(now historical) A Chinese official under the Qing Dynasty, especially the ranking official or provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule.
ambon
ambon
noun
Alternative form of ambo
ameen
ameen
noun
(India, historical) Any of various native Indian officials employed by the civil courts, for example to investigate accounts connected with a suit, to prosecute local enquiries of any kind bearing on a suit, to sell or to deliver over possession of immovable property, or to carry out legal process as a bailiff.
amena
amend
amend
noun
(informal, of a document, usually in the plural) Clipping of amendment (“alteration or change for the better”).
(usually in the plural) An act of righting a wrong; compensation.
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To be healed, to be cured, to recover (from an illness).
(obsolete, transitive) To heal (someone sick); to cure (a disease etc.).
(transitive) To make a formal alteration (in legislation, a report, etc.) by adding, deleting, or rephrasing.
(transitive) To make better; improve.
amene
amene
adj
Pleasant; agreeable.
amens
amens
noun
plural of amen
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amen
ament
ament
noun
(botany) A catkin or similar inflorescence.
A congenital idiot.
amine
amine
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A functional group formally derived from ammonia by replacing one, two or three hydrogen atoms with hydrocarbon or other radicals.
(organic chemistry) Any organic compound containing an amine functional group.
amini
amino
amino
adj
(chemistry) Relating to an amine.
noun
(chemistry) The amine functional group.
amins
amins
noun
plural of amin
amlin
amman
ammon
ammon
Noun
An ancient people of Israel.
Proper noun
A city in Idaho.
amnia
amnia
noun
plural of amnion
amnic
among
among
prep
Denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group.
Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst.)
Denotes a sharing of a common feature in a group.
amund
anabo
anack
anama
anana
anana
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of ananas
anand
anand
Proper noun
A Khukhrain Punjabi surname.
Raja Jai Dev Anand, founder of Khukhrain kingdom.
King Mahapadam Anand, King of Anand Dynasty.
A city of Gujarat, India.
anasa
anaxo
ancel
ancha
ancle
ancle
noun
Obsolete spelling of ankle
ancon
ancon
noun
(anatomy) The elbow.
(anatomy) The olecranon.
(architecture) A console that appears to support a cornice.
(obsolete) The corner of a wall or rafter.
ancor
ancre
anded
anded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of and
andee
andel
ander
andes
andia
andie
andor
andra
andre
andri
anear
anear
adv
(obsolete) nearly
verb
(obsolete) To approach
anele
anele
verb
(obsolete) To anoint; to give extreme unction with oil.
anend
anend
adv
On end; in an upright position.
Right; continuously.
intj
(dialectal, interrogatory) How; come again; say what.
anent
anent
prep
(now rare) Concerning, with regard to, about, in respect to, as to, insofar as, inasmuch as, apropos.
(obsolete) Against, in front of, fronting; before; opposite; over against, on the other side.
(obsolete) In a line with; side by side with; on a level with.
(obsolete) In the opinion or judgment of.
aneta
aneta
Proper noun
A city/town in North Dakota.
aneth
aneto
anett
angas
angel
angel
noun
(Abrahamic tradition) One of the lowest order of such beings, below virtues.
(colloquial, dated) An unidentified flying object detected by air traffic control radar.
(finance) An angel investor.
(historical) An English gold coin, bearing the figure of the archangel Michael, circulated between the 15th and 17th centuries, and varying in value from six shillings and eightpence to ten shillings.
(informal) A person who has Angelman syndrome.
(military slang, originally Royal Air Force) An altitude, measured in thousands of feet.
(obsolete) Attendant spirit; genius; demon.
(possibly obsolete) An official (a bishop, or sometimes a minister) who heads a Christian church, especially a Catholic Apostolic Church.
(theater) The person who funds a show.
A person having the qualities attributed to angels, such as purity or selflessness.
An incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity, or other divine entity, often depicted in art as a youthful winged figure in flowing robes.
verb
(transitive, theater, slang) To support by donating money.
anger
anger
noun
(obsolete) Pain or stinging.
A strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to harm, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, or threat.
verb
(intransitive) To become angry.
(transitive) To cause such a feeling of antagonism in.
angia
angie
angil
angka
angle
angle
noun
(astrology) Any of the four cardinal points of an astrological chart: the Ascendant, the Midheaven, the Descendant and the Imum Coeli.
