(pathology) A skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial infection.
A pattern of blemishes in an area of skin resulting from the skin condition.
adan
addn
aden
adin
adna
adne
adon
aeon
aeon
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, Britain) Alternative spelling of eon
(Cosmology) Each universe in a series of universes, according to conformal cyclic cosmology.
(Gnosticism, preferred spelling, with æon) A spirit being emanating from the Godhead.
agan
agen
agen
adv
Obsolete spelling of again
agin
agin
adv
(colloquial or now often humorous) Alternative form of again
prep
(dialectal, colloquial, or now often humorous) Alternative form of against
agna
agni
agon
agon
noun
(countable) A contest in ancient Greece, as in athletics or music, in which prizes were awarded.
(countable) A struggle or contest; conflict; especially between the protagonist and antagonist in a literary work.
(countable) An intellectual conflict or apparent competition of ideas.
(uncountable) A two-player board game played on a hexagonally-tiled board, popular in Victorian times.
aind
aine
ains
aint
aint
abbrev
(informal, nonstandard) Alternative form of ain't
ainu
aion
airn
airn
verb
(UK, dialect) To earn.
akan
akin
akin
adj
(of persons) Of the same kin; related by blood.
(often followed by to) Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind.
alan
alan
noun
Alternative form of alaunt
alen
alin
alna
alon
aman
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.
amin
amin
noun
(historical) An arbitrator who assessed and collected revenue in the pargana.
amon
anac
anal
anal
adj
(entomology, of a vein) Proximate to the thorax.
(not comparable) of, related to, intended for or involving the anus. [from 18th c.]
(psychoanalysis) Of the stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is alleged to be concentrated on the anal region. [from 20th c.]
(psychology) Of a person, compulsive and stubborn, obsessed with neatness and accuracy, supposedly from not having progressed beyond the anal stage. [from 20th c.]
noun
(countable) Any of the anal scales of a reptile.
(uncountable, informal) Anal sex.
verb
(transitive, slang, rare, chiefly in pornography) To penetrate anally.
anam
anan
anan
intj
(obsolete) Expressing confusion or dismay.
anas
anas
noun
plural of ana
anat
anax
anax
noun
(historical) An Ancient Greek tribal chief or leader.
anay
anba
anco
anda
ande
ande
noun
Alternative form of onde
andf
andi
ando
andr
ands
ands
noun
plural of and
andy
andy
noun
(science fiction, slang) android
anes
anet
anet
noun
The herb dill, or dillseed.
anew
anew
adv
(literary, poetic or formal) Again, once more; afresh, in a new way, newly.
aney
anga
ange
angi
angl
ango
angy
ania
anif
anil
anil
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,4-Benzoquinones including chloranil, DDQ, bromanil, & cyanil.
(organic chemistry) Any imine in which the N-radical is a phenyl (or substituted phenyl) group.
The indigo shrub; or the indigo dye obtained from the plant.
anim
anis
anis
noun
plural of ani
ankh
ankh
noun
A cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top, the Egyptian hieroglyph representing the Egyptian triliteral ꜥnḫ (“life”) and often used as an amulet or charm for this concept.
A tau cross.
anna
anna
noun
A unit of currency in former British India equal to 12 pies or ¹⁄₁₆ rupee.
anne
anni
anno
anny
anoa
anoa
noun
Either of two related species of small Indonesian water buffalo similar in appearance to deer; Bubalus quarlesi or Bubalus depressicornis.
anon
anon
adj
anonymous
adv
(archaic) Straight away; at once.
At another time; then; again.
Soon; in a little while.
noun
A work with an unknown author.
A work without a title.
An anonymous person, especially an author.
anpa
anre
ansa
ansa
noun
(anatomy) A loop-shaped structure.
(astronomy) The most protruding part of planetary rings as seen from a distance, perceived to project like handles on either side of the disc of the planet.
anse
ansi
ansu
anta
anta
noun
(architecture) A kind of pier produced by thickening a wall at its termination, treated architecturally as a pilaster, with capital and base.
ante
ante
noun
(poker) In poker and other games, the contribution made by all players to the pot before dealing the cards.
