(obsolete) By the time that (something happened); before.
prep
(Hollywood) To be paid now in contrast to the following amount to be paid later under specified circumstances, usually that a movie is made or has started filming.
(obsolete) Exposed to.
As a charge on.
As counterbalance to.
As protection from.
Close to, alongside.
Contrary to; in conflict with.
In a contrary direction to.
In anticipation of; in preparation for (a particular time, event etc.).
In competition with, versus.
In contrast or comparison with.
In exchange for.
In front of; before (a background).
In opposition to.
In physical contact with, so as to abut or be supported by.
In physical opposition to; in collision with.
Of betting odds, denoting a worse-than-even chance.
agamist
agamist
noun
An unmarried person celibate by choice.
agathis
ageists
ageists
noun
plural of ageist
agisted
agisted
adj
(now chiefly Australia, New Zealand) That has been put out to pasture (of an animal), especially on hired land not belonging to the animal's owner.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agist
agister
agistor
agistor
noun
(historical) an officer of the king's forest, who had the care of cattle agisted, and collected the money for the same; hence called gisttaker, which in England is corrupted into guest-taker.
One who agists or takes in cattle to pasture at a certain rate; a pasturer.
agonist
agonist
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) A molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.
Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon), protagonist.
The muscle that contracts while the other relaxes.
agoutis
agoutis
noun
plural of agouti
agritos
agrotis
agudist
agustin
aiglets
aiglets
noun
plural of aiglet
aigrets
aigrets
noun
plural of aigret
alights
alights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alight
anglist
angrist
anights
anights
adv
(archaic) In the night time; at night.
antings
antisag
antisag
adj
Preventing sagging.
artigas
augites
augites
noun
plural of augite
augusti
basting
basting
noun
(archaic) A (physical) beating.
The act by which a food item is basted.
verb
present participle of baste
besting
besting
verb
present participle of best
biggest
biggest
adj
superlative form of big: most big
blights
blights
noun
plural of blight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blight
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
busting
busting
noun
(colloquial) The process of something being broken or exploded.
verb
present participle of bust
cagiest
cagiest
adj
superlative form of cagy: most cagy
casting
casting
noun
(countable) An object made in a mold.
(hunting) Of hounds, the act of spreading out and searching for a scent.
(programming) The act of converting between data types.
A manufacturing process using a mold.
The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc.
The excreta of an earthworm or similar creature.
The regurgitation of fur, feathers, and other undigestible material by hawks, to clean and empty their crops.^([W])
verb
present participle of cast
cogitos
cogitos
noun
plural of cogito
costing
costing
noun
The estimation of the cost of a process or product.
verb
present participle of cost
desight
desight
noun
(obsolete) An unsightly object.
digests
digests
noun
plural of digest
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of digest
digitus
digitus
noun
(historical) An Ancient Roman unit of length, approximately 0.73 inches.
diglots
diglots
noun
plural of diglot
disglut
disgout
disgust
disgust
noun
An intense dislike or loathing someone feels for something bad or nasty.
verb
To cause an intense dislike for something.
dusting
dusting
noun
(colloquial) A beating.
A light covering of something.
A light snowfall.
A maintenance or comfort behaviour in which a bird flushes fine dirt through the feathers; dust-bathing.
The act of removing dust from the furniture, as a household chore.
verb
present participle of dust
easting
easting
noun
(cartography) The distance east of a standard reference meridian.
(nautical) A distance traveled eastward.
A turning towards the east.
eatings
eatings
noun
plural of eating
edgiest
edgiest
adj
superlative form of edgy: most edgy
egoists
egoists
noun
plural of egoist
egotism
egotism
noun
(countable) The result or product of being egoistic.
(nonstandard, by confusion of the similar words) Egoism (belief that behavior should be directed towards one's self-interest).
A belief that one is superior to or more important than others.
A tendency to talk excessively about oneself.
egotist
egotist
noun
(nonstandard, by confusion of the similar words) An egoist (advocate of egoism).
A person who believes in his or her own importance or superiority.
A person who talks excessively about themself.
eighths
eighths
noun
plural of eighth
elegist
elegist
noun
A writer of funeral songs; one who writes in elegiac verse
elegits
elegits
noun
plural of elegit
estaing
fasting
fasting
noun
abstinence from food, limiting caloric intake, for medical or health reasons, dieting
abstinence or mortification for religious reasons, especially abstinence from food
verb
present participle and gerund of fast
festing
fidgets
fidgets
noun
A state of nervous restlessness, causing a person to fidget.
plural of fidget
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fidget
fisting
fisting
noun
(slang) The sexual practice of inserting one or both hands into the vagina or rectum of one's sexual partner.
verb
present participle of fist
flights
flights
noun
plural of flight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flight
frights
frights
noun
plural of fright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fright
fuguist
fuguist
noun
(archaic) A musician who composes or performs fugues.
gainset
gainset
verb
(transitive, rare, dialectal or archaic) To set over against; oppose.
gaiters
gaiters
noun
plural of gaiter
galiots
galiots
noun
plural of galiot
gambist
gambist
noun
(music) Someone who plays the viola da gamba
gambits
gambits
noun
plural of gambit
gamiest
gamiest
adj
superlative form of gamey: most gamey
ganiats
gaseity
gaseity
noun
(archaic) The state of being a gas.
gasting
gasting
verb
present participle of gast
gastric
gastric
adj
Of or relating to the stomach.
gastrin
gastrin
noun
(biochemistry) A hormone that stimulates the production of gastric acid in the stomach
genista
genista
noun
(botany) Any member of the flowering plant genus Genista.
geodist
gestion
gestion
noun
the act of managing, conducting or administrating something.
gibbets
gibbets
noun
plural of gibbet
giblets
giblets
noun
The internal organs of poultry birds, used as food.
giglets
giglets
noun
plural of giglet
giglots
giglots
noun
plural of giglot
gigster
gigster
noun
(dated) A horse that pulls a gig (a two-wheeled carriage).