(geometry) A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).
(geometry) The measure of such a figure. In the case of a plane angle, this is the ratio (or proportional to the ratio) of the arc length to the radius of a section of a circle cut by the two rays, centered at their common point. In the case of a solid angle, this is the ratio of the surface area to the square of the radius of the section of a sphere.
(media) The focus of a news story.
(slang) An ulterior motive; a scheme or means of benefitting from a situation, usually hidden, often immoral
(slang, professional wrestling) A storyline between two wrestlers, providing the background for and approach to a feud.
A change in direction.
A corner where two walls intersect.
A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod.
A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.
A viewpoint; a way of looking at something.
verb
(informal, with for) To attempt to subtly persuade someone to offer a desired thing.
(intransitive, figurative) To try to catch fish with a hook and line.
(intransitive, informal) To change direction rapidly.
(transitive, cue sports) To hamper (oneself or one's opponent) by leaving the cue ball in the jaws of a pocket such that the surround of the pocket (the "angle") blocks the path from cue ball to object ball.
(transitive, informal) To present or argue something in a particular way or from a particular viewpoint.
(transitive, often in the passive) To place (something) at an angle.
anglo
anglo
noun
(Australia, informal) an Anglo-Australian (as opposed to Australians of Mediterranean or Middle Eastern background).
(Canada, informal) an English-speaking Quebecer.
(Southwestern US, informal, sometimes offensive) a North American, especially a white one (regardless of actual ethnicity), whose native language is English (as opposed to Americans who have another native language).
(nonstandard) A British person or person of British ancestry.
A white-skinned person.
An English person or person of English ancestry.
angor
angor
noun
(medicine, dated) Great anxiety accompanied by painful constriction at the upper part of the belly, often with palpitation and oppression.
angry
angry
adj
(figuratively, said about the elements, like the sky or the sea) Dark and stormy, menacing.
(said about a wound or a rash) Inflamed and painful.
Displaying or feeling anger.
verb
(obsolete) To anger.
angst
angst
noun
A feeling of acute but vague anxiety or apprehension often accompanied by depression, especially philosophical anxiety.
Emotional turmoil; painful sadness.
verb
(informal, intransitive) To suffer angst; to fret.
angus
angus
Proper noun
name of mostly Scottish usage.
A former county in Scotland, which became a local government district in 1975 in Region (abolished 1996), and is now one of Scotland's 32 council areas.
A black, hornless breed of beef cattle, originally from Scotland.
A nickname for the 0-8-8-0 train configuration.
anhyd
aniak
aniba
anica
anice
anigh
anigh
adv
(archaic) Nigh; near; close by (to).
prep
(archaic) Nigh; near.
anile
anile
adj
Characteristic of a crone or a feeble old woman.
noun
Archaic form of anil (“indigo”).
anils
anils
noun
plural of anil
anima
anima
noun
(Jungian psychology) The inner self (not the external persona) of a person that is in touch with the unconscious as opposed to the persona.
(Jungian psychology) The unconscious feminine aspect of a person.
(chiefly philosophy) The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus.
anime
anime
noun
(countable) An animated work that originated in Japan, regardless of the artistic style.
(rare, countable, chiefly proscribed) An animated work, regardless of the country of origin.
(uncountable) An artistic style originating in, and associated with, Japanese animation, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of animated works from other countries.
Alternative spelling of animé, the resin of the courbaril.
animi
animo
anion
anion
noun
A negatively charged ion.
anise
anise
noun
(US, often qualified as "sweet anise" or "wild anise") Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare.
An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds, which are used as a spice. It has a licorice scent.
anita
anius
aniwa
anjan
anjan
noun
A hardwood tree (Hardwickia binata) native to dry regions of the Indian subcontinent.
The wood obtained from this tree.
anjou
ankee
anker
anker
noun
(obsolete) A measure of wine or spirit equal to 10 gallons; a barrel of this capacity.
ankhs
ankhs
noun
plural of ankh
ankle
ankle
noun
The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint.
verb
(US, slang) To walk.
