(historical) In Ancient Greece, an enclosure in the temple of Asclepios where patients slept.
abator
abator
noun
(law) a person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee
(law) one who abates, ends, or does away with a nuisance
abbots
abbots
noun
plural of abbot
abbott
abbott
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
aborts
aborts
noun
plural of abort
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abort
abouts
abouts
adv
(obsolete) About.
abvolt
abvolt
noun
(electricity, electrical engineering, dated) A unit of electrical potential equal to one hundred millionth of a volt (10⁻⁸ volts), used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units.
accost
accost
noun
(rare) Address; greeting.
An attack.
verb
(by extension, transitive, obsolete) To sail along the coast or side of.
(intransitive, obsolete) To adjoin; to lie alongside.
(transitive) To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request.
(transitive) To assault.
(transitive) To solicit sexually.
(transitive) To speak to first; to address; to greet.
(transitive, obsolete) To approach; to come up to.
(transitive, obsolete) To join side to side; to border.
acetol
acetol
noun
(organic chemistry) hydroxyacetone
ackton
acosta
action
action
adj
(Manglish) arrogant
intj
Demanding or signifying the start of something, usually a performance.
noun
(art, painting and sculpture) The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted.
(bowling) spin put on the bowling ball.
(firearms) The way in which cartridges are loaded, locked, and extracted from the mechanism.
(law) A charge or other process in a law court (also called lawsuit and actio).
(mathematics) A mapping from a pairing of mathematical objects to one of them, respecting their individual structures. The pairing is typically a Cartesian product or a tensor product. The object that is not part of the output is said to act on the other object. In any given context, action is used as an abbreviation for a more fully named notion, like group action or left group action.
(military) Combat.
(music) The mechanism, that is the set of moving mechanical parts, of a keyboard instrument, like a piano, which transfers the motion of the key to the sound-making device.
(music, lutherie) The distance separating the strings and the fretboard on a guitar or other string instrument.
(obsolete) A share in the capital stock of a joint-stock company, or in the public funds.
(physics) The product of energy and time, especially the product of the Lagrangian and time.
(religion) A religious performance or solemn function, i.e. action sermon, a sacramental sermon in the Scots Presbyterian Church.
(sciences) a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings).
(slang, typically with a quantifier) Sexual intercourse.
A way of motion or functioning.
Fast-paced activity.
Something done, often so as to accomplish a purpose.
The effort of performing or doing something.
The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events.
The way in which a mechanical device acts when used; especially a firearm.
verb
(transitive, chiefly archaic) To initiate a legal action against someone.
(transitive, management) To act on a request etc, in order to put it into effect.
actors
actors
noun
plural of actor
actory
actory
adj
Like, characteristic, or typical of an actor
adatom
adatom
noun
(materials science) An atom that lies on a crystal surface
adhort
adhort
verb
(obsolete) To exhort; to advise.
aditio
adopts
adopts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adopt
adroit
adroit
adj
Deft, dexterous, or skillful.
adyton
adyton
noun
Synonym of adytum
aethon
afloat
afloat
adv
(dated, of ideas, information, etc.) Being believed or discussed by many people; being passed from person to person.
(figurative) Covered, overspread (with or in something).
(obsolete) In a state of confusion or bewilderment.
(obsolete, of an emotional state) Stimulated, aroused.
(of an organization) Having enough money to continue to operate; (of a private individual, family, etc.) able to pay one's expenses, able to keep one's head above water.
(of hair or clothing) Floating in the air; flowing freely; not tied, braided, etc.
Covered with water (bearing floating objects).
Floating.
In a vessel at sea or on another body of water.
prep
(obsolete) Floating on.
afront
afront
adv
in front; face to face
aftosa
aftosa
noun
(veterinary medicine) foot-and-mouth disease
agatho
agorot
agosto
agouta
agouta
noun
Alternative form of agouti
agouti
agouti
noun
A fur containing a pattern of pigmentation in which individual hairs have several bands of light and dark pigment with black tips; any of several genes responsible for this pigmentation.
