(medicine) Synonym of crisis, the decisive moment in the course of an illness.
(rare) Full bloom or reproductive maturity.
A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period.
A paragon: a person or thing representing such a high point.
Alternative letter-case form of Acme, particularly as a threading format.
adam
adim
admd
admi
afam
agma
agma
noun
(countable) The symbol ŋ, used to represent that nasal velar consonant in IPA; eng.
(uncountable) The nasalized velar consonant found in such words as song or wink.
ahem
ahem
intj
(onomatopoeia) the sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat
an exclamation of disapproval or annoyance
an exclamation or cough to get attention
an exclamation to indicate sarcasm
verb
To cough or clear one's throat so as to draw attention.
ahom
ahum
ahum
adj
humming
intj
Alternative form of ahem (“coughing sound”)
aime
aimo
aims
aims
noun
plural of aim
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aim
akim
albm
aldm
alem
alma
alma
noun
An Egyptian singer or dancing-girl employed for entertainment or as a professional mourner.
alme
alme
noun
Alternative form of almah
almo
alms
alms
noun
Something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.
alum
alum
noun
(chemistry) Any similar double sulphate in which either or both of the potassium and aluminium is wholly or partly replaced by other univalent or tervalent cations.
(shortening, Canada, US) A past attendee or graduate (of either gender) of a college, university or other educational institution.
An astringent salt, usually occurring in the form of pale crystals, much used in the dyeing and tanning trade and in certain medicines, and now understood to be a double sulphate of potassium and aluminium (K₂SO₄·Al₂(SO₄)₃·24H₂O).
verb
(transitive) To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of alum; to treat with alum.
amah
amah
noun
(India) a woman employed to look after children; (formerly) a wet nurse.
(Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia) a female domestic helper.
amal
aman
amap
amar
amas
amas
noun
plural of ama
amat
amay
amay
verb
(transitive and intransitive, obsolete) To dismay; confound; be dismayed.
amba
amba
noun
A characteristic landform in Ethiopia: a steep-sided, flat-topped mountain, often the site of a settlement.
A tangy mango pickle used as a condiment in the Middle East.
ambe
ambe
noun
(historical) An old mechanical contrivance, ascribed to Hippocrates, for reducing dislocations of the shoulder.
ambo
ambo
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A stationary podium used for readings and homilies.
(informal) An ambulance driver.
(informal) An ambulance.
A raised platform in an early Christian church, as well as in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic churches.
amby
amby
noun
(informal) An ambidextrous person.
amdg
amdt
amel
amel
noun
(obsolete) enamel
verb
(obsolete) To enamel
amen
amen
adv
At the end of religious prayers: so be it.
In many Abrahamic religious texts and creeds: truly, verily.
intj
An expression of strong agreement. Often, though dated, in the phrase "Amen to that".
noun
A title of Christ; the Faithful One (especially with reference to Revelation 3:14)
An instance of saying ‘amen’.
verb
(intransitive) To say amen.
(transitive) To say amen to; to ratify solemnly.
amer
ames
amex
amia
amia
noun
The bowfin, Amia calva.
amic
amic
adj
(chemistry) Of, relating to, or derived from an amine, amide or amic acid.
(obsolete, chemistry) Of, relating to, or derived from ammonia.
amid
amid
noun
Archaic form of amide.
prep
In the middle of; in the center of; surrounded by.
amie
amii
amil
amil
noun
Alternative form of aumil
amin
amin
noun
(historical) An arbitrator who assessed and collected revenue in the pargana.
amir
amir
noun
Alternative form of emir
amis
amit
amla
amla
noun
Phyllanthus emblica, a deciduous tree.
the bitter yellow-green fruit of this tree.
amli
amls
amma
amma
noun
(Christianity, historical) An abbess or spiritual mother, especially one of the Desert Mothers.
(India) mother
ammi
ammo
ammo
noun
(informal) Ammunition.
verb
(transitive, informal) To load up on ammunition.
ammu
amok
amok
adv
In a frenzy of violence, or on a killing spree; berserk.
Out of control, especially when armed and dangerous.
noun
One who runs amok; in Malay and Moro/Philippine culture, one who attempts to kill many others, especially expecting that they will be killed themselves.
