(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.
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.
bigas
bigas
noun
plural of biga
biggs
biggs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bigg
brigs
brigs
noun
plural of brig
diggs
dings
dings
noun
(MLE, slang) Alternative form of dinger (“unregistered car”)
plural of ding
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ding
essig
frigs
frigs
noun
plural of frig
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frig
gadis
gadis
noun
plural of gadi
gains
gains
noun
(bodybuilding) Increase in muscle mass.
plural of gain
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gain
gaist
gaits
gaits
noun
plural of gait
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gait
gaius
geisa
geiss
geist
geist
noun
Ghost, apparition.
Spirit (of a group, age, era, etc).
gibbs
gibbs
Proper noun
An English patronymic surname from Gibb (Gilbert).
A village in Missouri, US.
gibes
gibes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gibe
gibus
gibus
noun
A collapsible top hat.
giess
gifts
gifts
noun
plural of gift
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gift
gigas
gilds
gilds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gild
giles
gills
gills
noun
plural of gill
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gill
gilse
gilse
noun
Alternative form of grilse (young salmon).
gilts
gilts
noun
plural of gilt
gilus
gimps
gimps
noun
plural of gimp
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gimp
ginks
ginks
noun
plural of gink
gipps
gipsy
gipsy
noun
Alternative spelling of gypsy
girds
girds
noun
plural of gird
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gird
girls
girls
noun
(slang) A woman's breasts.
plural of girl
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of girl
girns
girns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of girn
giros
giros
noun
plural of giro
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of giro
girse
girsh
girsh
noun
Dated form of qursh.
girts
girts
noun
plural of girt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of girt
gisel
gisla
gismo
gismo
noun
Alternative spelling of gizmo
gists
gists
noun
(rare) plural of gist
giust
gives
gives
noun
plural of give
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of give
glias
glias
noun
(nonstandard) Synonym of glia
glims
glims
noun
plural of glim
glisk
gliss
gliss
noun
(music) Abbreviation of glissando.
glist
glist
noun
glimmer; mica
goias
gosip
grids
grids
noun
plural of grid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grid
grigs
grigs
noun
plural of grig
grins
grins
noun
plural of grin
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grin
grips
grips
noun
plural of grip
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grip
grise
grise
noun
(obsolete) A step (in a flight of stairs); a degree.
Alternative form of grice (a pig)
grist
grist
noun
(colloquial, obsolete) Supply; provision.
(obsolete) A group of bees.
(ropemaking) A given size of rope, common grist being a rope three inches in circumference, with twenty yarns in each of the three strands.
Grain that is to be ground in a mill.
verb
(transitive) To grind in a mill.
grits
grits
noun
(Western Hemisphere) Coarsely ground hominy which is boiled and eaten, primarily in the Southern United States.
plural of grit
plural of grit ('hulled oats')
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grit
gruis
guids
guids
noun
plural of guid; Alternative form of GUIDs
guise
guise
noun
(Internet slang) Deliberate misspelling of guys.
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.
gussi
gusti
gyasi
gygis
higgs
higgs
Adjective
pertaining to the Higgs mechanism/Higgs force
Noun
Short form of Higgs boson.
highs
highs
noun
plural of high
igbos
iglus
iglus
noun
plural of iglu
ignis
isfug
ising
kings
kings
noun
(card games) A drinking game that uses playing cards.
(poker slang) A pair of kings (playing cards).
plural of king
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of king
legis
ligas
lings
lings
noun
plural of ling
logis
meigs
meigs
Proper noun
a city in Mitchell and Thomas Counties, Georgia, USA.
an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Ohio, USA.
miggs
misgo
misgo
noun
A miscarriage or abortion
An error or mistake
verb
(intransitive, now rare or dialect) To go wrong, make a mistake, go astray, become lost, miscarry.
nighs
nighs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nigh
nosig
osugi
phigs
pings
pings
noun
plural of ping
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ping
prigs
prigs
noun
plural of prig
ragis
regis
riggs
rings
rings
noun
(gymnastics) A gymnastics apparatus and discipline consisting of 2 rings suspended from a bar.
(post-mid century) Ellipsis of still rings.
