A tip, originally of metal and often decorative, on a ribbon or cord that makes lacing two parts of a garment or garments together easier, as in corset lacings, "points" (lacing hose or trousers to jacket or doublet) or sleeves to a bodice.
An ornament worn on clothing, consisting of a metal tag on a fringe, or a small metallic plate or spangle.
algist
algist
noun
One who studies algae and seaweed.
alight
alight
adj
(figuratively) Aglow with activity or emotion.
Burning, lit, on fire.
Of an electrical light source: switched on and emitting light.
Often followed by with: shining with light; luminous, radiant; also, brightly coloured; vivid.
adv
(also figuratively) Chiefly in set alight: in flames, on fire; aflame.
verb
(also figuratively) Often followed by at, on, or upon: of something aloft: to descend and settle; to land, to lodge, to rest.
(figuratively) Often followed by on or upon: to find by accident; to chance upon, to come upon.
(obsolete) To arrive.
(transitive, also figuratively, obsolete) To make less heavy; to lighten; to alleviate, to relieve.
Often followed by from or off: to get off an animal which one has been riding; to dismount; to descend or exit from a vehicle; hence, to complete one's journey; to stop.
Often followed by on or upon: of a blow, something thrown, etc.: to land heavily.
To cast light on (something); to illuminate, to light up.
To come down or go down; to descend.
To set light to (something); to set (something) on fire; to ignite, to light.
biglot
blight
blight
noun
(by extension) Anything that impedes growth or development or spoils any other aspect of life.
(phytopathology) A rapid and complete chlorosis, browning, then death of plant tissues such as leaves, branches, twigs, or floral organs.
The bacterium, virus or fungus that causes such a condition.
verb
(intransitive) To suffer blight.
(transitive) To affect with blight; to blast; to prevent the growth and fertility of.
(transitive) To spoil, ruin, or destroy (something).
diglot
diglot
adj
Synonym of bilingual.
noun
A bilingual inscription, book, or person.
elegit
elegit
noun
(archaic) A judicial writ ordering seizure of a debtor's property.
flight
flight
adj
(obsolete) Fast, swift, fleet.
noun
(collective) A collective term for doves or swallows.
(cricket) The movement of a spinning ball through the air - concerns its speed, trajectory and drift.
(engineering) The shaped material forming the thread of a screw.
A floor which is reached by stairs or escalators.
A group of canal locks with a short distance between them
A paper airplane.
A series of stairs between landings.
A trip made by an aircraft, particularly one between two cities or countries, which is often planned or reserved in advance.
An aerodynamic surface designed to guide such a projectile's trajectory.
An air force unit.
An episode of imaginative thinking or dreaming.
An instance of flying.
Several sample glasses of a specific wine varietal or other beverage. The pours are smaller than a full glass and the flight will generally include three to five different samples.
The act of fleeing.
The act of flying.
The ballistic trajectory of an arrow or other projectile.
The feathers on an arrow or dart used to help it follow an even path.
verb
(cricket, of a spin bowler) To throw the ball in such a way that it has more airtime and more spin than usual.
(sports, by extension, transitive) To throw or kick something so as to send it flying with more loft or airtime than usual.
galati
galiot
galiot
noun
Alternative spelling of galliot
gaslit
gaslit
adj
Illuminated by burning gas.
gelati
gelati
noun
(Australia) gelato, Italian style ice-cream; a serving of gelato, often in a cone.
plural of gelato
gentil
giblet
giblet
noun
(usually in the plural) the edible viscera of a bird
giglet
giglet
noun
Alternative form of giglot
giglot
giglot
adj
(obsolete) giddy; inconstant; wanton
noun
(obsolete) A strumpet; a wanton girl.
gillot
gilten
gimlet
gimlet
noun
A cocktail, usually made with gin and lime juice.
A small screw-tipped tool for boring holes.
verb
(nautical, transitive) To turn round (an anchor) as if turning a gimlet.
To pierce or bore holes (as if using a gimlet).
gitlow
gittel
gittle
glanti
glints
glints
noun
plural of glint
glitch
glitch
noun
(astronomy, countable) A sudden increase in the rotational frequency of a pulsar.
(countable) A problem affecting function.
(countable, informal, engineering) An unexpected behavior in an electrical signal, especially if the signal spontaneously returns to expected behavior after a period of time.
(uncountable, music) A genre of experimental electronic music since the 1990s, characterized by a deliberate use of sonic artifacts that would normally be viewed as unwanted noise.