The act of running amok.
verb
Synonym of run amok
amon
amor
amor
noun
Alternative form of amour
amos
amou
amoy
amps
amps
noun
plural of amp
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amp
amra
amri
amsw
amur
amur
noun
Any of various hybrids of the white amur that were bred for aquatic weed control.
amus
amus
noun
plural of amu
amye
amyl
amyl
adj
Of or pertaining to starch
noun
(dated, organic chemistry) Synonym of pentyl
(informal) amyl nitrite
anam
anim
aram
arcm
arma
arms
arms
noun
(heraldry) A visual design composed according to heraldic rules, consisting of a coat of arms normally displayed upon an escutcheon, sometimes accompanied by other elements of an achievement
plural of arm
weaponry, weapons
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arm
army
army
noun
(figuratively) A large group of people working toward the same purpose.
(figuratively) A large group of social animals working toward the same purpose.
(figuratively) Any multitude.
(often capitalized) Within a vast military, a very large tactical contingent (e.g. a number of divisions).
A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations.
The governmental agency in charge of a state's army.
The military as a whole.
Used absolutely for that entire branch of the armed forces.
arsm
arum
arum
noun
A flower or plant in the genus Arum
asem
asme
asrm
astm
astm
Proper noun
of former name of ASTM International
atma
atmo
atmo
noun
(physics, dated) The standard atmospheric pressure used in certain physical measurements and calculations; conventionally, that pressure under which the barometer stands at 760 millimeters, at a temperature of 0° Centigrade, at the level of the sea, and in the latitude of Paris.
atms
atom
atom
noun
(Canada, usually attributive) An age group division in hockey for nine- to eleven-year-olds.
(chemistry, physics) The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
(computing, programming, Lisp) An individual number or symbol, as opposed to a list; a scalar value.
(historical) The smallest medieval unit of time, equal to fifteen ninety-fourths of a second.
(history of science) A hypothetical particle posited by Greek philosophers as an ultimate and indivisible component of matter.
(mathematics) A non-zero member of a partially ordered set that has only zero below it (assuming that the poset has a least element, its "zero").
(mathematics, set theory) An element of a set that is not itself a set; an urelement.
(now generally regarded figuratively) The smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something.
(philosophy) In logical atomism, a fundamental fact that cannot be further broken down.
A mote of dust in a sunbeam.
A very small amount; a whit.
atum
atum
Proper noun
The creator god of Heliopolis, the original source of all matter, associated with the evening sun.
axum
ayme
ayme
noun
(obsolete) The utterance of the ejaculation "Ay me!"
Obsolete form of aim.
balm
balm
noun
(figuratively) Something soothing.
A plant or tree yielding such substance.
Any of a number of other aromatic herbs with a similar citrus-like scent, such as bee balm and horse balm.
Any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora of Africa, Arabia and India and Myroxylon of South America.
Any soothing oil or lotion, especially an aromatic one.
The lemon balm, Melissa officinalis
verb
(transitive, archaic) To anoint with balm, or with anything medicinal.
(transitive, figurative) To soothe; to mitigate.
bams
bams
noun
plural of bam
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bam
barm
barm
noun
(obsolete outside dialects) Bosom, lap.
A small, flat, round individual loaf or roll of bread.
Foam rising upon beer, or other malt liquors, when fermenting, and used as leaven in making bread and in brewing; yeast.
verb
To spurge; foam
baum
bcom
bdrm
beam
beam
noun
(figuratively) A ray; a gleam.
(gymnastics) Ellipsis of balance beam.
(literary) The pole of a carriage or chariot.
(music) A horizontal bar which connects the stems of two or more notes to group them and to indicate metric value.
(nautical) The direction across a vessel, perpendicular to fore-and-aft.
(nautical) The maximum width of a vessel (note that a vessel with a beam of 15 foot can also be said to be 15 foot abeam).
(railway) An elevated rectangular dirt pile used to cheaply build an elevated portion of a railway.
(textiles) A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which weavers wind the warp before weaving and the cylinder on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven.
A ray or collection of approximately parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body.
Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.
In steam engines, a heavy iron lever having an oscillating motion on a central axis, one end of which is connected with the piston rod from which it receives motion, and the other with the crank of the wheel shaft.
One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk.
One of the principal horizontal structural members, usually of steel, timber, or concrete, of a building; one of the transverse members of a ship's frame on which the decks are laid — supported at the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in steel ones.
The central bar of a plow, to which the handles and colter are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen or horses that draw it.