(cycling) To cyclically angle the foot at the ankle while pedaling, to maximize the amount of work applied to the pedal during each revolution.
ankou
ankou
Proper noun
The personification of death in Breton mythology.
ankus
ankus
noun
The hooked goad that is used in India to control elephants.
anlas
anlet
anlia
anmia
annal
annal
noun
The record of a single event or item.
annam
annas
annas
noun
plural of anna
annat
annat
noun
Alternative form of annate
annet
annet
noun
(UK, dialect, West Country, Cornwall, obsolete) A black-legged kittiwake.
Alternative form of ennet (a duck).
annex
annex
noun
An addition or extension to a building.
An addition to the territory of a country or state, from a neighbouring country or state, normally by military force.
An addition, an extension.
An appendix to a book or document.
verb
(intransitive) To join; to be united.
To add something to another thing, especially territory; to incorporate.
To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc.
annia
annie
annie
Proper noun
name. Also, a popular given name in the 19th century.
annis
anniv
annot
annoy
annoy
noun
(literary, archaic) A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes.
(literary, archaic) That which causes such a feeling.
verb
(intransitive) To do something to upset or anger someone; to be troublesome.
(transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
(transitive) To molest; to harm; to injure.
annul
annul
verb
(transitive) To dissolve (a marital union) on the grounds that it is not valid.
(transitive) To formally revoke the validity of.
annum
annum
noun
(uncommon) A one-year period, particularly (finance) a fiscal year or (sciences) a Julian year of exactly 365.25 days.
(uncommon, science fiction) A "year" determined by the revolution of an extraterrestrial planet.
annus
annwn
anoas
anoas
noun
plural of anoa
anode
anode
noun
(chemistry, by extension) The electrode at which chemical oxidation of anions takes place, usually resulting in the erosion of metal from the electrode.
(electricity) An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows inwards (and thus, electrons flow outwards). It can have either a negative or a positive voltage.
(electronics) That electrode of a semiconductor device which is connected to the p-type material of a p-n junction.
(electronics) The electrode which collects electrons emitted by the cathode in a vacuum tube or gas-filled tube.
anoia
anoia
noun
(literally) Mindlessness.
Extreme mental deficiency.
anoil
anoil
verb
(obsolete) To anoint with oil.
anoka
anoka
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Indiana, USA.
a city in Minnesota, USA
a tiny village in Nebraska, USA.
anole
anole
noun
Any of the Anolis genus of arboreal American lizards (such as the American chameleon) from the iguana family which feature a brightly colored dewlap and color-changing ability.
anoli
anomy
anomy
noun
Alternative spelling of anomie
anora
anorn
anorn
Verb
To adorn.
anour
anous
anova
ansae
ansae
noun
plural of ansa
ansar
ansel
anser
anson
anson
Proper noun
meaning "son of Agnes".
name transferred from the surname.
The Avro Anson
a city in Texas, USA
antae
antal
antar
antas
antas
noun
plural of anta
anted
anted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ant
simple past tense and past participle of ante; alternative spelling of anteed
antep
antes
antes
noun
plural of ante
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ante
anthe
antia
antic
antic
adj
(archaic) Grotesque, bizarre
(architecture, art) Grotesque, incongruous.
Obsolete form of antique.
Playful, funny, absurd.
noun
(animation) A pose, often exaggerated, in anticipation of an action; for example, a brief squat before jumping
(architecture, art, obsolete) A grotesque representation of a figure; a gargoyle.
(often in the plural) A ludicrous gesture or act; ridiculous behaviour; caper.
A caricature.
A grotesque performer or clown, buffoon.
verb
(intransitive) To perform antics, to caper.
(obsolete) To make a fool of, to cause to look ridiculous.
(transitive, rare) To perform (an action) as an antic; to mimic ridiculously.
antin
antiq
antis
antis
noun
plural of anti
anton
antra
antra
noun
plural of antrum
antre
antre
noun
(archaic) Cavern; cave.
antsy
antsy
adj
(slang) restless, apprehensive and fidgety
antum
anura
anury
anury
noun
(medicine, archaic) anuria
anvik
anvil
anvil
noun
(anatomy) The incus bone in the middle ear.
(meteorology) A horizontal-topped mass of cloud, shaped like a blacksmith's anvil, that forms before a thunderstorm.
A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.
A stone or other hard surface used by a bird for breaking the shells of snails.
The non-moving surface of a micrometer against which the item to be measured is placed.
verb
(transitive, often figurative) To fashion on, or as if on, an anvil.