A price or cost, as in up the ante.
verb
To make an investment in money, effort, or time before knowing one's chances.
To pay the ante in poker. Often used as ante up.
anti
anti
adj
(chemistry) That has a torsion angle between 90° and 180°
Opposed to something.
noun
(fandom slang, often derogatory) A fan who objects to a particular creator, franchise, fandom, character, ship, etc., especially on moral or sociopolitical grounds.
A person opposed to a concept or principle.
prep
(rare) Alternative form of anti-
ants
ants
noun
plural of ant
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ant
antu
anus
anus
noun
(anatomy) The lower orifice of the alimentary canal, through which feces and flatus are ejected.
(informal, derogatory) An impolite, unpopular, or unintelligent person.
anya
anza
aran
aren
arin
arna
arne
arni
arni
noun
The wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee)
arno
arny
aron
arun
arun
Proper noun
a local government district in West Sussex, England.
a river in West Sussex, after which the district was named.
Proper noun
name chiefly used in India.
aryn
asni
assn
aten
aton
attn
attn
noun
Abbreviation of attention, used as a heading in letters to indicate for whom the letter is intended.
aune
aune
noun
An old French cloth measure, varying around the country, but at Paris equivalent to 0.95 of an English ell.
aunt
aunt
noun
(endearing) A woman of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.
(obsolete) A procuress or bawd.
(obsolete) Any elderly woman.
The female cousin or cousin-in-law of one’s parent.
The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
avan
avon
awan
awin
awns
awns
noun
plural of awn
awny
awny
adj
Having awns; bearded, bristly
axin
axin
noun
(medicine) A fatty and varnish-like substance produced in Mexico by an insect, Llaveia axin, used in the arts and locally in medicine, being regarded as a good vulnerary and resolvent.
axon
axon
noun
(cytology) A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse.
ayen
ayen
adv
Back against.
ayin
ayin
noun
The sixteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
ayne
azan
azan
noun
(Islam) Alternative spelling of adhan
(histology) A staining technique involving azocarmine and aniline dyes.
(US, business) Used to associate a non-banking affiliate of a bank with the bank's brand name without using the word bank
A bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or judgment.
A tribunal or court.
band
band
noun
(Canada) A group of aboriginals that has official recognition as an organized unit by the federal government of Canada.
(anthropology) A small group of people living in a simple society, contrasted with tribes, chiefdoms, and states.
(especially US) A ring, such as a wedding ring (wedding band), or a ring put on a bird's leg to identify it.
(in the plural) Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress.
(medicine) Short for band cell.
(obsolete) A bond.
(obsolete) Pledge; security.
(physics) A group of energy levels in a solid state material.
(physics) A part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
(sciences) Any distinguishing line formed by chromatography, electrophoresis etc
(slang, hiphop, often in the plural) A wad of money totaling $1K, held together by a band; (by extension) money
A belt or strap that is part of a machine.
A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of colour, or of brickwork.
A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble, usually for a professional recording artist.
A group of people loosely united for a common purpose (a band of thieves).
A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
A long strip of material, color, etc, that is different from the surrounding area.
A marching band.
A narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to bind, strengthen, or ornament it.
A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached.
A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.
A type of orchestra originally playing janissary music.
In Gothic architecture, the moulding, or suite of mouldings, which encircles the pillars and small shafts.
That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie.
verb
(intransitive) To group together for a common purpose; to confederate.
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of bind
(transitive) To fasten with a band.
(transitive, education) To group (students) together by perceived ability; to stream.
(transitive, ornithology) To fasten an identifying band around the leg of (a bird).
Obsolete form of bandy.
bane
bane
noun
(chiefly Scotland) Bone.
(dated) Poison, especially any of several poisonous plants.
(obsolete) A killer, murderer, slayer.