A rodent similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs, of the genus Dasyprocta.
agouty
agouty
noun
Alternative spelling of agouti
agriot
agrito
agrote
aition
aition
noun
(Greek mythology) An origin story or myth in Ancient Greece.
ajoint
aketon
aketon
noun
(historical) A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail.
akhrot
akhrot
noun
(India) A walnut.
alcott
alecto
alecto
Proper noun
One of the Furies
alepot
alepot
noun
(historical) A drinking-vessel in which ale is served.
alioth
alioth
Proper noun
the brightest star in Ursa Major.
aliyot
aliyot
noun
plural of aliya
plural of aliyah
allcot
allots
allots
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allot
almont
almost
almost
adv
(mathematics) Up to, except for a negligible set (where negligible is not universally but contextually defined).
(measure theory, probability theory) Up to a null set; except for a set of measure 0.
Very close to, but not quite.
noun
(informal) Something or someone that doesn't quite make it.
alroot
alston
alston
Proper noun
A market town in Cumbria, England.
A village in Devon, England.
A village in Lancashire, England.
A small town in Georgia, USA.
altona
altoun
alvito
amatol
amatol
noun
A high explosive consisting of a mixture of ammonium nitrate and trinitrotoluene.
amoret
amoret
noun
(obsolete) A love knot, love token, or love song.
(obsolete) A petty love affair.
(obsolete) An amorous girl or woman; a wanton.
amotus
amount
amount
noun
(nonstandard, sometimes proscribed) The number (the sum) of elements in a set.
A quantity or volume.
The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).
verb
(intransitive, followed by to) To be the same as or equivalent to.
(intransitive, followed by to) To total or evaluate.
(obsolete, intransitive) To go up; to ascend.
amston
amtorg
anatol
anatox
anatto
anatto
noun
Alternative form of annatto (“dye”)
anitos
anitos
noun
plural of anito
anoint
anoint
verb
(transitive) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.
(transitive) To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
(transitive, figuratively) To choose or nominate somebody for a leading or otherwise important position, especially formally or officially, or as an intended successor.
(transitive, historical) To mark somebody as an official ruler, especially a king or queen, as a part of a religious ceremony.
anorth
anotia
anotia
noun
(teratology) A rare congenital deformity where the pinna or auricle, the outer projected portion of the ear, is completely absent.
anotta
anotta
noun
annatto, a dye
anotto
anotus
antdom
antdom
noun
The realm or world of ants; ants collectively.
The state or essence of an ant.
anthol
anthon
anthos
antido
antigo
antone
antoni
antons
antony
aorist
aorist
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to a verb in the aorist aspect.
noun
(grammar) A particular verb in the aorist.
(grammar) A verb paradigm found in certain languages, usually an unmarked form or one that expresses the perfective or aorist aspect.
aortae
aortae
noun
plural of aorta
aortal
aortal
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the aorta.
aortas
aortic
aortic
adj
Of or pertaining to the aorta or the aortic valve.
applot
applot
verb
(transitive) To divide into plots or parts; to apportion.
apport
apport
noun
(parapsychology) An object that appears from an unknown source.
(parapsychology) The supposed paranormal transference of an object from one place to another, or the appearance of an object from an unknown source, often associated with poltergeist activity and séances.
verb
(parapsychology) To cause an apport on an object, to make a thing appear from nowhere.
aptote
aptote
noun
(grammar, obsolete) A noun (broadly speaking) which has no distinction of cases; an indeclinable noun.
arbota
arcato
arctos
ardito
areito
argots
argots
noun
plural of argot
aristo
aristo
noun
(informal) An aristocrat
(slang, Nigeria) A wealthy man, especially married, who has sexual affairs with much younger women and spends money on them
ariton
aroast
aroint
aroint
verb
(archaic) to dispel, to drive away
aroynt
aroynt
verb
Alternative form of aroint
artois
arturo
ascots
ascots
noun
plural of ascot
ashton
ashton
Proper noun
A common place name in England.
derived from the place names.
name transferred from the surname.