The crossbar of a mechanical balance, from the ends of which the scales are suspended.
The principal stem of the antler of a deer.
The straight part or shank of an anchor.
verb
(intransitive, figuratively) To smile broadly or especially cheerfully.
(transitive) To furnish or supply with beams.
(transitive) To give the appearance of beams to.
(transitive, computing) To transmit, especially by direct wireless means such as infrared.
(transitive, currying) To stretch something (for example, an animal hide) on a beam.
(transitive, intransitive) To emit beams of light; to shine; to radiate.
(transitive, music) To connect (musical notes) with a beam, or thick line, in music notation.
(transitive, science fiction) To transmit matter or information via a high-tech wireless mechanism.
(transitive, weaving) To put (something) on a beam.
behm
bema
bema
noun
A platform from which speakers addressed an assembly.
Raised area of worship in a synagogue upon which rests the Holy Ark containing Scrolls of Torah.
beme
beme
noun
(historical) A mediaeval trumpet, usually used in hunting or warfare.
berm
berm
noun
(Indiana, Ohio) A strip of land between a street and sidewalk.
(Western Pennsylvania) Edge of a road.
A ledge between the parapet and the moat in a fortification.
A mound or bank of earth, used especially as a barrier or to provide insulation.
A narrow ledge or shelf, as along the top or bottom of a slope.
A raised bank or path, especially the bank of a canal opposite the towpath.
A terrace formed by wave action along a beach.
verb
To provide something with a berm
bima
bima
noun
(Judaism) The raised platform in the front of a synagogue where the Torah is read on a podium.
blam
blam
noun
(Internet, informal) spam posted to a blog
A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot
verb
(intransitive) To fire a gun.
(transitive) To shoot; to kill by gunshot.
blim
blim
noun
(slang, UK) A chunk of cannabis resin.
blum
blum
Proper noun
A town in Texas.
bmed
bmet
bmoc
bmoc
Noun
Big Man On Campus; a popular or high-profile high school or college student.
bmus
bohm
boma
boma
noun
(uncountable) A method of composting.
A hide.
A hut.
A military or police post or magistracy.
A stockade made of bushes and thorns.
A type of fertilizer rich in animal dung.
An enclosure usually made of thorn bushes, and latterly of steel fencing, for protection from marauders.
bomb
bomb
adj
(slang) Great, awesome.
noun
(American football, slang) A long forward pass.
(UK, Australia, slang) A large amount of money.
(US, Australia, informal) A car in poor condition.
(archaic) A mortar shell.
(basketball, slang) A throw into the basket from a considerable distance.
(chemistry) A heavy-walled container designed to permit chemical reactions under high pressure.
(chiefly Britain, India, slang) A very attractive woman.
(chiefly Britain, slang) A success; the bomb.
(colloquial) An act of jumping into water while keeping one's arms and legs tucked into the body, as in a squatting position, to maximize splashing.
(colloquial) Any explosive charge.
(dated, often with the) The atomic bomb.
(figurative) Events or conditions that have a speedy destructive effect.
(historical, archaic) Ellipsis of bomb ship.
(obsolete) A great booming noise; a hollow sound.
(often in combination) An action or statement that causes a strong reaction.
(professional wrestling) A professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted and then slammed back-first down to the mat.
(rugby, soccer, slang) A high kick that sends the ball relatively straight up so players can get under it before it comes down.
(slang) A failure; an unpopular commercial product.
(slang) A recreational drug ground up, wrapped, and swallowed.
(slang) A woman’s breast.
A cyclone whose central pressure drops at an average rate of at least one millibar per hour for at least 24 hours.
An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, (especially) one dropped from an aircraft.
verb
(especially with along, down, up etc.) To move at high speed.
(intransitive, computing) To crash.
(obsolete) To sound; to boom; to make a humming or buzzing sound.
(reflexive) To make oneself drunk.
(transitive) To make a smelly mess in a toilet.
(transitive, figuratively, often with with) To attack or annoy in the manner of a bombing.
(transitive, intransitive) To attack using one or more bombs; to bombard.
(transitive, intransitive) To fail dismally.
To add an excessive amount of chlorine to a pool when it has not been maintained properly.
To cover an area in many graffiti tags.
To jump into water in a squatting position, with the arms wrapped around the legs.
bomi
bomu
boom
boom
intj
The sound of a bass drum beating.
The sound of a cannon firing.