(obsolete) Destruction; death.
A cause of misery or death.
A disease of sheep.
verb
(transitive) To be the bane of.
(transitive) To kill, especially by poison; to be the poison of.
bang
bang
adv
Precisely.
Right, directly.
With a sudden impact.
intj
A sudden percussive sound, such as made by the firing of a gun, slamming of a door, etc.
noun
(Ireland, colloquial, slang) strong smell (of)
(US, archaic) Synonym of bangs: hair hanging over the forehead, especially a hairstyle with such hair cut straight across.
(chiefly US) The symbol !, known as an exclamation point.
(mathematics) A factorial, in mathematics, because the factorial of n is often written as n!
(slang) A thrill.
(slang) An injection, a shot (of a narcotic drug).
(slang, US, Boston area) An abrupt left turn.
(slang, mining) An explosive product.
(vulgar, slang) An act of sexual intercourse.
A strike upon an object causing such a noise.
A sudden percussive noise.
Alternative form of bhang (“cannabis”)
An explosion.
An offbeat figure typical of reggae songs and played on guitar and piano.
verb
(finance, transitive, dated) To depress the prices in (a market).
(intransitive) To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.
(slang, transitive, intransitive, vulgar) To engage in sexual intercourse.
(slang, transitive, obsolete) To excel or surpass.
(transitive) To cut squarely across, as the tail of a horse, or a person's forelock; to cut (the hair).
(transitive, intransitive) To hit hard.
(transitive, slang, drugs) To inject intravenously.
(with "in") To hammer or to hit anything hard.
bani
bani
noun
plural of ban (currency)
bank
bank
noun
(archaic, printing) A kind of table used by printers.
(aviation) The incline of an aircraft, especially during a turn.
(computing) A contiguous block of memory that is of fixed, hardware-dependent size, but often larger than a page and partitioning the memory such that two distinct banks do not overlap.
(countable) A branch office of such an institution.
(countable) A device used to store coins or currency.
(countable) A fund from deposits or contributions, to be used in transacting business; a joint stock or capital.
(countable) An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.
(countable) An underwriter or controller of a card game.
(countable) In certain games, such as dominos, a fund of pieces from which the players are allowed to draw.
(countable, chiefly in combination) A safe and guaranteed place of storage for and retrieval of important items or goods.
(gambling, countable) The sum of money etc. which the dealer or banker has as a fund from which to draw stakes and pay losses.
(geography) A slope of earth, sand, etc.; an embankment.
(hydrology) An edge of river, lake, or other watercourse.
(mining) A deposit of ore or coal, worked by excavations above water level.
(mining) The face of the coal at which miners are working.
(mining) The ground at the top of a shaft.
(music) A bench, or row of keys belonging to a keyboard, as in an organ.
(nautical, hydrology) An elevation, or rising ground, under the sea; a shallow area of shifting sand, gravel, mud, and so forth (for example, a sandbank or mudbank).
(pinball) A set of multiple adjacent drop targets.
(rail transport) An incline, a hill.
(slang, uncountable) Money; profit.
A bench or seat for judges in court.
A bench, as for rowers in a galley; also, a tier of oars.
A mass noun for a quantity of clouds.
A row of keys on a musical keyboard or the equivalent on a typewriter keyboard.
A row or panel of items stored or grouped together.
The regular term of a court of law, or the full court sitting to hear arguments upon questions of law, as distinguished from a sitting at nisi prius, or a court held for jury trials. See banc
verb
(intransitive) To deal with a bank or financial institution, or for an institution to provide financial services to a client.
(intransitive, aviation) To roll or incline laterally in order to turn.
(rail transport, UK) To provide additional power for a train ascending a bank (incline) by attaching another locomotive.
(transitive) To cause (an aircraft) to bank.
(transitive) To cover the embers of a fire with ashes in order to retain heat.
(transitive) To form into a bank or heap, to bank up.
(transitive) To put into a bank.