A traditional Irish game of throwing rings onto hooks.
plural of ring
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ring
sagai
saiga
saiga
noun
Saiga tatarica, an antelope which inhabits a vast area between Kalmykia, Kazakhstan, southern Siberia.
segni
segni
noun
plural of segno
seige
seige
noun
Misspelling of siege.
selig
sengi
sengi
noun
A former (1967-1993) monetary unit of Zaire, 1/100 of a likuta.
An elephant shrew (family Macroscelidae).
shing
shogi
shogi
noun
Japanese chess; a board game similar to chess, invented and traditionally played in Japan.
siang
siege
siege
noun
(US) A period of struggle or difficulty, especially from illness.
(figuratively) A prolonged assault or attack.
(military) A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition.
(obsolete) A place with a toilet seat: an outhouse; a lavatory.
(obsolete) A seat, especially as used by someone of importance or authority.
(obsolete) A toilet seat.
(obsolete) An ecclesiastical see.
(obsolete) Excrements, stool, fecal matter.
(obsolete) Rank; grade; station; estimation.
(obsolete) The anus; the rectum.
(obsolete) The floor of a glass-furnace.
(obsolete) The place where one has his seat; a home, residence, domain, empire.
A flock of heron.
The seat of a heron while looking out for prey.
verb
(transitive, uncommon) To assault or blockade a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition; to besiege.
sigel
sighs
sighs
noun
plural of sigh
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sigh
sight
sight
noun
(in the singular) The ability to see.
(now colloquial) a great deal, a lot; frequently used to intensify a comparative.
(obsolete) The instrument of seeing; the eye.
A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.
A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained.
In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the border or margin. In a frame, the open space, the opening.
Mental view; opinion; judgment.
Something seen.
Something worth seeing; a spectacle, either good or bad.
The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view.
verb
(transitive) To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of.
(transitive) To observe though, or as if through, a sight, to check the elevation, direction, levelness, or other characteristics of, especially when surveying or navigating.
(transitive) To see; to get sight of (something); to register visually.
(transitive, intransitive) To observe or aim (at something) using a (gun) sight.
sigil
sigil
noun
(programming) A nonalphanumeric character affixed to a symbol (e.g. variable) to indicate a property such as type or scope.
A seal, signature or signet.
An occult or magical sign, image or symbol.
sigla
sigla
noun
plural of siglum
sigma
sigma
noun
(mathematics) The symbol Σ, used to indicate summation of a set or series.
(statistics) The symbol σ, used to indicate one standard deviation from the mean, particularly in a normal distribution.
Clipping of sigma male.
The eighteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets, the twentieth letter of Old and Ancient.
signa
signa
noun
plural of signum
signe
signs
signs
noun
plural of sign
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sign
signy
sigyn
singe
singe
noun
A burning of the surface; a slight burn.
verb
(transitive) To burn slightly.
(transitive) To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken, etc.) by passing it over a flame.
(transitive) To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it.
Obsolete form of sing.
singh
singh
Proper noun
A Gujarati surname that was later adopted by Sikhs
name used by Sikhs, often but not necessarily a middle name.
A surname common among the Rajput clan from Rajasthan, India
A surname common among the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in India
sings
sings
noun
plural of sing
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sing
sligo
sligo
Proper noun
A county in the Republic of Ireland
A town in the county of Sligo, Ireland.
sling
sling
noun
(climbing) A loop of rope or fabric tape used for various purposes: e.g. as part of a runner, or providing extra protection when abseiling or belaying.
(nautical, chiefly in the plural) A band of rope or iron for securing a yard to a mast.
(weapon) An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other.
A drink composed of a spirit (usually gin) and water sweetened.
A kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in which a wounded arm or hand is supported.
A loop of cloth, worn around the neck, for supporting a baby or other such load.
A loop of rope, or a rope or chain with hooks, for suspending a barrel, bale, or other heavy object, in hoisting or lowering.
A strap attached to a firearm, for suspending it from the shoulder.
A young or infant spider, such as one raised in captivity.
The act or motion of hurling as with a sling; a throw; figuratively, a stroke.
verb
(nautical) To pass a rope around (a cask, gun, etc.) preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle.
(slang) To sell, peddle, or distribute (often illicitly, e.g. drugs, sex, etc.).
To throw with a circular or arcing motion.
To throw with a sling.
sluig
smiga
snigs
snigs
noun
plural of snig
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of snig
soign
sprig
sprig
noun
(humorous, sometimes mildly derogatory) A youth; a lad.
