, informal) A cowardly or otherwise despicable person.
A wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo).
dings
dings
noun
(MLE, slang) Alternative form of dinger (“unregistered car”)
plural of ding
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ding
dingy
dingy
adj
dark, dull
shabby, squalid, uncared-for
noun
Alternative form of dinghy
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
dirgy
dirgy
adj
Like a dirge; funereal.
dogie
dogie
noun
(US, regional, colloquial) A motherless calf in a range herd of cattle; a calf separated from its cow.
doigt
doing
doing
intj
The sound made by an elastic object when struck by or striking a hard object.
noun
A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.
verb
present participle of do
drugi
dvigu
dvigu
noun
(Sanskrit grammar, lexicography) A form of tatpuruṣa in which the modifying member is a number.
dying
dying
adj
Approaching death; about to die; moribund.
Declining, terminal, or drawing to an end.
Pertaining to death, or the moments before death.
noun
The process of approaching death; loss of life; death.
verb
(nonstandard) present participle of dye
present participle of die
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
faggi
fagin
fagin
noun
Alternative form of Fagin
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.
fgrid
fidge
fidge
noun
(obsolete, dialectal, Scotland) A shake; fiddle or similar agitation.
verb
(obsolete, dialectal, Scotland) To fidget; jostle or shake.
figge
figgy
figgy
adj
Containing figs.
Of or like figs.
fight
fight
noun
(archaic) A battle between opposing armies.
(obsolete) A screen for the combatants in ships; an arming.
(sports) A boxing or martial arts match.
(uncountable) The will or ability to fight.
A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces; strife.
A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.
An occasion of fighting.
verb
(intransitive) Of colours or other design elements: to clash; to fail to harmonize.
(intransitive) To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc.
(intransitive) To strive for something; to campaign or contend for success.
(reciprocal) To contend in physical conflict with each other, either singly or in war, battle etc.
(transitive) To conduct or engage in (battle, warfare etc.).
(transitive) To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.
(transitive) To try to overpower; to fiercely counteract.
(transitive, archaic) To cause to fight; to manage or manoeuvre in a fight.
fingo
fingu
fling
fling
noun
(figuratively) An attempt, a try (as in "give it a fling").
(obsolete) A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe or taunt.
(obsolete) A trifling matter; an object of contempt.
A lively Scottish country dance.
A short casual sexual relationship.
An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance.
An act of throwing, often violently.
An act or period of unrestrained indulgence.
verb
(intransitive, archaic) To throw; to wince; to flounce.
(intransitive, archaic) To utter abusive language; to sneer.
(intransitive, now archaic) To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash.
(transitive) To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
fogie
frigg
frigs
frigs
noun
plural of frig
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frig
fugie
fugie
noun
(Scotland) A cock that will not fight.
(Scotland) A fugitive; a runaway.
fugio
fugit
fugit
noun
(finance) the optimal date to exercise an American option (or a Bermudan option)
fungi
fungi
noun
(by extension, music) A style of folk and popular music from the Virgin Islands, traditionally performed by bands consisting of banjo, guitar, ukulele, and washboard with various percussion instruments on rhythm.
(pathology) Spongy, abnormal growth, as granulation tissue formed in a wound.
Alternative spelling of fungee (“a cornmeal dish from the Caribbean, usually made with okra and served with salt fish, shellfish, or chicken”)
plural of fungus
gabbi
gabie
gaddi
gaddi
noun
Alternative form of gadi
gadid
gadid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Gadidae of fish such as cod and pollack.