(transitive) To raise a mound or dike about; to enclose, defend, or fortify with a bank; to embank.
(transitive, obsolete) To pass by the banks of.
(transitive, order and arrangement) To arrange or order in a row.
(transitive, slang) To conceal in the rectum for use in prison.
bann
bans
bans
noun
Misspelling of banns.
plural of ban
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ban
bant
bant
noun
(slang) Clipping of banter.
barn
barn
noun
(agriculture) A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle.
(dialect, parts of Northern England) A child.
(informal, basketball, ice hockey) An arena.
(nuclear physics) A unit of surface area equal to 10⁻²⁸ square metres.
(slang) A warm and cozy place, especially a bedroom; a roost.
verb
(transitive) To lay up in a barn.
baun
bawn
bawn
noun
A cattle-fort; a building used to shelter cattle.
A defensive wall built around a tower house. It was once used to protect livestock during an attack.
verb
Pronunciation spelling of born.
bean
bean
noun
(Britain, slang, archaic) A guinea coin.
(Britain, slang, chiefly in the negative) Money.
(by extension) An object resembling a pea or bean in shape, often made from plastic or styrofoam and used in large numbers as packing material or as stuffing for beanbags and similar items.
(by extension) The bean-like seed of certain other plants, such a a vanilla bean or (especially) a coffee bean.
(slang) The head or brain.
(slang, often endearing) A person.
(software) Clipping of JavaBean.
Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods.
The edible seedpod of such a plant.
The large edible seed of such a plant (for example, a broad bean, navy bean, or garbanzo bean).
verb
(chiefly baseball) To hit deliberately with a projectile, especially in the head.
bena
bina
blan
bona
bona
adj
(Polari) Good.
adv
(Polari) Well.
bran
bran
noun
(ornithology) The European carrion crow.
The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.
bsna
buna
caen
cagn
cahn
cain
cain
noun
Alternative form of kain
cana
canc
cand
cand
noun
Alternative form of kand
cane
cane
noun
(US, Southern) Maize or, rarely, sorghum, when such plants are processed to make molasses (treacle) or sugar
(countable) A long rod often collapsible and commonly white (for visibility to other persons), used by vision impaired persons for guidance in determining their course and for probing for obstacles in their path
(countable) A short rod or stick, traditionally of wood or bamboo, used for corporal punishment.
(countable) A strong short staff used for support or decoration during walking; a walking stick
(countable, glassblowing) A length of colored and/or patterned glass rod, used in the specific glassblowing technique called caneworking
(uncountable) Split rattan, as used in wickerwork, basketry and the like
(uncountable) Sugar cane
(uncountable) The plant itself, including many species in the grass family Gramineae; a reed
(uncountable) The slender, flexible main stem of a plant such as bamboo, including many species in the grass family Gramineae
(with "the") Corporal punishment by beating with a cane.
A lance or dart made of cane
A local European measure of length; the canna.
verb
(Britain, New Zealand, slang) to destroy; to comprehensively defeat
(Britain, New Zealand, slang) to do something well, in a competent fashion
(UK, slang, intransitive) to produce extreme pain
(transitive) To make or furnish with cane or rattan.
to strike or beat with a cane or similar implement
canf
cank
cann
cans
cans
noun
(informal) headphones
(slang, vulgar) breasts
plural of can
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of can
cant
cant
adj
(Britain, dialect) Lively, lusty.
noun
(coopering) A segment forming a side piece in the head of a cask.
(countable) An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
(countable, heraldry) A blazon of a coat of arms that makes a pun upon the name (or, less often, some attribute or function) of the bearer, canting arms.
(countable, uncountable) A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.
(lumbering) An unfinished log after preliminary cutting.
(nautical) A piece of wood laid upon the deck of a vessel to support the bulkheads.
(obsolete) A call for bidders at a public fair; an auction.
(obsolete) Side, edge, corner, niche.
(regional, forestry) A parcel, a division.
(uncountable) Whining speech, such as that used by beggars.