Used to suggest something happening suddenly and unexpectedly.
Used to suggest the sound of an explosion.
noun
(aviation) Ellipsis of sonic boom.
(by extension) A microphone supported on such a pole.
(chess engines) An instance of booming.
(economics, business) A period of prosperity, growth, progress, or high market activity.
(electronics) The longest element of a Yagi antenna, on which the other, smaller ones are transversally mounted.
(nautical) A spar extending the foot of a sail; a spar rigged outboard from a ship's side to which boats are secured in harbour.
A floating barrier used to obstruct navigation, for military or other purposes; or used for the containment of an oil spill or to control the flow of logs from logging operations.
A gymnastics apparatus similar to a balance beam.
A horizontal member of a crane or derrick, used for lifting.
A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion.
A movable pole used to support a microphone or camera.
A rapid expansion or increase.
A wishbone-shaped piece of windsurfing equipment.
One of the calls of certain monkeys or birds.
The section of the arm on a backhoe closest to the tractor.
verb
(aviation) To subject to a sonic boom.
(chess engines) To rapidly adjust the evaluation of a position away from zero, indicating a likely win or loss.
(intransitive) To flourish, grow, or progress.
(slang, US, obsolete) To publicly praise.
(transitive) To make something boom.
(transitive, dated) To cause to advance rapidly in price.
(transitive, figuratively, of speech) To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder.
(usually with "up" or "down") To raise or lower with a crane boom.
Of a Eurasian bittern, to make its deep, resonant territorial vocalisation.
To extend, or push, with a boom or pole.
To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
To rush with violence and noise, as a ship under a press of sail, before a free wind.
bram
brim
brim
adj
(obsolete) Fierce; sharp; cold.
noun
(obsolete) The sea; ocean; water; flood.
A projecting rim, especially of a hat.
An edge or border (originally specifically of the sea or a body of water).
The topmost rim or lip of a container.
verb
(transitive) To fill to the brim, upper edge, or top.
Of pigs: to be in heat, to rut.
brom
brum
brum
intj
Alternative form of brrm
bscm
bsem
bsfm
bslm
bsme
bsmt
btam
bumf
bumf
noun
(Britain, obsolete) Toilet paper.
(derogatory) Useless papers; now especially official documents, standardized forms, sales and marketing print material, etc.
bump
bump
intj
(Internet) Posted in an Internet forum thread in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.
noun
(Internet) A post in an Internet forum thread made in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.
(US, slang, uncountable) Music, especially played over speakers at loud volume with strong bass frequency response.
(industrial relations) A reassignment of jobs within an organization (for example, when an existing employee leaves) on the basis of seniority.
(obsolete) One of the protuberances on the cranium which, in phrenology, are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind. Also (dated, metonymically) the faculty itself
(preceded by definite article) A disco dance in which partners rhythmically bump each other's hips together.
(rowing) The point, in a race in which boats are spaced apart at the start, at which a boat begins to overtake the boat ahead.
(slang) A dose of a drug such as ketamine or cocaine, when snorted recreationally.
(snooker, slang) The jaw of either of the middle pockets.
(uncountable) A coarse cotton fabric.
A light blow or jolting collision.
A protuberance on a level surface.
A swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury.
A temporary increase in a quantity, as shown in a graph.
In skipping, a single jump over two consecutive turns of the rope.
The noise made by the bittern; a boom.
The sound of such a collision.
The swollen abdomen of a pregnant woman.
verb
(Internet) To post in an Internet forum thread in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.
(chemistry, of a superheated liquid) To suddenly boil, causing movement of the vessel and loss of liquid.
(industrial relations, transitive) To displace (another employee in an organization) on the basis of seniority.
(intransitive, archaic) To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise; to boom.
(printing, dated) To spread out material so as to fill any desired number of pages.
(slang, transitive) To assassinate; to bump off.
(transitive) To move (a booked passenger) to a later flight because of earlier delays or cancellations.
(transitive) To move the time of (a scheduled event).
(transitive) To pick (a lock) with a repeated striking motion that dislodges the pins.
To knock against or run into with a jolt.
To move up or down by a step; displace.
bums
bums
noun
plural of bum
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bum
byam
caam
cacm
calm
calm
adj
(of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.
(of a place or situation) Free of noise and disturbance.
(of water) with few or no waves on the surface; not rippled.