A town in South Australia, Australia.
A ghost town in California, US.
A city in Idaho, US.
A village in Illinois, US.
A city/town in Iowa, US.
A village in Nebraska, US.
A city/town in South Dakota, US.
asnort
asnort
adj
Snorting.
asotin
asouth
asport
asport
noun
(parapsychology) An object that is spontaneously moved or "teleported" to another place.
verb
To take and move to a certain other place, to carry away.
aspout
aspout
adj
spouting
assort
assort
verb
(intransitive) To be associated with; to consort with.
(intransitive) To be of a kind with, to harmonise or match.
(transitive) To furnish with, or make up of, various sorts or a variety of goods.
(transitive) To sort or arrange according to characteristic or class.
astond
astone
astony
astony
verb
(archaic, transitive) To stun, paralyse, astound.
astoop
astoop
adv
In a stooping or inclined position.
astore
astore
verb
(transitive) To store; to furnish with stores.
astrol
astron
athold
athort
athrob
athrob
adj
Throbbing.
atimon
atloid
atloid
adj
Synonym of atlantooccipital
atmore
atocha
atocia
atocia
noun
(rare) Of a woman, infertility (inability to conceive and give birth to children).
atokal
atolls
atolls
noun
plural of atoll
atomic
atomic
adj
(computing, of an operation) Guaranteed to complete either fully or not at all while waiting in a pause, and running synchronously when called by multiple asynchronous threads.
(logic, of a proposition) Lacking logical operators; unable to be made simpler in logical form.
(physics, chemistry) Of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms; monatomic.
(programming, of a commit in a VCS) Containing a single change, as opposed to involving numerous unrelated changes.
Employing or relating to nuclear energy or processes.
Infinitesimally small.
Unable to be split or made any smaller.
noun
(computing) An atomic operation.
atonal
atonal
adj
(linguistics) Not tonal, lacking tones.
(music) Lacking a tonal center or key.
atoned
atoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of atone
atoner
atoner
noun
One who atones.
atones
atones
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of atone
atonia
atonia
noun
Lack of muscle tone.
atonic
atonic
adj
(linguistics) not having tone (pitch)
(medicine) Characterized by atony, or want of vital energy.
(of a sound or syllable) unstressed
(pathology) Lacking muscle tone.
noun
(phonetics, dated) A sound with lack of tone or vocality.
atopen
atopen
noun
(obsolete, immunology) Anything that induces an atopic allergy
atopic
atopic
adj
(medicine) Pertaining to or suffering from atopy.
atorai
atossa
atoxic
atoxic
adj
Synonym of nontoxic
atoxyl
atoxyl
noun
arsanilic acid
atroce
atropa
atrous
atrous
adj
(computing, rare) dilated (used when describing convolutions) https://arxiv.org/pdf/1606.00915.pdf
jet-black in color.
attcom
attomy
attorn
attorn
verb
(intransitive, law) To acknowledge the jurisdiction of (a particular court) over one's dispute.
(intransitive, law) To consent to the transfer of one's obligations as tenant under a lease to a new landlord.
(intransitive, law) To transfer one's obligations from a person to another person.
attour
atwood
atwood
Proper noun
An English topographic surname for someone who lived near a wood.
A small city in Kansas, USA
auctor
auston
authon
author
author
noun
(obsolete) One's authority for something: an informant.
(obsolete, criminal law) Principal.
Someone who writes books for a living.
The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition.
verb
(chiefly US, sometimes proscribed) To create a work as its author.
autoed
autoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auto
automa
autota
auzout
avocat
avocat
noun
An advocate, a lawyer
avocet
avocet
noun
Any of four species of wading birds in the genus Recurvirostra, of the family Recurvirostridae, with long, slender recurved bills, long legs, and webbed feet.