(video games) A bug or an exploit.
verb
(intransitive, especially of machines) To experience an unexpected, typically intermittent malfunction.
(intransitive, video games) To perform an exploit or recreate a bug while playing a video game.
glitzy
glitzy
adj
Brilliantly showy.
glutei
glutei
noun
plural of gluteus
glutin
glutin
noun
Synonym of gliadin
guilts
guilts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of guilt
guilty
guilty
adj
(law) Judged to have committed a crime.
Blameworthy.
Having a sense of guilt.
Responsible for a dishonest act.
noun
(law) A plea by a defendant who does not contest a charge.
(law) A verdict of a judge or jury on a defendant judged to have committed a crime.
One who is declared guilty of a crime.
gulist
gulist
Noun
A glutton.
inglut
inglut
verb
(obsolete) To glut.
latigo
latigo
noun
A strap used to tighten a cinch.
legati
legist
legist
noun
A writer on law, a legislator, a lawmaker
One skilled in the law.
legits
legits
noun
plural of legit
libget
ligate
ligate
verb
(transitive) To bind with a ligature or bandage.
(transitive, intransitive, chemistry) To join by ligation.
(transitive, typography) To connect text characters with a ligature.
ligeti
liggat
ligget
lights
lights
noun
The lungs, now chiefly of an animal (being lighter than adjacent parts).
plural of light
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of light
lighty
lighty
adv
(obsolete) Alternative form of lightly; however, more often a misspelling of lightly.
noun
(South Africa, slang) A young man; a boy.
linget
linget
noun
An ingot; a lingot.
lingot
lingot
noun
A linget or ingot.
A mould for casting metals.
lithog
lustig
luting
luting
noun
lute (a kind of sticky clay or cement)
verb
present participle of lute
piglet
piglet
noun
A young pig
plight
plight
noun
(archaic) That which is exposed to risk; that which is plighted or pledged; security; a gage; a pledge.
(now chiefly dialectal) An instance of danger or peril; a dangerous moment or situation.
(now chiefly dialectal) Responsibility for ensuing consequences; risk; danger; peril.
(now rare) A (neutral) condition or state.
(obsolete) A network; a plait; a fold; rarely a garment.
(obsolete) Good health.
A dire or unfortunate situation.
verb
(obsolete) To weave; to braid; to fold; to plait.
(reflexive) To promise (oneself) to someone, or to do something.
(transitive) Specifically, to pledge (one's troth etc.) as part of a marriage ceremony.
(transitive, now rare) To expose to risk; to pledge.
regilt
riglet
riglet
noun
(typography) Alternative form of reglet
slight
slight
adj
(archaic or rare) not far away in space or time
(dated) Slighting; treating with disdain.
(especially said of the sea) still; with little or no movement on the surface
(obsolete) Foolish; silly; not intellectual.
(regional) Even, smooth or level
(regional, obsolete) Bad, of poor quality.
gentle or weak, not aggressive or powerful
not thorough; superficial
of slender build
trifling; unimportant; insignificant
noun
(obsolete) Sleight.
The act of ignoring or snubbing; a deliberate act of neglect or discourtesy.
verb
(intransitive) To act negligently or carelessly.
(obsolete, transitive) To make even or level.
(transitive) To give lesser weight or importance to.
(transitive) To throw heedlessly.
(transitive) To treat as unimportant or not worthy of attention; to make light of.
(transitive) To treat with disdain or neglect, usually out of prejudice, hatred, or jealousy; to ignore disrespectfully.
(transitive, military, of a fortification) To render no longer defensible by full or partial demolition.
taglia
taglia
noun
(engineering, obsolete) A particular system of fixed and movable pulleys; a tackle with a set of sheaves in a fixed block and another set in a movable block to which the weight is attached.
taigle
tailge
tiglic
tiglon
tiglon
noun
A fertile hybrid cross between a male tiger (Panthera tigris) and a lioness (Panthera leo).
tiling
tiling
noun
(computing theory) A technique for optimizing loops by partitioning the iteration space into smaller chunks or blocks that will more easily fit in a cache.
(geometry) A tessellation; the covering of a plane with shapes, without overlaps or gaps.
(uncountable) The act of applying tiles.
A covering of tiles.
verb
present participle of tile
tingle
tingle
noun
A prickling or mildly stinging sensation.
verb
(intransitive) To feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.
(intransitive) To make ringing sounds; to twang.
(intransitive) To ring, to tinkle.
(transitive) To cause to feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.