Without wind or storm.
noun
(in a person) The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.
(in a place or situation) The state of being calm; absence of noise and disturbance.
A period of time without wind.
verb
(intransitive) To become calm.
(transitive) To make calm.
cama
cama
noun
A hybrid animal produced by breeding a camel and a llama.
camb
came
came
noun
A grooved strip of lead used to hold panes of glass together.
prep
Used to indicate that the following event, period, or change in state occurred in the past, after a time of waiting, enduring, or anticipation
verb
(colloquial, nonstandard) past participle of come
simple past tense of come
simple past tense of cum
cami
cami
noun
(colloquial) A camisole.
camm
camp
camp
adj
(of a man) Ostentatiously effeminate.
Intentionally tasteless or vulgar, self-parodying.
Theatrical; making exaggerated gestures.
noun
(agriculture) A mound of earth in which potatoes and other vegetables are stored for protection against frost
(informal) A summer camp.
(obsolete) An army.
(obsolete) Conflict; battle.
(prison slang) A prison.
(slang, Falkland Islands) The areas of the Falkland Islands situated outside the capital and largest settlement, Stanley.
(uncommon) Campus
A base of a military group, not necessarily temporary.
A group of people with the same strong ideals or political leanings.
A single hut or shelter.
An affected, exaggerated or intentionally tasteless style.
An electoral constituency of the legislative assembly of the Falkland Islands that composes of all territory more than 3.5 miles from the spire of the Christ Church Cathedral in Stanley.
An organised event, often taking place in tents or temporary accommodation.
An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other temporary structures.
The company or body of persons encamped.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To fight; contend in battle or in any kind of contest; to strive with others in doing anything; compete.
(intransitive, obsolete) To wrangle; argue.
(intransitive, sports, video games) To stay in an advantageous location.
(transitive) To afford rest or lodging for.
(transitive, video games) Short for corpse camp.
(transitive, video games) To stay beside (something) to gain an advantage.
To live in a tent or similar temporary accommodation.
To set up a camp.
cams
cams
noun
plural of cam
caum
ccim
cham
cham
abbrev
(West Country, obsolete) I am
noun
An autocrat or dominant critic, especially Samuel Johnson.
Archaic spelling of khan.
verb
(obsolete) To chew.
chem
chem
adj
(informal) Clipping of chemical.
noun
(countable, informal, often in the plural) Clipping of chemical.
(uncountable, university slang, often capitalized) Clipping of chemistry (“branch of natural science”); usually referring to the subject or the department.
A chemical weapon.
A recreational drug.
chmn
chum
chum
noun
(dated) A friend; a pal.
(dated) A roommate, especially in a college or university.
(fishing, chiefly Canada, US) A mixture of (frequently rancid) fish parts and blood, dumped into the water as groundbait to attract predator fish, such as sharks
(pottery) A coarse mould for holding the clay while being worked on a whirler, lathe or manually.
The chum salmon
verb
(fishing, transitive, intransitive) To cast chum into the water to attract fish.
(intransitive) To make friends; to socialize.
(intransitive) To share rooms with someone; to live together.
(transitive) To lodge (somebody) with another person or people.
(transitive, Scotland, informal) To accompany.
cima
cima
noun
Obsolete spelling of cyma
clam
clam
adj
(obsolete) clammy.
noun
(US, slang, chiefly in the plural) A dollar.
(dated, US, slang) mouth (Now found mostly in the expression shut one's clam)
(informal) One who clams up; a taciturn person, one who refuses to speak.
(rowing) Alternative form of CLAM
(slang) In musicians' parlance, a wrong or misplaced note.
(slang, derogatory) A Scientologist.
(slang, vulgar) A vagina.
A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; for example the soft-shell clam (Mya arenaria), the hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria), the sea clam or hen clam (Spisula solidissima), and other species. The name is said to have been given originally to the Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve.
A crash or clangor made by ringing all the bells of a chime at once.
A kind of vise, usually of wood.
Alternative form of clem (“to starve”)
Strong pincers or forceps.
clamminess; moisture
verb
To be moist or glutinous; to stick; to adhere.
To clog, as with glutinous or viscous matter.
To dig for clams.
To produce, in bellringing, a clam or clangor; to cause to clang.
clem
clem
noun
(Tyneside, vulgar, slang) A testicle.
verb
(UK, dialect, transitive or intransitive) To be hungry; starve.