(informal) A musician who plays gigs (shows).
gimlets
gimlets
noun
plural of gimlet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gimlet
gisants
gitanos
githens
gitksan
glisten
glisten
noun
A glistening shine from a wet surface.
verb
(intransitive, of a wet or greasy surface) To reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash.
glister
glister
noun
A brilliant flash; a glint
Alternative form of clyster
verb
(intransitive, archaic) To gleam, glisten or coruscate.
glitzes
glitzes
noun
plural of glitz
glottis
glottis
noun
(anatomy) The opening between the true vocal cords which is located in the larynx and affects voice modulation through expansion or contraction.
gluiest
gluiest
adj
superlative form of gluey: most gluey
gnomist
gnomist
noun
A gnomic writer
gnostic
gnostic
adj
(archaic, slang) knowing; wise; shrewd
Alternative letter-case form of Gnostic
goatish
goatish
adj
Goaty, goatlike.
godwits
godwits
noun
plural of godwit
goiters
goiters
noun
plural of goiter
goitres
goitres
noun
plural of goitre
gomutis
gonitis
gooiest
gooiest
adj
superlative form of gooey: most gooey
goriest
goriest
adj
superlative form of gory: most gory
gothics
gothish
gothism
goustie
goutish
goutish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of gout.
gratias
gratins
gratins
noun
plural of gratin
grisbet
grisset
grister
gristle
gristle
noun
(figuratively, from obsolete scientific theory) Bone not yet hardened by age and hard work.
Cartilage; now especially: cartilage present, as a tough substance, in meat.
gristly
gristly
adj
Resembling or containing gristle.
grivets
grivets
noun
plural of grivet
grotius
guitars
guitars
noun
plural of guitar
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of guitar
gustier
gustier
adj
comparative form of gusty: more gusty
gustily
gustily
adv
In a gusty manner; in gusts.
gustine
gustine
Proper noun
A city in California.
A town in Texas.
gusting
gusting
verb
present participle of gust
gutnish
gutnish
Proper noun
The old language of the island of Gotland in present day Sweden, used both as a spoken and written language until late medieval times. Modern Gutnish is considered to have become a dialect of Swedish.
gutsier
gutsier
adj
comparative form of gutsy: more gutsy
gutsily
gutsily
adv
In a gutsy way; bravely.
gutwise
gypsite
hasting
hasting
verb
present participle of haste
heights
heights
noun
A neighborhood or other development built on a hill or mountain.
plural of height
hengist
highest
highest
adj
superlative form of high: most high
highths
highths
noun
plural of highth
histing
histing
verb
present participle of hist
hogties
hogties
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hogtie
hosting
hosting
noun
(computing) Running and maintaining a computer system on someone's behalf.
(obsolete) A battle.
verb
present participle of host
husting
husting
noun
(historical) An assembly, especially one of the retainers of a ruler.
A platform where candidates in an election give speeches.
hygeist
hygeist
noun
One skilled in hygiene; a hygienist.
ignites
ignites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ignite
ignotus
igorots
imagist
imagist
adj
Characteristic of or pertaining to imagism.
noun
(art) A follower of any of the various artistic schools known as imagism
ingates
ingates
noun
plural of ingate
ingesta
ingesta
noun
Material introduced into the body by the stomach or alimentary canal.
ingests
ingests
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ingest
insight
insight
noun
(artificial intelligence) An extended understanding of a subject resulting from identification of relationships and behaviors within a model, context, or scenario.
(marketing) Knowledge (usually derived from consumer understanding) that a company applies in order to make a product or brand perform better and be more appealing to customers
(psychiatry) An individual's awareness of the nature and severity of one's mental illness.
A sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; frequently used with into.
Intuitive apprehension of the inner nature of a thing or things; intuition.
Power of acute observation and deduction
jesting
jesting
adj
facetious
humorous
jeering
playful; mocking
noun
bantering; ridicule
joking
mocking
verb
present participle of jest
justing
justing
noun
Obsolete form of jousting.
verb
present participle of just
knights
knights
noun
plural of knight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of knight
lasting
lasting
adj
(obsolete) Persisting forever.
Persisting for an extended period of time.
noun
(obsolete) The action or state of persisting; the time during which something or someone persists.
A durable woollen material formerly used for women's shoes.
The act or process of shaping footwear on a last.
verb
present participle of last
latigos
legists
legists
noun
plural of legist
ligates
ligates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ligate
listing
listing
adj
As listed or shown on a listing.
noun
(computing) A printout of a program or data set.
A physical manifestation of a single item in a list.
An entry in a list or directory.
An entry on a register of securities accepted for trading and quotation on a securities exchange or similar system.