A brad, or nail without a head.
A house sparrow.
A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point.
A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray.
An ornament resembling a small shoot or twig.
One of the separate pieces of lace fastened on a ground in applique lace.
verb
To decorate with sprigs, or with representations of sprigs, as in embroidery or pottery.
ssing
staig
sting
sting
noun
(botany) A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secretes an acrid fluid, as in nettles.
(figurative) The harmful or painful part of something.
(law enforcement) A police operation in which the police pretend to be criminals in order to catch a criminal.
A brief sequence of music used in films, TV, and video games as a form of scenic punctuation or to identify the broadcasting station.
A bump left on the skin after having been stung.
A goad; incitement.
A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
A puncture made by an insect or arachnid in an attack, usually including the injection of venom.
A sharp, localised pain primarily on the epidermis
A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show.
A support for a wind tunnel model which extends parallel to the air flow.
The concluding point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.
The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging.
verb
(figurative) To cause harm or pain to.
(intransitive, sometimes figurative) To hurt, to be in pain (physically or emotionally).
(transitive, intransitive) To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both.
(transitive, of an insect or arachnid) To puncture with the stinger.
strig
strig
noun
(UK dialectal) The string of a button.
(botany) A pedicel or footstalk, especially of a flowering or fruit-bearing plant, such as the currant.
The tang of a sword-blade.
verb
To strip the pedical from a plant.
sugis
suing
suing
noun
(obsolete) The process of soaking through anything.
The act of one who sues for something.
verb
present participle of sue
svign
swigs
swigs
noun
plural of swig
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swig
swing
swing
noun
(boxing) A type of hook with the arm more extended.
(cricket) Sideways movement of the ball as it flies through the air.
(music) The genre of music associated with this dance style.
(obsolete) Free course; unrestrained liberty.
(politics) In an election, the increase or decrease in the number of votes for opposition parties compared with votes for the incumbent party.
A basic dance step in which a pair link hands and turn round together in a circle.
A dance style.
A hanging seat that can swing back and forth, in a children's playground, for acrobats in a circus, or on a porch for relaxing.
A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing.
Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest object that can be turned in it.
In a musical theater production, a performer who understudies several roles.
Influence or power of anything put in motion.
The amount of change towards or away from something.
The manner in which something is swung.
The maximum amount of change that has occurred or can occur; the sum of the maximum changes in any direction.
The sweep or compass of a swinging body.
verb
(intransitive) To fluctuate or change.
(intransitive) To hang from the gallows; to be punished by hanging, swing for something or someone; (often hyperbolic) to be severely punished.
(intransitive) To participate in the swinging lifestyle; to participate in wife-swapping.
(intransitive) To ride on a swing.
(intransitive) To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
(intransitive, cricket, of a ball) To move sideways in its trajectory.
(nautical) To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor.
(transitive and intransitive, boxing) To move one's arm in a punching motion.
(transitive) In dancing, to turn around in a small circle with one's partner, holding hands or arms.
(transitive) To change (a numerical result); especially to change the outcome of an election.
(transitive) To make (something) work; especially to afford (something) financially.
(transitive) To move (an object) backward and forward; to wave.
(transitive, carpentry) To put (a door, gate, etc.) on hinges so that it can swing or turn.
(transitive, cricket) (of a bowler) To make the ball move sideways in its trajectory.
(transitive, engineering) To admit or turn something for the purpose of shaping it; said of a lathe.
(transitive, music) To play notes that are in pairs by making the first of the pair slightly longer than written (augmentation) and the second shorter, resulting in a bouncy, uneven rhythm.
To turn in a different direction.
tings
tings
noun
plural of ting
trigs
trigs
noun
(medicine, colloquial) Triglycerides.
plural of trig
twigs
twigs
noun
plural of twig
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of twig
uglis
uglis
noun
plural of ugli
using
using
noun
use; utilization
verb
present participle of use
vigas
vigas
noun
plural of viga
whigs
whigs
noun
plural of whig
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whig
wings
wings
noun
A flip (hairstyle)
A type of scuba harness with an attached buoyancy compensation device: see wikipedia:Backplate and wing
plural of wing
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wing
yagis
yagis
noun
plural of yagi
yogis
yogis
noun
plural of yogi
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of yogi
zings
zings
noun
plural of zing
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of zing